Should Value Investors Buy Oil States International (OIS) Stock?

Investors should also recognize that OIS has a P/B ratio of 0.50. The P/B ratio pits a stock's market value against its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. This stock's P/B looks attractive against its industry's average P/B of 1.21. Within the past 52 weeks, OIS's P/B has been as high as 0.60 and as low as 0.37, with a median of 0.46. Zacks has developed the innovative Style Scores system to highlight stocks with specific traits. For example, value investors will be intere ...