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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Stocks Trading At Great Values Due To Market Panic: (NYSE: PL), (NYSE: SFG), (NYSE: TC), (NYSE: TMK), (NYSE: UMC), (NYSE: ACI), (NYSE: HUM), (NASDAQ: ITRI), (NYSE: MHK),(NASDAQ: RRD), (NYSE: RTN), (NYSE: SHG)

Shares of PL traded higher by 6.62% or $1.07/share to $17.24. Protective Life Corp. is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.41. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 0.77 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, 725048 shares of PL exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 310045. 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 SFG fell by 0.34% or $-0.09/share to $26.68. StanCorp Financial Group Inc. is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.62. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 1.29. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.42. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 295550 shares of SFG exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 119157. 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 TC traded higher by 7.79% or $0.55/share to $7.61. Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.73. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 0.39 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 1.76. On average, 2473350 shares of TC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1195341. These factors combined may make this company a potential takeover candidate. 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 TMK traded higher by 2.29% or $0.76/share to $33.94. Torchmark Corp. is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.96. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 0.89 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 1.13. Thus, the company is not very expensive in terms of its sales. On average, 1133110 shares of TMK exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 458681. 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 UMC remained unchanged at $1.89. United Microelectronics Corporation is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.62. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 0.29 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 1.05. Thus, the company is not very expensive in terms of its sales. On average, 3892370 shares of UMC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1688909. 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 ACI traded higher by 2.01% or $0.365/share to $18.50. Arch Coal Inc. is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.9. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 0.38 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.91. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 6897300 shares of ACI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2959784. 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 HUM traded higher by 6.58% or $4.32/share to $69.97. Humana Inc. is trading at a price to book ratio of 1.44. The PEG is 1.16 suggesting that the shares are attractively priced relative to the firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.31. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 1795590 shares of HUM exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 737585. 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 ITRI traded higher by 5.99% or $2.19/share to $38.74. Itron, Inc. is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.92. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 0.97 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.63. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 442603 shares of ITRI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 190765. 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 MHK traded higher by 1.03% or $0.46/share to $45.08. Mohawk Industries Inc. is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.87. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 0.85 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.57. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 673061 shares of MHK exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 272182. 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 RRD traded higher by 2.47% or $0.35/share to $14.52. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company is trading at a price to book ratio of 1.49. The PEG is 0.75 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.26. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 2893160 shares of RRD exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1234283. 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 RTN traded higher by 1.83% or $0.72/share to $40.13. Raytheon Co. is trading at a price to book ratio of 1.37. The PEG is 0.91 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.55. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 3137830 shares of RTN exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1293675. 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 SHG traded higher by 1.84% or $1.49/share to $82.38. Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.82. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 0.64 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.79. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 50222 shares of SHG exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 20215. These financial metrics combined make this company seem undervalued. Value investors may have an eye on this one, especially if the stock gets cheaper.