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39/100 Watch Smurfit WestRock: A Long-Term Business Owner's Investment Analysis Global leader in paper-based packaging formed by the merger of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock. At about $41 the stock sits between a conservative intrinsic-value band of $32-38 and a base-case band of $45-58, leaving a thin margin of safety; ideal entry is $32-36. Rating Watch: a quality but unproven integration story that needs a cheaper entry or clearer proof of North America execution. Smurfit WestRock plcSW · USPackagingMay 29, 2026 39/100 Watch Evergy: A Long-Term Business Owner's Investment Analysis A regulated electric utility in Kansas and Missouri with a stable regional-monopoly moat, but not an exceptional high-ROIC business. At the current price of about $82.85, EVRG trades at roughly 22.1x P/E with a 3.36% dividend yield, inside a fair-value band of $65-80 with no clear margin of safety. Rating Watch: the ideal buy range is $55-65. Evergy, Inc.EVRG · USElectric UtilitiesMay 29, 2026 43/100 Watch STERIS plc: A Long-Term Owner's Perspective A leader in infection-prevention and sterilization infrastructure with solid cash flow and a fairly stable moat, but at roughly $215.4 the price sits in the upper-middle of the neutral valuation range with an insufficient margin of safety; bear 160-185 / base 190-230 / bull 240-285, preferred buy range 165-190. Rating Watch: a good company at a good-not-cheap price. STERIS plcSTE · USMedical DevicesMay 29, 2026 45/100 Watch SBA Communications Value Investing Analysis A U.S. and overseas macro-tower leasing REIT; site leasing accounts for 97.9% of segment operating profit and the moat is real, but at the current $204.62 there is no margin of safety; neutral intrinsic value is about $188, ideal buy $150–170, rating Watch. SBA Communications CorporationSBAC · USREITsMay 29, 2026 47/100 Watch Veralto Corporation Deep Value Investment Research Veralto is a high-margin water quality and product identification platform spun out of Danaher, with 2025 revenue of $5.503 billion and recurring revenue of roughly 61%. The core thesis is that it is a high-quality compounder with strong cash generation, but at about 39.1 times earnings and a current price of 92.28, the margin of safety is thin against an 85-100 fair value band and an ideal buy range of $70-80. Research Rating Watch: a good business at an ordinary price, worth tracking rather than chasing. Veralto CorporationVLTO · USEnvironmental ServicesMay 29, 2026 40/100 Watch Packaging Corporation of America Deep Value Investment Analysis The third-largest containerboard and corrugated packaging producer in North America, with an easy-to-understand business, solid cash flow, and rational management; but at the current price of about $218, the TTM P/E is around 26.2x and the owner earnings yield is just above 4%, leaving insufficient margin of safety, with fair value at $170-210. Packaging Corporation of AmericaPKG · USPackagingMay 29, 2026 42/100 Watch Omnicom Group Inc: A Long-Term Owner's Research Report A global advertising and marketing-services holding group; larger after merging IPG, but its financials are distorted by the deal. At roughly $74, about 11x conservative owner earnings, the valuation is moderate with no obvious margin of safety; rated Watch, with an ideal entry point in the low-to-mid $60s. Omnicom Group Inc.OMC · USDigital MarketingMay 29, 2026 33/100 Watch Southwest Airlines Co.: A Value-Investing Deep Dive A first-tier U.S. low-cost carrier with real evidence of turnaround progress in 2026 Q1, yet the industry's ROIC sits below its WACC, the moat is thin, and free cash flow has been negative for years. At roughly $43.31 a share and a 28.9x P/E, the stock already trades near the top of fair value with too little margin of safety. Rating Watch: priced for a turnaround that is only beginning to prove itself. Southwest Airlines Co.LUV · USAir TransportationMay 29, 2026 44/100 Watch Labcorp Holdings: A Value-Investing Deep Dive One of the two dominant players combining a scaled clinical-testing network with biopharma laboratory services; cash flow is real, but pricing power is constrained by payers and regulation. At roughly $262.75 the stock sits inside a fair-value band of $220-280 with no obvious margin of safety, so the rating is Watch, with an ideal buy range of $180-210. Laboratory Corporation of America HoldingsLH · USDiagnosticsMay 29, 2026 44/100 Watch Expeditors International Deep-Dive Value Research An asset-light freight-forwarding leader with no long-term debt, sustained buybacks that shrink the share count, and ROIC around 73.7%; at roughly $158.96 and a TTM P/E near 25.7x, the stock sits between fair and optimistic value with an insufficient margin of safety, so we rate it Watch. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.EXPD · USLogistics & Supply ChainMay 29, 2026 46/100 Watch Equifax Inc. Deep Value Investment Research Report Equifax is a high-barrier data infrastructure company with a deep moat in The Work Number. The core thesis is that its cloud and security overhaul has largely finished, cash flow is improving, but the current price leaves limited margin of safety. Research rating Watch: at about $163.84, the stock sits near the lower end of fair value, while a fair buy range is $130 to $145. Equifax Inc.EFX · USProfessional Information ServicesMay 29, 2026 41/100 Watch Quest Diagnostics: A Long-Term Business-Owner Investment Analysis One of the two national clinical-lab duopolists, with steady demand and solid cash flow but weak unit pricing power; at roughly $196.2 and a trailing P/E of about 21.7x, it sits at the upper end of a fair intrinsic-value range of $180-205, leaving no clear margin of safety, so the rating is Watch. Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedDGX · USDiagnosticsMay 29, 2026 42/100 Watch Loews Corporation: A Value Investing Deep Dive Loews is a diversified holding company anchored by CNA insurance and stabilized by the Boardwalk pipeline; the report assigns a Watch: asset quality is decent, parent-company net cash is about $2.7 billion, and the share count keeps shrinking, but at roughly $104.82 the discount is only limited and the margin of safety is not thick enough, with an ideal buy at $90-98. Loews CorporationL · USDiversified HoldingsMay 29, 2026 44/100 Watch West Pharmaceutical Services In-Depth Value Research Report West makes high-validation-barrier packaging for injectable drugs—elastomer stoppers, prefilled components and the like—with a deep moat, net cash, and solid cash flow, but at $321.8 it trades at about 44x Owner Earnings, leaving little visible margin of safety; the ideal buy range is $180–240. Risks include a single customer at 15.8% of revenue, the inventory cycle, and management succession. West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.WST · USPackagingMay 29, 2026 45/100 Watch Mettler-Toledo International Inc.: A Value Investing Deep Dive A global leader in precision instruments and services with excellent quality, but at roughly $1,161 the stock trades at about 27x P/E and about 28x conservative owner earnings, already close to the optimistic scenario, so the rating is Watch; the ideal buy range is $800-950; the main risks are competition in China and emerging markets, tariff erosion of gross margin, and buybacks at high valuations. Mettler-Toledo International Inc.MTD · USLife Science ToolsMay 29, 2026 45/100 Watch F5 Deep Value Investment Research F5 is the leader in enterprise application delivery and security (ADC/BIG-IP): above-average quality, strong cash flow, and a net-cash balance sheet. But at roughly $388 and about 31x P/E the margin of safety is insufficient, growth carries a systems-refresh component, and the ideal buy range is $220–280. F5, Inc.FFIV · USNetworking EquipmentMay 29, 2026 40/100 Watch Expand Energy Corporation In-Depth Value Investment Research The largest U.S. upstream natural gas E&P producer, with improving asset quality and a strengthened balance sheet, but still a price-taker without a wide moat; at the current price of about $92.5 the margin of safety is insufficient. Rating: Watch, with an ideal buy range of $55–70. Expand Energy CorporationEXE · USIntegrated Oil & GasMay 29, 2026 41/100 Watch Ulta Beauty: A Long-Term Value Investing Study America's largest integrated beauty retailer, running a high-quality, cash-generative business with a real but not impenetrable moat. But at roughly $520 the stock sits near the upper bound of its optimistic valuation range, leaving an insufficient margin of safety. Rated Watch: a good company worth tracking for the long term rather than a cheap one to buy today. Ulta Beauty, Inc.ULTA · USRetailMay 29, 2026 41/100 Cautious Buy T. Rowe Price Group: A Deep-Dive Value Investing Research Report A leader in active asset management and retirement services; at the current price of $103.55 with a P/E of about 11x, the valuation carries a discount but the margin of safety is thin. Ideal buy range $90–100. Cautious Buy. T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.TROW · USAsset ManagementMay 29, 2026 44/100 Watch Ralph Lauren: An Investment Study from the Perspective of a Long-Term Business Owner A premium lifestyle brand whose operations have clearly improved but whose valuation has run ahead of itself; at $370.77 the stock trades at more than 25x earnings, with an ideal buy range of $190–240, rated Watch. Ralph Lauren CorporationRL · USRetailMay 29, 2026 39/100 Watch PulteGroup Value Investing Research Report The third-largest U.S. homebuilder, meaningfully higher quality than industry peers, still a narrow-moat cyclical stock. At $118.01 it sits close to fair value with an inadequate margin of safety. Rating Watch: a well-run operator worth tracking, not yet a buy. PulteGroup, Inc.PHM · USHomebuildingMay 29, 2026 41/100 Watch Principal Financial Group: A Long-Term Business Owner's Perspective A diversified retirement, asset-management, and insurance financial group with respectable capital returns. At the current $103.32, however, the price sits at fair-to-slightly-expensive levels and the margin of safety is thin. Rated Watch. Principal Financial Group, Inc.PFG · USAsset ManagementMay 29, 2026 39/100 Watch NiSource: A Deep-Dive Value Investing Research Report A six-state regulated gas-and-electric utility with a strong moat, but capital spending devours cash and growth runs on equity issuance and debt; at $46.77 the stock already prices in optimistic data-center expectations, leaving an inadequate margin of safety. Rating: Watch. NiSource Inc.NI · USElectric UtilitiesMay 29, 2026 41/100 Watch Lennar Corporation: A Deep Value Investing Analysis The second-largest U.S. homebuilder, with a sturdy balance sheet but operating in a highly cyclical industry with a weak moat. At about $89.75 — roughly 1x book value — the stock is neither expensive nor cheap. Rated Watch. Lennar CorporationLEN · USHomebuildingMay 29, 2026