5 Value Stocks To Watch In The Real Estate 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.

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

1. Comstock Holding Co CHCI - P/E: 6.92
2. Corporacion Inmobiliaria VTMX - P/E: 8.98
3. Sotherly Hotels SOHO - P/E: 5.97
4. Forestar Group FOR - P/E: 9.09
5. Chicago Atlantic Real REFI - P/E: 7.15

Comstock Holding Co saw a decrease in earnings per share from 0.07 in Q1 to $0.05 now. This quarter, Corporacion Inmobiliaria experienced a decrease in earnings per share, which was $0.01 in Q2 and is now $0.0. Sotherly Hotels has reported Q2 earnings per share at $0.36, which has increased by 50.0% compared to Q1, which was 0.24. Its most recent dividend yield is at 8.14%, which has increased by 0.14% from 8.0% in the previous quarter.

Forestar Group saw an increase in earnings per share from 0.54 in Q2 to $0.93 now. Chicago Atlantic Real's earnings per share for Q2 sits at $0.55, whereas in Q1, they were at 0.62. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 12.34%, which has increased by 0.17% from last quarter's yield of 12.17%.

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.