An Undervalued Stock That’s Ready for Take-Off
This under appreciated industrials company is benefiting from internal profitability initiatives and external growth drivers, while low profit expectations embedded in the stock price make for an attractive risk/reward scenario.
An Oasis in the Desert of Small Cap Funds
Our Robo-Analyst technology has identified a particularly attractive mutual fund that traditional, backward-looking fund research overlooks.
One Of the Best Plays In Today’s Stock Market
With improving profitability, strong industry growth, and an undervalued share price, this stock could outperform moving forward.
Profit From The Aging Population of Cars
This firm’s reported earnings understate its true profitability, and future profit growth expectations embedded in the stock price look overly pessimistic.
Undervalued R&D Leader with a 6% Yield
Among public companies in this industry, this one earns our Very Attractive rating and leads the group in return on invested capital (ROIC), the key driver of shareholder value.
Consumer Goods Firm With Quality Risk/Reward
With growing profitability, expansion into high margin segments, and a valuation implying permanent profit decline, this stock could significantly outperform moving forward.
Undervalued Industry Leader with a 5% Yield
Given the company’s industry leading position, solid fundamentals and attractive stock valuation, we view it as a preferable alternative to traditional competitors in its industry.
Undervalued Parts Manufacturer With A 7% Yield
With rising profits, an executive compensation plan aligned with creating shareholder value, and regulatory tailwinds, this stock could be the next hidden gem.
Industrials Stock With High Quality Risk/Reward
Despite improving profits, margins, and ROIC, the market recently punished this stock for “missing expectations.” Add in improving market conditions and prudent cost management to this backdrop of lowered expectations, and we believe the stock is positioned to outperform moving forward.
The Market Undervalues This Firm’s Cash Flows
This firm has effectively taken market share from competition while improving its profitability. Add a shareholder-friendly executive compensation plan, and we believe the firm will continue to outperform.
Undervalued Retailer With Nearly 7% Yield
A downtrodden industry often contains hidden gems that can only be found through real due diligence. This market leader is consistently improving profitability and creating shareholder value and we believe the firm can continue to outperform.
More Long Ideas For You
Good long ideas are hard to come by, and we are giving you a lot more of them starting 4/10/17.
Popular Restaurant Chain With Significant Upside Potential
Despite slowing traffic across the industry, one firm is consistently improving profitability and creating shareholder value. Because the company aligns executive compensation with ROIC, we believe this firm can continue to outperform.
This Industrials Mutual Fund Earns Its Fees
In eight of past nine quarters, the Industrials sector has ranked within the top three in our Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds. Within the sector, we have identified a particularly attractive fund that traditional fund research overlooks.
This Media Giant Should Continue Its Dominance in 2017
Warren Buffet’s advice to “be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful,” presents an interesting conundrum
Top Stocks & Model Portfolios From 2016
Our Long Idea reports aim to identify those firms that the market has overlooked and that when analyzed beyond standard metrics, are significantly undervalued. In addition to individual Long Ideas, we provide Model Portfolios that provide well-screened lists of companies based on specific criteria
Stock Faceoff: Giants of Retail
On the back of a strong holiday season, retailers are back in the spotlight. To start out the new year, we want to take the time to circle back to two of our previous long ideas on some of the giants in the retail industry.
Long Idea: Don’t Throw The Baby Out With the Bathwater
With a track record of profit growth, and a cheap valuation, this week’s Long Idea is also new to December’s Most Attractive Stocks Model Portfolio.
Long Idea: Royce Special Equity Fund
Despite Small Cap Value receiving a Dangerous rating in our 4Q16 Investment Style Ratings, and containing many Dangerous-or-worse rated funds, there is one fund in particular that breaks the mold and is worthy of a second look.
The Best Acquisition We’ve Seen in 2016
While we’ve taken issue with many of the large acquisitions in 2016, this deal not only passes the economics test, but also creates a combined firm with a strategic focus on the future.