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PBCT, IRF, MTRN, HWAY, TMO, Bank Stocks Undervalued

^{Published on 2011-04-27 06:12:54 - WOPRAI}
 

April 27, 2011/ M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / http://www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the Bank sector and these stocks are the most undervalued as of today. PEOPLE'S UNITED FINANCIAL (NASDAQ:PBCT), INTL RECTIFIER CORP (NYSE:IRF), METARUNNER INC (NYSE:MTRN), HEALTHWAYS INC (NASDAQ:HWAY), THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC (NYSE:TMO) are all expected to go Up as they are Undervalued according to industry standard valuation metrics. The valuation model employs a three-factor approach to stock valuation using fundamental variables--the company's trailing 12-month Earnings-Per-Share (EPS), the analyst consensus estimate of the company's forecasted 12-month EPS, and the 30-year Treasury yield--to create a highly accurate reflection of a company's fair value.

The chart below displays the projected Fair Value and Valuation discount/premium of the most undervalued stocks in the highlighted industry group:

     Symbol     Company Name                        Last Close     Fair Value     Valuation                   Industry               
     PBCT       PEOPLE'S UNITED FINANCIAL           $13.48         $14.36         6.10% Undervalued           Bank                   
     IRF        INTL RECTIFIER CORP                 $33.61         $35.36         4.90% Undervalued           Electronic             
     MTRN       METARUNNER INC                      $40.85         $42.91         4.80% Undervalued           MetalProducts          
     HWAY       HEALTHWAYS INC                      $15.15         $15.84         4.40% Undervalued           Healthcare             
     TMO        THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC        $58.08         $60.38         3.80% Undervalued           Instruments            

Here are some of the variables that are utilized when calculating the Fair Market Valuation of a stock: Long-run EPS growth rate, Duration of Business-growth-cycle, Volatility of EPS growth rate, Systematic or beta risk of the firm, Correlation between the firm's EPS and the interest rate environment, EPS growth volatility, Dividend payout ratio, Buffer earnings, Interest rate related criteria: Interest rate (30 year yield) long-run level, Duration of interest rate cycle, Interest rate volatility. The Fair Market Valuation uses 12-month historic and forecasted EPS values and the current 30-year treasury yield as primary determinants. When calculating risk/return values such as the Sharpe ratio, the historic periods used are five years.

Some expected results of the Valuation Model are: the valuation of a stock increases in a declining interest rate environment. Increasing current and/or projected EPS will produce a higher Valuation. While long-term EPS growth would produce a corresponding long-term Valuation increase, concomitant long-term interest rate increases would offset EPS growth and depress the Valuation. The shorter a company's own business cycle, the higher its stock Valuation will be.

PEOPLE'S UNITED FINANCIAL (NASDAQ:PBCT) - Peoples United Financial, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Peoples United Bank that provides commercial banking, retail and small business banking, and wealth management services to individual, corporate, and municipal customers. The company operates in three segments: Commercial Banking, Retail Banking and Small Business, and Wealth Management. The Commercial Banking segment provides commercial lending, commercial real estate lending, indirect auto lending, and commercial deposit products and services, as well as equipment financing, cash management, correspondent banking, and municipal banking services. The Retail Banking and Small Business segment offers consumer and small business deposit products; consumer lending products, including residential mortgage and home equity; and small business lending and merchant services. The Wealth Management segment provides trust, corporate trust, brokerage, financial advisory, investment management, life insurance, and other insurance services, as well as involves in private banking activities. In addition, the company offers online banking and investment trading, and telephone banking services. As of December 31, 2009, it operated a network of 300 branches, including 81 full-service supermarket branches, 39 investment and brokerage offices, 16 commercial banking offices, and 10 Peoples Capital and Leasing Corp offices; and approximately 400 automated teller machines in Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York. The company was founded in 1842 and is headquartered in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

INTL RECTIFIER CORP (NYSE:IRF) - International Rectifier Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of power management semiconductors. Its Power Management Devices segment provides discrete power MOSFETs for use in power supply; automotive; and notebook, industrial, and commercial battery powered applications. The companys Energy-Saving Products segment offers HVICs, digital control ICs, micro-electronic relay ICs, motion control modules, and IGBTs for washing machines, refrigerators, air conditioners, fans, pumps, compressors, various lighting products, and consumer applications. Its HiRel segment provides RAD-Hard power management modules, power MOSFETs, ICs, and DC/DC converters, as well as other power components that address power management requirements in satellites, launch vehicles, aircraft, ships, submarines, and other defense applications. The companys Enterprise Power segment offers low-voltage ICs, including XPhase and SupIRBuck; iPOWIR integrated power stages; and low-voltage DirectFET Power MOSFETs that focus on data center applications and communication infrastructure equipment end markets. Its Automotive Products segment provides automotive qualified HVICs; intelligent power switch ICs; and power MOSFETs, including DirectFET and IGBTs for various automotive customers and applications. The companys Intellectual Property segment designs and develops value-added products for licensing. Its Transition Services segment offers transition services, including wafer fabrication, assembly, product supply, test, and other manufacturing related support services. The company primarily serves original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and contract manufacturers. It operates in the United States, Asia, and Europe. The company was founded in 1947 and is based in El Segundo, California.

METARUNNER INC (NYSE:MTRN) - METARUNNER INC

HEALTHWAYS INC (NASDAQ:HWAY) - Healthways, Inc. provides specialized, comprehensive solutions to assist people in maintaining or improving their health and well-being. Its solutions are designed to assist healthy individuals stay healthy, mitigate, and slow the progression of disease associated with family or lifestyle risk factors; and promote the possible health for those already affected by disease. The companys evidence-based programs provide specific and personalized interventions for each individual in a population, irrespective of age or health status, and are delivered to consumers by phone, mail, Internet, and face-to-face interactions. Healthways, Inc. also provides a national, fully accredited complementary and alternative Health Provider Network, and a national Fitness Center Network, offering access to individuals who seek health services outside of, and in conjunction with, the traditional healthcare system. The company delivers its programs to various customers, including health plans, governments, employers, pharmacy benefit managers, and hospitals in the United States and internationally. It operates care enhancement and coaching centers staffed with licensed health professionals, as well as a network of complementary and alternative medicine and chiropractic practitioners. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC (NYSE:TMO) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. provides analytical instruments, equipment, reagents and consumables, software, and services for research, manufacture, analysis, discovery, and diagnostics. Its Analytical Technologies segment offers analytical instruments to analyze prepared samples, software interpretation tools, laboratory information management systems, and laboratory automation systems; environmental instruments and integrated systems for environmental monitoring, safety, and security applications; and process instruments, integrated systems, and measurement solutions. It also provides diagnostics products used in healthcare laboratories to prepare and analyze patient samples; and biosciences products comprising reagents and consumables used in life science research, drug discovery, and biopharmaceutical production. The companys Laboratory Products and Services segment offers laboratory equipment, including sample preparation, environment storage and handling equipment, and laboratory workstations; laboratory consumables; research market solutions consisting of chemicals, instruments and apparatus, liquid handling pumps and devices, and capital equipment and consumables; and healthcare market products comprising analytical equipment, diagnostic tools, and reagents and consumables. It also provides workplace and first responder equipment, protective gear, and apparel; and packaging, warehousing, distribution, labeling, pharmaceutical and biospecimen storage, and analytical laboratory services in the area of drug discovery and pharmaceutical clinical trials. The company serves pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions, government agencies, and environmental and industrial process control settings primarily in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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