What Defines a Value Stock?

A value stock is traditionally defined in terms of how investors in the marketplace are valuing that company's future growth prospects. Low P/E multiples are good base indicators that the company is undervalued and can most likely be labelled as a value stock.

The following stocks are considered to be notable value stocks in the communication services sector:

1. Xunlei XNET - P/E: 5.08
2. AdTheorent Holding ADTH - P/E: 1.92
3. Scienjoy Holding SJ - P/E: 6.55
4. Verizon Communications VZ - P/E: 7.01
5. Hello Gr MOMO - P/E: 7.99

Xunlei's earnings per share for Q1 sits at $0.08, whereas in Q4, they were at 0.05. AdTheorent Holding has reported Q1 earnings per share at $-0.06, which has decreased by 175.0% compared to Q4, which was 0.08. Scienjoy Holding has reported Q4 earnings per share at $0.04, which has decreased by 42.86% compared to Q3, which was 0.07. Verizon Communications has reported Q1 earnings per share at $1.2, which has increased by 0.84% compared to Q4, which was 1.19. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 6.81%, which has increased by 0.11% from 6.7% last quarter.

This quarter, Hello Gr experienced a decrease in earnings per share, which was $0.37 in Q3 and is now $0.36.

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.