Turnaround

155 tickers in this investment thesis
Ranks this page's recent reports by score.
American International Group, Inc.
AIG·Financials
A ★★★★Buy
Current$78.78
Target$94.50
Return+19.9%
Aug 9, 2026

AIG has successfully shed its legacy complexity to emerge as a disciplined, capital-rich global P&C powerhouse trading at an attractive valuation, though investors must remain vigilant regarding the margin threats posed by social inflation and softening commercial property pricing.

Score
86
Viatris Inc.
VTRS·Healthcare
B ★★★Hold
Current$16.43
Target$19.00
Return+15.6%
Aug 9, 2026

Viatris is an impeccably managed, deeply discounted cash-flow engine successfully extinguishing its debt burden, though its upside is fundamentally chained to a grueling battle against generic price deflation and FDA manufacturing scrutiny.

Score
82
Zoetis Inc.
ZTS·Healthcare
B ★★★Hold
Current$72.66
Target$85.00
Return+17.0%
Aug 9, 2026

Zoetis is a highly profitable leader in animal health currently trading at historic valuation lows, but investors must navigate severe headwinds from intensifying dermatology competition and escalating regulatory scrutiny over its osteoarthritis therapeutics.

Score
78
Unity Software Inc.
U·Technology
B ★★★Hold
Current$43.00
Target$50.16
Return+16.7%
Aug 9, 2026

Unity is successfully executing a remarkable, high-margin turnaround fueled by its Vector AI ad engine and cost discipline, though investors must pay a premium valuation while monitoring the long-term threat of generative AI disruption to its core creation moat.

Score
81
Fastly, Inc.
FSLY·Technology
B ★★★Hold
Current$22.68
Target$28.00
Return+23.5%
Aug 8, 2026

Fastly is a rapidly scaling edge cloud platform with strong security growth and inflecting profitability, though heavy customer concentration and intense competition warrant caution.

Score
84
The Walt Disney Company
DIS·Communication Services
B ★★★Hold
Current$104.63
Target$127.50
Return+21.9%
Aug 8, 2026

Disney presents a compelling turnaround narrative with streaming finally reaching operating profitability and a powerful $9 billion buyback floor, though investors must exercise patience as the company navigates the turbulent structural decay of its legacy linear TV segments and near-term macroeconomic headwinds at domestic parks.

Score
76
Coupang, Inc.
CPNG·Consumer Discretionary
B ★★★Hold
Current$16.35
Target$22.80
Return+39.4%
Aug 8, 2026

Coupang is a deeply discounted, monopolistic infrastructure play trading below 1x sales with an impenetrable Korean logistics moat, though investors must exercise extreme patience as the stock remains a 'show-me' story trapped by temporary data-breach margin compression and hostile KFTC regulatory assaults.

Score
75
Upstart Holdings, Inc.
UPST·Financials
A ★★★★Buy
Current$29.71
Target$46.60
Return+56.8%
Aug 7, 2026

Upstart is an underpriced AI powerhouse capturing massive share in consumer lending with 2.74x the accuracy of traditional models and re-accelerating GAAP profitability, though investors must remain vigilant regarding the inherent cyclicality of macroeconomic credit shocks.

Score
87
Pfizer Inc.
PFE·Healthcare
B ★★★Hold
Current$25.41
Target$28.50
Return+12.2%
Aug 7, 2026

Pfizer presents a deeply discounted, high-yield turnaround play as it aggressively pivots toward lucrative oncology and obesity markets, but investors must endure severe transitional turbulence as the company races to replace massive revenues evaporating in the 2028 patent cliff.

Score
76
Pinterest, Inc.
PINS·Communication Services
A ★★★★Buy
Current$23.36
Target$38.00
Return+62.7%
Aug 7, 2026

Pinterest possesses a highly defensible, intent-driven visual discovery moat trading at a deeply discounted valuation, though investors must monitor the massive AI infrastructure expenditures to ensure they translate into sustained monetization parity.

Score
87
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
ADM·Consumer Staples
B ★★★Hold
Current$78.06
Target$95.00
Return+21.7%
Aug 7, 2026

The company is an insurmountable, cash-generating tollbooth of the global agricultural supply chain trading at a cash-flow discount, though investors must tolerate the sluggish cyclicality of crop markets and lingering reputational damage from its recent segment-reporting manipulation.

Score
76
PayPal Holdings, Inc.
PYPL·Financials
A ★★★★Buy
Current$57.66
Target$80.70
Return+40.0%
Aug 6, 2026

PayPal is a highly cash-generative payments behemoth trading at deeply distressed historical multiples, offering a compelling margin of safety and a shareholder-friendly capital return pivot, though investors must remain vigilant regarding the erosion of branded checkout share to native mobile wallets.

