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 energy sector this quarter chord energy experienced a decrease in earnings per share which was 72 in q3 and is now 528 the companys most recent dividend yield sits at 1486 which has increased by 1163 from 323 last quarter murphy oil has reported q4 earnings per share at 11 which has decreased by 4022 compared to q3 which was 184 its most recent dividend yield is at 257 which has increased by 015 from 242 in the previous quarter this quarter black stone minerals experienced an increase in earnings per share which was 075 in q3 and is now 082 its most recent dividend yield is at 1167 which has increased by 12 from 1047 in the previous quarter most recently dynagas lng partners reported earnings per share at 004 whereas in q2 earnings per share sat at 017 the companys most recent dividend yield sits at 110 which has increased by 495 from 605 last quarter alliance res partners saw an increase in earnings per share from 125 in q3 to 163 now the companys most recent dividend yield sits at 1365 which has increased by 533 from 832 last quarter 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