A Look Into Consumer Defensive Sector Value Stocks

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 consumer defensive sector:

1. Vector Group VGR - P/E: 9.65
2. Sunlands Technology STG - P/E: 1.39
3. iHuman IH - P/E: 6.18
4. Perdoceo Education PRDO - P/E: 8.11
5. Ingles Markets IMKTA - P/E: 7.35

Vector Group saw an increase in earnings per share from 0.32 in Q2 to $0.33 now. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 7.46%, which has decreased by 0.07% from 7.53% last quarter.

Most recently, Sunlands Technology reported earnings per share at $1.31, whereas in Q2 earnings per share sat at $1.73. iHuman has reported Q2 earnings per share at $0.11, which has decreased by 26.67% compared to Q1, which was 0.15. Perdoceo Education has reported Q3 earnings per share at $0.64, which has increased by 4.92% compared to Q2, which was 0.61. Ingles Markets's earnings per share for Q4 sits at $2.77, whereas in Q3, they were at 2.54. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 0.88%, which has increased by 0.09% from last quarter's yield of 0.79%.

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.