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The six stocks forgotten by the market to watch out for in 2022

Feb 15, 2022

Redacción Mapfre

The market at the beginning of the year has been a headache for most investors, regardless of their focus: most sectors are down so far. However, with the Federal Reserve in line to tighten monetary policy and economic growth on the horizon, there is a good case to be made for value and cyclical companies.

The everything rally of the last year and a half seems to have come to an end, so it might be time for investors to shine. “Looking to 2022, I think money is going to be made outside of the major indexes or in stocks that are not well covered on Wall Street,” says Jonathan Boyar, CEO of the Boyar Value Group.

As they do every year, Boyar and his team have compiled an annual list of the forty stocks they consider particularly attractive for the year, the Forgotten Forty. It's not just about looking for everyday companies with the lowest stock prices: some of them may be unfairly overlooked and they might really be assets with potential.

To learn more about the value opportunities of the Forgotten Forty, click here.

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