What is a Value Stock?

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.

Below is a list of notable value stocks in the industrials sector:

1. Golden Ocean Group (NASDAQ:GOGL) - P/E: 3.04
2. SFL Corp (NYSE:SFL) - P/E: 5.54
3. Radiant Logistics (AMEX:RLGT) - P/E: 7.15
4. Veritiv (NYSE:VRTV) - P/E: 5.4
5. Avis Budget Gr (NASDAQ:CAR) - P/E: 3.58

Most recently, Golden Ocean Group reported earnings per share at $0.52, whereas in Q2 earnings per share sat at $0.81. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 14.48%, which has decreased by 8.4% from last quarter's yield of 22.88%.

SFL Corp has reported Q3 earnings per share at $0.39, which has decreased by 13.33% compared to Q2, which was 0.45. Its most recent dividend yield is at 8.95%, which has increased by 0.24% from 8.71% in the previous quarter.

Radiant Logistics has reported Q1 earnings per share at $0.27, which has decreased by 32.5% compared to Q4, which was 0.4. Veritiv's earnings per share for Q3 sits at $6.86, whereas in Q2, they were at 6.12. Avis Budget Gr's earnings per share for Q3 sits at $21.7, whereas in Q2, they were at 15.94.

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.