5 Value Stocks In The Financial Services Sector

What are 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 financial services sector:

1. Bank of the James Finl Gr BOTJ - P/E: 7.4
2. Prospect Capital PSEC - P/E: 3.57
3. Sun Life Finl SLF - P/E: 8.83
4. Middlefield Banc MBCN - P/E: 8.53
5. BlackRock Cap Inv BKCC - P/E: 5.43

Bank of the James Finl Gr's earnings per share for Q2 sits at $0.48, whereas in Q1, they were at 0.45. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 2.25%, which has increased by 0.33% from last quarter's yield of 1.92%.

Prospect Capital looks to be undervalued. It possesses an EPS of $0.22, which has not changed since last quarter (Q2). The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 9.22%, which has ('', 'not changed') by 0.0% from 9.22% last quarter.

Sun Life Finl has reported Q1 earnings per share at $1.14, which has decreased by 5.79% compared to Q4, which was 1.21. Its most recent dividend yield is at 4.34%, which has increased by 0.76% from 3.58% in the previous quarter.

Middlefield Banc saw an increase in earnings per share from 0.65 in Q1 to $0.78 now. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 2.59%, which has decreased by 0.06% from 2.65% last quarter.

BlackRock Cap Inv has been featured as a value stock. BlackRock Cap Inv's Q1 EPS sits at $0.08, which has not changed since last quarter (Q4). Its most recent dividend yield is at 9.78%, which has ('', 'not changed') by 0.0% from 9.78% in the previous quarter.

The Significance: A value stock may need some time to rebound from its undervalued position. The risk of investing in a value stock is that this emergence may never materialize.