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 Real Estate 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 Real Estate 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 Real Estate 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 Real Estate Services industry for Thursday, August 17, 2023. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Real Estate 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.

Douglas Elliman Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Douglas Elliman Inc. is engaged in real estate services and property technology investment business. It is engaged in investing in early-stage, disruptive property technology (PropTech) solutions and companies and provides other real estate services, including development marketing, property management and settlement and escrow services in select markets. Its segments include Real Estate Brokerage and Corporate and other. The Real Estate Brokerage segment includes residential real estate brokerage services through its subsidiary, Douglas Elliman Realty, which operates the residential brokerage company in the New York metropolitan area and also conducts residential real estate brokerage operations in Florida, California, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and others. The Corporate and other segment is engaged in the operations of its holding company as well as its investment business that invests in select PropTech opportunities through, New Valley Ventures subsidiary.

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.

Douglas Elliman Inc has a Value Score of 90, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Douglas Elliman Inc’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.18 compared to the industry median at 0.62, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Douglas Elliman Inc’s stock more attractive for value investors.

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. Douglas Elliman Inc’s shareholder yield is lower than its industry median ratio of (0.63%). 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. Douglas Elliman Inc’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 1.97. This could make Douglas Elliman Inc more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Fathom Holdings Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Fathom Holdings Inc. is a cloud-based, technology-driven real estate brokerage company. The Company operates through three segments: Real Estate Brokerage, Mortgage, and Technology. Through its Real Estate Brokerage segment, the Company provides real estate brokerage services. Through its Mortgage segment, the Company provides residential loan origination and underwriting services. Through its Technology segment, the Company provides Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions and data mining for third-party customers and develops its intelliAgent platform for use by the Company?s real estate agents. It integrates residential brokerage, mortgage, title, insurance, and SaaS offerings to brokerages and agents through its cloud-based software, intelliAgent. The Company's brands include Fathom Realty, Dagley Insurance, Encompass Lending, intelliAgent, LiveBy, Real Results, and Verus Title. The Company operates in approximately 37 states, including the District of Columbia.

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.

Fathom Holdings Inc has a Value Score of 85, which is considered to be undervalued.

Fathom Holdings Inc’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Fathom Holdings Inc fairly attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.97.

You can read more about Fathom Holdings 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.

Anywhere Real Estate Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Anywhere Real Estate Inc. provides integrated residential real estate services in the United States, The Company?s business includes franchise, brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement businesses, as well as mortgage and title insurance underwriter joint ventures. It operates through three segments. Anywhere Brands segment franchises a portfolio of franchise brokerage brands, including Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker Commercial, Corcoran, ERA and Sotheby's International Realty. Anywhere Advisors operates a full-service real estate brokerage business principally under the Coldwell Banker, Corcoran and Sotheby's International Realty brand names in various metropolitan areas in the United States. Anywhere Advisors operates a full-service real estate brokerage business principally under the Coldwell Banker, Corcoran and Sotheby's International Realty brand names in various metropolitan areas in the United States.

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.

Anywhere Real Estate Inc has a Value Score of 71, which is considered to be undervalued.

Anywhere Real Estate Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Anywhere Real Estate Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.97.

You can read more about Anywhere Real Estate 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 Real Estate Services 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 3 Best Real Estate 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.

• Douglas Elliman Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Fathom Holdings Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Anywhere Real Estate 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 Real Estate 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 Real Estate Services Stocks

Want to learn more about Real Estate 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.

• 3 Undervalued Real Estate Services Stocks for Thursday, August 17
• 3 Undervalued Real Estate Services Stocks for Wednesday, August 16
• What You Need to Know About RMR Group Inc's Q2 Earnings
• 3 Undervalued Real Estate Services Stocks for Friday, August 11

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