Wall Street Strong Buys
The Street's top picks: stocks with a unanimous or near-unanimous Strong Buy consensus from at least 5 analysts. $1B+ companies.
200 stocks
Updated Nov 6, 2026
$1,516.38T
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Stocks with a Strong Buy consensus have earned the highest conviction rating from Wall Street analysts. This list screens for companies where the majority of covering analysts rate the stock as a Strong Buy, with a minimum of 5 analysts providing coverage to ensure meaningful consensus. These are the names that professional research teams consider their top picks.
Analyst consensus ratings aggregate recommendations from sell-side research departments at major investment banks and independent research firms. A Strong Buy consensus means most analysts expect significant upside from the current price, typically backed by detailed financial models, industry expertise, and company access that individual investors rarely have.
While analyst ratings have predictive value, they are not infallible — analysts can be slow to downgrade and may have conflicts of interest from investment banking relationships. Use this list as one input alongside your own fundamental research. Ratings and price targets are updated weekly from aggregated market data.
| # | Symbol | Name | Price | Analysts | Buy | Hold | Sell | Target | Upside % | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | $260.21 | 70 | 67 | 3 | 0 | $237.29 | -8.8% | 2.63T |
| 2 | NVDA | NVIDIA Corp | $181.60 | 69 | 66 | 2 | 1 | $219.93 | +21.1% | 4.98T |
| 3 | META | Meta Platforms Inc | $605.08 | 69 | 61 | 7 | 1 | $798.07 | +31.9% | 1.60T |
| 4 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc | $282.57 | 67 | 61 | 6 | 0 | $408.93 | +44.7% | 3.41T |
| 5 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-Cl C | $281.74 | 67 | 61 | 6 | 0 | $381.73 | +35.5% | 3.41T |
| 6 | MSFT | Microsoft Corp | $535.93 | 65 | 62 | 3 | 0 | $495.69 | -7.5% | 3.88T |
| 7 | PANW | Palo Alto Networks Inc | $314.67 | 62 | 48 | 13 | 1 | $303.67 | -3.5% | 311.60B |
| 8 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | $404.40 | 60 | 50 | 10 | 0 | $246.42 | -39.1% | 811.65B |
| 9 | UBER | Uber Technologies Inc. | $68.78 | 59 | 51 | 7 | 1 | $300.06 | +336.3% | 132.74B |
| 10 | NFLX | Netflix Inc | $65.56 | 57 | 43 | 13 | 1 | $90.30 | +37.7% | 255.82B |
| 11 | MU | Micron Technology Inc | $656.39 | 57 | 53 | 4 | 0 | $369.89 | -43.7% | 999.81B |
| 12 | SHOP | Shopify Inc. | $143.75 | 57 | 44 | 12 | 1 | $258.37 | +79.7% | 198.83B |
| 13 | SNOW | Snowflake Inc. | $269.54 | 57 | 49 | 7 | 1 | $278.95 | +3.5% | 107.47B |
| 14 | ZS | Zscaler Inc | $203.88 | 57 | 45 | 12 | 0 | $129.97 | -36.3% | 37.27B |
| 15 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | $291.53 | 56 | 52 | 4 | 0 | $428.68 | +47.0% | 1.55T |
| 16 | DDOG | Datadog Inc - Class A | $174.60 | 55 | 50 | 4 | 1 | $102.98 | -41.0% | 85.04B |
| 17 | DASH | Doordash Inc - A | $179.92 | 54 | 42 | 12 | 0 | $255.10 | +41.8% | 77.56B |
| 18 | MA | Mastercard Inc | $655.92 | 53 | 49 | 4 | 0 | $603.01 | -8.1% | 559.77B |
| 19 | XYZ | Block Inc | $84.04 | 53 | 43 | 10 | 0 | $123.92 | +47.5% | 45.79B |
| 20 | NOW | Servicenow Inc | $102.36 | 52 | 47 | 3 | 2 | $269.74 | +163.5% | 113.84B |
| 21 | MRVL | Marvell Technology Inc | $133.55 | 51 | 45 | 6 | 0 | $287.06 | +115.0% | 172.22B |
| 22 | OKTA | Okta Inc | $171.16 | 51 | 41 | 10 | 0 | $93.83 | -45.2% | 35.86B |
| 23 | V | Visa Inc | $422.59 | 49 | 44 | 5 | 0 | $362.68 | -14.2% | 764.09B |
| 24 | TCEHY | Tencent Holdings | $52.43 | 49 | 45 | 3 | 1 | — | +0.0% | 4.68T |
| 25 | WMT | Walmart Inc | $127.72 | 48 | 42 | 6 | 0 | $138.51 | +8.5% | 972.82B |
| 26 | ORCL | Oracle Corporation | $115.16 | 48 | 39 | 8 | 1 | $156.16 | +35.6% | 405.97B |
| 27 | HDB | HDFC Bank Limited | $24.54 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 0 | — | +0.0% | 12.27T |
| 28 | SPOT | Spotify Technology | $614.41 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 0 | $144.79 | -76.4% | 121.26B |
| 29 | MDB | Mongodb Inc | $304.59 | 47 | 38 | 9 | 0 | $154.76 | -49.2% | 27.61B |
| 30 | BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Limited | $108.07 | 47 | 43 | 3 | 1 | — | +0.0% | 292.44B |
| 31 | SPCX | Space Exploration Technologies Corp | $123.62 | 47 | 37 | 7 | 3 | — | +0.0% | 1.95T |
