3 Undervalued REITs - Specialized Stocks for Thursday, May 30 (2024)

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

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AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 3 undervalued stocks in the REITs - Specialized industry for Thursday, May 30, 2024. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the REITs - Specialized industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust. The Company is focused on owning premium-branded lodging properties with operating models primarily in the upscale segment of the lodging industry. Its portfolio consists of approximately 96 assets, 54 of which are wholly owned, with a total of 14,256 guestrooms located in 24 states. Its properties are located in markets with multiple demand generators, such as corporate offices and headquarters, retail centers, airports, state capitols, convention centers, universities, and leisure attractions. Its guestrooms operate under franchise brands owned by Marriott International, Inc. (Marriott), Hilton Worldwide (Hilton), Hyatt Hotels Corporation (Hyatt), and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). It holds both general and limited partnership interests in Summit Hotel OP, LP (the Operating Partnership). Substantially, all of its assets are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through, the Operating Partnership.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Summit Hotel Properties Inc has a Value Score of 85, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Summit Hotel Properties Inc’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.86 compared to the industry median at 2.14, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Summit Hotel Properties Inc’s stock more attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess Summit Hotel Properties Inc’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 11.0, when compared to the industry median of 16.6, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Summit Hotel Properties Inc’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of 4.72%. Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Summit Hotel Properties Inc’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 0.92. This could make Summit Hotel Properties Inc more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust is a specialty finance company. The Company invests primarily in mortgage-related assets. The Company conducts all its operations, and makes investments, through PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P. and its subsidiaries. The Company's segments include credit sensitive strategies, interest rate sensitive strategies, correspondent production, and corporate. The credit sensitive strategies segment represents its investments in credit risk transfer (CRT) arrangements, subordinate mortgage-backed securities (MBS), distressed loans, and real estate. The interest rate sensitive strategies segment represents its investments in MSRs, excess servicing spread (ESS) purchased from PFSI, Agency and senior non-Agency MBS and the related interest rate hedging activities. The Correspondent Production segment serves as an intermediary between lenders and the capital markets by purchasing, pooling and reselling credit quality loans.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust has a Value Score of 70, which is considered to be undervalued.

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust’s price-earnings ratio is 10.8 compared to the industry median at 22.3. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust more attractive for value investors.

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 0.92.

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Sotherly Hotels Inc. is a self-managed and self-administered lodging real estate investment trust. The Company is focused on the acquisition, renovation, up branding and repositioning of upscale to upper-upscale full-service hotels in the Southern United States. The Company conducts its business through Sotherly Hotels LP, its operating partnership (the Operating Partnership). Its portfolio consists of ten full-service, primarily upscale and upper-upscale hotels located in seven states with an aggregate of 2,786 hotel rooms, and interests in two condominium hotels and their associated rental programs. Its wholly owned properties include The DeSoto; DoubleTree by Hilton Jacksonville Riverfront; DoubleTree by Hilton Laurel; DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Airport; DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hollywood Beach; Georgian Terrace; Hotel Alba Tampa, Tapestry Collection by Hilton; Hotel Ballast Wilmington, Tapestry Collection by Hilton; Hyatt Centric Arlington and The Whitehall.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Sotherly Hotels Inc has a Value Score of 86, which is considered to be undervalued.

Sotherly Hotels Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Sotherly Hotels Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 0.92.

You can read more about Sotherly Hotels Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

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Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 3 undervalued stocks in the REITs - Specialized industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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