The Meaning Behind 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.
Benzinga Insights has compiled a list of value stocks in the financial services sector that may be worth watching:
- Mitsubishi UFJ Finl Gr MUFG - P/E: 9.48
- Lufax Holding LU - P/E: 9.41
- CPI Card PMTS - P/E: 5.82
- OneMain Holdings OMF - P/E: 7.53
- Lloyds Banking Group LYG - P/E: 5.09
Mitsubishi UFJ Finl Gr saw a decrease in earnings per share from 0.48 in Q4 to $0.34 now. Lufax Holding saw an increase in earnings per share from 0.04 in Q1 to $0.06 now. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 6.0%, which has increased by 0.87% from last quarter's yield of 5.13%.
Most recently, CPI Card reported earnings per share at $0.55, whereas in Q1 earnings per share sat at $0.91. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 5.71%, which has increased by 1.71% from 4.0% last quarter.
Most recently, OneMain Holdings reported earnings per share at $1.01, whereas in Q1 earnings per share sat at $1.46. Its most recent dividend yield is at 8.33%, which has decreased by 2.03% from 10.36% in the previous quarter.
Lloyds Banking Group saw a decrease in earnings per share from 0.11 in Q1 to $0.08 now.
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.
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