Understanding 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.
Barclays has decided to maintain its Equal-Weight rating of Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) and lower its price target from $19.00 to $18.00.
Shares of Newell Brands are trading up 0.52% over the last 24 hours, at $18.25 per share.
A move to $18.00 would account for a 1.4% decline from the current share price.
Citigroup raised the price target on Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) from $90 to $94. Citigroup analyst Jon Tower maintained a Neutral rating on the stock. Starbucks shares fell 0.1% to $84.50 in pre-market trading.
Pre-open movers
U.S. stock futures traded slightly higher in early pre-market trade after closing lower on Tuesday. The Dow Jones dropped around 173 points, while the Nasdaq Composite declined around 86 points in the previous session. Data released Tuesday showed the ISM services index climbed to 56.9 in August from previous reading of 56.7.