5 Value Stocks In The Basic Materials Sector

Understanding Value Stocks

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.

Below is a list of notable value stocks in the basic materials sector:

1. Clearwater Paper CLW - P/E: 7.53
2. Tronox Holdings TROX - P/E: 2.95
3. Kinross Gold KGC - P/E: 7.11
4. Koppers Hldgs KOP - P/E: 7.91
5. Ternium TX - P/E: 9.69

This quarter, Clearwater Paper experienced a decrease in earnings per share, which was 1.59 in Q3 and is now 1.45. Clearwater Paper does not have a dividend yield, which investors should be aware of when considering holding onto such a stock.

Tronox Holdings has reported Q4 earnings per share at 0.19, which has increased by 280.0% compared to Q3, which was 0.05. Its most recent dividend yield is at 1.59%, which has decreased by 1.03% from 2.62% in the previous quarter.

This quarter, Kinross Gold experienced an increase in earnings per share, which was 0.25 in Q3 and is now 0.27. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 1.63%, which has increased by 0.17% from last quarter's yield of 1.46%.

Koppers Hldgs saw a decrease in earnings per share from 1.64 in Q3 to 0.75 now. Koppers Hldgs does not have a dividend yield, which investors should be aware of when considering holding onto such a stock.

This quarter, Ternium experienced an increase in earnings per share, which was 0.74 in Q3 and is now 2.11. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 0.66%, which has decreased by 5.01% from last quarter's yield of 5.67%.

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.