Value Investing News

At what seems to be a juicy 4.49 PE ratio, ZIXI stock seems undervalued. The reality is different.

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Small investors have distinct advantage over Wall Street when it comes to picking undervalued stocks.

For many people the S&P 500 and U.S. Stock Market are synonymous terms. While in reality the U.S. stock market is much larger with public companies numbering in the thousands. The S&P 500 Index is owned and maintained by Standard & Poor's, a division of McGraw-Hill. The index was first published in 1957 and is the second most recognized index in the U.S.

Leggett & Platt Inc. makes a broad line of bedding and furniture components and other home, office and commercial furnishings, as well as diversified products for non-furnishings markets. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

Masimo is a medical device company that manufacturers pulse oximetry monitors/sensors for measuring oxygen saturation of the blood, and is considered the gold standard in hospital care. The thesis is built on 4 factors:

- Superior technology provides competitive moat
- Attractive razor-and-razorblades business model
- CEO deeply committed into the business

It seems that every financial adviser or financial publication is proclaiming that you should own dividend stocks. Each are eschewing the virtues of dividend stocks from their own perspective. To that I have two questions:

3M Co. is a diversified global company that provides enhanced product functionality in electronics, health care, industrial, consumer, office, telecommunications, safety & security and other markets via coatings, sealants, adhesives, and other chemical additives. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula® Investing screens.

Awesome video detailing the story of Chuck Feeney — the billionaire you've never heard of.

Dividend growth investing is a long-term strategy. A growing dividend is a sign that the company is becoming more valuable. Companies that consistently increase dividends tend to have steadily rising share prices and the best way to benefit from this is to buy and hold the stocks. Diversification and a focus on blue-chip stocks provides insurance for the few companies that don't pan out.

BMC Software is an enterprise business software company focusing on IT management products. Predictable and recurring revenues, wide operating margins, robust cash flow, high switching costs, and favorable growth prospects for the industry make this an attractive business and the stock is selling near a 5-year low valuation.

A backtest of Net Cash Flow/Enterprise Value as compare to the excellent results of the EV/EBITDA Ratio backtest.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), that owns, acquires, repositions and manages technology-related real estate. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

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Investing in dividend growth stocks is a long-term proposition. One of the beauties of following a dividend growth strategy is that you don't have to watch your portfolio or the market on a daily basis. For the most part, daily, monthly and yearly movements are just noise in the system.

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Warren Buffett ups the ante with an offer during a Bloomberg interview to donate millions of dollars to help reduce the nation's deficit .. 15 percent of his annual income .. if at least 50 Capitol Hill lawmakers do the same.