Three value stocks to add to your 2026 watchlist
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative. – Benjamin Graham, economist and financial investor Value investing is one of the best ways to build long-term wealth in the stock market.
This investing style was developed by Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing, about 100 years ago. The stocks that promise ‘safety of principal’ and ‘adequate return’ are called value stocks. These are shares of companies with good quality fundamentals and decent growth prospects.
However, due to various reasons, these stocks may be undervalued by the market in the short term. This makes value stocks very attractive to long-term investors. If purchased at the right price, these stocks can deliver very high returns.
So, how do you find a good-quality, value stock that also happens to be undervalued by the market? Sometimes, due to negative market sentiment, the price of a stock can trade at a discount to its peers or the industry average. This can be an example of an undervalued stock. Valuations tools like the commonly used price to earnings and price to book ratios can help you find a good value stock that is trading at a discount to its historical valuations.
You can also find the most undervalued stocksusing Equitymaster's stock screener. ONGC is India's largest oil and gas exploration and production company. It's a dominant player in India's energy sector, contributing around 70-71% of the country's domestic crude oil production and about 84% of natural gas production.
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