the meaning behind value stocks 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 the following stocks are considered to be notable value stocks in the basic materials sector fury gold miness earnings per share for q4 sits at 002 whereas in q3 they were at 009 mercer intl has reported q4 earnings per share at 03 which has decreased by 700 compared to q3 which was 10 its most recent dividend yield is at 259 which has increased by 053 from 206 in the previous quarter flexible solutions intls earnings per share for q4 sits at 022 whereas in q3 they were at 009 albemarle saw an increase in earnings per share from 75 in q3 to 862 now most recently the company reported a dividend yield of 065 which has increased by 007 from last quarters yield of 058 lsb industriess earnings per share for q4 sits at 09 whereas in q3 they were at 027 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