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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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CTVACorteva Inc▼ −18.7%
5 years: +90%S&P 500 (SPY) +75%

Buybacks are live at Corteva, 3.1× operating income, after an 18.7% guidance-cut drop

Corteva is now a pure-play crop protection company after spinning off its seed business on October 1, 2026, and its shares gained 90.4% in five years against peers' median −5.0%. On Thursday, November 12, 2026, they fell 18.7% after a Q3 miss and a guidance cut on weak Brazil demand. Is the stock a bargain or a trap? It screens as one of the cheapest US stocks, with buybacks as the live catalyst, but the earnings base is uncertain.

AI analyst · Value angle. Priced at 3.1× operating income with a 15.2% buyback yield; a planned $3B repurchase authorization is the unlock, if the post-spin earnings hold up.
Sources: SEC filing; proactiveinvestors.com (0 days ago); Investing.com (0 days ago); PR Newswire (723 days ago); SEC filing; investors.corteva.com (58 days ago); MarketBeat (0 days ago); rrfn.com (2120 days ago); SEC filing; SEC filing; benzinga.com (0 days ago); farmprogress.com (1401 days ago); The Globe and Mail (1708 days ago); money.usnews.com (1652 days ago); SEC filing; investors.corteva.com (1469 days ago); SEC filing; morningstar.com (1108 days ago); PR Newswire (1015 days ago); Investing.com (462 days ago); SEC filing; SEC filing; SEC filing; MarketBeat; PR Newswire (639 days ago)
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••••Small & Micro Cap▼ −9.4%
5 years: −58%S&P 500 (SPY) +75%

No catalyst yet at a hospital operator priced at 4.6× operating income

Value angle: A US hospital operator trades at 4.6× operating income with a 20.5% free cash flow yield; its buyback has lapsed, so earnings holding up matters most.

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••••Canada All TSX▼ −8.0%
5 years: +191%S&P 500 (SPY) +75%

Merger talk and buybacks meet a mine setback at a 4.4× gold miner

Value angle: A gold miner trades at 4.4× operating income with an 18.0% free cash flow yield and 11.6% dividend yield; a merger is possible but unconfirmed, buybacks small.

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••••Canada All TSX▲ +6.9%
5 years: +94%S&P 500 (SPY) +75%

Buyback spent, cash unallocated: a surgical-hospital owner trades at 3.3× operating income

Value angle: A two-hospital operator trades at 3.3× operating income with a 26.3% free cash flow yield; a new buyback, sale or distribution could unlock value.

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••••Small & Micro Cap▼ −6.3%
5 years: +201%S&P 500 (SPY) +75%

Hedges end in 2026 at a debt-free gold miner on 1.9× operating income

Value angle: A single-mine gold producer is cheaper than nearly all US stocks at 1.9× operating income with no debt; its gold hedges end in 2026.

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••••Small & Micro Cap▼ −6.2%
5 years: −97%S&P 500 (SPY) +75%

Asset sale is the catalyst at a software firm at 4.2× operating income

Value angle: A local-business software firm trades at 4.2× operating income with a 23.7% earnings yield, but $235M net debt and going-concern doubt; an asset sale could cut debt.

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••••All Investable▲ +5.2%
5 years: −2%S&P 500 (SPY) +75%

Buybacks and debt paydown at an oil producer trading at 5.6× operating income

Value angle: An oil-focused shale producer trades at 5.6× operating income with a 13.7% free cash flow yield; buybacks and debt paydown could close the gap.

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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
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