Overview Of Value Stocks In The Consumer Defensive Sector

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.

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

1. iHuman (NYSE:IH) - P/E: 6.87
2. Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) - P/E: 7.12
3. Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) - P/E: 9.01
4. Grove Collaborative Hldgs (NYSE:GROV) - P/E: 0.19
5. Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA) - P/E: 6.27

iHuman has reported Q2 earnings per share at $0.11, which has decreased by 26.67% compared to Q1, which was 0.15. Village Super Market's earnings per share for Q3 sits at $0.69, whereas in Q2, they were at 0.85. Its most recent dividend yield is at 4.48%, which has increased by 0.08% from 4.4% in the previous quarter.

Fresh Del Monte Produce has reported Q2 earnings per share at $0.96, which has increased by 74.55% compared to Q1, which was 0.55. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 3.01%, which has increased by 0.22% from 2.79% last quarter.

Most recently, Grove Collaborative Hldgs reported earnings per share at $-0.32, whereas in Q1 earnings per share sat at $-0.4. Most recently, Ingles Markets reported earnings per share at $2.54, whereas in Q2 earnings per share sat at $2.13. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 0.79%, which has increased by 0.04% from 0.75% last 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 materialize.