Barron's: A New Dawn For Value Stocks

Growth stocks have fared far better than value stock over the past five years, points out this week's cover story in

. But that is starting to change. In the past few months, growth stocks have grown too rich for many investors' liking and value stocks too cheap to ignore. "

" by Andrew Bary suggests that value investing could be on the verge of a multiyear comeback. That would be good news for the likes of

,

and

, but bad news for former high fliers like

,

and

. The article offers 16 ways to play a rebound. "Momentum stocks trade at an extreme premium to value stocks, with the valuation spread the highest since 1980, except for during the tech bubble," says one strategist quoted in the article. But another says, "Investors are now questioning whether value-based strategies can ever work with central bankers' stranglehold on interest rates." There are hundreds, if not thousands, of value plays in the market today, including individual stocks and mutual and exchange traded funds. Barron's focuses in particular on 12 stocks, two ETFs and two mutual funds worth a look now. Many of them have rich dividend yields as well as cheap shares. Sectors include financials, technology, pharmaceuticals and automobiles. Barron's makes it clear that the comeback in value may require patience, as robust economic growth and higher interest rates are among key ingredients of a sustained period of strong relative performance for value stocks.

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despite the woes in energy,

with its new products and international expansion, the Valvoline spin-off from

, as well as

as it pursues acquisitions and expands its product lineup.

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