Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 3 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Healthcare Facilities & Services 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 Healthcare Facilities & Services 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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3 Undervalued Healthcare Facilities & Services Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 3 undervalued stocks in the Healthcare Facilities & Services industry for Thursday, September 19, 2024. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Healthcare Facilities & Services 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.

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. is a provider of total talent solutions for healthcare organizations across the United States. The Company provides access to a comprehensive network of quality healthcare professionals through its recruitment strategies and breadth of career opportunities. The Company’s nurse and allied solutions segment include the Company’s travel nurse staffing (including international nurse staffing and rapid response nurse staffing), labor disruption staffing, local staffing, international nurse and allied permanent placement, and allied staffing (including revenue cycle solutions) businesses. The physician and leadership solutions segment includes the Company’s locum tenens staffing, healthcare interim leadership staffing, executive search, and physician permanent placement businesses. The technology and workforce solutions segment includes the Company’s language services, vendor management systems (VMS), workforce optimization, and outsourced solutions businesses.

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.

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. has a Value Score of 72, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.55 compared to the industry median at 1.16, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.’s stock more attractive for value investors.

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 18.04 compared to the industry median at 23.03. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. more attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 8.3, when compared to the industry median of 12.0, 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. AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of (1.52%). 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. AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 2.34. This could make AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Lastly, let’s take a look at AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 29.71. This could make AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. more attractive because the lower P/FCF ratio indicates that AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. is undervalued. The P/FCF ratio metric can also be viewed over a long-term time frame to see if the company's cash flow to share price value is generally improving or worsening.

American Well Corp’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

American Well Corporation is an enterprise platform and software company digitally enabling hybrid care. The Company offers a single, comprehensive platform to support all digital health needs from urgent to acute and post-acute care, as well as chronic care management and healthy living. It provides its clients with the core technology and services necessary to develop and distribute digital care programs. Its enterprise platform and software as a service solution enable hybrid care delivery by offering its clients products to help weave digital care across all care settings. For health systems, its enterprise platform enables provider-to-provider virtual care for use cases ranging from stroke and acute psychiatry evaluations to virtual nursing and e-sitting. Its suite of Carepoint devices can enhance in-person care, whether the clients want to turn existing equipment such as televisions or iPads into digital access points or use Amwell Carepoint carts and peripherals.

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.

American Well Corp has a Value Score of 89, which is considered to be undervalued.

American Well Corp’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make American Well Corp less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.34.

You can read more about American Well 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.

Pediatrix Medical Group Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. is a provider of physician services, including newborn, maternal-fetal, pediatric cardiology and other pediatric subspecialty care. The Company’s affiliated clinicians provide services to women, babies and children across the continuum of care, both in hospital settings and office-based practices. Its specialties include obstetrics, maternal-fetal medicine and neonatology, complemented by more than 20 pediatric subspecialties, as well as pediatric primary and urgent care clinics. Its national network comprises over 2,620 affiliated physicians, including 1,330 physicians who provide neonatal clinical care, primarily within hospital-based neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), to babies born prematurely or with medical complications. It has over 580 affiliated physicians who provide maternal-fetal and obstetrical medical care to expectant mothers experiencing complicated pregnancies primarily in areas where its affiliated neonatal physicians practice.

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.

Pediatrix Medical Group Inc has a Value Score of 79, which is considered to be undervalued.

Pediatrix Medical Group Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Pediatrix Medical Group Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.34.

You can read more about Pediatrix Medical 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.

Other Healthcare Facilities & Services Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 3 Best Healthcare Facilities & Services 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.

• AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
• American Well Corp stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Pediatrix Medical Group Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 3 undervalued stocks in the Healthcare Facilities & Services 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 Healthcare Facilities & Services Stocks

Want to learn more about Healthcare Facilities & Services 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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• 5 Undervalued Healthcare Facilities & Services Stocks for Wednesday, September 18
• 5 Undervalued Healthcare Facilities & Services Stocks for Tuesday, September 17
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