A Trio of Stocks Trading Below the Intrinsic Value – Yahoo Finance

– By Alberto Abaterusso

Investors who are looking for bargains may be interested in the following stocks, as their share prices are standing below the intrinsic value calculated by GuruFocus’ free cash flow-based Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) calculator.

These stocks have also received optimistic recommendation ratings from sell-side analysts on Wall Street.

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Veritiv Corp

The first stock value investors may be interested in is Veritiv Corp (NYSE:VRTV), an Atlanta, Georgia-based supplier of facility solutions, packaging, print and publishing products and other related services.

Veritiv Corp was trading at a price of $17.22 per share at close on Friday, which is lower than the value of $194.13 from the DCF model, for a margin of safety of 91.13%.

The share price went up by 5.51% over the past year for a market capitalization of $273.69 million and a 52-week range of $5.70 to $24.66.

GuruFocus has assigned a positive score of 5 out of 10 to the company’s financial strength and a moderate score of 4 out of 10 to its profitability.

One sell-side analyst on Wall Street issued a buy recommendation rating for this stock and has produced a target price of $26 per share.

The company’s top fund holder is Seth Klarman (Trades, Portfolio) with 22.43% of shares outstanding, followed by BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC with 17.52% and BlackRock Inc. with 12.20%.

IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones SA

The second stock to be under consideration is IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones SA (NYSE:IRS), an Argentinian real estate company focusing on shopping malls and office buildings for rental purposes and the acquisition and management of hotels. The company also engages in the development of residential properties and land reserves.

IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones SA’s share price traded at $3.43 at close on Friday, which is standing below the DCF valuation of $135.55, for a 97.79% margin of safety.

The share price didn’t perform well over the past year as it fell by 42.43%, determining a market capitalization of $198.49 million and a 52-week range of $2.77 to $7.86.

GuruFocus has assigned a low score of 3 out of 10 to the company’s financial strength and a very good score of 7 out of 10 to its profitability.

Two sell-side analysts on Wall Street issued recommendation ratings on this stock with an average rating of overweight and an average target price of $5.53 per share.

With 4.61% of shares outstanding, Autonomy Capital (Jersey) L.P. is the company’s top fund holder, followed by Macquarie Group Ltd with 3.25% and VR Advisory Services Ltd with 3.22%.

American Axle & Mfg Holdings Inc

The third stock investors may want to have a look at is American Axle & Mfg Holdings Inc (NYSE:AXL), a Detroit, Michigan-based manufacturer of driveline and other metal forming products for automotive markets in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

American Axle & Mfg Holdings Inc’s share price closed at $6.91 on Friday, which is substantially below the DCF valuation of $11.23, yielding a 38.47% margin of safety.

The share price has increased by 8.65% over the past year for a market capitalization of $782.72 million and a 52-week range of $2.50 to $11.26.