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 below is a list of notable value stocks in the basic materials sector hycroft mining holding has reported q2 earnings per share at 014 which has increased by 125 compared to q1 which was 016 hycroft mining holding does not have a dividend yield which investors should be aware of when considering holding onto such a stock this quarter steel dynamics experienced an increase in earnings per share which was 21 in q1 and is now 34 its most recent dividend yield is at 155 which has decreased by 012 from 167 in the previous quarter resolute forest products saw an increase in earnings per share from 145 in q1 to 374 now resolute forest products does not have a dividend yield which investors should be aware of when considering holding onto such a stock this quarter arcelormittal experienced an increase in earnings per share which was 193 in q1 and is now 346 the companys most recent dividend yield sits at 077 which has decreased by 031 from 108 last quarter this quarter west fraser timber experienced an increase in earnings per share which was 696 in q1 and is now 1232 west fraser timber does not have a dividend yield which investors should be aware of when considering holding onto such a stock 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