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 real estate sector this quarter apartment income reit experienced an increase in earnings per share which was 056 in q4 and is now 057 the companys most recent dividend yield sits at 34 which has decreased by 001 from 341 last quarter kkr real estate finances earnings per share for q1 sits at 047 whereas in q4 they were at 005 most recently the company reported a dividend yield of 874 which has increased by 05 from last quarters yield of 824 medical properties trust has been featured as a value stock medical properties trusts q1 eps sits at 047 which has not changed since last quarter q4 its most recent dividend yield is at 619 which has increased by 057 from 562 in the previous quarter seven hills realty trusts earnings per share for q1 sits at 037 whereas in q4 they were at 021 the companys most recent dividend yield sits at 901 which has increased by 533 from 368 last quarter harbor custom dev saw a decrease in earnings per share from 015 in q4 to 003 now 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