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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Market Meltdown Created Attractive Stock Valuations: (NYSE: AFG), (NYSE: HAR), (NYSE: IR), (NASDAQ: WPPGY), (NYSE: PT), (NYSE: SLF), (NYSE: TDS), (NYSE: CGV)

Shares of AFG traded higher by 1.20% or $0.36/share to $30.45. American Financial Group Inc. is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.7. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. 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 0.68. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 429692 shares of AFG exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 174451. 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 HAR traded higher by 0.48% or $0.14/share to $29.16. Harman International Industries Inc. is trading at a price to book ratio of 1.5. The PEG is 0.55 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.56. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 619256 shares of HAR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 259767. These financial metrics combined make this company seem undervalued. Lookout for any takeover chatter or takeover news regarding this stock as one of the bigger players may have an eye on this one.

Shares of IR fell by 0.10% or $-0.03/share to $29.48. Ingersoll-Rand Plc is trading at a price to book ratio of 1.18. This indicates that the shares are relatively cheap compared to book value which means the market is pricing in going concern value. The PEG is 0.7 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.66. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 4248590 shares of IR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1904879. 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 WPPGY traded higher by 3.70% or $1.75/share to $49.04. WPP plc is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.55. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 1.89. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.38. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 55927 shares of WPPGY exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 24888. 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.

Shares of PT traded higher by 0.76% or $0.06/share to $7.94. Portugal Telecom SGPS SA is trading at a price to book ratio of 1.11. This indicates that the shares are relatively cheap compared to book value which means the market is pricing in going concern value. The PEG is 0.34 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 1.29. Thus, the company is not very expensive in terms of its sales. On average, 256641 shares of PT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 103991. 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 SLF traded higher by 0.66% or $0.16/share to $24.51. Sun Life Financial Inc. is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.98. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 0.95 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.61. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 479070 shares of SLF exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 198495. 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 TDS fell by 2.67% or $-0.57/share to $20.78. Telephone & Data Systems Inc. is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.58. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 0.93 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.44. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 447694 shares of TDS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 245375. 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 CGV traded higher by 4.52% or $0.98/share to $22.68. Compagnie G is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.88. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 0.92 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 1.03. Thus, the company is not very expensive in terms of its sales. On average, 107898 shares of CGV exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 43919. These financial metrics combined make this company seem undervalued. Value investors may have an eye on this one, especially if the stock gets cheaper.