149 vetted cases, grouped by type of trap, sector and country. A name counts as a possible trap from roughly a 40% apparent discount to our fair value while scoring below 50 out of 100 on quality. The fair value comes from 26 valuation models, the quality score from 37 factors such as margins, debt and earnings stability. Every list below expands and shows the most striking names in its group.
Stocks that look cheap on our Fair Value, but score weak on quality. A low price alone is not a signal: weak fundamentals can be a value trap. This list is explicitly a prompt for deeper research, not a recommendation.
As of: Sep 29, 2026 · 149 stocks analysed · values change with price and data.
more than 10% below fair value (cheap)near fair value (±10%)more than 10% above fair value (expensive)
Sorted by the apparent discount to fair value. The quality column shows why the discount is questionable: red means weak, amber medium.
From the biggest apparent discount through the weakest quality scores to the possible dividend trap: a high payout on a weak business.
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trina Solar Co Ltd (688599) | 33 | +186.2% |
| 2 | Brookfield Renewable Partners LP (BEP) | 28 | +152.1% |
| 3 | VNET Group Inc DRC (VNET) | 27 | +131.5% |
| 4 | LG Chemicals (051910) | 32 | +123.9% |
| 5 | AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC) | 33 | +112.5% |
| 6 | Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) | 34 | +103.3% |
| 7 | Siltronic AG (WAF) | 33 | +102.0% |
| 8 | Risen Energy (300118) | 31 | +92.1% |
| 9 | Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (ARE) | 34 | +66.9% |
| 10 | Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (CYRBY) | 34 | +55.8% |
| 11 | Stonex Group Inc (SNEX) | 31 | +53.0% |
| 12 | Chord Energy Corp (CHRD) | 32 | +51.3% |
| 13 | PG&E Corp (PCG) | 33 | +44.7% |
Which sectors show a cluster of cheap-looking names with weak quality.
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexi S.p.A (NEXI) | 46 | +191.0% |
| 2 | Ams AG (AMS) | 44 | +186.5% |
| 3 | Trina Solar Co Ltd (688599) | 33 | +186.2% |
| 4 | Beijing United Information Technology Co Ltd (603613) | 48 | +168.3% |
| 5 | VNET Group Inc DRC (VNET) | 27 | +131.5% |
| 6 | Ennoconn Corp (6414) | 45 | +130.4% |
| 7 | Siltronic AG (WAF) | 33 | +102.0% |
| 8 | Risen Energy (300118) | 31 | +92.1% |
| 9 | Formosa Sumco Technology Corp (3532) | 42 | +88.6% |
| 10 | Universal Microwave Technology (3491) | 45 | +80.8% |
| 11 | Chicony Electronics Co Ltd (2385) | 47 | +70.3% |
| 12 | WT Microelectronics Co Ltd (3036) | 36 | +50.5% |
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starwood Property Trust Inc (STWD) | 40 | +150.0% |
| 2 | AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC) | 33 | +112.5% |
| 3 | IIFL Finance Limited (IIFL) | 49 | +106.3% |
| 4 | Xiamen Bank Co Ltd (601187) | 47 | +102.9% |
| 5 | Ping An Bank Co Ltd (000001) | 44 | +100.0% |
| 6 | Investec PLC (INVP) | 46 | +100.0% |
| 7 | Industrial Bank Of Korea (024110) | 40 | +95.2% |
| 8 | PennyMac Finl Svcs Inc (PFSI) | 39 | +91.6% |
| 9 | BNK Financial Group Inc (138930) | 46 | +87.5% |
