Here at Zacks, we focus on our proven ranking system, which places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions, to find winning stocks. But we also understand that investors develop their own strategies, so we are constantly looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong companies for our readers.

Of these, value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. Value investors use fundamental analysis and traditional valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are being undervalued by the market at large.

On top of the Zacks Rank, investors can also look at our innovative Style Scores system to find stocks with specific traits. For example, value investors will want to focus on the "Value" category. Stocks with high Zacks Ranks and "A" grades for Value will be some of the highest-quality value stocks on the market today.

One stock to keep an eye on is Brother Industries (BRTHY). BRTHY is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy), as well as a Value grade of A. The stock holds a P/E ratio of 14.09, while its industry has an average P/E of 17.30. Over the past year, BRTHY's Forward P/E has been as high as 15.73 and as low as 11.15, with a median of 12.93.

Value investors also love the P/S ratio, which is calculated by simply dividing a stock's price with the company's sales. This is a popular metric because sales are harder to manipulate on an income statement, so they are often considered a better performance indicator. BRTHY has a P/S ratio of 0.84. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 1.04.

Finally, our model also underscores that BRTHY has a P/CF ratio of 8.82. This metric takes into account a company's operating cash flow and can be used to find stocks that are undervalued based on their solid cash outlook. BRTHY's current P/CF looks attractive when compared to its industry's average P/CF of 9.85. Over the past 52 weeks, BRTHY's P/CF has been as high as 9.84 and as low as 6.36, with a median of 8.33.

These figures are just a handful of the metrics value investors tend to look at, but they help show that Brother Industries is likely being undervalued right now. Considering this, as well as the strength of its earnings outlook, BRTHY feels like a great value stock at the moment.

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