A Look Into Consumer Defensive Sector Value Stocks

Understanding Value Stocks

A value stock is traditionally defined in terms of how investors in the marketplace are valuing that company's future growth prospects. Low P/E multiples are good base indicators that the company is undervalued and can most likely be labelled as a value stock.

Below is a list of notable value stocks in the consumer defensive sector:

1. Post Hldgs POST - P/E: 8.01
2. Tyson Foods TSN - P/E: 7.3
3. Natural Alternatives Intl NAII - P/E: 6.41
4. Herbalife Nutrition HLF - P/E: 5.94
5. Ingles Markets IMKTA - P/E: 6.49

Post Hldgs's earnings per share for Q1 sits at $1.08, whereas in Q4, they were at 0.85. Its most recent dividend yield is at 6.43%, which has increased by 0.76% from 5.67% in the previous quarter.

Tyson Foods's earnings per share for Q4 sits at $1.63, whereas in Q3, they were at 1.94. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 2.89%, which has increased by 0.47% from last quarter's yield of 2.42%.

Natural Alternatives Intl has reported Q1 earnings per share at $0.18, which has decreased by 65.38% compared to Q4, which was 0.52. Most recently, Herbalife Nutrition reported earnings per share at $0.91, whereas in Q2 earnings per share sat at $0.96. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 1.71%, which has decreased by 1.82% from last quarter's yield of 3.53%.

Most recently, Ingles Markets reported earnings per share at $3.65, whereas in Q4 earnings per share sat at $3.69. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 0.67%, which has decreased by 0.14% from 0.81% last quarter.

These 5 value stocks were selected by Benzinga Insights based on quantified analysis. While this methodical judgment process is not meant to make final decisions, our technology can give investors additional perception into the sector.