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 May 9, 2026
$1,516.26T
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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 | $272.68 | 78 | 72 | 6 | 0 | $237.29 | -13.0% | 2.25T |
| 2 | META | Meta Platforms Inc | $609.63 | 73 | 64 | 9 | 0 | $798.07 | +30.9% | 1.26T |
| 3 | NVDA | NVIDIA Corp | $215.20 | 71 | 66 | 4 | 1 | $219.93 | +2.2% | 5.26T |
| 4 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc | $400.80 | 70 | 62 | 8 | 0 | $408.93 | +2.0% | 4.84T |
| 5 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-Cl C | $397.05 | 70 | 62 | 8 | 0 | $381.73 | -3.9% | 4.84T |
| 6 | MSFT | Microsoft Corp | $415.12 | 66 | 60 | 6 | 0 | $495.69 | +19.4% | 3.09T |
| 7 | UBER | Uber Technologies Inc. | $75.45 | 61 | 51 | 9 | 1 | $300.06 | +297.7% | 153.01B |
| 8 | PANW | Palo Alto Networks Inc | $207.88 | 61 | 47 | 12 | 2 | $303.67 | +46.1% | 142.74B |
| 9 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | $455.19 | 59 | 45 | 13 | 1 | $246.42 | -45.9% | 587.80B |
| 10 | NFLX | Netflix Inc | $87.49 | 59 | 46 | 13 | 0 | $90.30 | +3.2% | 390.13B |
| 11 | CRM | Salesforce Inc | $181.82 | 58 | 44 | 13 | 1 | $226.12 | +24.4% | 149.39B |
| 12 | SNOW | Snowflake Inc. | $152.45 | 58 | 50 | 7 | 1 | $278.95 | +83.0% | 61.32B |
| 13 | ZS | Zscaler Inc | $152.13 | 58 | 47 | 11 | 0 | $129.97 | -14.6% | 20.24B |
| 14 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | $430.00 | 57 | 53 | 4 | 0 | $428.68 | -0.3% | 1.99T |
| 15 | SHOP | Shopify Inc. | $110.41 | 56 | 43 | 12 | 1 | $258.37 | +134.0% | 164.10B |
| 16 | DDOG | Datadog Inc - Class A | $200.16 | 56 | 51 | 4 | 1 | $102.98 | -48.6% | 49.58B |
| 17 | TCEHY | Tencent Holdings | $60.62 | 56 | 51 | 4 | 1 | — | +0.0% | 4.68T |
| 18 | MU | Micron Technology Inc | $746.81 | 53 | 49 | 3 | 1 | $369.89 | -50.5% | 599.50B |
| 19 | DASH | Doordash Inc - A | $163.93 | 53 | 41 | 12 | 0 | $255.10 | +55.6% | 74.44B |
| 20 | ORCL | Oracle Corporation | $195.95 | 52 | 41 | 10 | 1 | $156.16 | -20.3% | 488.50B |
| 21 | NOW | Servicenow Inc | $91.18 | 52 | 47 | 4 | 1 | $269.74 | +195.8% | 90.23B |
| 22 | MA | Mastercard Inc | $495.48 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 0 | $603.01 | +21.7% | 444.26B |
| 23 | MRVL | Marvell Technology Inc | $170.13 | 50 | 41 | 9 | 0 | $287.06 | +68.7% | 144.39B |
| 24 | XYZ | Block Inc | $74.85 | 49 | 40 | 8 | 1 | $123.92 | +65.6% | 42.21B |
| 25 | WMT | Walmart Inc | $130.43 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 0 | $138.51 | +6.2% | 1.07T |
| 26 | V | Visa Inc | $318.79 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 0 | $362.68 | +13.8% | 633.96B |
| 27 | SPOT | Spotify Technology | $417.83 | 47 | 39 | 8 | 0 | $144.79 | -65.4% | 109.39B |
| 28 | BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Limited | $133.23 | 47 | 41 | 5 | 1 | — | +0.0% | 292.44B |
| 29 | BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc | $165.93 | 46 | 38 | 8 | 0 | $426.00 | +156.7% | 140.27B |
| 30 | MDB | Mongodb Inc | $299.47 | 46 | 36 | 10 | 0 | $154.76 | -48.3% | 24.07B |
| 31 | HDB | HDFC Bank Limited | $25.06 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 0 | — | +0.0% | 12.27T |
| 32 | RBLX | Roblox Corp -Class A | $41.91 | 44 | 33 | 10 | 1 | $92.50 | +120.7% | 39.55B |
| 33 | DKNG | Draftkings Inc-Cl A | $25.52 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 0 | $78.84 | +208.9% | 12.50B |
| 34 | AMAT | Applied Materials Inc | $435.44 | 43 | 36 | 7 | 0 | $228.15 | -47.6% | 313.15B |
| 35 | TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | $401.01 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 0 | — | +0.0% | 54.07T |
| 36 | SSNLF | Samsung Electronics | $140.00 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 0 | — | +0.0% | 1,371.15T |
| 37 | PDD | PDD Holdings Inc | $99.32 | 43 | 33 | 9 | 1 | — | +0.0% | 144.38B |
| 38 | HUBS | Hubspot Inc | $197.34 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 0 | $84.43 | -57.2% | 9.61B |
