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.

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

1. S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) - P/E: 1.67
2. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) - P/E: 8.15
3. Vector Group (NYSE:VGR) - P/E: 9.62
4. Altria Group (NYSE:MO) - P/E: 8.95
5. Adecoagro (NYSE:AGRO) - P/E: 7.34

S&W Seed saw a decrease in earnings per share from -0.11 in Q1 to $-0.13 now. Perdoceo Education has reported Q4 earnings per share at $0.27, which has decreased by 57.81% compared to Q3, which was 0.64. Vector Group's earnings per share for Q4 sits at $0.36, whereas in Q3, they were at 0.33. Its most recent dividend yield is at 6.8%, which has decreased by 0.66% from 7.46% in the previous quarter.

Altria Group has reported Q4 earnings per share at $1.18, which has decreased by 7.81% compared to Q3, which was 1.28. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 9.21%, which has increased by 0.12% from 9.09% last quarter.

Adecoagro has reported Q3 earnings per share at $0.83, which has increased by 107.5% compared to Q2, which was 0.4. Its most recent dividend yield is at 3.93%, which has increased by 0.21% from 3.72% 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.