Overview Of Value Stocks In The Consumer Cyclical Sector

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.

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

1. Torrid Holdings CURV - P/E: 7.58
2. KB Home KBH - P/E: 6.31
3. Chico's FAS CHS - P/E: 6.54
4. Virco Mfg VIRC - P/E: 3.58
5. Ark Restaurants ARKR - P/E: 8.82

Torrid Holdings's earnings per share for Q1 sits at $0.11, whereas in Q4, they were at -0.04. KB Home's earnings per share for Q2 sits at $1.94, whereas in Q1, they were at 1.45. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 1.51%, which has increased by 0.04% from last quarter's yield of 1.47%.

Chico's FAS's earnings per share for Q1 sits at $0.32, whereas in Q4, they were at 0.06. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 9.21%, which has increased by 0.84% from last quarter's yield of 8.37%.

Virco Mfg saw a decrease in earnings per share from 0.25 in Q4 to $-0.09 now. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 1.4%, which has decreased by 0.06% from 1.46% last quarter.

Ark Restaurants saw a decrease in earnings per share from 0.47 in Q1 to $-0.13 now. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 4.28%, which has increased by 1.76% from 2.52% 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.