AGRO or CTVA: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

Investors looking for stocks in the Agriculture - Operations sector might want to consider either Adecoagro (AGRO) or Corteva, Inc. (CTVA). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now? We'll need to take a closer look.

There are plenty of strategies for discovering value stocks, but we have found that pairing a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system produces the best returns. The Zacks Rank favors stocks with strong earnings estimate revision trends, and our Style Scores highlight companies with specific traits.

Adecoagro has a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy), while Corteva, Inc. has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now. This means that AGRO's earnings estimate revision activity has been more impressive, so investors should feel comfortable with its improving analyst outlook. However, value investors will care about much more than just this.

Value investors are also interested in a number of tried-and-true valuation metrics that help show when a company is undervalued at its current share price levels.

Our Value category grades stocks based on a number of key metrics, including the tried-and-true P/E ratio, the P/S ratio, earnings yield, and cash flow per share, as well as a variety of other fundamentals that value investors frequently use.

AGRO currently has a forward P/E ratio of 9.84, while CTVA has a forward P/E of 22.16. We also note that AGRO has a PEG ratio of 0.28. 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. CTVA currently has a PEG ratio of 2.75.

Another notable valuation metric for AGRO is its P/B ratio of 0.76. Investors use the P/B ratio to look at a stock's market value versus its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. By comparison, CTVA has a P/B of 2.2.

These metrics, and several others, help AGRO earn a Value grade of A, while CTVA has been given a Value grade of C.

AGRO stands above CTVA thanks to its solid earnings outlook, and based on these valuation figures, we also feel that AGRO is the superior value option right now.

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