It looks for relatively undervalued stocks but tries to
avoid value traps by only selecting the companies with the highest stock price increase over the last 6 months.
But as a way
of avoiding value traps — stocks that are cheap for a reason — they also suggest using a momentum filter.
The momentum overlay seeks to
avoid value traps by gaining exposure to value stocks that are displaying relative price strength.
Some of the most powerful screens like the O'Shaughnessy trending value
screen avoid value traps by using a momentum factor.
It's not perfect, and it's still a work in process, but anchoring estimates of intrinsic value on the earnings power of company assets (relative to a required rate of return, which I set at an exacting 10 %)
helps avoid value traps.
«The best way to
avoid a value trap is to ask the obvious question; «if this stock is so cheap, why is it cheap?
«I think that it's easy to
avoid value traps.
That's how we try to
avoid value traps» Eric Marshall
The goal is to
avoid value traps and only invest in real value stocks.
We believe our methodology helps identify the most attractive stocks at the best time to consider buying, helping to
avoid value traps and lagging performance due to the opportunity cost of holding a stock with great potential but at an inopportune time.
My focus on accounting integrity, similar to to the work done by Piotorski, helps value investing work by
avoiding value traps.
However, you want to make sure that
you avoid value traps, which could mean the company really was on the decline, and not just undervalued.
Remember, to
avoid value traps, you should look for three criteria: share repurchases, dividend relative to its peers, and debt reduction.
(Strong) Momentum: Many investors seek out stocks with strong momentum in order to
avoid value traps, viewed as companies that are trading at low multiples but offer little in the way of future potential.
Exposure to momentum may help identify investment trends and
avoid value traps, while exposure to volatility may help provide defense against market downturns.
I think it's easy to
avoid value traps.
The goal is to
avoid value traps and only invest in real value stocks.
Enabled by modern technology, investors can now enhance a pure value strategy by using momentum to improve timing, measuring quality to
avoid value traps, and diversifying active bets into less efficiently priced small stocks.
Finally, to
avoid value traps, the methodology screens out the worst performers by excluding the bottom 5 % of securities with negative one - year price performance.
The actual goal of a value investor is to
avoid value traps.
However, you want to make sure that
you avoid value traps, which could mean the company -LSB-...]
It also helps you identify and
avoid value traps.
In part III of the interview the gurus discuss how to
avoid value traps.