9 Most Oversold Strong Buy-Rated Stocks to Invest In Now

In this article, we will look at the 9 Most Oversold Strong Buy-Rated Stocks to Invest In Now.

Oversold stocks are getting more attention as investors look for names where selling pressure may have gone further than the fundamentals justify. When an oversold stock still carries a Strong Buy rating, it can point to a gap between market reaction and analyst expectations.

Fidelity says it remains focused on companies with “underappreciated earnings power” and “attractive relative valuations,” while noting that some cyclical areas have been “depressed for some time” and could be “due for a rebound.” Franklin Templeton makes a similar case for looking through “headline noise,” saying an active approach can help “target undervalued opportunities” when paired with “bottom-up stock selection” and “price discipline.” Capital Group adds that markets are moving toward a “broadening opportunity set,” where “active stock selection” is “supported by deep research.”

In summary, the setup is not about buying every oversold stock. It is about finding stocks where the market has turned cautious, but analysts still see room for recovery. With that in mind, let us now take a look at the 9 Most Oversold Strong Buy-Rated Stocks to Invest In Now.

Our Methodology

We used the Finviz screener to identify stocks with an RSI reading of less than 30 and carry a  “Strong Buy” rating from analysts. We then limited our final selection to companies that have recently reported noteworthy developments likely to impact investor sentiment. These stocks are also popular among analysts and elite hedge funds.

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9. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE)

On June 30, 2026, Goldman Sachs lowered its price target on Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) to $180 from $208 and kept a Buy rating. Goldman Sachs said capital markets stocks are trading at notable discounts due to concerns about long-term disruption from AI, tokenization, retail growth sustainability, and private equity monetization. Still, the firm said underlying fundamentals remain solid, citing strong trading activity, healthy fund flows, supportive interest rates, and signs of improving alternative investment and capital markets activity.

On June 29, Intercontinental Exchange announced the planned launch of its first economic indicator futures contracts tied to global monetary policy decisions and U.S. natural gas storage reports. Trabue Bland, Senior Vice President of Futures Markets at ICE, said the expansion reflects demand for “regulated onshore products,” pointing to tools that allow customers to take positions on economically relevant risks.

On June 22, TD Cowen lowered its price target on Intercontinental Exchange to $153 from $193 and kept a Buy rating. TD Cowen cut price targets for most of its exchange coverage, saying the emergence of perpetual futures is likely to keep “terminal value” concerns alive and limit stock multiples even as volumes are generally trending favorably.

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) provides technology and data to financial institutions, corporations, and government entities in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Canada, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.

8. JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD)

On June 23, 2026, JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) founder and chair Richard Liu warned that 700,000 delivery workers will be replaced by robots “sooner or later,” Joe Leahy of The Financial Times reported. Liu said JD.com signed contracts with 120 schools to retrain couriers for other work, including repairing and maintaining robots. Liu said there will be a day when couriers are “basically no longer needed,” but added that he does not want the company’s 700,000 workers to lose jobs or meals.

Late in May, Brussels was set to launch an in-depth foreign subsidies investigation into JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD)’s bid for German electronics retailer Ceconomy, Financial Times’ Barbara Moens and Florian Muller reported. The expected probe would be the first time a Chinese takeover became the target of a detailed investigation under the EU’s foreign subsidies rules, according to people familiar with the matter.

JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) operates as a supply chain-based technology and service provider in the People’s Republic of China and Europe.

7. Chord Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:CHRD)

On June 29, 2026, Morgan Stanley lowered its price target on Chord Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:CHRD) to $169 from $175 and kept an Overweight rating. Morgan Stanley noted that oil prices have declined since the U.S. and Iran announced a memorandum of understanding on June 14, with WTI now only slightly above pre-conflict levels. The firm refreshed its estimates for the latest energy prices.

