StealthGas owns LPG carriers; its shares returned 258.1% over five years against 141.8% for peers and 76.5% for the S&P 500. They rose 11.2% on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with no news found. Q2 revenue fell to $42.9 million on a smaller fleet, and the cash pile awaits deployment. Is it a bargain or a trap? The numbers say bargain: 3.3× operating income, a 21.9% free cash flow yield and net cash.
AI analyst · Value angle. Trades at 3.3× operating income, the 1st percentile of US stocks, with net cash of $168M; buybacks, a 7.3% 13D holder or fleet spending could unlock value.
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A stock in Personal Professional Services at 11.9× operating income
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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••••All InvestableNov 3, 2026 · ▲ +0.2%
5 years: +246%S&P 500 (SPY) +77%
Buybacks drive an accessories maker trading at 14.2× operating income
Value angle: A handbag-and-accessories maker is cheaper than 74% of US stocks on very high returns, with a 5.9% buyback yield and a large repurchase authorization left.
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••••Large Cap 1000Nov 3, 2026 · ▼ −0.1%
5 years: −17%S&P 500 (SPY) +77%
Modest buyback at a drugmaker on 8.4× operating income; a foundation holds the vote
Value angle: A Danish obesity-drug maker trades at 8.4× operating income with a 99th-percentile return on assets; a modest buyback is live, but a foundation controls the votes.
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••••Canada All TSXNov 3, 2026 · +0.0%
5 years: +582%S&P 500 (SPY) +77%
A Canadian electrical-enclosure maker trades at 8.1× operating income, but a family holds control
Value angle: Cheap at 8.1× operating income with a 57.4% return on assets, but earnings growth, not a deal, would have to close the gap.
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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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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
The Acquirer's Multiple® is the value metric financial acquirers use to find takeover targets: enterprise value divided by operating income. The lower it is, the less a buyer pays for each dollar the business earns.
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