And what better foot to start off the new year with than a couple of undervalued names that have lots of room to make forward progress before hitting any major valuation headwind?
With that as the backdrop, here’s a closer look at some unusually cheap stocks to buy in the foreseeable future. Don’t let the word “cheap” throw you for a loop, these are underloved stocks that will serve as a way to squeeze a little extra juice out of the market in 2016.
Here are the results...
AT&T -- Yield: 5.71%
AT&T (NYSE:T) employs 281,240 people, generates revenue of $132,447.00 million and has a net income of $6,518.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $206.71 billion.AT&T’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $32,139.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 24.27% (the operating margin is 8.87% and the net profit margin 4.92%).
Financials: The total debt represents 27.61% of AT&T assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 91.47%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 6.89% was realized by AT&T.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.86. Last fiscal year, AT&T paid $1.84 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 39.26, the P/S ratio is 1.56 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.94. The dividend yield amounts to 5.71%.
Stock Charts:
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AT&T (T) |
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AT&T (T) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AT&T (T) |
GameStop -- Yield: 5.01%
GameStop (NYSE:GME) employs 18,000 people, generates revenue of $9,296.00 million and has a net income of $393.10 million. The current market capitalization stands at $3.01 billion.GameStop’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $774.50 million. The EBITDA margin is 8.33% (the operating margin is 6.65% and the net profit margin 4.23%).
Financials: The total debt represents 8.38% of GameStop assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 17.20%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.20% was realized by GameStop.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.67. Last fiscal year, GameStop paid $1.32 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 7.83, the P/S ratio is 0.32 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.50. The dividend yield amounts to 5.01%.
Stock Charts:
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of GameStop (GME) |
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of GameStop (GME) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of GameStop (GME) |
Cummins -- Yield: 4.58%
Cummins (NYSE:CMI) employs 54,600 people, generates revenue of $19,221.00 million and has a net income of $1,736.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $15.14 billion.Cummins’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,393.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 12.45% (the operating margin is 12.30% and the net profit margin 9.03%).
Financials: The total debt represents 10.76% of Cummins assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 21.91%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 21.64% was realized by Cummins.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $9.34. Last fiscal year, Cummins paid $2.81 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.12, the P/S ratio is 0.79 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.00. The dividend yield amounts to 4.58%.
Stock Charts:
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Cummins (CMI) |
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Cummins (CMI) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Cummins (CMI) |
HP -- Yield: 4.31%
HP (NYSE:HPQ) employs 287,000 people, generates revenue of $103,355.00 million and has a net income of $4,554.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $20.62 billion.HP’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $12,172.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 11.78% (the operating margin is 5.29% and the net profit margin 4.41%).
Financials: The total debt represents 23.08% of HP assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 88.83%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 16.71% was realized by HP.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.48. Last fiscal year, HP paid $0.68 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 4.63, the P/S ratio is 0.20 and the P/B ratio is finally 0.75. The dividend yield amounts to 4.31%.
Stock Charts:
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of HP (HPQ) |
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of HP (HPQ) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of HP (HPQ) |
Emerson Electric -- Yield: 4.26%
Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) employs 110,800 people, generates revenue of $22,304.00 million and has a net income of $2,733.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $29.04 billion.Emerson Electric’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,171.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 18.70% (the operating margin is 14.60% and the net profit margin 12.25%).
Financials: The total debt represents 30.98% of Emerson Electric assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 84.67%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 29.78% was realized by Emerson Electric.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.01. Last fiscal year, Emerson Electric paid $1.88 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.13, the P/S ratio is 1.30 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.61. The dividend yield amounts to 4.26%.
Stock Charts:
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Emerson Electric (EMR) |
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Emerson Electric (EMR) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Emerson Electric (EMR) |
Western Digital -- Yield: 3.40%
Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) employs 76,449 people, generates revenue of $14,572.00 million and has a net income of $1,465.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $13.64 billion.Western Digital’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,916.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.01% (the operating margin is 11.06% and the net profit margin 10.05%).
Financials: The total debt represents 16.91% of Western Digital assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 27.84%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 16.22% was realized by Western Digital.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.62. Last fiscal year, Western Digital paid $1.80 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.48, the P/S ratio is 0.94 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.47. The dividend yield amounts to 3.40%.
Stock Charts:
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Western Digital (WDC) |
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Western Digital (WDC) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Western Digital (WDC) |
Wal-Mart Stores -- Yield: 3.33%
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) employs 2,200,000 people, generates revenue of $485,651.00 million and has a net income of $16,814.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $188.43 billion.Wal-Mart Stores’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $36,320.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 7.48% (the operating margin is 5.59% and the net profit margin 3.46%).
Financials: The total debt represents 24.65% of Wal-Mart Stores assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 61.63%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.40% was realized by Wal-Mart Stores.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.66. Last fiscal year, Wal-Mart Stores paid $1.92 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.62, the P/S ratio is 0.39 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.33. The dividend yield amounts to 3.33%.
Stock Charts:
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) |
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) |
Gilead Sciences -- Yield: 1.69%
Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) employs 7,000 people, generates revenue of $24,890.00 million and has a net income of $12,059.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $146.42 billion.Gilead Sciences’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $16,315.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 65.55% (the operating margin is 61.33% and the net profit margin 48.45%).
Financials: The total debt represents 35.78% of Gilead Sciences assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 80.41%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 90.32% was realized by Gilead Sciences.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $10.92. Last fiscal year, Gilead Sciences paid $0.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.31, the P/S ratio is 5.88 and the P/B ratio is finally 9.87. The dividend yield amounts to 1.69%.
Stock Charts:
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Gilead Sciences (GILD) |
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Gilead Sciences (GILD) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Gilead Sciences (GILD) |