Top 10 rated U.S. value stocks per SA quant metrics
Wall Street stumbled out of the gate on Monday morning with heightened volatility and geopolitical uncertainties swirling around the air. As a result, a shift towards value-oriented stocks as a safer bet during these turbulent times has gained attention.
In response, Seeking Alpha has provided the investment community with a guide of notable value-based stocks that investors can further analyze.
For reference, the screener that was used to identify the below list of value-oriented stocks were as follows: U.S. stocks with at least $10B in market cap and a Seeking Alpha valuation grade of an A or A+. The list is ranked by SA quant ratings.
Top Rated U.S. Value Stocks Per SA Metrics
No. 10: Altria Group, Inc. (MO), quant rating 3.37.
No. 9: Charter Communications (CHTR), quant rating 3.38.
No. 8: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY), quant rating 3.46.
No. 7: Delta Air Lines (DAL), quant rating 4.03.
No. 6: United Airlines Holdings (UAL), quant rating 4.48.
No. 5: Synchrony Financial (SYF), quant rating 4.84.
No. 4: General Motors Company (GM), quant rating 4.86.
No. 3: Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (PPC), quant rating 4.87.
No. 2: Discover Financial Services (DFS), quant rating 4.91.
No.1: Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC), quant rating 4.96.
Year-to-date performance: MO +24.2%, CHTR -16%, BMY +4.9%, DAL +7.4%, UAL +37%, SYF +25.9%, GM +4.6%, PPC +28.1%, DFS +15.9%, and THC +55.4%.
Additionally, investors looking for a more diversified approach to value investing, here are some of Wall Street’s largest value focused ETFs: (NYSEARCA:VTV), (VBR), (EFV), (AVUV), (IWS), (DFUV), (DFAT), (DFIV), (IJJ), (RPV), (JAVA), and (PWV).