Most Watched by Wall Street
Stocks with the most analyst coverage — 20+ professionals tracking every earnings call and SEC filing. Maximum institutional attention.
200 stocks
Updated Mar 25, 2026
$101.69T
Total Market Cap
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Avg P/E Ratio
$235.89
Avg Share Price
+0.00%
Avg Daily Change
Stocks with the most analyst coverage attract the highest level of professional scrutiny on Wall Street. Companies on this list are tracked by 20 or more sell-side analysts, each maintaining detailed financial models, attending earnings calls, and publishing regular research reports with ratings and price targets.
Heavy analyst coverage correlates with institutional investor interest, higher trading liquidity, and more efficient pricing. These are the stocks that every major fund manager, hedge fund, and pension fund is monitoring. The consensus opinions of many analysts provide a more reliable signal than any single view, making these stocks among the most thoroughly researched in the market.
This list shows the number of covering analysts, consensus rating, buy/hold/sell breakdown, and average price target. Companies with $1 billion or more in market cap that have 20+ analysts are included. Data is updated weekly from aggregated analyst coverage databases.
| # | Symbol | Name | Price | Analysts | Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Target | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | $211.71 | 76 | Strong Buy | 71 | 5 | 0 | $237.29 | 2.19T |
| 2 | NVDA | NVIDIA Corp | $178.68 | 72 | Strong Buy | 65 | 6 | 1 | $219.93 | 4.27T |
| 3 | META | Meta Platforms Inc | $594.89 | 72 | Strong Buy | 65 | 7 | 0 | $798.07 | 1.66T |
| 4 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc | $290.93 | 69 | Strong Buy | 59 | 10 | 0 | $408.93 | 3.63T |
| 5 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-Cl C | $289.59 | 69 | Strong Buy | 60 | 9 | 0 | $381.73 | 3.63T |
| 6 | MSFT | Microsoft Corp | $371.04 | 66 | Strong Buy | 60 | 6 | 0 | $495.69 | 2.85T |
| 7 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | $220.27 | 61 | Strong Buy | 47 | 13 | 1 | $246.42 | 331.58B |
| 8 | UBER | Uber Technologies Inc. | $73.08 | 61 | Strong Buy | 51 | 9 | 1 | $300.06 | 155.06B |
| 9 | PANW | Palo Alto Networks Inc | $153.22 | 61 | Strong Buy | 47 | 12 | 2 | $303.67 | 135.26B |
| 10 | CRWD | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc - A | $385.86 | 60 | Buy | 41 | 17 | 2 | $135.28 | 108.59B |
| 11 | TSLA | Tesla Inc | $385.95 | 59 | Hold | 28 | 21 | 10 | $426.18 | 1.54T |
| 12 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | $318.81 | 58 | Strong Buy | 55 | 3 | 0 | $428.68 | 1.58T |
| 13 | CRM | Salesforce Inc | $181.96 | 58 | Strong Buy | 44 | 13 | 1 | $226.12 | 179.61B |
| 14 | SNOW | Snowflake Inc. | $160.61 | 57 | Strong Buy | 48 | 8 | 1 | $278.95 | 61.32B |
| 15 | ZS | Zscaler Inc | $139.44 | 57 | Strong Buy | 48 | 9 | 0 | $129.97 | 25.04B |
| 16 | SHOP | Shopify Inc. | $118.42 | 55 | Strong Buy | 42 | 12 | 1 | $258.37 | 152.29B |
| 17 | LYFT | Lyft Inc-A | $13.26 | 55 | Hold | 19 | 34 | 2 | $76.18 | 5.25B |
| 18 | TCEHY | Tencent Holdings | $65.09 | 55 | Strong Buy | 50 | 4 | 1 | — | 4.64T |
| 19 | AAPL | Apple Inc | $252.62 | 54 | Buy | 35 | 17 | 2 | $333.87 | 3.64T |
| 20 | NFLX | Netflix Inc | $92.28 | 54 | Strong Buy | 41 | 13 | 0 | $90.30 | 325.09B |
| 21 | MU | Micron Technology Inc | $382.09 | 54 | Strong Buy | 49 | 3 | 2 | $369.89 | 465.34B |
| 22 | DDOG | Datadog Inc - Class A | $123.29 | 54 | Strong Buy | 48 | 5 | 1 | $102.98 | 42.63B |