| 32 | BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc | $168.72 | 46 | 38 | 8 | 0 | $426.00 | +152.5% | 111.44B |
| 33 | DKNG | Draftkings Inc-Cl A | $23.52 | 46 | 36 | 9 | 1 | $78.84 | +235.2% | 10.38B |
| 34 | DT | Dynatrace Inc | $43.70 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 0 | $190.45 | +335.8% | 16.68B |
| 35 | AMAT | Applied Materials Inc | $319.25 | 44 | 39 | 5 | 0 | $228.15 | -28.5% | 334.63B |
| 36 | ADSK | Autodesk Inc | $269.16 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 0 | $68.98 | -74.4% | 50.52B |
| 37 | IBN | ICICI Bank Limited | $32.06 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 0 | — | +0.0% | 9.17T |
| 38 | GEV | Ge Vernova Inc | $770.51 | 42 | 34 | 7 | 1 | $313.61 | -59.3% | 227.06B |
| 39 | AFRM | Affirm Holdings Inc | $69.66 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 0 | $154.46 | +121.7% | 24.91B |
| 40 | TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | $353.10 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 0 | — | +0.0% | 54.07T |
| 41 | SSNLF | Samsung Electronics | $140.00 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 0 | — | +0.0% | 1,371.15T |
| 42 | ASML | ASML Holding N.V. | $1,381.61 | 42 | 36 | 4 | 2 | — | +0.0% | 467.01B |
| 43 | LRCX | Lam Research Corp | $185.20 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 0 | $279.69 | +51.0% | 317.78B |
| 44 | TEAM | Atlassian Corp-Cl A | $183.29 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 0 | $106.31 | -42.0% | 48.29B |
| 45 | EQIX | Equinix Inc | $997.35 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 0 | — | +0.0% | 99.85B |
| 46 | DIS | Walt Disney Co | $117.22 | 39 | 34 | 4 | 1 | $133.16 | +13.6% | 192.29B |
| 47 | ABBV | Abbvie Inc | $288.24 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 0 | $257.58 | -10.6% | 513.86B |
| 48 | VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | $542.50 | 39 | 32 | 6 | 1 | $438.34 | -19.2% | 134.77B |
| 49 | TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Softwre | $213.36 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 0 | $155.27 | -27.2% | 34.96B |
| 50 | FANG | Diamondback Energy Inc | $179.58 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 0 | $164.23 | -8.6% | 57.81B |
| 51 | EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corp | $100.82 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 0 | $104.74 | +3.9% | 53.93B |
| 52 | ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc | $156.66 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 0 | $102.31 | -34.7% | 23.28B |
| 53 | TWLO | Twilio Inc - A | $200.96 | 38 | 32 | 4 | 2 | $184.16 | -8.4% | 30.79B |
| 54 | ONON | On Holding Ag-Class A | $37.54 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 1 | $191.39 | +409.8% | 11.13B |
| 55 | GILD | Gilead Sciences Inc | $167.57 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 0 | $362.68 | +116.4% | 212.04B |
| 56 | ADI | Analog Devices Inc | $361.01 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 0 | $335.65 | -7.0% | 200.89B |
| 57 | APP | Applovin Corp-Class A | $356.10 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 0 | $325.97 | -8.5% | 76.47B |
| 58 | BSX | Boston Scientific Corp | $44.64 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 0 | $136.36 | +205.5% | 61.90B |
| 59 | NBIX | Neurocrine Biosciences Inc | $159.76 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 0 | $126.93 | -20.6% | 14.93B |
| 60 | LLY | Eli Lilly and Co. | $1,364.73 | 36 | 31 | 4 | 1 | $1,330.33 | -2.5% | 1.34T |
| 61 | DELL | Dell Technologies -C | $316.91 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 0 | $259.85 | -18.0% | 266.95B |
| 62 | PWR | Quanta Services Inc | $509.06 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0 | $172.41 | -66.1% | 95.67B |
| 63 | HOOD | Robinhood Markets Inc - A | $78.39 | 36 | 30 | 5 | 1 | $188.76 | +140.8% | 76.61B |
| 64 | VRT | Vertiv Holdings Co-A | $176.73 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0 | $164.56 | -6.9% | 94.16B |
| 65 | VEEV | Veeva Systems Inc-Class A | $310.10 | 36 | 27 | 8 | 1 | $129.59 | -58.2% | 51.31B |
| 66 | GH | Guardant Health Inc | $153.43 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 0 | $74.01 | -51.8% | 23.90B |
| 67 | BIDU | Baidu Inc | $79.48 | 36 | 30 | 5 | 1 | — | +0.0% | 41.56B |