| 39 | ASML | ASML Holding N.V. | $1,586.45 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 2 | — | +0.0% | 467.01B |
| 40 | IBN | ICICI Bank Limited | $26.55 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 0 | — | +0.0% | 9.17T |
| 41 | LRCX | Lam Research Corp | $294.05 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 0 | $279.69 | -4.9% | 320.02B |
| 42 | GEV | Ge Vernova Inc | $1,040.15 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 0 | $313.61 | -69.9% | 291.15B |
| 43 | ADI | Analog Devices Inc | $416.52 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 0 | $335.65 | -19.4% | 193.59B |
| 44 | ABBV | Abbvie Inc | $201.55 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 0 | $257.58 | +27.8% | 372.29B |
| 45 | INTU | Intuit Inc | $396.31 | 40 | 32 | 7 | 1 | $356.76 | -10.0% | 107.06B |
| 46 | BSX | Boston Scientific Corp | $53.93 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 0 | $136.36 | +152.9% | 92.90B |
| 47 | FANG | Diamondback Energy Inc | $188.70 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 0 | $164.23 | -13.0% | 57.73B |
| 48 | LLY | Eli Lilly and Co. | $948.45 | 39 | 30 | 8 | 1 | $1,330.33 | +40.3% | 913.24B |
| 49 | GILD | Gilead Sciences Inc | $131.33 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 0 | $362.68 | +176.2% | 163.92B |
| 50 | VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | $429.82 | 39 | 31 | 7 | 1 | $438.34 | +2.0% | 109.50B |
| 51 | NXPI | Nxp Semiconductors Nv | $294.75 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 0 | $191.26 | -35.1% | 58.42B |
| 52 | ADSK | Autodesk Inc | $244.50 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 0 | $68.98 | -71.8% | 50.23B |
| 53 | TEAM | Atlassian Corp-Cl A | $91.60 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 0 | $106.31 | +16.1% | 23.44B |
| 54 | REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | $714.89 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 0 | $76.80 | -89.3% | 74.30B |
| 55 | ROKU | Roku Inc | $129.53 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 0 | $57.71 | -55.5% | 19.12B |
| 56 | WING | Wingstop Inc | $129.67 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 0 | $41.02 | -68.4% | 3.53B |
| 57 | BIDU | Baidu Inc | $141.70 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 1 | — | +0.0% | 41.56B |
| 58 | SE | Sea Limited | $87.61 | 38 | 34 | 3 | 1 | — | +0.0% | 53.52B |
| 59 | DIS | Walt Disney Co | $108.02 | 37 | 31 | 5 | 1 | $133.16 | +23.3% | 183.16B |
| 60 | TMUS | T-Mobile Us Inc | $193.63 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 0 | $319.56 | +65.0% | 212.36B |
| 61 | BA | Boeing Co. | $237.36 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 0 | $271.13 | +14.2% | 181.99B |
| 62 | ETN | Eaton Corp Plc | $401.51 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 0 | $187.05 | -53.4% | 163.97B |
| 63 | SYK | Stryker Corp | $285.47 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 0 | $338.36 | +18.5% | 125.44B |
| 64 | TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Softwre | $220.45 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 0 | $155.27 | -29.6% | 38.68B |
| 65 | DXCM | Dexcom Inc | $60.61 | 37 | 31 | 5 | 1 | $87.90 | +45.0% | 23.35B |
| 66 | AFRM | Affirm Holdings Inc | $64.01 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 0 | $154.46 | +141.3% | 22.44B |
| 67 | APP | Applovin Corp-Class A | $468.55 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0 | $325.97 | -30.4% | 153.18B |
| 68 | ORLY | O'Reilly Automotive Inc | $92.96 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0 | $112.67 | +21.2% | 78.81B |
| 69 | ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc | $295.05 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 0 | $102.31 | -65.3% | 40.90B |
| 70 | TWLO | Twilio Inc - A | $201.70 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 2 | $184.16 | -8.7% | 30.71B |
