what are 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 consumer cyclical sector macys has reported q4 earnings per share at 245 which has increased by 9919 compared to q3 which was 123 most recently the company reported a dividend yield of 245 which has increased by 017 from last quarters yield of 228 most recently american eagle outfitters reported earnings per share at 035 whereas in q3 earnings per share sat at 076 most recently the company reported a dividend yield of 342 which has increased by 075 from last quarters yield of 267 hovnanian enterprises saw a decrease in earnings per share from 741 in q4 to 307 now urban outfitters has reported q4 earnings per share at 041 which has decreased by 5393 compared to q3 which was 089 big 5 sporting goods saw a decrease in earnings per share from 107 in q3 to 089 now most recently the company reported a dividend yield of 604 which has increased by 213 from last quarters yield of 391 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