NYSE Stocks Below Book Value And Dividend-Paying

Even with the stock market trading at some of the highest valuation levels in recent years... Shiller's P/E ratio of the S&P 500 now stands at 32; It is possible to find what they used to call value stocks. That is, the kind that Warren Buffett might generally identify as candidates for his fund.

Using some of the methods described by his mentor, a former Forbes contributor. Benjamin Grahamin the books The smart investor and Security analysisHere are 4 names listed on the New York Stock Exchange that appear to meet the criteria for "value stocks."

Of course, there are no guarantees of success, but it's probably worth investigating further.

4 shares at less than book value and paying dividends.

FinVolution Group is a financial technology company based in Shanghai, China, established in 2007 as "PPDAI". It was first listed on the New York Stock Exchange as "PPDI" and then, in 2019, became FinVolution. The market capitalization amounts to $815.30 million.

The stock is trading at a price-earnings ratio of 4.10 and at 44% of its book value. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. This year's profits have increased by 11.02%. Investors receive a 4.52% dividend.

Last week, Nomura initiated a "buy" rating on FinVolution. Daiwa Securities in June 2023 had also initiated a “buy” rating for the company and projected a price target of $6.70.

Fresh products from the mountain is a produce company specializing in fresh, freshly cut fruits and vegetables. Corporate offices are located in Coral Gables, Florida, with operations in North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

The market capitalization is $1.25 billion. In the last 5 years, profits decreased by 2.96%; This year profits increased by 11.17%. Shares can be purchased at a 38% discount to the book. The price-earnings ratio is 11. Del Monte pays a dividend of 2.88%.

For a stock listed on the NYSE, average daily volume is relatively light: 247,000 shares.

Stellantis NV It is based in the Netherlands, where it manufactures cars from brands such as Alfa Romeo, Maserti, Opel, Peugeot and 10 others. The market capitalization is 72.32 billion dollars.

With a price-to-earnings ratio of just 3.55, the stock is trading at 87% of its book value. This year's profits increased by 9.33% and in the last 5 years by 17.01%. Stellantis offers investors a 7.22% dividend.

Wells Fargo
CFM
Analyst coverage began this month with an “underweight” rating. In November, analysts at Bernstein upgraded the company from "market perform" to "outperform" with a price target of $26.40.

White Mountains Insurance
WTM
Group is a property and casualty insurance firm headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, with operations centers in Boston, Massachusetts, Hanover, New Hampshire, and Guilford, Connecticut.

With a market capitalization of $3.79 billion, the stock is trading with a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.48 and an accounting discount of 4%. The debt-to-equity ratio is 0.14. This NYSE-listed stock has an average daily volume of just 10,200 shares.

The company pays a dividend of 0.07%.