5 Value Stocks To Watch In The Consumer Defensive 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.

The following stocks are considered to be notable value stocks in the consumer defensive sector:

1. Perdoceo Education PRDO - P/E: 9.24
2. Village Super Market VLGEA - P/E: 9.96
3. Post Hldgs POST - P/E: 6.27
4. Sunlands Technology STG - P/E: 1.38
5. 51 Talk Online Education COE - P/E: 2.08

Perdoceo Education saw a decrease in earnings per share from 0.39 in Q3 to $0.31 now. This quarter, Village Super Market experienced an increase in earnings per share, which was $0.76 in Q1 and is now $0.85. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 4.41%, which has increased by 0.14% from 4.27% last quarter.

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.

This quarter, Sunlands Technology experienced an increase in earnings per share, which was $1.69 in Q3 and is now $1.89. 51 Talk Online Education saw an increase in earnings per share from -3.76 in Q1 to $-2.68 now.

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.