A Look Into Consumer Defensive Sector Value Stocks
Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights
The article identifies Sunlands Technology (STG), S&W Seed (SANW), Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP), and Grove Collaborative Hldgs (GROV) as notable value stocks in the consumer defensive sector. The companies' P/E ratios and recent earnings per share are discussed. The risk of investing in value stocks is also mentioned, as their emergence from an undervalued position may never materialize.
September 01, 2023 | 2:40 pm
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Fresh Del Monte Produce's earnings per share increased to $0.96 from $0.55 in Q1. The company's P/E ratio of 8.87 suggests it is undervalued.
The increase in earnings per share could positively impact the stock price. However, the high P/E ratio compared to others suggests the stock is less undervalued, which could limit the interest of value investors.
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IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 100
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Grove Collaborative Hldgs' earnings per share improved to $-0.32 from $-0.4 in Q1. The company's P/E ratio of 0.24 suggests it is highly undervalued.
The improvement in earnings per share could positively impact the stock price. However, the extremely low P/E ratio suggests the stock is highly undervalued, which could attract value investors.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 100
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S&W Seed's earnings per share improved to $-0.07 from $-0.13 in Q2. The company's P/E ratio of 5.04 suggests it is undervalued.
The improvement in earnings per share could positively impact the stock price. However, the low P/E ratio suggests the stock is undervalued, which could attract value investors.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 100
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Sunlands Technology's Q2 earnings per share is $1.73, down from $1.9 in Q1. The company's low P/E ratio of 1.4 suggests it is undervalued.
The decrease in earnings per share could negatively impact the stock price. However, the low P/E ratio suggests the stock is undervalued, which could attract value investors.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 100
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Cal-Maine Foods' earnings per share decreased to $2.27 from $6.62 in Q3. The company's P/E ratio of 3.08 suggests it is undervalued.
The decrease in earnings per share could negatively impact the stock price. However, the low P/E ratio suggests the stock is undervalued, which could attract value investors.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 100