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 utilities sector that may be worth watching smart powerr has reported q3 earnings per share at 008 which has increased by 500 compared to q2 which was 016 pampa energias earnings per share for q1 sits at 179 whereas in q4 they were at 07 this quarter kenon hldgs experienced an increase in earnings per share which was 728 in q4 and is now 1186 this quarter ugi experienced an increase in earnings per share which was 093 in q1 and is now 191 most recently the company reported a dividend yield of 406 which has increased by 105 from last quarters yield of 301 companhia de saneamento saw an increase in earnings per share from 015 in q4 to 027 now its most recent dividend yield is at 183 which has increased by 076 from 107 in the previous quarter 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