Zacks Equity Strategist Mayur Thaker, CFA, discusses eight companies he sees as deep value opportunities for 2026. Mayur’s picks are made using his Value Investing Framework, in which stocks must exhibit three factors: an economic moat and ROIC; deep multiple compression; and growth opportunities.

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