Undervalued Stocks

Q: What are undervalued stocks?

Undervalued stocks trade at prices below their estimated intrinsic value. This means the market price does not fully reflect the company's assets, earnings power, or growth potential. Common indicators include a low P/E ratio relative to industry peers, price below book value, high free cash flow yield, and analyst price targets significantly above the current price. Identifying truly undervalued stocks requires thorough fundamental analysis.

Q: How to find undervalued stocks?

Start by screening for stocks with low P/E ratios, high dividend yields, and prices below analyst consensus targets. Then dig deeper — examine the balance sheet for hidden assets or excessive pessimism, check if earnings are temporarily depressed, and evaluate the competitive position. Warren Buffett's approach focuses on companies with durable competitive advantages trading at reasonable prices, not just statistically cheap stocks.

Q: What is value investing?

Value investing is a strategy of buying stocks for less than their intrinsic worth and holding them until the market recognizes their true value. Pioneered by Benjamin Graham and refined by Warren Buffett, it emphasizes a margin of safety — buying at enough of a discount that even if your analysis is partially wrong, you still avoid losing money. Value investors focus on fundamentals like earnings, assets, and cash flow rather than market trends or momentum.

Q: What is a value trap?

A value trap is a stock that appears cheap but continues declining because its fundamental problems are worse than they appear. Common value traps include companies in secular decline (like traditional retail facing e-commerce disruption), companies with excessive debt, and cyclical businesses at peak earnings. To avoid value traps, focus on companies with strong balance sheets, stable or growing free cash flow, and competitive positions that can withstand industry changes.

Q: What is intrinsic value?

Intrinsic value is the estimated true worth of a company based on fundamental analysis, independent of its current market price. Methods for calculating it include discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, sum-of-the-parts valuation, and asset-based approaches. Different analysts may arrive at different intrinsic value estimates using different assumptions. The concept is central to value investing — the gap between intrinsic value and market price represents the opportunity or risk.

Q: Are undervalued stocks good for beginners?

Value investing requires patience and fundamental analysis skills, which can be challenging for beginners. However, the core principle of buying quality at a discount is sound for any investor. Beginners might start with value-oriented ETFs like the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) or iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) rather than picking individual undervalued stocks. As skills develop, individual stock selection can potentially add higher returns.

Q: How long does it take for undervalued stocks to recover?

There is no guaranteed timeline for value realization. Some undervalued stocks recover in weeks after a catalyst like strong earnings, while others remain depressed for months or years. Academic research suggests value strategies typically outperform over 3-5 year periods, though they can underperform for extended stretches. Catalysts that unlock value include management changes, activist investors, earnings turnarounds, spin-offs, and industry tailwinds.

Stocks trading below their analyst price target with P/E under 20. Wall Street thinks these are cheap — the market hasn't caught up yet.

200 stocks Updated Sep 13, 2026

$4.54T Total Market Cap

12.9 Avg P/E Ratio

3.54% Avg Dividend Yield

+0.00% Avg Daily Change

Undervalued stocks are shares trading below their estimated intrinsic value based on fundamental analysis. These companies may be overlooked by the market due to temporary setbacks, sector rotation, or simply flying under investors' radar. Finding genuinely undervalued stocks is the core principle of value investing, a strategy pioneered by Benjamin Graham and popularized by Warren Buffett.

Identifying undervalued stocks involves analyzing metrics like P/E ratio, price-to-book, price-to-free-cash-flow, and comparing them to industry averages and historical norms. A stock may be undervalued because the market is overly pessimistic about its prospects, because it operates in an out-of-favor sector, or because its true earnings power is obscured by temporary charges or investments.

This list screens for stocks with attractive valuation metrics combined with strong fundamentals — low P/E ratios relative to earnings growth, prices below analyst targets, and solid financial health. Data is updated daily from market sources.

