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5 Value Stocks To Watch In The Consumer Defensive Sector

Author: Benzinga Insights | January 12, 2024 10:40am

What are 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.

Benzinga Insights has compiled a list of value stocks in the consumer defensive sector that may be worth watching:

  1. Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) - P/E: 5.86
  2. Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA) - P/E: 7.79
  3. Sunlands Technology (NYSE:STG) - P/E: 1.3
  4. S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) - P/E: 1.91
  5. Archer-Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) - P/E: 9.66

Most recently, Cal-Maine Foods reported earnings per share at $0.65, whereas in Q1 earnings per share sat at $0.02. Its most recent dividend yield is at 0.82%, which has increased by 0.77% from 0.05% in the previous quarter.

Most recently, Ingles Markets reported earnings per share at $2.77, whereas in Q3 earnings per share sat at $2.54. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 0.76%, which has decreased by 0.12% from last quarter's yield of 0.88%.

Sunlands Technology's earnings per share for Q3 sits at $1.31, whereas in Q2, they were at 1.73. S&W Seed's earnings per share for Q1 sits at $-0.11, whereas in Q4, they were at -0.13. This quarter, Archer-Daniels Midland experienced a decrease in earnings per share, which was $1.89 in Q2 and is now $1.63. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 2.52%, which has increased by 0.4% from last quarter's yield of 2.12%.

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.

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