a value stock traditionally has a lower price when compared to stock prices of companies in the same industry this indicates that the company may be undervalued as investors are not expressing as much interest in such companies the most commonly used way to check for value is with the pricetoearnings multiple or pe a low pe multiple is a good indication that the stock is undervalued benzinga insights has compiled a list of value stocks in the consumer defensive sector that may be worth watching bunge has reported q3 earnings per share at 372 which has increased by 4253 compared to q2 which was 261 the companys most recent dividend yield sits at 23 which has decreased by 049 from 279 last quarter most recently industrias bachoco sab reported earnings per share at 082 whereas in q2 earnings per share sat at 148 its most recent dividend yield is at 192 which has decreased by 002 from 194 in the previous quarter most recently amcon distributing reported earnings per share at 110 whereas in q3 earnings per share sat at 648 its most recent dividend yield is at 052 which has increased by 009 from 043 in the previous quarter this quarter alico experienced a decrease in earnings per share which was 066 in q2 and is now 051 its most recent dividend yield is at 556 which has decreased by 063 from 619 in the previous quarter ryb educations earnings per share for q2 sits at 023 whereas in q1 they were at 006 ryb education 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