| 23 | INTC | Intel Corp | $47.18 | 53 | Hold | 13 | 36 | 4 | $66.49 | 222.35B |
| 24 | DASH | Doordash Inc - A | $152.92 | 53 | Strong Buy | 41 | 12 | 0 | $255.10 | 79.71B |
| 25 | NOW | Servicenow Inc | $103.06 | 52 | Strong Buy | 47 | 4 | 1 | $269.74 | 114.76B |
| 26 | MRVL | Marvell Technology Inc | $98.45 | 51 | Buy | 38 | 13 | 0 | $287.06 | 79.34B |
| 27 | PYPL | Paypal Holdings Inc | $44.85 | 51 | Hold | 15 | 32 | 4 | $79.73 | 40.52B |
| 28 | OKTA | Okta Inc | $78.12 | 51 | Buy | 35 | 14 | 2 | $93.83 | 13.87B |
| 29 | SNAP | Snap Inc - A | $4.49 | 51 | Hold | 14 | 34 | 3 | $45.48 | 8.44B |
| 30 | MA | Mastercard Inc | $502.76 | 50 | Strong Buy | 43 | 7 | 0 | $603.01 | 461.31B |
| 31 | ORCL | Oracle Corporation | $146.02 | 50 | Strong Buy | 38 | 11 | 1 | $156.16 | 454.78B |
| 32 | FTNT | Fortinet Inc | $78.89 | 50 | Hold | 16 | 31 | 3 | $186.42 | 61.91B |
| 33 | WMT | Walmart Inc | $123.06 | 49 | Strong Buy | 45 | 4 | 0 | $138.51 | 1.05T |
| 34 | XYZ | Block Inc | $60.01 | 49 | Strong Buy | 37 | 10 | 2 | $123.92 | 34.07B |
| 35 | FSLR | First Solar Inc | $193.51 | 49 | Buy | 31 | 16 | 2 | $160.59 | 20.35B |
| 36 | V | Visa Inc | $304.91 | 48 | Strong Buy | 44 | 4 | 0 | $362.68 | 603.38B |
| 37 | ABNB | Airbnb Inc-Class A | $131.81 | 48 | Hold | 24 | 21 | 3 | $69.16 | 82.69B |
| 38 | WDAY | Workday Inc-Class A | $127.07 | 48 | Buy | 32 | 16 | 0 | $180.57 | 39.33B |
| 39 | BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Limited | $122.41 | 48 | Strong Buy | 41 | 6 | 1 | — | 283.40B |
| 40 | SPOT | Spotify Technology | $473.21 | 47 | Strong Buy | 37 | 10 | 0 | $144.79 | 113.64B |
| 41 | HD | Home Depot Inc | $332.51 | 46 | Buy | 29 | 15 | 2 | $492.08 | 379.51B |
| 42 | ADBE | Adobe Inc | $237.25 | 46 | Buy | 27 | 15 | 4 | $325.78 | 100.98B |
| 43 | QCOM | Qualcomm Inc | $130.35 | 46 | Hold | 21 | 24 | 1 | $247.40 | 139.89B |
| 44 | MDB | Mongodb Inc | $246.54 | 46 | Strong Buy | 35 | 11 | 0 | $154.76 | 21.48B |
| 45 | PINS | Pinterest Inc- Class A | $18.68 | 46 | Buy | 26 | 19 | 1 | $203.00 | 11.96B |
| 46 | TXN | Texas Instruments Inc | $196.77 | 45 | Hold | 16 | 23 | 6 | $362.64 | 170.68B |
| 47 | BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc | $4,237.75 | 45 | Strong Buy | 37 | 8 | 0 | $426.00 | 136.01B |
| 48 | SBUX | Starbucks Corp | $92.70 | 45 | Hold | 24 | 16 | 5 | $298.57 | 105.74B |
| 49 | COST | Costco Wholesale Corp. | $974.86 | 44 | Buy | 30 | 13 | 1 | $1,292.44 | 443.90B |
| 50 | NKE | Nike Inc. | $52.98 | 44 | Buy | 26 | 16 | 2 | $86.23 | 80.10B |
| 51 | TGT | Target Corp | $116.37 | 44 | Hold | 15 | 24 | 5 | $117.01 | 52.26B |
| 52 | EXPE | Expedia Group Inc | $236.26 | 44 | Hold | 20 | 24 | 0 | $60.08 | 29.34B |
| 53 | ON | On Semiconductor | $63.10 | 44 | Hold | 21 | 23 | 0 | $69.48 | 23.98B |
| 54 | CHKP | Check Point Software Tech | $142.41 | 44 | Hold | 21 | 23 | 0 | $191.72 | 17.09B |
| 55 | DKNG | Draftkings Inc-Cl A | $21.42 | 44 | Strong Buy | 35 | 9 | 0 | $78.84 | 12.28B |
| 56 | S | Sentinelone Inc -Class A | $13.36 | 44 | Buy | 28 | 15 | 1 | $64.90 | 4.75B |
| 57 | ARM | Arm Holdings plc | $160.26 | 44 | Buy | 27 | 14 | 3 | — | 137.87B |
| 58 | MCD | McDonalds Corp. | $311.70 | 43 | Buy | 25 | 16 | 2 | $387.45 | 235.25B |
| 59 | AMAT | Applied Materials Inc | $369.34 | 43 | Strong Buy | 35 | 8 | 0 | $228.15 | 290.91B |
| 60 | ADI | Analog Devices Inc | $322.03 | 43 | Buy | 32 | 11 | 0 | $335.65 | 149.92B |
| 61 | CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc | $32.50 | 43 | Buy | 30 | 13 | 0 | $289.73 | 49.12B |
