what is a value stock a value stock is traditionally defined in terms of how investors in the marketplace are valuing that companys future growth prospects low pe multiples are good base indicators that the company is undervalued and can most likely be labelled as a value stock below is a list of notable value stocks in the financial services sector most recently freedom holding reported earnings per share at 085 whereas in q2 earnings per share sat at 344 banner has reported q1 earnings per share at 133 which has decreased by 952 compared to q4 which was 147 most recently the company reported a dividend yield of 306 which has increased by 036 from last quarters yield of 27 this quarter peoples financial servs experienced an increase in earnings per share which was 095 in q4 and is now 133 its most recent dividend yield is at 314 which has decreased by 002 from 316 in the previous quarter berkshire hills bancorps earnings per share for q1 sits at 043 whereas in q4 they were at 042 its most recent dividend yield is at 19 which has increased by 025 from 165 in the previous quarter x financials earnings per share for q1 sits at 043 whereas in q4 they were at 051 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