Intrinsic Value with Stock Rover

February 4, 2026 Ken Leoni  Printer Friendly

Determining the true worth of a company is the ultimate goal of value investing. But with market price fluctuations, how do you know if you are paying a fair price? This post explores Absolute Valuation, the process of determining a stock’s intrinsic value based on its own financial strength, and how Stock Rover handles the heavy lifting for you.

What is Absolute Valuation?

Absolute valuation determines what a company is worth by looking strictly at its internal financial health, such as cash flows and earnings, rather than comparing it to other stocks. The gold standard for this is the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), which estimates a company’s future cash generation and “discounts” it back to what those dollars are worth today.

How Stock Rover Automates the Search for Value

DCF analysis is a sound method for estimating fair value, but manually applying it across a large universe of stocks is time-consuming. Stock Rover includes professional-grade tools that automate and speed up this work:

• Proprietary Fair Value Metric: Stock Rover uses a sophisticated model to compute the “Fair Value” for over 7,000 stocks. This represents what the stock should be worth based on forecasted future earnings and cash flows.
• The Margin of Safety: Perhaps the most critical metric for a value investor, this represents the percentage difference between the Fair Value and the current market price.
• Research Reports: Stock Rover generates comprehensive, 8-page analyst-style reports with a single click. These reports bring together fair value, margin of safety, peer comparisons, and key fundamentals to provide a structured overview of a stock’s valuation and financial context.

Step-by-Step: Analyzing Absolute Value in Stock Rover

1. Check the Insight Panel → Summary:
   
   Select any ticker in the Table and open the Insight Panel. The Summary tab displays the Fair Value and Margin of Safety of the ticker.
   

   

2. Compare Valuation Metrics in the Table:
   
   While the Insight Panel gives you the bottom line, the Table reveals the details behind Fair Value. Switch to the “Fair Value” view in the Table to see the specific inputs driving that valuation, such as the WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital) and expected growth rates. The Fair Value view also allows you to scan these metrics across multiple stocks at once, helping you identify which companies have the most attractive valuation assumptions.
   

   

3. Generate a Research Report:
   
   Right-click on any ticker in the Table and select Research Report to produce an on-demand report. The report presents the Fair Value, Margin of Safety, peer comparisons, and key financial metrics in a clear narrative, providing a professional-grade overview to support your analysis.
   

   

Key Valuation Metrics at a Glance

Below are the core metrics you should monitor within the Stock Rover platform to understand the mechanics of your valuation.

Frequently Asked Questions