| 62 | RBLX | Roblox Corp -Class A | $56.65 | 43 | Strong Buy | 33 | 9 | 1 | $92.50 | 45.67B |
| 63 | EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corp | $82.67 | 43 | Buy | 31 | 12 | 0 | $104.74 | 45.80B |
| 64 | COIN | Coinbase Global Inc. | $181.10 | 43 | Buy | 29 | 12 | 2 | $160.62 | 43.82B |
| 65 | BIIB | Biogen Inc | $189.18 | 43 | Hold | 20 | 22 | 1 | $91.45 | 26.64B |
| 66 | TTD | Trade Desk Inc/The -Class A | $21.97 | 43 | Hold | 23 | 16 | 4 | $97.73 | 11.48B |
| 67 | TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | $329.24 | 43 | Strong Buy | 41 | 2 | 0 | — | 47.98T |
| 68 | PDD | PDD Holdings Inc | $103.47 | 43 | Buy | 31 | 11 | 1 | — | 135.64B |
| 69 | AMGN | Amgen Inc | $353.93 | 42 | Hold | 21 | 18 | 3 | $190.87 | 188.06B |
| 70 | ISRG | Intuitive Surgical Inc | $469.98 | 42 | Buy | 29 | 12 | 1 | $219.77 | 170.78B |
| 71 | FISV | Fiserv Inc | $56.64 | 42 | Hold | 14 | 27 | 1 | $162.94 | 30.34B |
| 72 | HUBS | Hubspot Inc | $238.07 | 42 | Strong Buy | 37 | 5 | 0 | $84.43 | 15.27B |
| 73 | DT | Dynatrace Inc | $36.45 | 42 | Strong Buy | 32 | 10 | 0 | $190.45 | 10.82B |
| 74 | CART | Maplebear Inc | $36.37 | 42 | Hold | 22 | 18 | 2 | $34.35 | 9.34B |
| 75 | ASML | ASML Holding N.V. | $1,403.22 | 42 | Strong Buy | 33 | 7 | 2 | — | 446.39B |
| 76 | LRCX | Lam Research Corp | $233.45 | 41 | Strong Buy | 31 | 10 | 0 | $279.69 | 292.85B |
| 77 | EBAY | Ebay Inc | $89.55 | 41 | Hold | 15 | 25 | 1 | $157.48 | 38.55B |
| 78 | W | Wayfair Inc- Class A | $79.75 | 41 | Buy | 25 | 16 | 0 | $43.05 | 9.54B |
| 79 | ENPH | Enphase Energy Inc | $42.53 | 41 | Hold | 16 | 19 | 6 | $46.19 | 5.31B |
| 80 | SAP | SAP SE | $170.41 | 41 | Buy | 30 | 9 | 2 | — | 182.17B |
| 81 | GEV | Ge Vernova Inc | $923.69 | 40 | Strong Buy | 33 | 6 | 1 | $313.61 | 236.48B |
| 82 | LOW | Lowe'S Cos Inc | $236.18 | 40 | Buy | 26 | 13 | 1 | $198.38 | 126.03B |
| 83 | INTU | Intuit Inc | $426.86 | 40 | Strong Buy | 32 | 7 | 1 | $356.76 | 127.35B |
| 84 | BSX | Boston Scientific Corp | $69.78 | 40 | Strong Buy | 37 | 3 | 0 | $136.36 | 103.30B |
| 85 | NET | Cloudflare Inc - Class A | $218.00 | 40 | Buy | 27 | 10 | 3 | $176.04 | 67.39B |
| 86 | NXPI | Nxp Semiconductors Nv | $197.61 | 40 | Strong Buy | 34 | 6 | 0 | $191.26 | 58.42B |
| 87 | LULU | Lululemon Athletica Inc | $158.72 | 40 | Hold | 8 | 31 | 1 | $207.32 | 22.27B |
| 88 | SE | Sea Limited | $82.19 | 40 | Strong Buy | 36 | 3 | 1 | — | 47.94B |
| 89 | LLY | Eli Lilly and Co. | $916.31 | 39 | Strong Buy | 30 | 9 | 0 | $1,330.33 | 957.52B |
| 90 | ABBV | Abbvie Inc | $207.18 | 39 | Buy | 27 | 12 | 0 | $257.58 | 397.77B |
| 91 | VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | $454.97 | 39 | Strong Buy | 31 | 7 | 1 | $438.34 | 115.53B |
| 92 | CMCSA | Comcast Corp-Class A | $28.73 | 39 | Hold | 15 | 21 | 3 | $267.88 | 105.34B |
| 93 | CRWV | Coreweave Inc-Cl A | $87.58 | 39 | Buy | 24 | 14 | 1 | $152.13 | 50.63B |
| 94 | DG | Dollar General Corp | $119.55 | 39 | Hold | 20 | 18 | 1 | $107.81 | 27.26B |
| 95 | VEEV | Veeva Systems Inc-Class A | $178.11 | 39 | Buy | 29 | 9 | 1 | $129.59 | 30.74B |
| 96 | ZM | Zoom Communications Inc | $78.11 | 39 | Buy | 24 | 12 | 3 | $99.97 | 23.04B |
| 97 | DPZ | Domino'S Pizza Inc | $362.53 | 39 | Buy | 22 | 15 | 2 | $138.35 | 12.49B |
| 98 | ETSY | Etsy Inc | $48.23 | 39 | Hold | 15 | 23 | 1 | $74.21 | 4.75B |
| 99 | LVMUY | LVMH Moët Hennessy | $105.17 | 39 | Buy | 24 | 13 | 2 | — | 228.79B |
| 100 | BIDU | Baidu Inc | $115.29 | 39 | Strong Buy | 32 | 6 | 1 | — | 41.34B |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does analyst coverage mean?
