Not exact matches
A lower annual
growth rate for other countries would also have been
estimated, and again the relative
ranking of the United States would remain unchanged (see the unabridged report, Appendix B, Figure B2).
Also, as a value investor myself, I think the following pair of questions is worthy of reflection and debate: 1) Is undervaluation better thought of as a
ranking factor or a safety factor — e.g. should one try to pick the most undervalued stocks so they go up the most, or should I try to pick stocks with most improving outlook and use undervaluation and / or low
growth estimates as a safety net in case they blow up?
Regardless of how a stock might score based on its valuation metrics or
growth attributes, etc., a poor Zacks
Rank still means the company's earnings
estimate revisions are going down, which means a much greater likelihood that the stock will go down too.
The team
ranks the stocks in this universe based on a series of
growth factors, such as the change in consensus earnings
estimates over time, the company's history of meeting earnings targets, earnings quality and improvements on return on equity, as well as a series of value criteria, such as price - to - earnings ratio and free cash flow relative to enterprise value.
Forbes compiled its list of fastest - growing cities for 2015 by analyzing the 100 most populated metro areas in the U.S. and
ranking them on six metrics, including
estimated population increases, job
growth, economic
growth, and the median annual pay for college - educated workers.