What is a Value Stock in the basic materials sector

What is a Value Stock?

A value stock is defined as how investors in the marketplace are valuing the company's future growth prospects. Low P E multiples are good base indicators that the company is undervalued and can be labelled as a value stock.

The following stocks are considered to be notable value stocks in the basic materials sector:

Ternium reported its earnings per share at 6.12, while its Q 2 earnings per share was at 5.21. Its most recent dividend yield is at 1.7%, which has increased by 1.04% from 0.66% in the previous quarter.

This quarter, the earnings per share of Koppers Hldgs decreased, which was 1.41 in Q 2 and is now 1.01. Schnitzer Steel Indus reported its earnings per share at 1.58, while its Q 4 earnings per share was at 1.81. Its most recent dividend yield is at 1.4%, which has decreased by 0.01% from 1.41% in the previous quarter.

Earnings per share decreased from - 0.14 in Q2 to - 0.39 now, according to Hycroft Mining Holding. Commercial Metals had an increase in earnings per share this quarter, which was 1.26 in Q 4 and is now 1.62. Its most recent dividend yield is at 1.5%, which has decreased by 0.24% from 1.74% in the previous quarter.

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 happen.