Goldman Sachs says these undervalued stocks are 'well positioned' to outperform
Goldman Sachs highlighted several undervalued stocks it expects to outperform in July, including O’Reilly (buy; analyst Kate McShane citing stronger-than-peers Q2 performance and favorable store competition), NetEase (buy; analyst Lincoln Kong citing margin expansion and a July game launch), Tradeweb (upgraded to buy from neutral; analyst Alexander Blostein citing overdone concerns), and Liftoff Mobile (buy).
How this was made
The 30-second read
Why it matters
The trading relevance is mainly sentiment/positioning via analyst upgrades and relative-performance arguments; there are no new earnings prints, guidance changes, deals, or regulatory actions in the text.
Market read
Useful for gauging near-term sentiment and potential dip-buy interest, but lacks fresh, verifiable company-specific datapoints beyond analyst theses.
What to watch
For ORLY/NTES, the article relies on Goldman’s checks and qualitative competitive dynamics; for TW, the upgrade thesis still hinges on credit growth durability and tokenization uncertainty that could reassert quickly.
Background
CNBC summarizes Goldman’s recent “undervalued/well positioned” stock picks and the analysts’ theses for each name.
Ticker impact
Goldman highlights O’Reilly as undervalued, citing more robust 2Q comp trends vs peers and favorable store positioning.
Modest upside bias vs peers; likely limited follow-through unless new company-specific catalysts emerge.
The article is an analyst “well positioned” call with qualitative support (relative comp trends, local competition) but no new ORLY datapoint beyond what’s referenced as Goldman’s checks.
Goldman calls NetEase undervalued, pointing to resilient post-1Q26 performance and margin expansion plus a July game launch.
Potential for incremental buying interest around the July launch narrative; magnitude likely moderate.
The thesis is specific (resilience after 1Q26, margin expansion, July launch) but remains an analyst view without fresh NTES financial figures in the text.
Goldman upgraded Tradeweb to buy, arguing concerns about credit revenue growth sustainability and tokenization risks are overdone.
Near-term support from upgrade flows; follow-through depends on whether investors accept the “headwinds are overdone” argument.
Unlike the other names, the article includes a concrete action (upgrade to buy from neutral) and explicitly addresses the cited headwinds.
Market effects
Supports a selective risk-on stance in auto parts retail, China internet gaming, and electronic trading platforms, but provides no broad sector datapoint.
Mild read-through for China internet equities via NTES’s “non-AI compounder” framing; no policy/regulatory trigger mentioned.
Limited—primarily single-name analyst positioning rather than a cross-market macro shock.
Counterpoint
These are valuation/positioning calls without new company disclosures; the market may already price the “undervalued” narrative, limiting upside.
Key entities
- financial_institutionGoldman Sachs
Brokerage firm issuing buy-rated/undervalued stock commentary and an upgrade for Tradeweb.
- companyO’Reilly
Auto parts retailer highlighted as undervalued with stronger-than-peer 2Q comp trends per Goldman checks.
- companyNetEase
China internet gaming company highlighted as undervalued with resilient performance and a July game launch catalyst per Goldman.
- companyTradeweb
Electronic trading company upgraded to buy from neutral; Goldman argues headwinds are overdone.
