"If economic fears continue to fade and the market becomes more micro-driven in coming months, then the recent sell-off represents an attractive opportunity to buy stocks with healthy fundamentals at valuation discounts," wrote Goldman chief U.S. equity strategist David Kostin and team in a note to clients Friday.
Goldman screened for stocks that have seen their earnings estimates ratchet up since the start of the third quarter, but posted weak relative returns during the last week.
Goldman noted that cyclical stocks underperformed defensive names last week, showing that "macro" is driving equity returns.
Once investors' focus returns to normal, stocks with strong fundamentals and valuations like those on this list will start to benefit, the firm argues.
"If the data confirm our economists' optimistic view, investors will likely pivot back to focusing on alpha opportunities rather than market betas."
Persons:
Goldman Sachs, David Kostin, Goldman
Organizations:
Goldman, Micron, Systems