Hot or Not, Stock Market Edition: 10/22/2026
Happy Thursday. Here’s what the Zen Ratings are plugging into and pulling away from today:
- Hot: Pipeline giant Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) pays strong dividends and is fundamentally solid; electronics distributor Avnet (AVT) has nearly doubled on AI supply-chain demand
- Not: EV maker VinFast (VFS) has negative shareholder equity; Chinese EV player XPeng (XPEV) sits at its 52-week low
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Units are up roughly 20% from their 52-week low but still trade at under 13x earnings, well below industry levels.
EPD has a Zen Rating of A, a Strong Buy recommendation. The Component Grades show why this is such a balanced setup: Value, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, and Artificial Intelligence all earn B grades. That suggests investors are getting a reasonably priced income stock with healthy momentum, relatively low risk, and broad support across the model. Bottom line: LNG growth plus a nearly 6% yield makes Enterprise an appealing way to get both income and upside.
🥶 NOT: Vietnamese EV maker VinFast (VFS) keeps expanding into new markets, but every vehicle is still being sold at a loss. Gross margins remain deeply negative, cash burn is heavy, and liabilities now exceed assets. For investors, that means more sales do not necessarily solve the problem if growth keeps destroying cash.
Shares are down more than 40% from their 52-week high and sit close to their low.
VFS has a Zen Rating of F, a Strong Sell recommendation. The Component Grades highlight the financial strain: Financials earns an F, while Value, Sentiment, Safety, and Artificial Intelligence receive D grades. That points to a weak balance sheet, poor investor confidence, and little valuation support despite the selloff. Bottom line: VinFast can keep selling more cars, but until it can sell them profitably, shareholders are funding growth rather than benefiting from it.
🔥 HOT: Electronic components distributor Avnet (AVT) is emerging as a quieter way to play the AI infrastructure boom. Its semiconductor and embedded-component business feeds data center buildouts, while analysts expect EPS to nearly triple over the next year. For investors, that offers AI exposure without paying the extreme valuations attached to many headline names.
Shares have more than doubled from their 52-week low but remain below their high, while a PEG ratio near 0.5 suggests the growth still is not fully priced in (the average PEG in the market right now is around 1.5, suggesting this is a screaming value).
AVT has a Zen Rating of A, a Strong Buy recommendation. The Component Grades reinforce the growth story: Growth and Momentum both earn A grades, while Sentiment and Artificial Intelligence receive B grades. That says earnings are accelerating, the stock trend is strong, and investor confidence is moving with it. Bottom line: Avnet gives investors fast-growing AI exposure at a valuation that still leaves room for more upside.
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🥶 NOT: Chinese EV maker XPeng (XPEV) has plenty of exciting products, from new European models to AI cockpits and robotics, but it is launching into a weakening Chinese auto market. The company remains unprofitable, leverage has risen sharply, and slowing industry demand makes the path to stronger results harder.
Shares are down more than 60% from their 52-week high and are effectively sitting at the low.
XPEV has a Zen Rating of F, a Strong Sell recommendation. The Component Grades show that the market has lost confidence: Momentum and Sentiment both earn F grades, while Growth and Financials receive D grades. That means weak price action and deteriorating expectations are being reinforced by soft growth and financial pressure. Bottom line: XPeng has compelling technology, but investors still need evidence that the products can translate into a stronger business.
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