What are 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:
- X Financial XYF - P/E: 1.36
- John Marshall Bancorp JMSB - P/E: 9.48
- Banco BBVA Argentina BBAR - P/E: 5.04
- First Business Finl Servs FBIZ - P/E: 6.62
- Woori Financial Group WF - P/E: 3.11
X Financial's earnings per share for Q2 sits at $1.03, whereas in Q1, they were at 0.91. John Marshall Bancorp saw a decrease in earnings per share from 0.44 in Q1 to $0.32 now. Banco BBVA Argentina has reported Q2 earnings per share at $0.64, which has increased by 68.42% compared to Q1, which was 0.38. First Business Finl Servs saw a decrease in earnings per share from 1.05 in Q1 to $0.98 now. Its most recent dividend yield is at 2.68%, which has decreased by 0.48% from 3.16% in the previous quarter.
Woori Financial Group has reported Q2 earnings per share at $1.86, which has decreased by 34.97% compared to Q1, which was 2.86.
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.
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