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 benzinga insights has compiled a list of value stocks in the consumer cyclical sector that may be worth watching this quarter hovnanian enterprises experienced an increase in earnings per share which was 275 in q1 and is now 487 hovnanian enterprises does not have a dividend yield which investors should be aware of when considering holding onto such a stock sonic automotive has reported q2 earnings per share at 263 which has increased by 11382 compared to q1 which was 123 its most recent dividend yield is at 095 which has increased by 001 from 094 in the previous quarter qurate retail saw an increase in earnings per share from 048 in q1 to 054 now qurate retail does not have a dividend yield which investors should be aware of when considering holding onto such a stock most recently oi glass reported earnings per share at 054 whereas in q1 earnings per share sat at 035 most recently the company reported a dividend yield of 154 which has decreased by 033 from last quarters yield of 187 most recently group 1 automotive reported earnings per share at 1031 whereas in q1 earnings per share sat at 557 most recently the company reported a dividend yield of 078 which has decreased by 001 from last quarters yield of 079 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