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Monday, August 8, 2011

Excellent Stock Value In These Names: (NYSE: JEC), (NYSE: FNF), (NYSE: LNC), (NYSE: WFR)

Shares of JEC fell by 5.88% or $-2.095/share to $33.54. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., professional services firm in the United States, is trading at a price to book ratio of 1.45. The PEG is 1.08 suggesting that the shares are attractively priced relative to the firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.45. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 1324730 shares of JEC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 805389. These financial metrics combined make this company seem undervalued. Value investors may have an eye on this one, especially if the stock gets cheaper.

Shares of FNF fell by 3.64% or $-0.57/share to $15.11. Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a holding company, is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.99. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 1.09 suggesting that the shares are attractively priced relative to the firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.62. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 1897250 shares of FNF exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1241251. These financial metrics combined make this company seem undervalued. Value investors may have an eye on this one, especially if the stock gets cheaper.

Shares of LNC fell by 6.03% or $-1.42/share to $22.11. Lincoln National Corp.,a holding company, which operates multiple insurance and retirement businesses through subsidiary companies, is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.53. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 0.59 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.67. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 3652550 shares of LNC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2217852. These financial metrics combined make this company seem undervalued. Value investors may have an eye on this one, especially if the stock gets cheaper.

Shares of WFR fell by 5.96% or $-0.33/share to $5.21. MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of silicon wafers. The stock is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.54. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 0.46 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.45. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 6812300 shares of WFR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 4166915. These factors combined may make this company a potential takeover candidate. Value investors may have an eye on this one, especially if the stock gets cheaper.