Is Blucora (BCOR) a Suitable Stock for Value Investors Now?
Zacks Investment Research | Sep 22, 2021 09:30PM ET
Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn’t want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are compelling buys, or offer up tantalizing discounts when compared to fair value?
One way to find these companies is by looking at several key metrics and financial ratios, many of which are crucial in the value stock selection process. Let’s put Blucora (NASDAQ:BCOR), Inc. Blucora, Inc. Quote
The stock holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), which indicates that while analysts have some apprehensions about the stock in the immediate future, the stock’s growth story might be good over the long term. Thus, we are looking for in-line performance from the company in the near term.
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Blucora is an inspired choice for value investors, as it is hard to beat its incredible lineup of statistics on this front. However, sluggish industry rank (bottom 12%) and a Zacks Rank #3, it is hard to get too excited about this company overall. In fact, over the past two years, the sector has underperformed the broader market, as you can see below:
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So, value investors might want to wait for the broader factors to turn around in this name first, but once that happens, this stock could be a compelling pick.
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