| 68 | SE | Sea Limited | $75.63 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0 | — | +0.0% | 53.52B |
| 69 | TMUS | T-Mobile Us Inc | $160.59 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0 | $319.56 | +99.0% | 166.95B |
| 70 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | $676.94 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 0 | $369.21 | -45.5% | 257.20B |
| 71 | BA | Boeing Co. | $172.50 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 0 | $271.13 | +57.2% | 136.07B |
| 72 | ANET | Arista Networks Inc | $159.16 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 0 | $199.71 | +25.5% | 232.34B |
| 73 | PH | Parker Hannifin Corp | $892.29 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 0 | $165.24 | -81.5% | 115.17B |
| 74 | CP | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | $93.76 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 0 | $148.62 | +58.5% | 108.74B |
| 75 | ORLY | O'Reilly Automotive Inc | $91.49 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0 | $112.67 | +23.2% | 71.25B |
| 76 | GM | General Motors Co | $89.33 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0 | $142.76 | +59.8% | 72.31B |
| 77 | DXCM | Dexcom Inc | $84.46 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 0 | $87.90 | +4.1% | 30.16B |
| 78 | BMRN | Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc | $56.12 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 0 | $126.44 | +125.3% | 11.23B |
| 79 | RBRK | Rubrik Inc-A | $105.74 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 0 | $54.60 | -48.4% | 25.74B |
| 80 | KO | Coca-Cola Co. | $95.73 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | $85.39 | -10.8% | 407.50B |
| 81 | RCL | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd | $322.73 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 0 | $110.15 | -65.9% | 81.63B |
| 82 | SNDK | Sandisk Corp | $806.43 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 0 | $124.25 | -84.6% | 166.34B |
| 83 | SLB | Slb Ltd | $49.64 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 2 | $158.17 | +218.6% | 79.12B |
| 84 | MDLN | Medline Inc-Cl A | $39.76 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | $215.88 | +443.0% | 42.07B |
| 85 | CCL | Carnival Corp | $29.59 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | $120.75 | +308.1% | 38.34B |
| 86 | LITE | Lumentum Holdings Inc | $509.70 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 0 | $124.62 | -75.6% | 74.04B |
| 87 | DVN | Devon Energy Corp | $42.88 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 1 | $232.34 | +441.8% | 56.78B |
| 88 | U | Unity Software Inc | $48.80 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 0 | $129.78 | +165.9% | 16.56B |
| 89 | WING | Wingstop Inc | $165.73 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | $41.02 | -75.3% | 3.62B |
| 90 | AZN | AstraZeneca PLC | $186.85 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | — | +0.0% | 230.48B |
| 91 | UNH | UnitedHealth Group Inc | $395.72 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0 | $293.85 | -25.7% | 365.65B |
| 92 | ETN | Eaton Corp Plc | $327.02 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 | $187.05 | -42.8% | 147.79B |
| 93 | SYK | Stryker Corp | $335.08 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 | $338.36 | +1.0% | 113.17B |
| 94 | SPGI | S&P Global Inc | $472.41 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0 | $302.42 | -36.0% | 135.15B |
| 95 | AZO | Autozone Inc | $3,308.97 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 | $163.83 | -95.1% | 51.08B |
| 96 | MCHP | Microchip Technology Inc | $64.85 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0 | $111.57 | +72.0% | 43.15B |
| 97 | HAL | Halliburton Co | $31.92 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 1 | $109.61 | +243.4% | 29.95B |
| 98 | NXT | Nextpower Inc-Cl A | $99.58 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0 | $69.44 | -30.3% | 12.04B |
| 99 | PR | Permian Resources Corp-Cl A | $21.34 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0 | $139.06 | +551.6% | 21.73B |
| 100 | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | $113.60 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0 | $123.47 | +8.7% | 183.64B |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Strong Buy consensus mean?
