what is a value stock 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 utilities sector this quarter brookfield renewable experienced an increase in earnings per share which was 025 in q3 and is now 016 its most recent dividend yield is at 432 which has increased by 016 from 416 in the previous quarter this quarter enel chile experienced an increase in earnings per share which was 001 in q2 and is now 008 its most recent dividend yield is at 141 which has decreased by 3563 from 3704 in the previous quarter central puerto has reported q4 earnings per share at 01 which has decreased by 5455 compared to q3 which was 022 nrg energys earnings per share for q4 sits at 456 whereas in q3 they were at 029 its most recent dividend yield is at 487 which has increased by 143 from 344 in the previous quarter pampa energia has reported q4 earnings per share at 205 which has decreased by 3653 compared to q3 which was 323 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