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J2 Global Is A Small-Cap Gem In A Big-Cap Tech World

j2 Global Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM) is an integrated telecommunications service company trading below intrinsic value. The company provides business cloud services (VoIP, eVoice, eFax, Corporate cloud storage) to the enterprise and digital media (properties like PCMag, AskMen, IGN, Ookla and Speedtest) to the consumer. To continue reading please visit Seeking Alpha.

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Fundamental Analysis: j2 Global Inc (NASDAQ:JCOM)

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We look at j2 Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCOM) [Trend Analysis] a company in the Technology industry currently at the attention of investors, to assess if it provides value for investors considering buying or selling it. Currently j2 Global, Inc. is trading at $68.01 after moving up 0.10% in the previous day of trading.

JCOM is trading with a trailing 12 month P/E multiple of 27.99 and an estimated forward P/E multiple of 15.41. The stock has an estimated 5 year annual growth of 14.97% and a PEG multiple of 1.87.

Rather than the usual Price to Earnings (P/E) multiple method, we use a slightly different method to assess if j2 Global, Inc. is potentially a value buy for investors, the PEG ratio (P/E to growth). This PEG multiple takes into account the expected long term growth in earnings of the company rather than merely the growth for one earnings period ahead as forward P/E does.

That is to say, P/E simply doesn’t account for the long term prospects of JCOM. As a rule of thumb, a stock with a PEG of between 0 and 1 is usually considered to be underpriced, between 1 and 2 to be at fair value and over 2 to be overpriced. Based on the PEG ratio of JCOM being 1.87, we consider j2 Global, Inc. to likely be priced at fair value.

This analysis means that value buyers who do not currently hold j2 Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCOM) should probably look for better value alternatives and investors currently holding the stock should either continue to hold or sell and look for alternatives.

The mean analyst 12 month target price for j2 Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCOM) is currently $73.00 or 7.34% above the current price. Additionally, the stock has been as high as $72.50 and as low as $47.29 in the last 52 weeks. Analysts are estimating that JCOM will report earnings per share of $0.97 next quarter.

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Fundamental Analysis: j2 Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCOM)

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j2 Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCOM) [Trend Analysis] shares recently had a big jump in mid february as they reported earnings and hiked their dividend, while analysts believe M&A activities will be a major catalyst for the stock. For those who rely on fundamentals, how does the pricing of this stock look from a growth and value pricing angle?

j2 Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCOM) last traded at $67.91 after moving up 0.74% for the trading day.

JCOM is trading with a trailing 12 month P/E multiple of 25.82 and an estimated forward P/E multiple of 15.60. The stock has an estimated 5 year annual growth of 15.01% and a PEG multiple of 1.72.

From a value investor perspective, as mentioned j2 Global, Inc. trades on an estimated forward P/E multiple of 15.60. The current estimated forward P/E ratio for the market as a whole is approximately 19.82. Therefore, for value investors JCOM appears to be underpriced.

For growth investors, who are more interested in growth into the longer term for the stock, we look at the PEG multiple (P/E to growth) of j2 Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCOM). This PEG multiple takes into account the expected long term growth in earnings of j2 Global, Inc. rather than merely the growth for one full earnings period ahead.

As a rule of thumb, growth investors often believe a stock with a PEG of between 0 and 1 is considered to be underpriced, between 1 and 2 to be at fair value and over 2 to be overpriced. Based on the PEG ratio of JCOM being 1.72, we consider j2 Global, Inc. to likely be priced at fair value.

The mean analyst 12 month target price for j2 Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCOM) is currently $71.00 or 4.55% above the current price. Additionally, the stock has been as high as $68.20 and as low as $43.58 in the last 52 weeks. Analysts are estimating that JCOM will report earnings per share of $0.94 next quarter.