A Strong Buy consensus means that the majority of Wall Street analysts covering a stock rate it as their highest conviction recommendation. Analyst ratings typically follow a five-tier scale: Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Sell, Strong Sell. A company earns a Strong Buy consensus when its average rating across all covering analysts falls in the top tier. This list requires at least 5 analysts to ensure the consensus is meaningful rather than based on a single opinion.
How accurate are analyst ratings?
Academic research shows analyst Strong Buy ratings outperform the market by 2-3% annually on average, though results vary significantly. Analysts tend to be better at identifying quality companies within their coverage sectors than at timing entry points. Their ratings are most valuable as directional indicators rather than precise price predictions. Sell ratings tend to be more accurate than Buy ratings because analysts are typically reluctant to issue Sells, so when they do, the conviction is particularly strong.
Why do most stocks have Buy ratings?
There is a well-documented positive bias in sell-side research. Analysts work for investment banks that often have business relationships with the companies they cover. Issuing Sell ratings can damage those relationships and cut off management access. As a result, roughly 55% of all ratings are Buy or Strong Buy, 35% are Hold, and only 10% are Sell or Strong Sell. This is why focusing on Strong Buy consensus among multiple analysts provides a more meaningful signal.
What is a price target?
A price target is an analyst's estimate of where a stock's price will be in 12-18 months. It is derived from financial models that project future earnings, revenue, and cash flows, then apply valuation multiples. The consensus price target averages targets from all covering analysts. Stocks trading significantly below their consensus target may represent upside opportunities, while those trading above may have limited near-term appreciation potential. Price targets are regularly revised as new information emerges.
Should I only buy stocks with Strong Buy ratings?
No. Strong Buy ratings should be one factor in your investment process, not the only one. Analysts can be wrong, have conflicts of interest, and may not update ratings promptly when conditions change. Combine analyst consensus with your own analysis of valuation, financial health, competitive position, and growth prospects. Some of the best investments have been stocks that analysts initially rated as Hold or Sell, only to upgrade after the turnaround became obvious.
How often do analyst ratings change?
Individual analysts typically update their ratings and price targets after quarterly earnings reports, major company announcements, or significant sector developments. On average, an analyst covers 10-20 stocks and updates each rating 2-4 times per year. Consensus ratings shift gradually as individual analysts revise their views. Upgrades and downgrades can trigger significant short-term price movements, especially when coming from influential analysts at major firms.
What is the upside percentage?
The upside percentage shows how much the stock could gain if it reaches the average analyst price target. It is calculated as: (Target Price - Current Price) / Current Price x 100. For example, a stock at $50 with a $65 target has 30% upside. Higher upside percentages suggest analysts see more room for appreciation. However, extremely high upside (50%+) can also indicate that the stock has fallen sharply and targets haven't been adjusted, so context matters.
What is sell-side research?
Sell-side research is produced by analysts at investment banks and brokerage firms — the "sell side" of financial markets. These analysts publish reports, ratings, and price targets on publicly traded companies. Their research is distributed to institutional clients like mutual funds and hedge funds. Sell-side research differs from buy-side research, which is conducted internally by asset managers for their own investment decisions. Sell-side ratings are the basis for the consensus recommendations shown on financial websites.
Do Strong Buy stocks beat the market?
On average, portfolios of Strong Buy consensus stocks have shown modest outperformance versus the S&P 500, typically 1-3% annually before transaction costs. However, performance varies significantly by year and market environment. Strong Buy stocks tend to perform best in trending markets and can underperform during sharp reversals. The edge comes from analyst information advantages and institutional buying flows that tend to follow positive rating changes.
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