#	Symbol	Name	Price	P/E	Upside %	Consensus	Analysts	Market Cap
1	LAUR	Laureate Education Inc	$36.13	15.5	+197.6%	Strong Buy	13	4.97B
2	MKC	Mccormick & Co-Non Vtg Shrs	$51.32	8.5	+196.5%	Hold	20	13.79B
3	GTES	Gates Industrial Corp Plc	$26.04	18.1	+195.4%	Buy	19	6.56B
4	LNC	Lincoln National Corp	$43.84	3.5	+195.4%	Hold	19	8.25B
5	SEE	Sealed Air Corp	$42.15	12.3	+191.5%	Hold	15	6.21B
6	DAN	Dana Inc	$31.08	2.9	+188.8%	Buy	14	3.34B
7	G	Genpact Ltd	$35.14	9.9	+187.9%	Hold	20	5.77B
8	ZTS	Zoetis Inc	$72.97	11.5	+187.6%	Hold	24	30.11B
9	SGHC	Super Group Sghc Ltd	$13.84	19.0	+183.5%	Strong Buy	14	7.03B
10	HG	Hamilton Insurance Grou-Cl B	$34.85	5.9	+181.8%	Buy	16	3.44B
11	UPBD	Upbound Group Inc	$18.31	11.9	+181.4%	Strong Buy	13	1.07B
12	VNT	Vontier Corp	$32.17	12.5	+180.9%	Buy	15	4.35B
13	SFD	Smithfield Foods Inc	$20.26	7.5	+178.8%	Strong Buy	10	7.98B
14	OSBC	Old Second Bancorp Inc	$25.58	14.0	+178.3%	Strong Buy	12	1.30B
15	GEN	Gen Digital Inc	$30.26	17.3	+178.1%	Buy	16	18.17B
16	MWA	Mueller Water Products Inc-A	$23.94	16.8	+177.6%	Hold	11	3.73B
17	BRO	Brown & Brown Inc	$66.19	18.3	+177.0%	Hold	26	22.07B
18	VZ	Verizon Communications	$50.61	12.8	+175.0%	Hold	36	207.61B
19	BMY	Bristol-Myers Squibb Co	$63.64	13.9	+174.2%	Hold	35	129.40B
20	HOG	Harley-Davidson Inc	$27.87	14.1	+172.7%	Hold	21	2.85B
21	TDS	Telephone And Data Systems	$37.46	9.7	+171.0%	Buy	8	4.05B
22	REZI	Resideo Technologies Inc	$19.11	6.8	+170.0%	Strong Buy	11	2.90B
23	ES	Eversource Energy	$68.52	17.8	+169.8%	Hold	25	25.83B
24	EXC	Exelon Corp	$43.16	16.0	+169.1%	Hold	26	44.48B
25	BBWI	Bath & Body Works Inc	$18.57	4.7	+168.2%	Hold	24	3.70B
26	NMRK	Newmark Group Inc-Class A	$14.42	17.7	+164.3%	Strong Buy	13	2.62B
27	BKU	Bankunited Inc	$44.78	11.8	+162.4%	Hold	15	3.22B
28	FOX	Fox Corp - Class B	$58.45	15.5	+161.8%	Buy	27	26.10B
29	WBS	Webster Financial Corp	$77.57	12.3	+159.0%	Hold	18	12.57B
30	CSTM	Constellium Se	$26.17	6.5	+158.1%	Strong Buy	11	3.56B
31	WSBC	Wesbanco Inc	$40.18	10.8	+156.9%	Buy	14	3.86B
32	PAAS	Pan American Silver Corp	$50.34	15.2	+155.6%	Strong Buy	11	29.06B
33	GNTX	Gentex Corp	$22.79	11.8	+154.1%	Hold	15	4.80B
34	AUPH	Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc	$16.10	6.8	+152.4%	Strong Buy	13	2.14B
35	RELY	Remitly Global Inc	$21.99	15.3	+149.8%	Strong Buy	17	4.65B
36	PBI	Pitney Bowes Inc	$17.06	12.5	+149.7%	Hold	9	2.34B
37	TFC	Truist Financial Corp	$50.40	10.6	+149.3%	Hold	26	61.61B
38	OTIS	Otis Worldwide Corp	$69.10	17.4	+146.8%	Hold	22	26.38B
39	CPRI	Capri Holdings Ltd	$13.89	10.4	+146.6%	Buy	23	1.58B
40	TFPM	Triple Flag Precious Met	$33.78	16.5	+146.6%	Strong Buy	16	9.39B
41	BKNG	Booking Holdings Inc	$173.92	18.2	+144.9%	Strong Buy	47	131.21B
42	EXE	Expand Energy Corp	$94.83	7.9	+142.6%	Strong Buy	30	21.95B
43	HCSG	Healthcare Services Group	$21.98	12.3	+141.5%	Buy	13	1.52B
44	FFBC	First Financial Bancorp	$32.50	11.9	+141.5%	Buy	13	3.41B
45	FNB	Fnb Corp	$18.31	10.7	+138.9%	Strong Buy	12	6.48B
46	CTRA	Coterra Energy Inc	$32.56	14.4	+137.9%	Buy	29	24.72B
47	CSWC	Capital Southwest Corp	$24.19	13.9	+137.3%	Buy	14	1.54B
48	NKE	Nike Inc.	$36.80	17.6	+134.3%	Hold	46	54.79B
49	GBCI	Glacier Bancorp Inc	$45.83	19.2	+134.2%	Strong Buy	12	5.98B
50	ERO	Ero Copper Corp	$35.47	11.7	+134.1%	Buy	21	5.05B