| 10 | Samsung Card Co. Ltd. (029780) | 46 | +81.5% |
| 11 | Dgb Financial (139130) | 48 | +79.3% |
| 12 | China Securities Co Ltd (601066) | 47 | +72.7% |
| 13 | Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. (OTF) | 45 | +70.0% |
| 14 | Banco do Nordeste do Brasil S.A (BNBR3) | 49 | +70.0% |
| 15 | DB Insurance Co Ltd (005830) | 39 | +65.2% |
| 16 | Manappuram Finance Limited (MANAPPURAM) | 46 | +61.2% |
| 17 | Akbank TAS (AKBNK) | 46 | +59.5% |
| 18 | Stonex Group Inc (SNEX) | 31 | +53.0% |
| 19 | Golub Capital BDC Inc (GBDC) | 45 | +51.1% |
| 20 | Wendel (MF) | 39 | +50.7% |
| 21 | Bank of Communications Co (601328) | 43 | +45.9% |
| 22 | Canara Bank (CANBK) | 35 | +44.3% |
| 23 | Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Co Ltd (601825) | 49 | +43.2% |
| 24 | Sparebanken Vest (SBNOR) | 40 | +42.4% |
| 25 | Rithm Capital Corp. (RITM) | 35 | +41.8% |
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caesars Entertainment Corporation (CZR) | 41 | +173.4% |
| 2 | ALD SA (AYV) | 38 | +166.5% |
| 3 | Polaris Industries Inc (PII) | 45 | +146.7% |
| 4 | AutoNation Inc (AN) | 49 | +145.7% |
| 5 | Entain PLC (ENT) | 45 | +127.9% |
| 6 | Frasers Group PLC (FRAS) | 44 | +82.2% |
| 7 | Wynn Resorts Limited (WYNN) | 50 | +82.1% |
| 8 | Lotte Shopping (023530) | 46 | +75.3% |
| 9 | Groupe Canal Plus (CAN) | 43 | +74.8% |
| 10 | Valeo SA (FR) | 46 | +66.0% |
| 11 | Carnival Corporation (CCL) | 46 | +64.9% |
| 12 | Lithia Motors Inc (LAD) | 44 | +63.4% |
| 13 | Continental Aktiengesellschaft (CON) | 50 | +60.0% |
| 14 | Ford Motor Company (F) | 40 | +60.0% |
| 15 | Melia Hotels (MEL) | 50 | +58.4% |
| 16 | Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd (000625) | 48 | +57.2% |
| 17 | Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (CYRBY) | 34 | +55.8% |
| 18 | Ocado Group PLC (OCDO) | 47 | +54.8% |
| 19 | Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc (DKS) | 47 | +47.8% |
| 20 | Volvo Car AB (publ.) (VOLCAR-B) | 42 | +46.2% |
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molson Coors Brewing Co Class B (TAP) | 49 | +120.3% |
| 2 | Post Holdings Inc (POST) | 50 | +109.9% |
| 3 | Molson Coors Beverage Company (TAP-A) | 49 | +100.4% |
| 4 | Metcash Ltd (MTS) | 47 | +85.7% |
| 5 | Dekon Food & Agriculture Group (2419) | 48 | +62.9% |
| 6 | Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (TWE) | 49 | +62.8% |
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers Communications Inc (RCI-A) | 40 | +167.3% |
| 2 | SUNRISE N (SUNN) | 47 | +158.9% |
| 3 | SES S. A. (SESG) | 38 | +135.3% |
| 4 | MFE MEDIAFOREUROPE NV (MFEA) | 39 | +108.4% |
| 5 | Turk Telekomunikasyon AS (TTKOM) | 49 | +101.3% |
| 6 | Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ORD (TCELL) | 49 | +68.8% |
| 7 | WPP PLC ADR (WPP) | 40 | +60.0% |
| 8 | Liberty Global PLC Class C (LBTYK) | 39 | +54.2% |
| 9 | Omnicom Group Inc (OMC) | 43 | +50.0% |
| 10 | Proximus NV (PROX) | 45 | +49.9% |
| 11 | Charter Communications Inc (CHTR) | 47 | +41.5% |
| 12 | Louis HachEtte Group SA (ALHG) | 39 | +41.1% |
