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Enerplus is expected to generate over $250 million in free cash flow in 2H 2023 at current strip prices. It intends to use the majority of this to repurchase shares. Enerplus is projected to end 2023 with around 204 million shares and less than $100 million in net debt.

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STLA, BSVN and ERF made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on August 17, 2023.

Enerplus Corporation is a Canadian independent E&P that operates in the Bakken Shale and Marcellus region. The company's production is a blend of crude oil and natural gas, which is nice as the fundamentals of both products are pretty good right now. The company has strong free cash flow, but it is spending it on buybacks instead of dividends and this appears to be handicapping the company's total returns.

You get what you pay for is not just an adage in retail but also in the equities sector, which then raises doubts about stocks under $20 to buy. While everybody likes a good deal, sometimes a deal can be too good.

NGLOY, ERF and BUSE have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on June 14, 2023.

From one angle, the concept of the best mid-cap stocks to buy might appear rather ho-hum if not downright uninteresting. For example, investors seeking maximum return potential (in exchange for risk) may target micro-capitalization plays.

While the narrative of undervalued energy stocks to buy might not seem so pressing right now, investors may want to get in before the wave does. Early last month, the alliance between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-member oil-producing nations — known as OPEC+ — shocked the market with unexpected production cuts.

While many undervalued energy stocks to buy struggled with sustaining robust momentum this year, a recent catalyst might change everything. As I stated for InvestorPlace, at the start of this week, “the alliance between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-member oil-producing nations — known as OPEC+ — imposed shock production cuts on Sunday.

While it's always nice to get a discount, with cheap stocks, it may be better to go for enterprises sitting in the sweet spot; that is, publicly traded securities that are cheap but not too cheap where investors might fret about possible value traps. On this list, I'm only going to target (as of the time of writing) equity shares that trade between $10 and $20.