A Look Into Utilities Sector Value Stocks

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.

The following stocks are considered to be notable value stocks in the utilities sector:

1. TransAlta TAC - P/E: 4.32
2. Genie Energy GNE - P/E: 9.41
3. Cia Energetica DE Minas CIG - P/E: 4.99
4. OPAL Fuels OPAL - P/E: 6.46
5. Enel Chile ENIC - P/E: 2.95

This quarter, TransAlta experienced an increase in earnings per share, which was $0.17 in Q2 and is now $1.05. Its most recent dividend yield is at 2.08%, which has decreased by 0.08% from 2.16% in the previous quarter.

Genie Energy has reported Q3 earnings per share at $0.53, which has increased by 17.78% compared to Q2, which was 0.45. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 1.61%, which has increased by 0.13% from 1.48% last quarter.

This quarter, Cia Energetica DE Minas experienced a decrease in earnings per share, which was $0.12 in Q2 and is now $0.03. Most recently, OPAL Fuels reported earnings per share at $-0.01, whereas in Q2 earnings per share sat at $-0.12. This quarter, Enel Chile experienced an increase in earnings per share, which was $0.1 in Q2 and is now $0.14. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 64.82%, which has decreased by 1.55% from last quarter's yield of 66.37%.

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.