Towards the end of May, Mizuho raised its price target on Chord Energy to $175 from $164 and kept an Outperform rating. Mizuho expects the impact of the Iran crisis on global oil prices and refining cracks to be prolonged. The firm raised its 2026 and 2027 oil price outlook by 25% and 6%, respectively, while lifting its forecast for U.S. refining cracks by 61% and 51%. Mizuho said a pullback in stock valuations despite elevated commodity prices creates an opportunity to seek “alpha” in U.S. oil and gas.

Earlier in May, Truist lowered its price target on Chord Energy to $185 from $187 and kept a Buy rating as part of a broader note on E&P names. Truist updated its models after Q1 results, with key themes centered on the pace of activity. The firm said companies are more than happy to keep activity levels as is and benefit from higher prices and efficiency gains.

Chord Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:CHRD) is an independent exploration and production company focused on crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the Williston Basin.

6. Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA)

On June 25, 2026, Anthropic accused Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) of a large-scale effort to “illicitly” access its Claude artificial intelligence model, Bloomberg’s Maggie Eastland reported, citing a letter the AI startup sent to several U.S. senators and White House officials. Anthropic claimed that operators linked to Alibaba’s Qwen AI lab used thousands of fraudulent accounts to target Claude’s most prized capabilities, including software engineering and agentic reasoning.

On June 24, Daiwa lowered its price target on Alibaba to $175 from $200 and kept a Buy rating. Daiwa said China’s 2026 6.18 shopping festival “delivered a negative surprise,” with overall gross merchandise value up only 0.9% year-over-year versus 15% growth in 2025, according to Syntun. The firm said the data confirms a “weak” e-commerce consumption trend in China and cited a “tough” macro backdrop, tightening regulations, a scaled-back national trade-in program, and a high base as constraints on sector growth.

On June 12, Alibaba offered $1.5B for Chinese grocery delivery company Pupu, Bloomberg’s Cathy Chan reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The offer is more than double a competing $600M bid from Sun Art Retail and signals a competitive acquisition push in quick-commerce and grocery delivery. Alibaba’s bid came shortly after Meituan’s (MPNGF) $717M acquisition of Dingdong Fresh, the report noted.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) provides technology infrastructure and marketing reach to merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses in the People’s Republic of China and internationally.

5. CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME)

On June 30, 2026, CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) said it will launch Single Stock futures across more than 50 top U.S. stocks on July 27, pending completion of all regulatory review and processes. The new offering will include 55 larger-sized and 22 Micro-sized futures contracts.

On June 18, Keefe Bruyette upgraded CME Group to Outperform from Market Perform with an unchanged $305 price target. Keefe said the recent share selloff creates an “extremely attractive” risk/reward and attributed the move to perceived perpetual futures risk. The firm said that concern is overblown for exchanges in general and CME specifically, given the company’s low retail exposure and index licenses in equities products. Keefe also sees an improving volume backdrop that could continue into the second half of the year.

Earlier in June, Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded CME Group to Buy from Neutral with a price target of $323, up from $316, implying potential upside of 28%. The firm said CME should be one of the larger beneficiaries of “structural tailwinds” from retail trading, prediction markets, and ledger technology efficiencies. Rothschild said these tailwinds add to CME’s high-quality franchise, strong cash flows, and dividend yield of upwards of 4%, while calling the recent pullback an “attractive opportunity.”

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) operates contract markets for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide.

4. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)

On July 1, 2026, Citi lowered its price target on Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) to $587 from $628 and kept a Buy rating. Citi updated estimates and price targets across the aerospace and defense group ahead of Q2 reports. The firm expects aerospace companies to post “big beats” with moderate guidance raises, while seeing less potential for big beats among defense names relative to aerospace. Citi said defense names may still have more room for share upside given compressed multiples in the group.

On June 30, Northrop Grumman was awarded a $312.34M firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract. The modification exercises an option for the production of Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block Three Hemisphere and Quadrant systems. Work is expected to be completed by August 2029. FY26 shipbuilding and construction funds of $312.34M will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Sea Systems Command is the contracting activity.

