Turnaround

165 tickers in this investment thesis
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OPENLANE, Inc.
OPLN·Consumer Discretionary
A ★★★★Buy
Current$35.50
Target$44.00
Return+23.9%
Aug 19, 2026

OPENLANE has successfully transformed into an asset-light, cash-gushing digital monopoly poised to ride a multi-year commercial off-lease supply wave, offering deep value disguised as a cyclical auto play, provided AFC's floorplan lending arm navigates high interest rates without credit contagion.

Score
85
Celanese Corporation
CE·Materials
B ★★★Hold
Current$45.66
Target$64.00
Return+40.2%
Aug 17, 2026

Celanese controls highly lucrative, moat-protected chemical assets generating massive underlying cash flow at a deeply discounted multiple, though investors must tolerate extreme volatility as the company meticulously unwinds an oppressive $12.4 billion acquisition debt burden in a fragile macroeconomic environment.

Score
81
Resideo Technologies, Inc.
REZI·Industrials
A ★★★★Buy
Current$20.46
Target$35.00
Return+71.1%
Aug 16, 2026

Resideo is a wildly profitable, pure-play building technology powerhouse trading at a severely distressed multiple due to post-spin leverage panic, though investors must vigilantly monitor management's execution of its aggressive debt-reduction mandate.

Score
90
Diageo plc
DEO·Consumer Staples
B ★★★Hold
Current$95.44
Target$109.95
Return+15.2%
Aug 16, 2026

Diageo offers a rare opportunity to acquire the world's premier portfolio of heritage spirits at a deeply distressed multiple, though investors must remain hyper-vigilant regarding the long-term impact of generational shifts in alcohol consumption and the protracted U.S. inventory correction.

Score
83
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
CAR·Industrials
B ★★★Hold
Current$138.91
Target$160.00
Return+15.2%
Aug 16, 2026

Stripped of the non-cash optical noise of recent fleet impairments, Avis Budget is a cash-generating mobility oligopolist trading at a deep discount, boasting massive upside optionality from its Waymo partnership and a $650M litigation windfall, though investors must aggressively monitor used-car residual values and corporate debt leverage.

Score
76
OUTFRONT Media Inc.
OUT·Real Estate
A ★★★★Buy
Current$29.77
Target$37.33
Return+25.4%
Aug 15, 2026

OUTFRONT Media's successful pruning of low-margin contracts has unleashed massive operating leverage within its digitized urban footprint, offering investors a cheaply valued 4.43% yield backed by 20%+ AFFO growth.

Score
91
Lyft, Inc.
LYFT·Industrials
B ★★★Hold
Current$17.44
Target$23.10
Return+32.5%
Aug 15, 2026

Lyft is generating robust free cash flow and executing a successful turnaround via international expansion and AV partnerships, yet trades at a deep discount, though existential threats from Tesla's impending Cybercab launch and ongoing gig-worker reclassification battles cap long-term upside visibility.

Score
77
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.
FBIN·Industrials
B ★★★Hold
Current$48.87
Target$58.50
Return+19.7%
Aug 15, 2026

Fortune Brands is a cash-generating juggernaut trading at a steep discount due to cyclical housing fears, offering massive upside once the new CEO's turnaround takes hold, provided the frozen U.S. mortgage market eventually thaws.

Score
81
ICL Group Ltd
ICL·Materials
B ★★★Hold
Current$5.34
Target$6.38
Return+19.5%
Aug 14, 2026

ICL is successfully transitioning from a legacy commodity miner into a high-margin specialty chemicals and EV materials powerhouse secured by a massive $2.54 billion concession settlement, yet near-term upside remains strictly capped by severe raw material inflation and looming 2030 royalty hikes.

Score
78
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
SBS·Utilities
B ★★★Hold
Current$4.68
Target$5.80
Return+23.9%
Aug 14, 2026

Sabesp is a highly defensive, unassailable utility undergoing a massive post-privatization efficiency turnaround with guaranteed decades of structural growth, though investors must endure near-term margin volatility and ever-present hydrological risks.

Score
77
Ultrapar Participações S.A.
UGP·Energy
B ★★★Hold
Current$6.16
Target$7.32
Return+18.8%
Aug 14, 2026

Ultrapar's successful turnaround at Ipiranga and strategic pivot to logistics present a compelling value case, though near-term Amazon drought risks at Hidrovias and fuel market volatility warrant a measured hold until integration proves seamless.

Score
75
Fluor Corporation
FLR·Industrials
B ★★★Hold
Current$52.03
Target$63.00
Return+21.1%
Aug 13, 2026

Fluor offers a highly compelling value-and-turnaround narrative driven by a massive $1.4 billion buyback and a transition to a low-risk, energy-transition-focused backlog, though investors must patiently endure the final, painful margin hits from its dying legacy infrastructure contracts.

Score
79