| 71 | AZN | AstraZeneca PLC | $181.65 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | — | +0.0% | 230.48B |
| 72 | KO | Coca-Cola Co. | $78.42 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0 | $85.39 | +8.9% | 339.62B |
| 73 | SPGI | S&P Global Inc | $420.12 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 0 | $302.42 | -28.0% | 132.41B |
| 74 | CP | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | $86.04 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 0 | $148.62 | +72.7% | 106.01B |
| 75 | ONON | On Holding Ag-Class A | $35.24 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 1 | $191.39 | +443.1% | 11.80B |
| 76 | NBIX | Neurocrine Biosciences Inc | $152.25 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 0 | $126.93 | -16.6% | 15.33B |
| 77 | UNH | UnitedHealth Group Inc | $379.98 | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | $293.85 | -22.7% | 335.65B |
| 78 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | $465.00 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0 | $369.21 | -20.6% | 174.69B |
| 79 | ANET | Arista Networks Inc | $141.77 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 0 | $199.71 | +40.9% | 222.75B |
| 80 | PH | Parker Hannifin Corp | $878.83 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 0 | $165.24 | -81.2% | 123.21B |
| 81 | RCL | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd | $275.24 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 0 | $110.15 | -60.0% | 70.45B |
| 82 | CI | The Cigna Group | $288.06 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 0 | $84.17 | -70.8% | 75.49B |
| 83 | PODD | Insulet Corp | $154.16 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 1 | $91.84 | -40.4% | 11.12B |
| 84 | CHWY | Chewy Inc - Class A | $22.97 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | $179.51 | +681.5% | 9.57B |
| 85 | CVS | Cvs Health Corp | $90.55 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 0 | $162.09 | +79.0% | 99.62B |
| 86 | SLB | Slb Ltd | $53.27 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 1 | $158.17 | +196.9% | 80.25B |
| 87 | HOOD | Robinhood Markets Inc - A | $77.03 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 1 | $188.76 | +145.1% | 68.75B |
| 88 | VRT | Vertiv Holdings Co-A | $339.97 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 1 | $164.56 | -51.6% | 137.86B |
| 89 | MDLN | Medline Inc-Cl A | $39.52 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 | $215.88 | +446.3% | 54.99B |
| 90 | EXE | Expand Energy Corp | $95.94 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0 | $230.02 | +139.8% | 23.31B |
| 91 | NXT | Nextpower Inc-Cl A | $125.91 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 0 | $69.44 | -44.9% | 17.94B |
| 92 | GH | Guardant Health Inc | $95.70 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0 | $74.01 | -22.7% | 12.55B |
| 93 | JD | JD.com Inc | $30.17 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 1 | — | +0.0% | 312.29B |
| 94 | IFNNY | Infineon Technologies AG | $66.74 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0 | — | +0.0% | 59.87B |
| 95 | DELL | Dell Technologies -C | $260.46 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 1 | $259.85 | -0.2% | 170.09B |
| 96 | CDNS | Cadence Design Sys Inc | $362.70 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0 | $118.75 | -67.3% | 97.78B |
| 97 | AZO | Autozone Inc | $3,496.19 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0 | $163.83 | -95.3% | 57.66B |
| 98 | DAL | Delta Air Lines Inc | $73.33 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0 | $50.69 | -30.9% | 46.21B |
| 99 | CCL | Carnival Corp | $26.38 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0 | $120.75 | +357.7% | 37.53B |
| 100 | MCHP | Microchip Technology Inc | $99.09 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0 | $111.57 | +12.6% | 50.80B |
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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