On June 26, Jefferies lowered its price target on Northrop Grumman to $580 from $620 and kept a Hold rating. Jefferies estimated about 5% year-over-year revenue growth in Q2 and expects FY26 guidance to likely be maintained. The firm noted that its FY26 EPS estimate of $27.70 compares with the consensus at $27.93.

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) operates as an aerospace and defense technology company in the United States, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and internationally.

3. Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE:INGR)

On June 30, 2026, Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE:INGR) completed the sale of a 51% interest in Rafhan Maize, a local manufacturer of food and industrial ingredients, to a group of affiliated purchasers led by Nishat Hotels and Properties. Ingredion retained an approximately 20% ownership interest in Rafhan Maize after the close. The purchase price paid to Ingredion was approximately $165M. The transaction was announced on September 29, 2025, and Ingredion’s Pakistan business delivered net sales of approximately $250M for full-year 2025.

Earlier in June, Ingredion announced a recommended all-cash offer to acquire Tate & Lyle. The transaction implies a total enterprise value of approximately GBP 3.7B, or $5B, and Tate & Lyle shareholders will receive 595 pence per share, representing an approximate 59% premium to Tate & Lyle’s closing share price as of May 13. The deal is expected to generate approximately $130M in run-rate net cost synergies, fully realized by the end of 2030, with one-time costs of approximately $175M. Ingredion expects the acquisition to be adjusted EPS accretive in the first year after completion.

Ingredion plans to finance the acquisition through existing cash, new debt financing, and, if needed, a fully committed bridge financing facility. The company expects pro forma net leverage at completion of approximately 3.0x net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA and plans to reduce leverage to approximately 2.5x within about 18 months after completion. The transaction has been unanimously approved by Ingredion’s board, and completion is expected in the second half of 2027, subject to required approvals and conditions.

Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE:INGR) manufactures and sells sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients, and biomaterial solutions derived from corn and other starch-based materials worldwide.

2. Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL)

On July 1, 2026, Talos Energy announced a definitive agreement to jointly acquire certain deepwater assets in the Gulf of America from Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) Offshore, alongside an affiliate of Ridgewood Energy Corporation, for cash consideration of $850M, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. Talos expects its final net cash consideration to be approximately $450M-$500M, based on estimated interim cash flow from the acquired assets from the July 1, 2025, acquisition effective date, excluding the $42.5 million deposit placed in escrow.

The assets include Shell’s 50% working interest and operatorship in the Coulomb field, along with a 25% non-operated working interest in the BP-operated Na Kika platform and four associated fields: Kepler, Ariel, Fourier, and Herschel. The Na Kika interests are subject to a 30-day preferential right by affiliates of BP (BP). First quarter 2026 average production for the interests Talos is acquiring was approximately 16 MBoe/d, 77% oil. The assets include approximately 23 MMBoe of proved reserves and 10 MMBoe of probable reserves, net to Talos and net of P&A. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

On June 30, NCR Atleos announced an extension of its relationship with Shell UK Oil Products to operate ATMs across Shell’s forecourt network in the United Kingdom. Under the renewed agreement, NCR Atleos will manage 408 free-to-use ATMs across Shell’s national forecourt estate, with both companies focused on maintaining high ATM availability.

Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) operates as an energy and petrochemical company in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, the United States, and other parts of the Americas.

1. Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ)

On June 22, TD Cowen lowered its price target on Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) to $98 from $104 and kept a Buy rating. TD Cowen cut price targets for most of its exchange coverage, saying the emergence of perpetual futures is likely to keep “terminal value” concerns alive and limit stock multiples even as volumes are generally trending favorably.

Earlier in June, Rothschild & Co Redburn analyst Simon Clinch raised the firm’s price target on Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) to $110 from $109 and kept a Buy rating. Clinch said Rothschild & Co Redburn’s analysis suggests “plenty of road left for growth” for exchanges from retail volumes. The firm also said prediction markets provide exchanges with another opportunity to expand addressable markets and support more sustainable long-term growth.

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) operates as a technology company serving capital markets and other industries in the United States and internationally.

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