A stock that is considered to be a good stock at a great price, based on its...
A stock that is considered cheap relative to earnings or assets. Value stocks tend to be stodgier players in slower-growing, defensive, or cyclical areas. Contrast with Growth Stock. (Note that almost all fund managers at least pay lip service to the concept of value; even some aggressive growth players claim to be seeking "value-growth" issues!)
A stock that is perceived as trading at a low price compared to industry peers.
a stock that belongs to a company that has good earnings but whose stock prices do not seem to reflect the companies true value
a stock that is currently selling at a low price
When a stock is undervalued by the market, it is known as a value stock. These stocks will usually have very tasty financials and present a potential investor with good ratios and numbers. Care must be taken, however, as these numbers may be misleading and other factors may not have been accounted for.
There is no precise definition of a value stock. However, it is fair to say that a value stock is one which is likely to have a lower than average historic growth rate, a lower than average P/E ratio and a higher than average dividend yield.
A stock perceived by the marketplace to be undervalued based on criteria such as its price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, dividend yield, etc.
A stock representing a company that is felt to be inexpensively priced, sometimes because of underlying problems or limited growth prospects. A selection of value stocks can be used to form a Value ETF. See " Growth Stock". Historically, value stocks give a higher rate of return than do growth stocks.
A bargain stock that is cheap compared to the company's underlying assets or earnings.
A stock that is considered undervalued by a value investor. Common characteristics of such stocks include a high dividend yield and low price-to-book ratio.
See on: Wikipedia Investopedia Also known as undervalued stocks, trades at a lower price than the company's reputation, earnings outlook, or financial situation would seem to merit. Investors who seek them out expect the company's fortunes to turn around, and the price of the stock to increase accordingly.