A Look Into Consumer Defensive Sector Value Stocks

What Defines a Value Stock?

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. Skillsoft SKIL - P/E: 1.54
2. Herbalife Nutrition HLF - P/E: 4.58
3. Tarena International TEDU - P/E: 3.31
4. Natural Alternatives Intl NAII - P/E: 6.36
5. Albertsons Companies ACI - P/E: 9.23

Skillsoft saw a decrease in earnings per share from -0.19 in Q3 to $-0.21 now. Herbalife Nutrition saw a decrease in earnings per share from 0.91 in Q3 to $0.53 now. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 1.71%, which has decreased by 1.82% from 3.53% last quarter.

Tarena International's earnings per share for Q4 sits at $-0.18, whereas in Q3, they were at 0.45. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 0.0%, which has decreased by 4.32% from 4.32% last quarter.

Natural Alternatives Intl saw an increase in earnings per share from 0.18 in Q1 to $0.31 now. Albertsons Companies has reported Q4 earnings per share at $0.79, which has decreased by 9.2% compared to Q3, which was 0.87. Its most recent dividend yield is at 2.26%, which has decreased by 0.03% from 2.29% in the previous 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.