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sichuan Road & Bridge Group Co Ltd (600039) | 47 | +180.7% |
| 2 | Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd (600970) | 45 | +150.0% |
| 3 | Webuild S.p.A. (WBD) | 46 | +143.7% |
| 4 | China State Construction International Holdings Ltd (3311) | 39 | +142.0% |
| 5 | Eiffage SA (FGR) | 48 | +108.4% |
| 6 | Cadeler As (CADLR) | 44 | +107.6% |
| 7 | Antar Chile (ANTARCHILE) | 47 | +100.0% |
| 8 | Citic Pacific (0267) | 45 | +94.7% |
| 9 | China Natl Chem Engineering Co (601117) | 49 | +80.1% |
| 10 | Motiva Infraestrutura de Mobilidade S.A. (MOTV3) | 47 | +75.5% |
| 11 | Innostar Service, Inc (7828) | 48 | +75.1% |
| 12 | Empresas Copec S.A. (COPEC) | 48 | +74.1% |
| 13 | China Railway Hi-tech Industry Corp Ltd (600528) | 48 | +70.1% |
| 14 | Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR) | 43 | +67.0% |
| 15 | Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT) | 43 | +60.0% |
| 16 | Tbea Co Ltd (600089) | 41 | +60.0% |
| 17 | Bouygues SA (EN) | 49 | +54.2% |
| 18 | Schaeffler AG (SHA0) | 36 | +53.9% |
| 19 | Trinity Industries Inc (TRN) | 47 | +48.1% |
| 20 | First Advantage Corp (FA) | 43 | +46.5% |
| 21 | CJ Corp (001040) | 50 | +45.6% |
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) | 34 | +103.3% |
| 2 | Ithaca Energy PLC (ITH) | 43 | +71.9% |
| 3 | Whitehaven Coal Ltd (WHC) | 48 | +66.5% |
| 4 | Viva Energy Group Ltd (VEA) | 35 | +60.0% |
| 5 | Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHFAL) | 49 | +58.9% |
| 6 | Chord Energy Corp (CHRD) | 32 | +51.3% |
| 7 | TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS) | 40 | +43.7% |
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LG Chemicals (051910) | 32 | +123.9% |
| 2 | Shawbrook Group PLC (SHAW) | 41 | +101.0% |
| 3 | Olin Corporation (OLN) | 45 | +73.8% |
| 4 | Orbia Advance Corp (MXCHY) | 41 | +62.7% |
| 5 | Hoshine Silicon Ind Co Ltd (603260) | 35 | +60.0% |
| 6 | Sahara International Petrochemical Company SJSC (2310) | 44 | +60.0% |
| 7 | Hyundai Steel (004020) | 45 | +60.0% |
| 8 | PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (PTTGC) | 49 | +60.0% |
| 9 | Orbia Advance Corporation S.A.B. de C.V. (ORBIA) | 44 | +58.3% |
| 10 | Elkem ASA (ELK) | 44 | +57.9% |
| 11 | Anglo American PLC (AAL) | 48 | +53.7% |
| 12 | Dow Inc (DOW) | 35 | +49.8% |
| 13 | Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK) | 42 | +40.8% |
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairvest Ltd (FTA) | 36 | +150.0% |
| 2 | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPT) | 46 | +112.0% |
| 3 | Four Corners Property Trust Inc (FCPT) | 49 | +80.1% |
| 4 | FPT Corp (FPT) | 41 | +67.8% |
| 5 | Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (ARE) | 34 | +66.9% |
| 6 | Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (EPRT) | 47 | +66.8% |
| 7 | Tritax Big Box REIT plc (BBOX) | 36 | +59.7% |
| 8 | Realty Income Corporation (O) | 48 | +58.0% |
| 9 | Extra Space Storage Inc (EXR) | 45 | +51.3% |
| 10 | Agree Realty Corporation (ADC) | 42 | +48.1% |
| 11 | Primary Health Properties (PHP) | 36 | +43.3% |
The same read per market and country.
