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Top Picks · first week of November 2026

Top Picks based on legends’ investment philosophy, every week

Every Monday before the open, we run the publicly known investment formulas of four legends on the Ibovespa. These are our own screens: the legends had no part in choosing these stocks and do not endorse them.

TAEE11Taesa

Power transmission34% below Barsi ceiling

Taesa gets paid to keep Brazil's power lines available, rain or shine, and has paid out 9.2% a year on average. Barsi's 6% rule would pay up to R$ 60.22. It closed at R$ 39.59.

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CMIG4Cemig

Electric utility5-yr avg yield 8.9%

At today's price, R$ 100 of Cemig stock paid R$ 12.50 in dividends over the last twelve months. Profit has grown 11.3% a year, and the shares trade near book value, 32.9% below Bazin's ceiling.

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CYRE3Cyrela

Homebuilder5-yr ROE 15.3%

Cyrela has averaged 15.3 cents of profit a year on every real of shareholder money, and the whole company costs only 3.65 times one year's profit. Among the 13 quality names on Buffett's screen, none was cheaper.

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ITUB4Itaú Unibanco

BankLynch ratio 2.9

Peter Lynch asked for a score of 1.5. Itaú, Brazil's largest private bank, scores 2.9: profit up 18.9% a year for five years, a 7.5% yield and a P/E of 9.1.

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