10 Stocks to Navigate a New Wave of Geopolitical Uncertainty

Oil jumped nearly 5% as US-Iran tensions intensified with new military strikes and Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, prompting a defensive rotation into dividend-yielding stocks trading below fair value.

Investing.com identified ten stocks meeting strict fundamental screens: InvestingPro Health Scores indicating financial strength, Fair Value discounts ranging from 21% to 59%, Piotroski Scores above 6 signaling solid balance sheets, and dividend yields between 4.2% and 10.3%. The basket targets investors seeking income and downside protection as geopolitical risk premium returns to energy markets.

The Strait of Hormuz handles roughly 21% of global petroleum liquids consumption, making closure threats a material catalyst for oil volatility. The near-5% spike reflects supply risk repricing, with defensive equity positioning accelerating as the conflict escalates beyond rhetoric into kinetic action.

The screening criteria combine valuation margin of safety with income generation—a classic defensive playbook when macro uncertainty spikes. Piotroski Scores above 6 filter for companies with improving financials rather than value traps, while the InvestingPro Health Score adds a proprietary layer of fundamental quality control.