Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Of these, perhaps no stock market trend is more popular than value investing, which is a strategy that has proven to be successful in all sorts of market environments. Value investors rely on traditional forms of analysis on key valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are undervalued, leaving room for profits.

Luckily, Zacks has developed its own Style Scores system in an effort to find stocks with specific traits. Value investors will be interested in the system's "Value" category. Stocks with both "A" grades in the Value category and high Zacks Ranks are among the strongest value stocks on the market right now.

One company value investors might notice is Evertec (EVTC). EVTC is currently holding a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) and a Value grade of A. The stock holds a P/E ratio of 11.28, while its industry has an average P/E of 23.91. Over the past 52 weeks, EVTC's Forward P/E has been as high as 13.46 and as low as 9.59, with a median of 10.75.

Investors should also note that EVTC holds a PEG ratio of 1.80. This popular figure is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also considers a company's expected EPS growth rate. EVTC's industry currently sports an average PEG of 1.87. Over the last 12 months, EVTC's PEG has been as high as 1.85 and as low as 1.01, with a median of 1.32.

Another valuation metric that we should highlight is EVTC's P/B ratio of 4.98. 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. EVTC's current P/B looks attractive when compared to its industry's average P/B of 8.64. EVTC's P/B has been as high as 5.07 and as low as 3.89, with a median of 4.38, over the past year.

Finally, investors will want to recognize that EVTC has a P/CF ratio of 9.54. 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. EVTC's P/CF compares to its industry's average P/CF of 19.49. Over the past year, EVTC's P/CF has been as high as 14.54 and as low as 8.15, with a median of 10.74.

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

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