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Why Univar (UNVR) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term

It doesn't matter your age or experience: taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for all investors.

While you may have an investing style you rely on, finding great stocks is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores. These are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on value, growth, and/or momentum characteristics.

Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Value Stock

Finding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under their true value, are what value investors like to focus on. So, the Value Style Score takes into account ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow to highlight the most attractive and discounted stocks.

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Univar (UNVR)

Based in Downers Grove, IL, Univar Solutions Inc. is a global distributor of chemical and ingredients and specialty services provider. The company purchases chemicals from several global chemical producers and dilute, blend, repackage, warehouse, transport and markets them to customers across the globe.

UNVR is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock, with a Value Style Score of A and VGM Score of A. Shares are currently trading at a forward P/E of 7.7X for the current fiscal year compared to the Chemical - Diversified industry's P/E of 9.8X. Additionally, UNVR has a PEG Ratio of 0.5 and a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 7.5X. Value investors should also note UNVR's Price/Sales ratio of 0.4X.

A company's earnings performance is important for value investors as well. For fiscal 2022, three analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for UNVR, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.19 to $3.39 per share. UNVR also holds an average earnings surprise of 27.6%.

Investors should take the time to consider UNVR for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Ranks, notable earnings and valuation metrics, and impressive Value and VGM Style Scores.


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