While the headlines are filled with big cap tech and social media names, it might be a good idea to check in on industries and businesses receiving little notice. The contrarian view of the stock market is available by examining those issues with relatively low price-earnings ratios — and which continue to pay dividends.
A screen based on those characteristics finds a number of energy and mining-related names, all of them traded on the New York Stock Exchange. These low price-earnings ratio and dividend-paying stocks are offered for those interested in further research, not as the final word on the placement of money.
5 Stocks With Low Price Earnings Ratios And Dividends
The price-earnings ratio for this Canadian-based gold miner is 11.79 and it trades at 1.24 times book. With a market capitalization of $23.94 billion, average daily volume on the NYSE comes to 2.85 million shares.
Earnings are up by 6.03% this year. The debt-to-equity ratio is a low .10. Agnico Eagle offers investors a 3.30% dividend.
It’s a global healthcare/drug manufacturer with headquarters in Paris. The company is market capitalized at $118 billion and trades at 1.49 times its book value with a price-earnings ratio of 13.22.
This year’s earnings are down by 4.14% and over the past 5 years are up by 2.68%. Sanofi pays a 4.03% dividend.
Tenaris is an oil and gas equipment and services company.
The Luxembourg-based business has a market capitalization of $$18.89 billion. With a price-earnings ratio of 5.25, the stock is priced at 1.16 times book.
Earnings this year are down by 33% and over the past 5 years, earnings have shown growth of 40.86%. Tenaris is paying a dividend of 3.38%.
Vale, aka Compahia Vale do Rio Doce, is a Brazilian-based metals and mining company.
With a market capitalization of 56.95 billion, the stock is trading at 1.50 times its book value with a price-earnings ratio of 6.29. This year’s earnings are off by 42.86%. The EPS record over the past 5 years shows growth of 30.41%. The debt-to-equity ratio is .37. Vale pays a dividend of 5.56%.
Valero, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas is an oil and gas refining and marketing company with global operations.
Market cap is $8.81 billion. With a price-earnings ratio of 5.48, the stock is priced at 1.78 times its book value.
Earnings this year are off by 41.81%. Over the past 5 years, earnings have grown by 27.98%. The stock tends to follow the ups and downs of the price of oil
Valero pays a 3.05% dividend.
Obviously there is more to identifying the types of value stocks. This short practice is for those who take a contrarian view of the markets. Such a method may be presently unpopular but over the long-term, it may become satisfying.