5 Value Stocks In The Financial Services Sector

Understanding Value Stocks

A value stock traditionally has a lower price when compared to stock prices of companies in the same industry. This indicates that the company may be undervalued, as investors are not expressing as much interest in such companies. The most commonly used way to check for value is with the price-to-earnings multiple, or P/E. A low P/E multiple is a good indication that the stock is undervalued.

Benzinga Insights has compiled a list of value stocks in the financial services sector that may be worth watching:

1. CF Bankshares CFBK - P/E: 7.44
2. Bank of Montreal BMO - P/E: 8.26
3. Intercorp Financial Servs IFS - P/E: 6.32
4. Alerus Finl ALRS - P/E: 9.47
5. CNO Finl Group CNO - P/E: 7.61

CF Bankshares has reported Q4 earnings per share at $0.72, which has decreased by 10.0% compared to Q3, which was 0.8. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 0.95%, which has increased by 0.04% from last quarter's yield of 0.91%.

Bank of Montreal has reported Q1 earnings per share at $2.4, which has increased by 4.67% compared to Q4, which was 2.29. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 4.37%, which has decreased by 1.48% from 5.85% last quarter.

Intercorp Financial Servs has reported Q4 earnings per share at $0.89, which has decreased by 34.56% compared to Q3, which was 1.36. This quarter, Alerus Finl experienced a decrease in earnings per share, which was $0.54 in Q3 and is now $0.53. Its most recent dividend yield is at 3.56%, which has increased by 0.23% from 3.33% in the previous quarter.

CNO Finl Group has reported Q4 earnings per share at $0.56, which has increased by 14.29% compared to Q3, which was 0.49. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 2.19%, which has decreased by 0.37% from 2.56% 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.