This Week’s Deep-Value Landscape: Acquirer’s Multiple Large-Cap Screen
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · Johnny Hopkins
This week’s Acquirer’s Multiple® Large-Cap screen continues to uncover attractive value opportunities across a broad range of industries, with energy stocks again particularly prominent among the cheapest companies in the screen.
While market attention remains focused on AI-related growth stories, this week’s screen highlights attractively valued businesses spanning financials, energy, healthcare, communications, consumer sectors, technology, industrials, transportation, and materials.
Financials are led by Synchrony Financial (SYF), which is the cheapest company in this week’s screen with an Acquirer’s Multiple of just 2.5x. The consumer-finance business is followed by several value opportunities in other sectors rather than a large cluster of financial stocks.
Energy remains one of the strongest areas of the screen. Equinor (EQNR), Petrobras (PBR), and APA Corporation (APA) lead the sector, with Acquirer’s Multiples of 3.4x, 5.3x, and 5.6x, respectively. BP (BP), YPF (YPF), HF Sinclair (DINO), and Shell (SHEL) also rank among the cheapest names.
Healthcare offers several notable opportunities. Sanofi (SNY), Novo Nordisk (NVO), and Cigna Group (CI) lead the group, trading at Acquirer’s Multiples of 8.5x, 8.8x, and 9.4x, respectively. Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Zoetis (ZTS), and CVS Health (CVS) also feature prominently.
Communications and media are led by Telkom Indonesia (TLK), Fox Corporation (FOXA), Comcast (CMCSA), and Charter Communications (CHTR), providing exposure across telecommunications, media, broadband, and communications infrastructure.
Consumer-oriented businesses are led by Altria (MO), Fomento Económico Mexicano (FMX), and Best Buy (BBY). Altria trades at an Acquirer’s Multiple of 9.6x, while FMX and Best Buy trade at 9.9x and 11.6x.
Technology offers several notable opportunities, led by Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), CGI (GIB), and HP Inc. (HPQ), with Acquirer’s Multiples of 8.6x, 8.8x, and 9.1x, respectively. SK Hynix (SKHY) follows at 10.0x.
Industrials are led by Leidos Holdings (LDOS) and First Solar (FSLR), while transportation is headed by Ryanair (RYAAY) and UPS (UPS).
Materials remain well represented, with CF Industries (CF) and Sociedad Química y Minera (SQM) among the leading opportunities.
Bottom Line
This week’s screen shows that compelling valuations remain available across multiple sectors. Energy is particularly prominent, while Synchrony stands out as the cheapest company overall. Opportunities across healthcare, communications, consumer businesses, and technology provide further diversification for value-focused investors.
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