A Look Into Financial Services Sector Value Stocks

What Defines a Value Stock?

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.

Below is a list of notable value stocks in the financial services sector:

1. Western Union WU - P/E: 5.79
2. Waterdrop WDH - P/E: 8.2
3. Great Southern Bancorp GSBC - P/E: 7.8
4. Citizens Holding CIZN - P/E: 8.55
5. OFG Bancorp OFG - P/E: 7.92

Most recently, Western Union reported earnings per share at $0.43, whereas in Q2 earnings per share sat at $0.51. Its most recent dividend yield is at 7.74%, which has decreased by 0.12% from 7.86% in the previous quarter.

Waterdrop's earnings per share for Q2 sits at $0.02, whereas in Q1, they were at 0.03. Most recently, Great Southern Bancorp reported earnings per share at $1.33, whereas in Q2 earnings per share sat at $1.52. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 3.28%, which has increased by 0.24% from 3.04% last quarter.

Citizens Holding's earnings per share for Q3 sits at $0.22, whereas in Q2, they were at 0.05. Its most recent dividend yield is at 6.28%, which has increased by 1.15% from 5.13% in the previous quarter.

OFG Bancorp's earnings per share for Q3 sits at $0.95, whereas in Q2, they were at 0.93. Its most recent dividend yield is at 3.04%, which has increased by 0.4% from 2.64% 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.