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 Construction & Engineering 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.

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The Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction subsector comprises establishments whose primary activity is the construction of entire engineering projects, such as highways and dams, and specialty trade contractors, whose primary activity is the production of a specific component for such projects. Specialty trade contractors in the Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction subsector generally are performing activities that are specific to heavy and civil engineering construction projects and are not normally performed on buildings. The work performed may include new work, additions, alterations, or maintenance and repairs. Specialty trade activities are classified in this subsector if the skills and equipment present are specific to heavy or civil engineering construction projects. For example, specialized equipment is needed to paint lines on highways. This equipment is not normally used in building applications so the activity is classified in this subsector. Construction projects involving water resources, including dredging and land drainage, and projects involving open space improvement of parks and trails are included in this subsector. Some establishments in this subsector focus on the subdivision of land into individual building lots usually perform various additional site-improvement activities, like road building and utility line installation. Establishments in this subsector are classified based on the types of structures that they construct. This classification reflects variations in the requirements of the underlying production processes.

Why Focus on Undervalued Construction & Engineering 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?

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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 Construction & Engineering 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 Construction & Engineering industry for Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Construction & Engineering 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.

AMREP Corporation’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Amrep Corporation is a holding company. The Company conducts business through its subsidiaries. The Company operates through two business segments: land development and homebuilding. Its land development segment offers for sale of both developed and undeveloped lots to national, regional and local homebuilders, commercial and industrial property developers and others. The Company owns approximately 17,000 acres in Sandoval County, New Mexico. The Company develops both residential lots and sites for commercial and industrial use as demand warrants. Its homebuilding segment offers a range of home floor plans and elevations at different prices and with varying levels of options and amenities to meet the needs of homebuyers. The Company focuses on selling single-family detached homes and attached townhomes. The Company selects locations for homebuilding based on available land inventory and completion of a feasibility study. The Company utilizes third-party sales brokers for home sales.

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.

AMREP Corporation has a Value Score of 97, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at AMREP Corporation’s price-to-sales ratio at 1.13 compared to the industry median at 0.72, this company has a higher price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make AMREP Corporation’s stock less attractive for value investors.

AMREP Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 5.07 compared to the industry median at 20.83. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make AMREP Corporation more attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess AMREP Corporation’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 2.3, when compared to the industry median of 9.0, 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. AMREP Corporation’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of (0.65%). 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. AMREP Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 2.08. This could make AMREP Corporation more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Lastly, let’s take a look at AMREP Corporation’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. AMREP Corporation’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 19.95. This could make AMREP Corporation more attractive because the lower P/FCF ratio indicates that AMREP Corporation 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.

Forestar Group Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Forestar Group Inc. is a residential lot development company. The Company is focused primarily on selling finished single-family residential lots to homebuilders. It operates through its real estate segment. The real estate segment primarily acquires land and develops infrastructure for single-family residential communities and sells residential single-family finished lots to local, regional, and national homebuilders. It is focused on making investments in land acquisition and development to expand its residential lot development business across a geographically diversified national platform. The Company is primarily investing in short-duration, phased development projects. It has operations in over 56 markets in approximately 23 states, and its lot position consisted of over 97,000 residential lots, of which approximately 64,400 were owned and over 32,600 were controlled through purchase contracts.

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.

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

Forestar Group Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 4.5 compared to the industry median at 20.8. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Forestar Group Inc more attractive for value investors.

Forestar Group Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Forestar Group Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.08.

You can read more about Forestar 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.

iSun Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

iSun, Inc. is engaged in solar engineering, construction and procurement contractor for commercial and industrial customers across the Northeastern United States. The Company provides solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services across residential, commercial & industrial, and utility-scale projects. It also provides solar electric vehicle charging solutions for both grid-tied and battery-backed solar electric vehicle charging systems. The Company’s Solar division designs, develops and construction (EPC) services for solar energy projects of every size and scale. The Solar division offers residential solar, commercial solar, industrial solar and utility solar. The Company’s iSun Mobility platform provides advanced electrical technologies to create a charging platform capable of accelerating electric vehicle adoption. The Company provides electrical contracting services and data and communication services.

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.

iSun Inc has a Value Score of 72, which is considered to be undervalued.

iSun Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make iSun Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.08.

You can read more about iSun 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.

Innovate Corp’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

INNOVATE Corp., formerly HC2 Holdings, Inc., is a diversified holding company that has a portfolio of subsidiaries in a range of segments. Its Infrastructure segment consists of DBM Global Inc. (DBMG) and its wholly owned subsidiaries. DBMG is an integrated industrial construction, structural steel and facility maintenance provider that provides fabrication and erection of structural steel and heavy steel plate services and also fabricates trusses and girders and specializes in the fabrication and erection of large-diameter water pipe and water storage tanks, as well as three dimensional (3D) building information modeling (BIM) and detailing. The Life Sciences segment is comprised of Pansend Life Sciences, LLC (Pansend). Pansend maintains controlling interests of approximately 80% in Genovel Orthopedics, Inc. (Genovel) and approximately 56% in R2 Technologies, Inc. (R2). The Spectrum segment is comprised of HC2 Broadcasting Holdings Inc. (HC2 Broadcasting) and its subsidiaries.

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.

Innovate Corp has a Value Score of 64, which is considered to be undervalued.

You can read more about Innovate 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.

Other Construction & Engineering Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 4 Best Construction & Engineering 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.

• AMREP Corporation stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Forestar Group Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.
• iSun Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Innovate Corp stock has a Value Grade of B.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 4 undervalued stocks in the Construction & Engineering 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 Construction & Engineering Stocks

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