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entain PLC (ENT) | 45 | +127.9% |
| 2 | Shawbrook Group PLC (SHAW) | 41 | +101.0% |
| 3 | Investec PLC (INVP) | 46 | +100.0% |
| 4 | Frasers Group PLC (FRAS) | 44 | +82.2% |
| 5 | Groupe Canal Plus (CAN) | 43 | +74.8% |
| 6 | Ithaca Energy PLC (ITH) | 43 | +71.9% |
| 7 | Tritax Big Box REIT plc (BBOX) | 36 | +59.7% |
| 8 | Ocado Group PLC (OCDO) | 47 | +54.8% |
| 9 | Anglo American PLC (AAL) | 48 | +53.7% |
| 10 | Primary Health Properties (PHP) | 36 | +43.3% |
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALD SA (AYV) | 38 | +166.5% |
| 2 | SES S. A. (SESG) | 38 | +135.3% |
| 3 | Eiffage SA (FGR) | 48 | +108.4% |
| 4 | Valeo SA (FR) | 46 | +66.0% |
| 5 | Bouygues SA (EN) | 49 | +54.2% |
| 6 | Wendel (MF) | 39 | +50.7% |
| 7 | Louis HachEtte Group SA (ALHG) | 39 | +41.1% |
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trina Solar Co Ltd (688599) | 33 | +186.2% |
| 2 | Sichuan Road & Bridge Group Co Ltd (600039) | 47 | +180.7% |
| 3 | Jointo Energy Investment Co Ltd Hebei (000600) | 48 | +176.7% |
| 4 | Beijing United Information Technology Co Ltd (603613) | 48 | +168.3% |
| 5 | Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd (600970) | 45 | +150.0% |
| 6 | Xiamen Bank Co Ltd (601187) | 47 | +102.9% |
| 7 | Ping An Bank Co Ltd (000001) | 44 | +100.0% |
| 8 | Grandblue Environment Co Ltd (600323) | 49 | +95.7% |
| 9 | Risen Energy (300118) | 31 | +92.1% |
| 10 | China Natl Chem Engineering Co (601117) | 49 | +80.1% |
| 11 | China Securities Co Ltd (601066) | 47 | +72.7% |
| 12 | China Railway Hi-tech Industry Corp Ltd (600528) | 48 | +70.1% |
| 13 | Hoshine Silicon Ind Co Ltd (603260) | 35 | +60.0% |
| 14 | Tbea Co Ltd (600089) | 41 | +60.0% |
| 15 | Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd (000625) | 48 | +57.2% |
| 16 | Bank of Communications Co (601328) | 43 | +45.9% |
| 17 | Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co Ltd (600674) | 46 | +45.5% |
| 18 | Fujian Funeng Co Ltd (600483) | 47 | +45.5% |
| 19 | Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Co Ltd (601825) | 49 | +43.2% |
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China State Construction International Holdings Ltd (3311) | 39 | +142.0% |
| 2 | Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd (0392) | 48 | +96.2% |
| 3 | Citic Pacific (0267) | 45 | +94.7% |
| 4 | China Resources Power Holding (0836) | 38 | +85.3% |
| 5 | China Resources Gas Group Ltd (1193) | 49 | +76.9% |
| 6 | Dekon Food & Agriculture Group (2419) | 48 | +62.9% |
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ennoconn Corp (6414) | 45 | +130.4% |
| 2 | Formosa Sumco Technology Corp (3532) | 42 | +88.6% |
| 3 | Universal Microwave Technology (3491) | 45 | +80.8% |
| 4 | Innostar Service, Inc (7828) | 48 | +75.1% |
| 5 | Chicony Electronics Co Ltd (2385) | 47 | +70.3% |
| 6 | WT Microelectronics Co Ltd (3036) | 36 | +50.5% |
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LG Chemicals (051910) | 32 | +123.9% |
| 2 | Korea Gas Corporation (036460) | 48 | +123.7% |
| 3 | Industrial Bank Of Korea (024110) | 40 | +95.2% |
| 4 | BNK Financial Group Inc (138930) | 46 | +87.5% |
| 5 | Samsung Card Co. Ltd. (029780) | 46 | +81.5% |
| 6 | Dgb Financial (139130) | 48 | +79.3% |
| 7 | Lotte Shopping (023530) | 46 | +75.3% |
| 8 | DB Insurance Co Ltd (005830) | 39 | +65.2% |
| 9 | Hyundai Steel (004020) | 45 | +60.0% |
| 10 | CJ Corp (001040) | 50 | +45.6% |
| # | Company | Quality | Apparent discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Companhiade Eletricidade do Estado da Bahia - COELBA (CEEB3) | 46 | +192.0% |
| 2 | Equatorial Pará Distribuidora de Energia S.A (EQPA3) | 44 | +113.5% |
| 3 | Auren Energia S.A. (AURE3) | 40 | +95.2% |
| 4 | Rede Energia Participações S.A (REDE3) | 39 | +80.2% |
| 5 | Motiva Infraestrutura de Mobilidade S.A. (MOTV3) | 47 | +75.5% |
| 6 | Banco do Nordeste do Brasil S.A (BNBR3) | 49 | +70.0% |
| 7 | ISA ENERGIA BRASIL (ISAE3) | 48 | +69.3% |
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A stock that looks cheap (low price vs fair value) but whose business quality is weak, e.g. falling margins, high debt or shrinking earnings. The "discount" may be deserved.
No. This is evidence-based context for research only, not financial advice and not a buy/sell recommendation.