Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 4 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Software industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

Why Focus on Undervalued Software Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?

Stock evaluation requires access to huge amounts of data as well as the knowledge and time to sift through it all, make sense of financial ratios, read income statements and analyze recent stock movement. AAII created A+ Investor, a robust data suite that condenses data research in an actionable and customizable way suitable for investors of all knowledge levels, to help investors with that task.

AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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4 Undervalued Software Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 4 undervalued stocks in the Software industry for Monday, March 11, 2024. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Software industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Immersion Corporation’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Immersion Corporation is a licensing company focused on the invention, acceleration, and scaling, through licensing, of haptic technologies. The Company's primary business is focused on the mobility, gaming, and automotive markets, including entertainment, virtual and augmented reality, and wearables, as well as residential, commercial, and industrial Internet of Things. It provides technology solutions for mobile, automotive, gaming, and consumer electronics. It offers patent licenses and assistance such as reference designs, prototypes and enablement services to automotive makers and suppliers. Its licensees include ALPS Alpine, Continental, Preh, Panasonic, Mobase Electronics, Nippon Seiki, Vishay Intertechnology, Tokai Rika and Lexmark. In additional, the Company has licensed its patents to third party gaming peripheral manufacturers and distributors for use in spinning mass and force feedback devices controllers, steering wheels and joysticks, to be used with PC platforms.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Immersion Corporation has a Value Score of 63, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Immersion Corporation’s price-to-sales ratio at 7.11 compared to the industry median at 3.84, this company has a higher price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Immersion Corporation’s stock less attractive for value investors.

Immersion Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 6.19 compared to the industry median at 49.43. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make Immersion Corporation more attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess Immersion Corporation’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 9.9, when compared to the industry median of 24.3, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Immersion Corporation’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of (2.52%). Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Immersion Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 3.45. This could make Immersion Corporation more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Luokung Technology Corp’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Luokung Technology Corp is a China-based investment holding company. The company's main business includes spatial-temporal intelligent big data services, Location Based Services (LBS) and High Definition (HD) Maps for various industries. The Company has established city-level and industry-level holographic spatial-temporal digital twin systems and actively serves industries including smart transportation with applications in autonomous driving, smart highway and vehicle-road collaboration, natural resource asset management, covering carbon neutral and environmental protection remote sensing data service, and LBS smart industry applications, including mobile Internet LBS, smart travel, smart logistics, new infrastructure, smart cities, emergency rescue. The Company mainly operates in the domestic market.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Luokung Technology Corp has a Value Score of 72, which is considered to be undervalued.

Luokung Technology Corp’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Luokung Technology Corp less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 3.45.

You can read more about Luokung Technology Corp’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Porch Group Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Porch Group, Inc. is a vertical software company. The Company provides software and services to approximately 30,900 companies and small businesses, such as home inspectors, mortgage companies and loan officers, title companies, moving companies, real estate agencies, utility companies, roofers, insurance agencies, and others. The Company's segments include Vertical Software and Insurance. The Vertical Software segment provides software and services to home service companies. The Vertical Software segment has three types of customers: home service companies, consumers and service providers. The Insurance segment offers various property-related insurance policies through its risk-bearing carrier, independent agency, and risk-bearing home warranty companies. It operates under several brands in both the Vertical Software and Insurance segments, such as Floify, HireAHelper, Home Inspector Pro, iRoofing LLC, Rynoh, American Home Protect (AHP), Elite Insurance Group (EIG) and others.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Porch Group Inc has a Value Score of 89, which is considered to be undervalued.

You can read more about Porch Group Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Viewbix Inc’s Value Grade

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Viewbix Inc, formerly Virtual Crypto Technologies Inc, is an Israel-based video analytics and technology company. The Company provides Vsense, which is a video marketing platform. Vsense allows companies to drive a return on investment (ROI) from their videos while providing insights into viewer engagement. The Company enables users to create video players. It also offers solutions that incorporate templates and editing capabilities enabling subscribers to customize their videos with calls to action across digital platforms.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Viewbix Inc has a Value Score of 95, which is considered to be undervalued.

Viewbix Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Viewbix Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 3.45.

You can read more about Viewbix Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Other Software Stock Grades

Value is just one of the five Stock Grades included in our A+ Investor service. AAII members can see the top-graded stocks—those with grades of A or B for value, growth, momentum, earnings estimate revisions and quality—on the A+ Stock Grades Screener.

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Choosing Which of the 4 Best Software Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

• Immersion Corporation stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Luokung Technology Corp stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Porch Group Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Viewbix Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 4 undervalued stocks in the Software industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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Additional Resources About Software Stocks

Want to learn more about Software stocks to see if they could be the right investment for you? Check out some additional resources and articles to help you on your financial journey.

• 4 Undervalued Software Stocks for Monday, March 11
• 3 Undervalued Software Stocks for Friday, March 08
• Why BILL Holdings Inc’s (BILL) Stock Is Up 4.49%
• Why Docusign Inc’s (DOCU) Stock Is Up 4.50%

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