51	RUN	Sunrun Inc	$8.56	5.2	+134.0%	Buy	27	2.10B
52	PRDO	Perdoceo Education Corp	$33.02	11.7	+133.0%	Strong Buy	8	2.06B
53	SLVM	Sylvamo Corp	$35.29	18.5	+132.7%	Buy	9	1.40B
54	YETI	Yeti Holdings Inc	$40.26	16.1	+132.7%	Buy	23	2.88B
55	OBDC	Blue Owl Capital Corp	$11.08	18.9	+131.6%	Strong Buy	20	5.46B
56	SBH	Sally Beauty Holdings Inc	$15.96	7.8	+131.2%	Buy	9	1.50B
57	MAS	Masco Corp	$68.52	15.2	+127.4%	Hold	26	13.41B
58	KGC	Kinross Gold Corp	$29.13	10.8	+125.7%	Strong Buy	15	47.45B
59	HRMY	Harmony Biosciences Holdings	$41.52	13.4	+125.2%	Buy	17	2.42B
60	RF	Regions Financial Corp	$30.13	11.5	+125.0%	Hold	30	25.65B
61	FHN	First Horizon Corp	$24.47	11.0	+123.6%	Hold	24	11.60B
62	SON	Sonoco Products Co	$47.84	7.6	+123.4%	Buy	17	4.74B
63	MET	Metlife Inc	$97.14	17.1	+122.8%	Buy	24	62.00B
64	NVGS	Navigator Holdings Ltd	$23.13	10.1	+122.7%	Strong Buy	14	1.41B
65	BLKB	Blackbaud Inc	$45.48	13.3	+118.1%	Buy	10	2.01B
66	CMRE	Costamare Inc	$15.28	5.4	+117.9%	Strong Buy	8	1.83B
67	GTX	Garrett Motion Inc	$27.62	14.4	+117.4%	Strong Buy	10	5.13B
68	CVBF	Cvb Financial Corp	$22.44	19.0	+116.8%	Buy	12	3.94B
69	AFRM	Affirm Holdings Inc	$71.44	12.5	+116.2%	Strong Buy	41	24.11B
70	SFBS	Servisfirst Bancshares Inc	$42.13	14.4	+115.0%	Strong Buy	9	4.63B
71	CFG	Citizens Financial Group	$70.48	13.8	+112.3%	Strong Buy	23	29.33B
72	AA	Alcoa Corp	$48.26	10.0	+110.9%	Buy	22	12.78B
73	LULU	Lululemon Athletica Inc	$98.97	8.0	+109.5%	Hold	40	11.33B
74	BBY	Best Buy Co Inc	$90.80	15.0	+107.0%	Hold	30	19.04B
75	HAYW	Hayward Holdings Inc	$13.11	17.2	+106.9%	Hold	15	2.78B
76	EXEL	Exelixis Inc	$56.12	16.2	+106.9%	Hold	27	13.94B
77	ASIC	Ategrity Specialty Holdings	$27.47	12.3	+106.9%	Strong Buy	11	1.32B
78	PEGA	Pegasystems Inc	$36.24	18.3	+104.5%	Buy	19	5.93B
79	LZB	La-Z-Boy Inc	$30.64	15.2	+103.1%	Buy	7	1.24B
80	CCEC	Capital Clean Energy Carrier	$22.32	12.2	+102.2%	Buy	13	1.36B
81	BJ	Bj'S Wholesale Club Holdings	$91.49	19.5	+101.8%	Buy	32	11.61B
82	TBBK	Bancorp Inc/The	$50.63	9.0	+100.9%	Strong Buy	9	2.07B
83	SCHW	Schwab (Charles) Corp	$107.25	18.2	+97.8%	Strong Buy	30	184.04B
84	UPS	United Parcel Service-Cl B	$100.28	18.6	+96.9%	Hold	35	84.87B
85	RY	Royal Bank Of Canada	$205.90	17.4	+95.4%	Strong Buy	24	395.15B
86	HOMB	Home Bancshares Inc	$29.97	12.5	+95.2%	Hold	15	5.97B
87	MTDR	Matador Resources Co	$61.05	10.5	+92.1%	Strong Buy	27	7.63B
88	HON	Honeywell International Inc	$202.36	7.4	+90.6%	Buy	31	64.14B
89	ABM	Abm Industries Inc	$49.43	18.3	+90.0%	Hold	12	2.89B
90	BFST	Business First Bancshares	$31.42	11.0	+89.6%	Strong Buy	11	1.02B
91	INVA	Innoviva Inc	$20.66	4.2	+89.6%	Strong Buy	11	1.48B
92	MAIN	Main Street Capital Corp	$56.22	12.2	+87.8%	Hold	15	5.22B
93	MTH	Meritage Homes Corp	$64.22	12.5	+86.8%	Buy	15	4.10B
94	CGAU	Centerra Gold Inc	$22.63	6.9	+85.8%	Buy	18	6.11B
95	YUMC	Yum China Holdings Inc	$42.32	14.9	+85.4%	Strong Buy	29	14.48B
96	CYD	China Yuchai Intl Ltd	$35.82	12.4	+83.8%	Strong Buy	8	1.35B
97	DUK	Duke Energy Corp	$119.42	17.8	+83.5%	Buy	27	93.34B
98	KMB	Kimberly-Clark Corp	$98.15	16.7	+82.3%	Hold	21	32.63B
99	JEF	Jefferies Financial Group In	$51.96	13.4	+82.2%	Buy	9	12.05B
100	CM	Can Imperial Bk Of Commerce	$114.64	14.2	+81.8%	Buy	23	143.84B

