Following the banking crisis, stocks rose sharply in January, gave part of those gains back in February, and had severe volatility in March.
According to our calculations, stocks appear inexpensive going into the second quarter of 2023. At the conclusion of the first quarter, the average stock in markets North American coverage was selling at a roughly 10% discount to our fair value estimate.
In his most recent stock market outlook, market expert suggests, "The markets are close to the top of their trading range, and our near-term market forecast is that it will need to see a turnaround in leading economic indicators to break through the top of this range and rally upward to where we see fair value.
Nearly all stocks appear to be undervalued.
The Small-value stocks are currently selling 47% below our assessment of their fair value, making them the most undervalued stocks by investment type, while large-cap core stocks are just approximately 4% undervalued.
The most undervalued industries currently are communication services and real estate, which trade at 30% and 22% below our fair values, respectively. While consumer defensive equities are roughly appropriately valued.
Wide- and narrow-moat companies are undervalued by 12% and 11%, respectively, according to Economic Moat Rating, which measures a company's competitive advantages, while no-moat stocks are 22% undervalued.
For Q2 2023, 33 Undervalued Stocks
The top undervalued stock picks for the second quarter of 2023 are listed below.
33 Undervalued Stocks for Q2 2023
Here’s the list of top underpriced stock picks for the second quarter of 2023
- Albertsons ACI
- Alphabet GOOGL
- ASML Holding ASML
- AvalonBay Communities AVB
- Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B
- Blackstone BX
- Carnival CCL
- Citigroup C
- Comcast CMCSA
- Delta Air Lines DAL
- Duke Energy DUK
- Entergy ETR
- Exxon Mobil XOM
- FMC Corp FMC
- Hanesbrands HBI
- Hasbro HAS
- Illumina ILMN
- International Flavors & Fragrances IFF
- Kraft Heinz KHC
- Lithium Americas LAC
- Masco MAS
- Moderna MRNA
- NiSource NI
- Park Hotels & Resorts PK
- Salesforce CRM
- ServiceNow NOW
- TC Energy TRP
- TechnipFMC FTI
- Tyson Foods TSN
- Ventas VTR
- Walt Disney DIS
- Wesco International WCC
- Zimmer Biomet ZBH
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