We recently published a list of 10 Oversold Value Stocks To Buy Right Now. In this article, we are going to take a look at where TORM plc (NASDAQ:TRMD) stands against the other oversold value stocks.

After Trump’s victory in the presidential election, US stocks surged to record highs. Much of the stock market’s history reveals that value stocks have outperformed their growthier counterparts but the trend has reversed over the last decade. With mega-sized technology stocks especially those driven by AI dominating, the reverse trend intensified. It is important to consider that the Morningstar US Large Growth Index has returned 258% and the Morningstar US Large Value Index has returned 148% in the last decade, reflecting a significant difference.

Growth stocks looked unstoppable until a week in July when the Morningstar growth index fell 3.97% while the value index climbed 3.39%. This was when the investors were confident about the interest rate cuts that were to be executed in the later part of the year. Thus, it looked like they shifted their focus from big tech to more underperforming sectors.

Over the next year, the outlook for value stocks looks bright as concluded by Bankrate’s quarterly Market Mavens Survey. The survey revealed that experts see value-priced equities outperforming over the next four quarters. 42% of respondents preferred value stocks to growth stock over the next year while 33% think returns will be about the same.

When leading investing professionals were asked whether value stocks or growth stocks would offer greater returns over the next year, they put forward different reasons for their preferences. While the view regarding value outperforming growth at the start of a rate-cutting cycle was noticed in the responses, one of the experts inclined towards value stocks by stating:

“If the Fed is cutting rates because the economy is faltering, market participants are apt to seek out the best growth opportunities in a weakening growth environment. However, if economic growth holds up and rates come down, value would be the place to be for the best return prospects.”

Others were of the opinion that falling inflation and interest rates would benefit both classes equally.

Our Methodology

In order to compile a list of the 10 oversold value stocks to buy right now, we first used a stock screener to identify value stocks that have fallen by at least 30% year-to-date and are trading at a forward P/E ratio under 15, as of November 22. We focused on companies trading in industries including consumer staples, financials, legacy healthcare, industrials, and materials. Finally, we ranked the stocks in ascending order of their hedge fund holders, as of Q3 data.

At Insider Monkey we are obsessed with the stocks that hedge funds pile into. The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 275% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 150 percentage points (see more details here).

TORM plc (NASDAQ:TRMD)

Year-to-Date Decline: 30.97% 

Forward PE: 4.42

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 25

TORM plc (NASDAQ:TRMD) is one of the world’s largest owners and operators of product tankers that transport refined oil products and chemicals. The firm was founded in 1889 and has 9 offices in Denmark, India, the Philippines, Singapore, the UK, the UAE, and the US. TORM has a highly diversified blue-chip customer base comprising top independent oil companies, state-owned oil companies, oil traders, and refiners.

TORM is a pure-play product tanker company that differs from most of its peers in the industry. The firm follows a unique approach and integrates both commercial and technical management in-house. Its operating model with integrated in-house commercial and technical management has proved to be one of the strongest in the industry. As evident from the high earnings and free cash flow achieved in recent years, the firm is in a good position to continue growth.

The company’s performance in the third quarter was promising despite the impact of seasonality. Fleet-wide freight rates were slightly above last year’s levels. The firm entered into an agreement to acquire eight second-hand 2014-15 built MR vessels. In the first nine months of 2024, adjusted EBITDA was 709.2 million and net profit was $534.1 million climbing over the year, reflecting the strong market fundamentals and the growth of its fleet.

TORM plc (NASDAQ:TRMD) is a leading global product tanker company with a modern and well-maintained fleet. The firm has been dedicated to operational excellence since its inception in 1889. Customers globally rely on the company to move the gasoline, naphtha, diesel, and jet fuel that enable businesses to run every day.

Overall, TRMD ranks 7th on our list of oversold value stocks to buy right now. While we acknowledge the potential of TRMD as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some deeply undervalued AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for a deeply undervalued AI stock that is more promising than TRMD but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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