5 Value Stocks In The Industrials Sector

Benzinga Insights

January 6, 2021 at 9:57 AM·2 min read

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.

Below is a list of notable value stocks in the industrials sector:

International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) - P/E: 3.86
Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:MESA) - P/E: 8.21
GrafTech International (NYSE:EAF) - P/E: 6.14
GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) - P/E: 1.81
Concrete Pumping Holdings (NASDAQ:BBCP) - P/E: 5.65

International Seaways's earnings per share for Q3 sits at 0.98, whereas in Q2, they were at 2.39. Its most recent dividend yield is at 1.75%, which has increased by 0.35% from 1.4% in the previous quarter.

Most recently, Mesa Air Group reported earnings per share at 0.32, whereas in Q3 earnings per share sat at 0.1. Mesa Air Group does not have a dividend yield, which investors should be aware of when considering holding onto such a stock.

GrafTech International has been featured as a value stock. GrafTech International's Q3 EPS sits at 0.35, which has not changed since last quarter (Q2). Its most recent dividend yield is at 0.58%, which has decreased by 0.06% from 0.64% in the previous quarter.

GFL Environmental saw an increase in earnings per share from 0.03 in Q2 to 0.13 now. GFL Environmental does not have a dividend yield, which investors should be aware of when considering holding onto such a stock.

Concrete Pumping Holdings's earnings per share for Q3 sits at 0.04, whereas in Q2, they were at -0.08. Concrete Pumping Holdings does not have a dividend yield, which investors should be aware of when considering holding onto such a stock.

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.

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