5 Value Stocks In The Industrials Sector

What Defines 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.

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

1. Air Lease AL - P/E: 9.04
2. StealthGas GASS - P/E: 8.03
3. L.B. Foster FSTR - P/E: 3.27
4. Nordic American Tankers NAT - P/E: 4.69
5. Capital Product Partners CPLP - P/E: 6.24

Air Lease's earnings per share for Q3 sits at 1.47, whereas in Q2, they were at 1.71. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 2.09%, which has decreased by 0.09% from 2.18% last quarter.

StealthGas saw a decrease in earnings per share from 0.25 in Q2 to 0.08 now. StealthGas does not have a dividend yield, which investors should be aware of when considering holding onto such a stock.

L.B. Foster has reported Q3 earnings per share at 0.09, which has decreased by 78.05% compared to Q2, which was 0.41. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 1.57%, which has increased by 0.18% from last quarter's yield of 1.39%.

Most recently, Nordic American Tankers reported earnings per share at -0.07, whereas in Q2 earnings per share sat at 0.33. Its most recent dividend yield is at 5.03%, which has decreased by 10.87% from 15.9% in the previous quarter.

Capital Product Partners has reported Q3 earnings per share at 0.41, which has decreased by 10.87% compared to Q2, which was 0.46. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 5.26%, which has decreased by 0.62% from last quarter's yield of 5.88%.

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.