The FAANG stocks are among the most widely held equities — people like to invest in what they know, and they sure know Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google parent Alphabet. But they don’t always love them, and lately, Facebook has struggled due to a number of scandals that have cost it some trust and affection. As a result, its stock is trading significantly below last summer’s highs, even after its rebound so far in 2019. But is the social media giant undervalued at this point?
In this segment from MarketFoolery, host Chris Hill and analyst Emily Flippen address a listener’s question on that topic, and try to gauge the business, and where the stock would be if the market were a bit more dispassionate in its valuation.
A full transcript follows the video.
This video was recorded on Feb. 21, 2019.
Chris Hill: Question from Ben Miller in Lawrence, Kansas. He writes, “I listen every day. Great show!” Thank you, Ben! “I own nine stocks with a heavy position in Facebook. It’s at $162 a share right now. Do you think it is significantly undervalued like I do?” Great question! If Ben thinks it’s undervalued at $162, then he definitely thinks it’s undervalued today at $160, down a little bit from when he sent his email.
Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: Cedar Fair, L.P.(FUN)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Demitrios Kalogeropoulos]
Heading into its fourth-quarter earnings report, investors had modest expectations for Cedar Fair’s (NYSE:FUN) business. The regional theme park operator stumbled during the peak summer months, which raised the prospect of declining attendance in 2018 following several years of record results.
- [By Rick Munarriz]
The country’s two largest theme park operators have already checked in with their holiday-quarter results, and now it’s time to see how the leading regional amusement park players are doing. Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN) reports its latest financials on Wednesday morning. Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:SIX) follows with its earnings release the next morning.
- [By Steve Symington, Jeremy Bowman, and Demitrios Kalogeropoulos]
So to help get you started, we asked three top Motley Fool investors to each pick a stock with an annual dividend yield of at least 5%. Read on to learn why they like Oaktree Capital (NYSE:OAK), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), and Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN).
Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.(FRGI)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Joseph Griffin]
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- [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
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Impinj, Inc. (NASDAQ: PI) surged 28.4 percent to $17.44 after reporting Q1 results.
Cardlytics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDLX) gained 22 percent to $17.945.
Care.com, Inc. (NYSE: CRCM) shares rose 19.3 percent to $18.92 following Q1 earnings.
Sharing Economy International Inc. (NASDAQ: SEII) jumped 19.1 percent to $4.3934 after the company disclosed that it entered into a license agreement with Ecrent Capital Holdings Limited.
Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) rose 18.6 percent to $4.79 after jumping 171.14 percent on Monday.
IntriCon Corporation (NASDAQ: IIN) climbed 17.4 percent to $29.30 after reporting Q1 results.
Nevsun Resources Ltd. (NYSE: NSU) rose 16.2 percent to $3.45 after Lundin Mining Corporation and Euro Sun Mining Inc. proposed to acquire Nevsun Resources for around C$1.5 billion.
Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCMD) gained 15.4 percent to $42.61 following Q1 results.
eGain Corporation (NASDAQ: EGAN) gained 15.3 percent to $10.55 following Q3 earnings.
Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) rose 13.8 percent to $9.48 after reporting upbeat Q1 earnings.
Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRL) shares surged 13.1 percent to $13.42 after reporting Q1 results.
USA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: USAT) climbed 11.9 percent to $10.85 following better-than-expected Q3 earnings.
scPharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: SCPH) gained 11.2 percent to $14.45 following Q1 results.
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRGI) rose 10.2 percent to $24.08 following Q1 results.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) shares rose 7.9 percent to $19.60 as the company posted upbeat Q1 results and raised its outlook.
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) rose 7.7 percent to $11.90 following upbeat Q1 results.
Pareteum Corporation (NASDAQ: TEUM) rose 6.8 perc
- [By Max Byerly]
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- [By Logan Wallace]
Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc (NASDAQ:FRGI) – Equities research analysts at Piper Jaffray Companies upped their Q3 2018 earnings per share estimates for Fiesta Restaurant Group in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 4th. Piper Jaffray Companies analyst N. Regan now forecasts that the restaurant operator will earn $0.18 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.13. Piper Jaffray Companies has a “Neutral” rating on the stock. Piper Jaffray Companies also issued estimates for Fiesta Restaurant Group’s FY2018 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q3 2019 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q4 2019 earnings at $0.14 EPS and FY2019 earnings at $0.82 EPS.
Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: NV5 Global, Inc.(NVEE)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Jason Hall]
Two companies set to prosper from a more vibrant, wealthier, and tech-driven global consumer class are NV5 Global (NASDAQ:NVEE) and Axos Financial (NYSE:AX). With strong leadership, solid financial footing, and incredible runways for years of growth, these companies could deliver truly life-changing wealth for investors over the next couple of decades.
- [By Shane Hupp]
NV5 Global (NASDAQ:NVEE) was downgraded by stock analysts at BidaskClub from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Thursday.
- [By Max Byerly]
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- [By Logan Wallace]
NV5 Global (NASDAQ: NVEE) and Applied DNA Sciences (NASDAQ:APDN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
NV5 Global (NASDAQ:NVEE) Chairman Dickerson Wright sold 8,363 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.56, for a total transaction of $481,374.28. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
NV5 Global (NASDAQ: NVEE) and Applied DNA Sciences (NASDAQ:APDN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and dividends.
Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd(TNP)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Shane Hupp]
Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of TSAKOS ENERGY N/SH (NYSE:TNP) by 88.5% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 392,994 shares of the shipping company’s stock after buying an additional 184,547 shares during the quarter. Stifel Financial Corp’s holdings in TSAKOS ENERGY N/SH were worth $1,301,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
- [By Shane Hupp]
TSAKOS ENERGY N/SH (NYSE:TNP) has earned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the nine research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $5.00.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
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Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: Western Union Company (WU)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Paul Ausick]
The Western Union Co. (NYSE: WU) dropped 2.9% Tuesday to post a new 52-week low of $17.38. Shares closed at $18.93 on Monday and the stock’s 52-week high is $22.21. Volume was more nearly 10% above the daily average of around 6 million shares. The company’s stock was hit following an announcement from Walmart of a worldwide money transfer service.
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Western Union (WU) : “It doesn’t get any respect and it’s hard to own. There are better stocks out there.”
Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) : “The pet story is a bull story, and I say buy.”
- [By Shane Hupp]
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Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: ICON plc(ICLR)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Shane Hupp]
Icon Plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2019 EPS estimates for shares of Icon in a report issued on Monday, September 10th. KeyCorp analyst D. Hooker expects that the medical research company will post earnings of $1.66 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $157.00 target price on the stock. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Icon’s Q2 2019 earnings at $1.72 EPS, Q3 2019 earnings at $1.78 EPS and Q4 2019 earnings at $1.84 EPS.
- [By Max Byerly]
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- [By Stephan Byrd]
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Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc.(MLP)
Advisors’ Opinion:
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A flurry of mergers in the master-limited partnership (MLP) segment for pipeline companies rocked the energy sector on Thursday, drawing a sanguine response from Wall Street analysts that generally supported the new, more simplified structures.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
News headlines about Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE:MLP) have trended somewhat negative on Sunday, according to Accern. Accern scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Maui Land & Pineapple earned a coverage optimism score of -0.12 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.9225423679959 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near term.
- [By Logan Wallace]
Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE:MLP) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The financial services provider reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, Bloomberg Earnings reports. The company had revenue of $2.96 million during the quarter. Maui Land & Pineapple had a net margin of 24.99% and a return on equity of 13.95%.
Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: LGI Homes, Inc.(LGIH)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Jason Hall, George Budwell, and Chuck Saletta]
In order to help you get started, we asked three real-world investors who also write for The Motley Fool to put forth their best “buy now” growth stock ideas, and they came up with high-growth home builder LGI Homes Inc (NASDAQ:LGIH), return-to-growth restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG), and upstart immunotherapy developer Atara BioTherapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ATRA).
- [By Tyler Crowe]
This isn’t to say that investing in homebuilding is an awful idea — the trends mentioned above are incredibly strong indicators that investing in housing can pay off. What matters is you have to be incredibly discerning when selecting the business in which you want to invest. To me, there are only two stocks that are really worth exploring as potential investments: LGI Homes (NASDAQ:LGIH) and NVR Inc. (NYSE:NVR). Here’s why these two homebuilders stand out among the crowd.
- [By Shane Hupp]
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- [By Tyler Crowe, Rich Smith, and Daniel Miller]
So we asked three Motley Fool investors to highlight stocks they consider attractive stocks that might be a value investment today. Here’s why they picked General Motors (NYSE:GM), Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA), and LGI Homes (NASDAQ:LGIH).
Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation(COG)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Matthew DiLallo, Jason Hall, and Tyler Crowe]
Tyler, Jason, and I (Matt here) were recently discussing why natural gas stocks have taken it on the chin over the past year. While some have been the victim of their own mistakes, shares of many of the country’s largest gas-focused producers have lost value even though oil prices have been on the upswing. For example, the country’s leading gas producer, EQT Corp. (NYSE:EQT), has seen its stock tumble more than 20%, while other large gas-focused companies such as Antero Resources (NYSE:AR), Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE:COG), and Southwestern Energy have declined between 5% and 15% over the past 12 months. Those sell-offs caught our attention. Here’s what we think is weighing down gas stocks these days.
- [By Logan Wallace]
Comerica Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in Cabot Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:COG) during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 103,688 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,486,000.
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Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE: COG) has a strong position in the Marcellus Shale, a low-cost region for natural gas production that puts the company’s break-even around $2.00 per mcf against spot prices around $2.80 per mcf. The company owns the rights to an additional 3,000 drilling locations within its undeveloped footprint which gives it the potential to increase output easily.
- [By Logan Wallace]
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Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: Focus Media Holding Limited(FMCN)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Stephan Byrd]
An issue of Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ:FMCN) bonds fell 0.9% against their face value during trading on Monday. The high-yield debt issue has a 7.25% coupon and will mature on April 1, 2023. The bonds in the issue are now trading at $99.13 and were trading at $98.13 last week. Price moves in a company’s bonds in credit markets sometimes anticipate parallel moves in its share price.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
An issue of Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ:FMCN) debt fell 1.1% against its face value during trading on Tuesday. The debt issue has a 7.5% coupon and is set to mature on April 1, 2025. The debt is now trading at $97.63 and was trading at $98.50 last week. Price changes in a company’s debt in credit markets sometimes anticipate parallel changes in its stock price.