NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Investors planning for a second-half recovery should look to three of the worst first-half performers on the Dow -- Intel , Wal-Mart and E. I. du Pont . Take a look at the chart. INTC Year to Date Price Returns data by YCharts Not only are all three companies trading at or near their 52-week lows, their respective stock valuations (price to earnings) are cheap compared to their industry peers and when paired with the S&P 500 index, which is valued at a P/E of 21. When combined, their respective analyst 12-month price targets suggest gains of more than 16%.