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 consumer defensive sector:

1. Adecoagro (NYSE:AGRO) - P/E: 5.69
2. Industrias Bachoco SAB (NYSE:IBA) - P/E: 7.54
3. Pilgrims Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) - P/E: 6.56
4. 51 Talk Online Education (NYSE:COE) - P/E: 2.5
5. Bridgford Foods (NASDAQ:BRID) - P/E: 3.09

This quarter, Adecoagro experienced an increase in earnings per share, which was $0.4 in Q2 and is now $0.43. Industrias Bachoco SAB saw a decrease in earnings per share from 2.94 in Q2 to $0.97 now. Its most recent dividend yield is at 2.28%, which has increased by 0.23% from 2.05% in the previous quarter.

This quarter, Pilgrims Pride experienced a decrease in earnings per share, which was $1.54 in Q2 and is now $1.09. 51 Talk Online Education's earnings per share for Q2 sits at $-2.68, whereas in Q1, they were at -3.76. This quarter, Bridgford Foods experienced an increase in earnings per share, which was $-0.09 in Q2 and is now $0.04.

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.