5 Value Stocks To Watch In The Consumer Defensive Sector

What Defines a Value Stock?

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.

Benzinga Insights has compiled a list of value stocks in the consumer defensive sector that may be worth watching:

1. iHuman IH - P/E: 6.0
2. Sunlands Technology STG - P/E: 0.81
3. Darling Ingredients DAR - P/E: 9.12
4. Ingles Markets IMKTA - P/E: 6.73
5. Altria Group MO - P/E: 8.3

iHuman's earnings per share for Q2 sits at $0.11, whereas in Q1, they were at 0.15. Sunlands Technology saw a decrease in earnings per share from 1.9 in Q1 to $1.73 now. Darling Ingredients's earnings per share for Q2 sits at $1.55, whereas in Q1, they were at 1.14. Most recently, Ingles Markets reported earnings per share at $2.54, whereas in Q2 earnings per share sat at $2.13. 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%.

Altria Group has reported Q3 earnings per share at $1.28, which has decreased by 2.29% compared to Q2, which was 1.31. Its most recent dividend yield is at 9.09%, which has increased by 0.8% from 8.29% in the previous quarter.

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.