Score
88
Fresenius Medical Care AG
FMS·Healthcare
B ★★★Hold
Current$25.26
Target$30.26
Return+19.8%
Aug 6, 2026

Fresenius Medical Care is a heavily discounted, cash-gushing turnaround play executing massive margin expansion and share repurchases, but long-term investors must remain paralyzed by the existential threat GLP-1s pose to future dialysis volumes.

Score
82
Rentokil Initial plc
RTO·Industrials
B ★★★Hold
Current$23.36
Target$32.00
Return+37.0%
Aug 5, 2026

Despite suffering brutal self-inflicted execution wounds in North America, Rentokil Initial remains an ultra-cash-generative, wide-moat compounder trading at a violently distressed discount, offering massive upside potential if its new leadership and activist board members can successfully stabilize commercial volumes.

Score
75
TELUS Corporation
Current$9.59
Aug 5, 2026

TELUS possesses highly valuable, resilient national telecom infrastructure, but a crushing debt load, disastrous digital M&A missteps, and a vicious pricing war have forced a painful dividend cut, rendering the stock a highly speculative turnaround story with absolutely no near-term growth catalysts.

Score
34
Franklin Resources, Inc.
BEN·Financials
B ★★★Hold
Current$34.74
Target$39.00
Return+12.3%
Aug 5, 2026

Franklin Templeton is successfully orchestrating a highly profitable pivot from legacy mutual funds toward premium private markets and custom indexing, backed by extreme insider conviction and a fortress balance sheet, though investors must monitor the drag from structural fee compression and residual subsidiary reputational damage.

Score
77
BioNTech SE
BNTX·Healthcare
B ★★★Hold
Current$92.25
Target$128.50
Return+39.3%
Aug 5, 2026

BioNTech is transitioning from a COVID-19 vaccine windfall into a high-potential oncology powerhouse, supported by an exceptional €17.2 billion cash reserve, though near-term revenue contraction and execution risks in its late-stage pipeline warrant a patient holding strategy.

Score
75
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
IFF·Materials
B ★★★Hold
Current$79.29
Target$91.16
Return+15.0%
Aug 5, 2026

IFF is a deeply undervalued, wide-moat architect of the global flavor and fragrance oligopoly executing a massive balance-sheet repair, though investors must remain hyper-vigilant regarding the execution risks of its multi-billion dollar divestitures and intense margin pressure from European rivals.

Score
83
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
FIS·Financials
B ★★★Hold
Current$43.50
Target$55.00
Return+26.4%
Aug 5, 2026

FIS is undergoing a massive portfolio transformation, unlocking immense free cash flow potential through its new pure-play structure, but execution missteps in its Capital Markets segment and a heavy debt burden warrant caution until integration proves successful.

Score
81
Pitney Bowes Inc.
PBI·Industrials
A ★★★★Buy
Current$17.53
Target$21.00
Return+19.8%
Aug 4, 2026

The unmasking of highly profitable, cash-cow legacy segments post-restructuring funds aggressive buybacks and deleveraging, overcoming the structural risks of secular physical mail decline.

Score
88
Parsons Corporation
PSN·Industrials
C ★★Sell
Current$44.21
Aug 3, 2026

The core bull case rests on a massive $9.3B defense and infrastructure backlog trading at deep-value multiples, but the core bear case dominates as sudden, catastrophic contract losses and shattered management credibility create an uninvestable risk profile.

Score
63
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
TEVA·Healthcare
B ★★★Hold
Current$35.01
Target$41.20
Return+17.7%
Aug 3, 2026

The explosive, high-margin growth of Austedo and Uzedy is successfully funding a massive deleveraging effort, but lingering multibillion-dollar debt and litigation headwinds demand flawless pipeline execution to justify further multiple expansion.

Score
79
Humana Inc.
HUM·Healthcare
F Avoid
Current$363.86
Aug 3, 2026

Humana commands exceptional secular demographic tailwinds through its CenterWell integration, but devastating Medicare Advantage margin compression and a ≈40x forward P/E multiple render the stock uninvestable until the 2027 turnaround materializes.

Score
22
CNH Industrial N.V.
CNH·Industrials
B ★★★Hold
Current$10.32
Target$14.30
Return+38.6%
Aug 3, 2026

CNH offers a massive structural margin-expansion opportunity through its precision agriculture pivot, but investors must endure severe short-term cyclical pain and tariff headwinds as management clears excess dealer inventory before the 2027 recovery.

Score
76