3 Undervalued Stocks With High Growth Potential

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Today, we’ve dug up three undervalued stocks using one of our premium screens known as “PEG”. Some of the metrics of this screen requires a stock to have a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and a PEG under 0.55. One other screening criterion I’ve added to the screen is an expected growth rate of 10% or higher for EPS this year.

Ternium SA- (NYSE:TX)

Ternium is the leading steel company in Latin America and it produces flat and long steel products. The corporation has production centers in Argentina, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, and the US. Ternium is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and it gets a score of “A” in all three of our Style Scores categories (growth, value, and momentum). It’s worth noting that the company doles out a dividend yield of 4.42%.

Ternium looks like a bargain across quite a few valuation metrics. For one, the company has a PEG of 0.34. A PEG under one suggests that value is present, so it is encouraging to see that TX has such a low price relative to its expected growth rate. The stock also trades at a price-to-book of 0.87, and this indicates that shares could be undervalued right now. Ternium’s earnings are forecasted to grow by a whopping 148.42% this year. It also has a nice capital structure, with debt-to-capital coming in at just 9.5%.

TERNIUM SA-ADR Price and EPS Surprise

TERNIUM SA-ADR Price and EPS Surprise | TERNIUM SA-ADR Quote

Motorcar Parts of America Inc- (NASDAQ:MPAA)

Motorcar Parts of America Inc. manufactures and replaces alternators and starters for domestic and foreign cars and light trucks in the US and Canada. The company is also one of the largest suppliers of underhood and undercar products in North America. Motorcar Parts is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and it has a market cap of $523.5 million.

The company trades at a forward PE of 12.14, so it looks pretty cheap right off the bat. However, MPAA also boasts a PEG of 0.53, so the corporation looks like it could be severely undervalued relative to its long term growth rate. Sales are expected to increase by 16.87% this year and EPS is projected to grow by 16.3%. Like Ternium, Motorcar Parts of America has a sound balance sheet, with debt-to-capitalof just 8%. MPAA has been making a comeback over the last few years, and since fiscal 2014, sales have grown by 42.4%.

MOTORCAR PARTS Revenue (TTM)

MOTORCAR PARTS Revenue (TTM) | MOTORCAR PARTS Quote

Green Plains Partners LP- (NASDAQ:GPP)

Green Plains Partners LP is a fee-based, limited partnership that was formed by its parent company Green plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) . The company provides ethanol and fuel storage, terminal, and transportation services. GPP is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and it has a grade of “A” for Momentum. Green Plains Partners could be a great income stock since it doles out a generous 9.12% dividend yield.

Green Plains is more leveraged than the other two investment candidates in this article, but it does make a case as to why it could be a great bargain right now. In addition to its low forward PE of 10.53, GPP also has an attractive PEG of just 0.39. This year, revenues and earnings are projected to grow by 98.35% and 135.6% respectively. In recent history, Green Plains Partners has been quite profitable, posting a trailing twelve month net margin of 52.6%.

GREEN PLAIN PTR Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

GREEN PLAIN PTR Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise | GREEN PLAIN PTR Quote

Bottom Line

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