how do you know if a stock is growth or value 
instead of looking to future growth potential value stocks are those that are thought to trade below what they are really worth and will thus theoretically provide a superior return as their stock prices catch up with fundamentals unlike growth stocks which typically do not pay dividends value stocks often have higher than average dividend yields value stocks also tend to have strong fundamentals with comparably low price to book p b ratios and low p e values the opposite of growth stocks the bottom line