

In fall 2011, concerns that possible contagion from the Greek debt crisis was spreading to other countries (Portugal, Italy, and Spain) and that systemic risk from the European sovereign debt crisis was spreading to the European banking system. Stocks dropped precipitously in December 2018 as the Fed had already been tightening monetary policy for a year and markets were pricing in a global growth scare. On a longer historical time frame, there have only been a few other instances when our price/fair value metric had dropped to similar levels. Intramonth March 2020, the price/fair value bottomed out at 0.77 on March 23, 2020. The current level of undervaluation is the greatest discount to our long-term, intrinsic valuations since the emergence of the pandemic. Equities Have Rarely Traded at Such a Deep Discount to Intrinsic Valuation Morningstar Equity Research Coverage Price/Fair Value, U.S. Investors appear to be best positioned with a barbell-shaped strategy, overweighting both value and growth categories and underweighting core.Īcross capitalization levels, large- and mid-cap stocks are trading near the broad market valuation, whereas small-cap stocks are trading at the greatest discount to fair value at 0.62. Core stocks are trading closer to fair value at 0.86. Growth stocks are the most undervalued, trading at a price/fair value of 0.75, followed by the value category trading at 0.77. exchanges, the equity market is significantly undervalued and is trading at over a 20% discount to fair value.

According to a composite of the stocks we cover that trade on U.S. Yet, with equities selling off 24% year to date, it appears to us that the market has overcorrected to the downside.

Europe appears to be heading into recession, with the only question being how long and how deep, and.companies with significant overseas exposure, dollar, which will lower earnings for U.S. Treasuries rose 80 basis points in September to almost 4%.Ĭompounding these headwinds, additional pressures have emerged, including: Long-term rates began rising again, 10-year U.S.Federal Reserve has become even more hawkish,.Even weaker-than-expected economic growth,.Our expectation that long-term interest rates were going to rise.Federal Reserve tightening monetary policy,.