Frequently Asked Questions

What are undervalued stocks?

Undervalued stocks trade at prices below their estimated intrinsic value. This means the market price does not fully reflect the company's assets, earnings power, or growth potential. Common indicators include a low P/E ratio relative to industry peers, price below book value, high free cash flow yield, and analyst price targets significantly above the current price. Identifying truly undervalued stocks requires thorough fundamental analysis.

How to find undervalued stocks?

Start by screening for stocks with low P/E ratios, high dividend yields, and prices below analyst consensus targets. Then dig deeper — examine the balance sheet for hidden assets or excessive pessimism, check if earnings are temporarily depressed, and evaluate the competitive position. Warren Buffett's approach focuses on companies with durable competitive advantages trading at reasonable prices, not just statistically cheap stocks.

What is value investing?

Value investing is a strategy of buying stocks for less than their intrinsic worth and holding them until the market recognizes their true value. Pioneered by Benjamin Graham and refined by Warren Buffett, it emphasizes a margin of safety — buying at enough of a discount that even if your analysis is partially wrong, you still avoid losing money. Value investors focus on fundamentals like earnings, assets, and cash flow rather than market trends or momentum.

What is the P/E ratio and why does it matter?

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio divides a stock's price by its earnings per share. A lower P/E suggests you're paying less for each dollar of earnings. The average S&P 500 P/E is historically around 15-20x. However, P/E alone can be misleading — a stock may have a low P/E because earnings are about to decline, or a high P/E because it's growing rapidly. Compare P/E to industry peers and the company's own history for context.

What is a value trap?

A value trap is a stock that appears cheap but continues declining because its fundamental problems are worse than they appear. Common value traps include companies in secular decline (like traditional retail facing e-commerce disruption), companies with excessive debt, and cyclical businesses at peak earnings. To avoid value traps, focus on companies with strong balance sheets, stable or growing free cash flow, and competitive positions that can withstand industry changes.

What is intrinsic value?

Intrinsic value is the estimated true worth of a company based on fundamental analysis, independent of its current market price. Methods for calculating it include discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, sum-of-the-parts valuation, and asset-based approaches. Different analysts may arrive at different intrinsic value estimates using different assumptions. The concept is central to value investing — the gap between intrinsic value and market price represents the opportunity or risk.

Are undervalued stocks good for beginners?

Value investing requires patience and fundamental analysis skills, which can be challenging for beginners. However, the core principle of buying quality at a discount is sound for any investor. Beginners might start with value-oriented ETFs like the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) or iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) rather than picking individual undervalued stocks. As skills develop, individual stock selection can potentially add higher returns.

How long does it take for undervalued stocks to recover?

There is no guaranteed timeline for value realization. Some undervalued stocks recover in weeks after a catalyst like strong earnings, while others remain depressed for months or years. Academic research suggests value strategies typically outperform over 3-5 year periods, though they can underperform for extended stretches. Catalysts that unlock value include management changes, activist investors, earnings turnarounds, spin-offs, and industry tailwinds.