Benzinga | Jan 11, 2021 10:11AM EST

5 Value Stocks In The Real Estate Sector

The Meaning Behind Value Stocks

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.

Benzinga Insights has compiled a list of value stocks in the real estate sector that may be worth watching:

2 Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) - P/E: 7.64

4 Tremont Mortgage (NASDAQ:TRMT) - P/E: 4.07

6 Piedmont Office Realty (NYSE:PDM) - P/E: 5.24

8 GEO Gr (NYSE:GEO) - P/E: 7.48

10 CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) - P/E: 6.43

Kimco Realty has reported Q3 earnings per share at 0.25, which has increased by 4.17% compared to Q2, which was 0.24. Its most recent dividend yield is at 4.4%, which has increased by 1.06% from 3.34% in the previous quarter.

Tremont Mortgage's earnings per share for Q3 sits at 0.33, whereas in Q2, they were at 0.3. Tremont Mortgage does not have a dividend yield, which investors should be aware of when considering holding onto such a stock.

This quarter, Piedmont Office Realty experienced a decrease in earnings per share, which was 0.49 in Q2 and is now 0.48. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 6.92%, which has increased by 1.68% from 5.24% last quarter.

GEO Gr's earnings per share for Q3 sits at 0.52, whereas in Q2, they were at 0.51. Most recently, the company reported a dividend yield of 12.02%, which has decreased by 5.0% from last quarter's yield of 17.02%.

CoreCivic's earnings per share for Q3 sits at 0.52, whereas in Q2, they were at 0.56. The company's most recent dividend yield sits at 10.5%, which has decreased by 1.16% from 11.66% last 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.