5 Value Stocks To Watch In The Healthcare 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 healthcare sector:

1. Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals KNSA - P/E: 5.11
2. Pfizer PFE - P/E: 9.75
3. Akerna KERN - P/E: 0.11
4. Spok Holdings SPOK - P/E: 7.47
5. Acorda Therapeutics ACOR - P/E: 1.79

This quarter, Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals experienced an increase in earnings per share, which was $-0.18 in Q1 and is now $-0.02. Pfizer has reported Q2 earnings per share at $0.67, which has decreased by 45.53% compared to Q1, which was 1.23. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 4.22%, which has increased by 0.05% from 4.17% last quarter.

Most recently, Akerna reported earnings per share at $-0.89, whereas in Q3 earnings per share sat at $-1.36. Spok Holdings saw an increase in earnings per share from 0.15 in Q1 to $0.23 now. Its most recent dividend yield is at 10.82%, which has increased by 0.99% from 9.83% in the previous quarter.

Acorda Therapeutics saw an increase in earnings per share from -13.8 in Q1 to $-7.55 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.