Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 6 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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6 Undervalued Software Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 6 undervalued stocks in the Software industry for Thursday, May 30, 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.

AGM Group Holdings Inc’s Value Grade

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AGM Group Holdings Inc is a technology company engaged in global technology hardware supply chain and fintech blockchain ecosystem. The Company’s products and services include: futures trading solution catering to clients using MetaTrader 5; retail-orientated online trading education website; foreign exchange (Forex) trading system that provides services to financial institutions outside of China; technology hardware research and development, manufacture, and sales. The Company operates its businesses in both the United Stated and global markets.

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.

AGM Group Holdings Inc has a Value Score of 94, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at AGM Group Holdings Inc’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.15 compared to the industry median at 3.59, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make AGM Group Holdings Inc’s stock more attractive for value investors.

AGM Group Holdings Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 2.24 compared to the industry median at 45.62. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make AGM Group Holdings Inc more attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess AGM Group Holdings Inc’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 2.1, when compared to the industry median of 25.1, 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. AGM Group Holdings Inc’s shareholder yield is lower 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. AGM Group Holdings Inc’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 3.22. This could make AGM Group Holdings Inc more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Cue Health Inc’s Value Grade

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Cue Health Inc. is a healthcare technology company. The Company is engaged in providing individuals with a connected diagnostic platform that bridges the physical and virtual care continuum. Its platform, Cue Integrated Care Platform, which consists of hardware, software and diagnostic components: the Cue Health Monitoring System, which is made up of a portable, durable and reusable reader, or Cue Reader, a single-use test cartridge, or Cue Cartridge, and a sample collection wand, or Cue Wand; Cue Data and Innovation Layer, with cloud-based data and analytics capability; Cue Virtual Care Delivery Apps, including its app and Cue Enterprise Dashboard, and its Cue Ecosystem Integrations and apps, which allow for integrations with third party applications and sensors. Its products include Cue Reader, COVID-19 Test, Cue Test Kits, Cue Care, and Cue+ Membership. It offers solutions for home/personal, business, public sector, healthcare, retail pharmacies, entertainment and education sectors.

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.

Cue Health Inc has a Value Score of 96, which is considered to be undervalued.

Cue Health Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Cue Health Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 3.22.

You can read more about Cue Health 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.

Luokung Technology Corp’s Value Grade

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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 71, 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 3.22.

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.

Perion Network Ltd’s Value Grade

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Perion Network Ltd is an Israel-based global technology. The Company delivers the digital advertising. ecosystem, providing brands, agencies and publishers with a holistic ability to identify and reach their customers across all channels with high-impact creative units that are orchestrated by its proprietary Intelligent Hub (iHUB), which offers cross-sell. Perion Network Ltd operates in three main pillars of digital advertising: ad search, social media, and display ,video or CTV. Another aspect of Perion’s technological solutions, is SORT technology. SORT alternative technology is a machine learning model that analyzes millions of data combinations to create cookieless targeting groups consisting of people who think and react to ads like one another.

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.

Perion Network Ltd has a Value Score of 86, which is considered to be undervalued.

Perion Network Ltd’s price-earnings ratio is 5.8 compared to the industry median at 45.6. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Perion Network Ltd more attractive for value investors.

Perion Network Ltd’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Perion Network Ltd less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 3.22.

You can read more about Perion Network Ltd’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.

Supercom Ltd’s Value Grade

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Supercom Ltd is an Israel-based global provider of traditional and digital identity solutions, advanced Internet of Things (IoT) and connectivity solutions, and cyber security products and solutions, to governments and private and public organizations throughout the world. The Company is comprised of three main Strategic Business Units (SBU): e-Gov, IoT and Connectivity (IoT), and Cyber Security: e-Gov, e-Government platforms and innovative solutions for traditional and biometrics enrollment, personalization, issuance and border control services; IoT and Connectivity - products and solutions that identify, track and monitor people or objects in real time, enabling its customers to detect unauthorized movement of people, vehicles and other monitored objects and Cyber Security delivered through subsidiaries such as, Safend Ltd and Prevision Ltd.

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.

Supercom Ltd has a Value Score of 75, which is considered to be undervalued.

Supercom Ltd’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Supercom Ltd less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 3.22.

You can read more about Supercom Ltd’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.

Semantix Inc’s Value Grade

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Semantix Inc, formerly Alpha Capital Holdco Co is a Brazil-based company. It is a developer of a data-centric platform that accelerates digital transformation and enhances business performance through seamless, low-code and low-touch data analytics solutions. The Company’s data software is designed to allow customers to access data from any source and develop appropriate analytics to meet their industry and business needs. The Company’s internally developed, frictionless, end-to-end Software as a Service (SaaS) data platform Semantix Data Platform (SDP) guides customers through their entire data lifecycles, from capturing data, to structuring that data in the form of a data lake, then providing easy access to such data for exploration and interaction and, finally, creating reports, dashboards and algorithms fueled by the data to enhance business performance.

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.

Semantix Inc has a Value Score of 78, which is considered to be undervalued.

Semantix Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Semantix Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 3.22.

You can read more about Semantix 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

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Choosing Which of the 6 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.

• AGM Group Holdings Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Cue Health Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Luokung Technology Corp stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Perion Network Ltd stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Supercom Ltd stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Semantix Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 6 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.

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