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 benzinga insights has compiled a list of value stocks in the financial services sector that may be worth watching orixs earnings per share for q4 sits at 36 whereas in q3 they were at 238 this quarter sb finl gr experienced a decrease in earnings per share which was 042 in q4 and is now 03 the companys most recent dividend yield sits at 242 which has increased by 009 from 233 last quarter newtek bus servss earnings per share for q1 sits at 072 whereas in q4 they were at 066 the companys most recent dividend yield sits at 1165 which has increased by 063 from 1102 last quarter most recently business first bancshares reported earnings per share at 049 whereas in q4 earnings per share sat at 057 the companys most recent dividend yield sits at 207 which has increased by 03 from 177 last quarter ares capital saw a decrease in earnings per share from 058 in q4 to 042 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