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The biggest news and moves in the cheapest stocks we track. Written by the AI analyst after every update.

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LOPEGrand Canyon Education Inc▼ −0.3%
5 years: +65%S&P 500 (SPY) +77%

Buybacks drive the case for a cheap, net-cash education services firm at 11.9×

Grand Canyon Education runs the back office for 20 university partners, mainly Grand Canyon University, and its shares are up 64.5% over five years, ahead of peers but behind the S&P 500. Shares fell 35.9% from the October 2025 peak to July 2026 on a settlement, weak results and a contract rewrite. Is that a bargain or a trap? The numbers say cheap, high-quality, and the company is buying back its own stock.

AI analyst · Value angle. Cheap at 11.9× operating income despite top-tier returns on assets, with an 8.7% buyback yield shrinking the share count as the main route to unlock value.
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••••Canada All TSXNov 2, 2026 · ▲ +16.5%
5 years: −54%S&P 500 (SPY) +77%

Net-cash executive-search firm trades at 3.6× operating income after a divestiture

Value angle: Trades at 3.6× operating income with C$11M net cash and a 16.6% free cash flow yield; a buyback or use of divestiture cash could unlock value.

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••••Canada All TSXNov 2, 2026 · ▼ −8.4%
5 years: +217%S&P 500 (SPY) +77%

A Canadian oil producer's live buyback meets 4.1× operating income

Value angle: Cheap at 4.1× enterprise value to operating income with a 12.3% free cash flow yield; a buyback is the live lever, but oil prices drive earnings.

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••••All InvestableNov 2, 2026 · ▼ −8.2%
5 years: +8%S&P 500 (SPY) +77%

An energy and chemicals group trades at 4.1× operating income, with a buyback vote ahead

Value angle: An energy and chemicals group is cheap at 4.1× operating income with a 7.1% free cash flow yield; a buyback could help, but debt limits payouts.

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••••Canada All TSXNov 2, 2026 · ▼ −7.6%
5 years: +345%S&P 500 (SPY) +77%

Buybacks shrink the share count at a Canadian oil producer trading at 5.2× operating income.

Value angle: A Canadian oil producer trades at 5.2× operating income with net cash and an 11.7% free cash flow yield; live buybacks are the unlock.

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••••Large Cap 1000Nov 2, 2026 · ▼ −7.6%
5 years: +118%S&P 500 (SPY) +77%

Buyback runs at an oil producer trading at 5.9× operating income; no bid yet

Value angle: An oil and gas producer trades at 5.9× operating income with strong returns on assets; buybacks are live, but oil prices matter more than any bid.

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••••Small & Micro CapNov 2, 2026 · ▼ −7.3%
5 years: −72%S&P 500 (SPY) +77%

Buyback authorized at a hospital operator trading at 4.3× operating income

Value angle: Cheap at 4.3× operating income with a 20.9% free cash flow yield; a hospital operator has a buyback authorized, but profit leans on arbitration savings.

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Large Cap 1000 · free−1.1%14 of 30 up · median multiple 7.2×All Investable−1.5%12 of 30 up · median multiple 5.2×Small & Micro Cap+0.0%14 of 30 up · median multiple 4.4×Canada All TSX−0.7%15 of 30 up · median multiple 4.2×

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Most industries are dear against their own past. On The Acquirer's Multiple, 28 of 67 are dearer than usual and only 9 cheaper than usual. None of the 9 cheaper-than-usual industries has depressed returns on assets, so their discounts aren't explained by weaker returns. Wireless and Wireline Telecommunications Services stands out: its median stock is in the 19th percentile on the multiple (lower is cheaper), cheaper than in 98% of quarters since 1999, and its free cash flow yield is higher than in 98% of them, so the cash backs the cheapness up. Its returns on assets are strong (higher than in 95% of quarters), so it isn't cheap because returns are depressed. Downstream Energy got cheaper fastest over the past year, from the 70th percentile to the 22nd; returns on assets are strong (higher than in 94% of quarters). Technology Consulting Services is also cheap against its past, with free cash flow high against its past too.

Cheapest against their historyMedian Acquirer's Multiple percentile (lower is cheaper) and the past ten years
Dearest against their historyWhere the industry usually trades, and where it is now
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Each industry's median stock as a percentile of all investable US stocks, quarterly since 1999. Data to Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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