A Look Into Industrials 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 industrials sector:
- Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) - P/E: 5.13
- Steel Partners Holdings (NYSE:SPLP) - P/E: 5.27
- AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) - P/E: 6.39
- Willis Lease Finance (NASDAQ:WLFC) - P/E: 6.51
- Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) - P/E: 7.43
This quarter, Diana Shipping experienced a decrease in earnings per share, which was $0.09 in Q2 and is now $0.06. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 19.42%, which has increased by 4.04% from 15.38% last quarter.
Steel Partners Holdings's earnings per share for Q3 sits at $1.14, whereas in Q2, they were at 2.44. Its most recent dividend yield is at 7.94%, which has increased by 7.94% from 0.0% in the previous quarter.
Most recently, AerCap Holdings reported earnings per share at $2.81, whereas in Q2 earnings per share sat at $2.56. This quarter, Willis Lease Finance experienced an increase in earnings per share, which was $2.02 in Q2 and is now $2.13. This quarter, Crane NXT experienced a decrease in earnings per share, which was $1.12 in Q2 and is now $1.09.
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.