Analyst coverage means that professional research analysts at investment banks and brokerage firms actively follow a stock. They publish research reports, set price targets, and issue buy/hold/sell recommendations. Each analyst covering a stock maintains a financial model and regularly updates their views. More coverage means more professional opinions and research available to investors. Stocks with 20+ analysts are among the most scrutinized securities in the market.
Why does analyst coverage matter?
More analyst coverage leads to more efficient market pricing, as more professionals analyze the company's value. Heavily covered stocks tend to have tighter bid-ask spreads, higher institutional ownership, and less information asymmetry. For individual investors, high coverage provides abundant research and multiple viewpoints to inform decisions. Stocks that lose analyst coverage can become inefficiently priced, creating both risks and opportunities.
What stocks have the most analyst coverage?
The most covered stocks are typically mega-cap companies that every major bank and brokerage tracks: Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Alphabet, and Meta frequently have 40-50+ analysts. Large-cap companies in healthcare (UnitedHealth, Pfizer), financials (JPMorgan), and consumer (Tesla, Walmart) also attract extensive coverage. Coverage is concentrated among S&P 500 companies, while smaller firms may have only 1-5 analysts.
What is a consensus rating?
A consensus rating aggregates all individual analyst recommendations into a single summary. Each analyst's buy/hold/sell rating is averaged to produce the consensus. Common labels include Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Sell, and Strong Sell. The consensus is more reliable than any single analyst's opinion because it averages out individual biases. Changes in consensus — upgrades or downgrades by multiple analysts — often move stock prices significantly.
Do stocks with more analysts perform better?
Not necessarily. Heavy analyst coverage means the stock is more efficiently priced, leaving fewer mispricings to exploit. Academic research suggests that less-covered stocks sometimes offer better returns precisely because they are under-analyzed and more likely to be mispriced. However, heavily covered stocks benefit from consistent institutional demand and liquidity. The analyst coverage count is best used as a quality filter rather than a performance predictor.
How do analysts decide their ratings?
Analysts build detailed financial models projecting a company's revenue, expenses, earnings, and cash flow over 3-5 years. They apply valuation methods (DCF, comparable multiples) to estimate fair value. If fair value exceeds the current price by a sufficient margin, they issue a Buy rating. They attend earnings calls, meet management, survey industry contacts, and monitor competitors. Each analyst has sector expertise — a tech analyst covers 10-20 technology companies.
What is the sell-side vs buy-side?
Sell-side analysts work at investment banks and brokerages, publishing research for external clients. They generate the ratings and price targets shown on financial websites. Buy-side analysts work internally at mutual funds, hedge funds, and pension funds, conducting proprietary research for their own firm's investment decisions. Buy-side research is private and often more candid. The consensus ratings displayed publicly are exclusively from sell-side analysts.
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