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2026-09-09

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APA APA Corporation

Cyclical commodity producer with narrow moat; price implies steep decline I may not fully accept.

BUY good · 76 ▟ narrow moat energy
Owner-earnings value$56.70
Price$43.55
Margin of safety +30.2%

APA is an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the US (Permian Basin), Egypt, and the North Sea (recently expanded via Callon Petroleum acquisition). Revenue and earnings fluctuate with commodity prices, with oil and gas sales driving the bulk of cash flow.

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Today's wonderful businesses · 3 deep-dived of 22 scanned

PHM HOLD

PulteGroup · retail

wonderful · 81 ▟ narrow moat
Value$123.31
Price$120.07
MoS +2.7%

Well-managed cyclical homebuilder with strong balance sheet; market-implied 4% growth is fair.

NOC HOLD

Northrop Grumman · aerospace

good · 70 ▟ wide moat
Value$474.83
Price$518.58
MoS -8.4%

Oligopoly defense prime with entrenched government contracts at a fair price.

Watchlist · 200 wonderful businesses · 18 at a margin of safety

The quality gate has scanned 508 of 503 names; these are the ones worth owning at the right price. See the full watchlist →

Ticker Sector Quality Moat Price Value Margin of safety Rating
LULU apparel wonderful · 95 no moat $103.19 $169.80 +64.6% HOLD
IT software wonderful · 94 ▟ wide moat $172.59 $267.09 +54.8% STRONG BUY
ZTS pharma wonderful · 90 no moat $73.56 $108.02 +46.9% HOLD
PYPL payments wonderful · 85 no moat $53.18 $76.32 +43.5% HOLD
GDDY technology wonderful · 82 no moat $92.88 $132.44 +42.6% HOLD
CTSH software wonderful · 81 ▟ narrow moat $59.92 $82.52 +37.7% HOLD
DECK apparel wonderful · 97 ▟ narrow moat $82.60 $113.73 +37.7% HOLD
ACGL insurance wonderful · 81 ▟ narrow moat $95.71 $129.84 +35.7% HOLD
ACN software wonderful · 89 ▟ wide moat $179.03 $238.59 +33.3% HOLD
PTC software good · 72 no moat $133.26 $175.01 +31.3% HOLD
APA energy good · 76 ▟ narrow moat $43.55 $56.70 +30.2% BUY
UHS healthcare good · 69 no moat $171.89 $218.86 +27.3% HOLD
NVR retail wonderful · 88 ▟ wide moat $6,116.86 $7,666.75 +25.3% HOLD
CF materials wonderful · 85 ▟ narrow moat $134.33 $166.44 +23.9% BUY
ADBE software wonderful · 96 ▟ wide moat $257.26 $315.78 +22.7% HOLD
INTU software good · 79 ▟ wide moat $318.93 $387.82 +21.6% HOLD
VLO energy good · 73 no moat $382.85 $465.45 +21.6% HOLD
SOLV healthcare good · 73 ▟ narrow moat $90.11 $109.55 +21.6% BUY
MPC energy good · 75 no moat $397.77 $459.10 +15.4% HOLD
PNR industrial good · 75 $58.62 $66.25 +13.0% HOLD