Investors interested in Industrial Services stocks are likely familiar with Global Industrial (GIC) and SiteOne Landscape (SITE). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now? Let's take a closer look.

The best way to find great value stocks is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The proven Zacks Rank puts an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions, while our Style Scores work to identify stocks with specific traits.

Global Industrial and SiteOne Landscape are sporting Zacks Ranks of #2 (Buy) and #4 (Sell), respectively, right now. This means that GIC's earnings estimate revision activity has been more impressive, so investors should feel comfortable with its improving analyst outlook. However, value investors will care about much more than just this.

Value investors are also interested in a number of tried-and-true valuation metrics that help show when a company is undervalued at its current share price levels.

Our Value category grades stocks based on a number of key metrics, including the tried-and-true P/E ratio, the P/S ratio, earnings yield, and cash flow per share, as well as a variety of other fundamentals that value investors frequently use.

GIC currently has a forward P/E ratio of 15.19, while SITE has a forward P/E of 37.36. We also note that GIC has a PEG ratio of 0.95. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. SITE currently has a PEG ratio of 1.97.

Another notable valuation metric for GIC is its P/B ratio of 3.41. The P/B ratio is used to compare a stock's market value with its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. For comparison, SITE has a P/B of 3.49.

Based on these metrics and many more, GIC holds a Value grade of B, while SITE has a Value grade of D.

GIC sticks out from SITE in both our Zacks Rank and Style Scores models, so value investors will likely feel that GIC is the better option right now.

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