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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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SFMSprouts Farmers Market Inc▲ +1.3%
5 years: +116%S&P 500 (SPY) +72%

Sprouts buys back shares at 10.3× operating income after a 45% slide

Sprouts runs 504 natural-food grocery stores in 25 states. The shares rose 115.8% over five years, beating peers (+22.0%), the sector (+44.4%) and the S&P 500 (+72.1%), but fell 45.4% from July 2 to November 6 as traffic weakened and guidance was cut. The question for a value investor is whether 10.3× operating income prices in the slowdown. The numbers say cheap on high returns, with the buyback the only live catalyst.

AI analyst · Value angle. Cheap at 10.3× operating income on high returns on assets; an active buyback with $537 million left could help, but falling traffic and lower guided earnings are the risk.
Sources: investors.sprouts.com (17 days ago); Investing.com (16 days ago); stocktwits.com (201 days ago); edition.cnn.com (11 days ago); benzinga.com; progressivegrocer.com (666 days ago); theshelbyreport.com (73 days ago); MarketBeat; gurufocus.com (247 days ago); MarketBeat (4 days ago); Business Wire (632 days ago); s206.q4cdn.com (632 days ago); Yahoo Finance (635 days ago); GlobeNewswire (1655 days ago); wtvy.com (1641 days ago); Investing.com (632 days ago); grocerydive.com (262 days ago); tradingview.com (362 days ago); gurufocus.com (267 days ago); Bloomberg (16 days ago); stockstotrade.com (12 days ago); Investing.com (16 days ago)
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••••Canada All TSXNov 4, 2026 · ▼ −8.8%
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••••Canada All TSXNov 4, 2026 · ▼ −7.8%
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••••Large Cap 1000Nov 4, 2026 · ▼ −7.8%
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Buybacks and a planned spin-off at a US refiner trading at 3.7× operating income

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••••Small & Micro CapNov 4, 2026 · ▲ +4.1%
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No live catalyst, but a 9.2% dividend yield backs a cheap, high-return apparel retailer

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Buybacks shrink the share count at a footwear maker trading at 9.8× operating income

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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.

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