What are 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.
The following stocks are considered to be notable value stocks in the utilities sector:
- Brookfield Renewable BEPC - P/E: 3.83
- Clearway Energy CWEN - P/E: 5.29
- Enel Chile ENIC - P/E: 2.9
- Genie Energy GNE - P/E: 6.73
- Pampa Energia PAM - P/E: 6.11
Brookfield Renewable has reported Q1 earnings per share at $-0.09, which has increased by 43.75% compared to Q4, which was -0.16. Its most recent dividend yield is at 4.19%, which has decreased by 0.13% from 4.32% in the previous quarter.
Clearway Energy saw a decrease in earnings per share from 0.1 in Q4 to $0.0 now. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 5.09%, which has increased by 0.56% from 4.53% last quarter.
Enel Chile's earnings per share for Q1 sits at $0.13, whereas in Q4, they were at 0.86. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 1.41%, which has decreased by 35.63% from 37.04% last quarter.
This quarter, Genie Energy experienced a decrease in earnings per share, which was $0.61 in Q4 and is now $0.54. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 1.96%, which has decreased by 0.45% from 2.41% last quarter.
Pampa Energia's earnings per share for Q1 sits at $2.56, whereas in Q4, they were at 2.05.
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.
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