Value stocks are generally companies that trade at a price below their fundamental value or what their performance suggests they should be worth. Typically, these are shares of companies with solid fundamentals that are priced below those of their peers, based on an analysis of price-to-earnings ratios, yields, price-to-book ratios, and other relevant factors. Value stocks are often overlooked by the market or undervalued due to factors such as market volatility, economic downturns, or negative news surrounding the company, which may be temporary.
The BofA Securities Value 10 portfolio is generated quantitatively using the firm’s proprietary BofA Securities model. The analysts use the S&P 500 as their universe. We screened the current list for companies that pay dependable dividends and are trading at under 10 times price-to-earnings ratios, which could deliver solid total returns for the remainder of 2026. Here at 247 Wall St., we consistently emphasize the power of total return to our readers. This strategy can significantly boost your overall investing success. Total return is the combined increase in a stock’s value and the dividends it pays. All of the BofA Securities Value 10 picks are rated Buy.
Allstate
This insurance giant raised its dividend by 8% in January and currently yields 1.89%. Allstate (NYSE: ALL | ALL Price Prediction), together with its subsidiaries, provides property, casualty, and other insurance products in the United States and Canada and trades at 5.6 times earnings.
It operates in five segments:
- Allstate Protection
- Run-off Property-Liability
- Protection Services
- Allstate Health and Benefits
- Corporate and Other
The company offers private passenger auto, homeowners, personal lines, and commercial insurance products through agents, contact centers, and online, as well as property and casualty insurance. It also provides consumer product protection plans, device and mobile data collection services, and analytic solutions using automotive telematics information, roadside assistance, protection, and insurance products, such as identity protection and restoration through:
- Allstate Protection Plans
- Allstate Dealer Services
- Allstate Roadside
- Arity
- Allstate Identity Protection
In addition, the company offers life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, short-term disability, and other health insurance products; self-funded stop-loss and fully insured group health products to employers; Medicare supplement, ancillary products, and short-term medical insurance to individuals through independent agents, owned agencies, benefits brokers, and Allstate exclusive agents; and net investment income, net gains on investments, other revenue, debt service, holding company activities, and certain non-insurance operations.
The company also offers automotive protection, vehicle service contracts, guaranteed asset protection, road hazard tires and wheels, paintless dent repair protection, roadside assistance, mobility data collection services, and analytic solutions using automotive telematics information, identity theft protection, and remediation services.
BofA Securities has a huge $297 target price.
Edison International
Trading at 6.2 times earnings with one of the highest dividends in the utility sector at 4.78%, this is a strong idea for the rest of 2026. Edison International (NYSE: EIX) is an electric utility holding company focused on providing clean and reliable energy and energy services through its independent companies. It is the parent holding company of Southern California Edison Company (SCE) and Trio.
SCE is a public utility primarily engaged in the business of supplying and delivering electricity to an approximately 50,000 square mile area across Southern, Central, and Coastal California.
Trio is a global energy advisory firm providing integrated sustainability and energy advisory services to large commercial, industrial, and institutional organizations in North America and Europe.
Trio provides integrated strategy and implementation solutions in:
- Sustainability
- Renewables
- Energy procurement
- Conventional supply
- Energy optimization
- Transportation electrification
The Bank of America target price is $80.
Synchrony Financial
This fast-growing financial trades at 8.10 times estimated earnings and offers a 1.64% dividend yield. Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) is a consumer financial services company focused on delivering digitally enabled product suites.
The company provides a range of credit products through financing programs established with a diverse group of national and regional retailers, local merchants, manufacturers, buying groups, industry associations, and healthcare service providers.
It offers private-label, dual-card, co-brand, and general-purpose credit cards, as well as short- and long-term installment loans, and savings products through Synchrony Bank. The company primarily manages its credit products through five sales platforms, such as:
- Home & Auto
- Digital
- Diversified & Value
- Health & Wellness
- Lifestyle
The bank offers a range of deposit products to retail, affinity, and commercial customers, including:
- Certificates of deposit
- Individual retirement accounts (IRAs)
- Money market accounts
- Savings accounts
- Sweep and affinity deposits
The Bank of America target price for the shares is $90.