What are value stocks?

Example: “When researching value stocks, investors must determine whether a stock trading at a low price-to-earnings ratio is truly a bargain or just a bad business trading at a fair price.”

Read more on value stocks:

• What do value investors believe in?
  Value investing is a strategy that involves buying undervalued stocks. These are the three key principles you’ll need to know.
• Canada’s best dividends 2022: How we chose the winners
  A-grade stocks represent our top picks—and, reflecting a challenging set of market conditions, they’re scarcer than usual. But there are many strong Bs worth a look. Here’s how we graded this year’s winners.
• Why isn’t everyone a value investor?
  Despite the evidence that, over the long run, value stocks generate better returns, that isn’t how most people, not even professionals, invest. A professor of finance examines the reasons for our irrational choices.