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Stocks to Sell or Short Now 1-Year Agentic AI Forecast Rankings

Discover stocks to sell or short now, ranked by the weakest outlooks in iPulse AI's 1-year agentic forecast. The highest-ranked sell and short candidates combine the weakest expected returns with the least attractive return-to-risk profiles, the strongest bearish AI Agent consensus, persistent downside forecast paths, and heavier event-risk pressure. For stocks, low Financial Health scores, weak profitability and cash generation, balance-sheet stress, and demanding valuations can add further evidence to the downside case. Use the table to identify vulnerable assets and potential short opportunities, then inspect the forecast, price target, risk, and supporting metrics behind every rank.

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Table Definitions

Definitions for every metric available in the Top Picks table.

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Editorial Category Rank
The selected asset’s position within this edition’s editorial category. This human-reviewed selection order is independent of its quantitative universe rank.
Asset Universe Rank
The asset’s quantitative rank within the analyzed asset universe for the selected scoring snapshot. Original published ranks are preserved when an editorial table shows only a subset of assets.
Asset Name
The ranked asset in this Top Picks view, including name, ticker, market category, and listing context where available.
Price Data Cutoff Date
The market price date used for this row. Recomputed ranking snapshots can use newer closes than the original deep-analysis batch.
Cross-Horizon Score
A governed 0-100 candidate score that combines the remaining one-year outlook with confirmed five-year direction, confidence, financial health, and risk. It supports editorial review and does not replace either horizon rating.
iPulse Score
iPulse AI Consensus Score combines expected return, risk-adjusted return, advisor agreement, and risk-pressure inputs into one ranked signal.
Consensus Rating
Consensus Rating is the plain-language buy, hold, or sell interpretation of the iPulse AI consensus score for the selected horizon.
Expected Return Including Dividends
Total compounded expected return over the full selected horizon, including reinvested annual net dividends when applicable.
Annualized Return
Annualized expected return expressed as a one-year-equivalent rate for the selected forecast horizon.
Net Dividend Contribution
Annualized net dividend contribution used by the scoring pipeline, estimated from historical cash-dividend events after tax assumptions and outlier filtering. When a legacy immutable snapshot omitted the input field, the page derives the contribution only from that snapshot’s frozen dividend-inclusive and price-only return outputs; it never substitutes current dividend data.
P/E Ratio
Trailing P/E ratio. For example, 21.7 means the market value is 21.7x trailing earnings.
Event Risks
The Event Risks column summarizes clustered consensus frictions and tail risks as Very Low (0-19), Low (20-39), Moderate (40-59), High (60-79), or Very High (80-100). The number is a relative pressure score, not a probability of loss or a complete measure of investment risk.
Financial Health
0-100 equity-only financial quality score using liquidity, leverage safety, profitability, cash generation, and operating trend.
Annualized Historic Volatility
Annualized historical price volatility from daily returns, used as a risk denominator in scoring.
Direction Agreement
Percentage of advisors whose predicted direction matches the consensus direction.
Grouped Voices
Vote-count summary across raw voices, distinct advisors, personas, models, and adjusted grouped votes.
Advisors
Number of distinct advisor identities contributing forecasts for this asset in the selected batch, mode, and horizon.
Forecast Price / Initial Price
Projected consensus price at the selected horizon, shown against the initial/latest close price used by the snapshot.
Detailed Methodology
Top Picks ranked assets and investment research metrics. Select an asset name or its row to open the asset report.
Asset Universe RankAsset NameiPulse ScoreConsensus RatingExpected Return Including DividendsNet Dividend ContributionP/E RatioEvent RisksFinancial HealthAnnualized Historic VolatilityForecast Price and Initial Price
426
INTC.NASDAQ
Intel (INTC)
StocksListing United States
-538(▼1)
SELL ALL-27.6%(+/-6.7%)1.3%—Very High (88)46+/-46.0%$85.2($119.3)
424
CAT.NYSE
Caterpillar (CAT)
StocksListing United States
-487(▼1)
SELL ALL-19.0%(+/-7.5%)1.2%36.1xHigh (75)45+/-31.5%$676.3($845.4)
423
NET.NYSE
Cloudflare (NET)
StocksListing United States
-419
SELL ALL-26.8%(+/-5.6%)0.0%—Very High (90)41+/-67.3%$255.5($349.1)
422
DE.NYSE
Deere & (DE)
StocksListing United States
-417(▼1)
SELL ALL-14.9%(+/-6.3%)1.0%38.2xHigh (66)41+/-30.5%$578.5($687.0)
421
SERV.NASDAQ
Serve Robotics (SERV)
StocksListing United States
-405(▼1)
SELL ALL-32.7%(+/-5.9%)0.0%—Very High (99)56+/-174.0%$3.11($4.62)
420
AEHR.NASDAQ
Aehr Test Systems (AEHR)
StocksListing United States
-402(▲3)
SELL ALL-45.5%(+/-11.4%)0.0%>300xVery High (98)53+/-95.8%$58.4($107.2)
419
ARM.NASDAQ
Arm Holdings (ARM)
StocksHQ United KingdomListing United States
-387(▼4)
SELL ALL-27.8%(+/-6.5%)0.0%>300xVery High (93)72+/-77.3%$222.0($307.5)
418
ROK.NYSE
Rockwell Automation (ROK)
StocksListing United States
-383(▼1)
SELL ALL-14.0%(+/-6.6%)1.2%42.6xModerate (57)45+/-31.6%$385.7($454.4)
417
RKLB.NASDAQ
Rocket Lab USA (RKLB)
StocksListing United States
-367(▼12)
SELL ALL-34.0%(+/-9.8%)0.0%—Very High (93)52+/-78.6%$48.8($73.9)
416
NTRA.NASDAQ
Natera (NTRA)
StocksListing United States
-346(▼1)
SELL ALL-20.4%(+/-7.2%)0.0%—Very High (82)53+/-61.0%$326.6($410.4)
415
RGTI.NASDAQ
Rigetti Computing (RGTI)
StocksListing United States
-336(▼1)
SELL ALL-25.9%(+/-7.2%)0.0%—Very High (100)46+/-125.0%$11.30($15.25)
414
PWR.NYSE
Quanta Services (PWR)
StocksListing United States
-331
SELL ALL-12.9%(+/-7.2%)0.1%77.1xVery High (80)38+/-34.5%$589.3($676.6)
412
PLTR.NYSE
Palantir Technologies (PLTR)
StocksListing United States
-299(▼1)
SELL ALL-19.8%(+/-8.5%)0.0%161xVery High (93)84+/-69.9%$151.4($188.8)
411
QBTS.NYSE
D-Wave Quantum (QBTS)
StocksListing United States
-295
SELL ALL-22.3%(+/-6.5%)0.0%—Very High (100)57+/-125.0%$12.25($15.77)
410
CRWD.NASDAQ
CrowdStrike (CRWD)
StocksListing United States
-294(▼15)
SELL ALL-23.3%(+/-5.5%)0.0%>300xVery High (89)58+/-63.0%$207.1($270.0)
409
GH.NASDAQ
Guardant Health (GH)
StocksListing United States
-293
SELL ALL-18.4%(+/-7.7%)0.0%—Very High (91)41+/-67.5%$145.1($177.8)
408
IONQ.NYSE
IONQ (IONQ)
StocksListing United States
-290
SELL ALL-27.1%(+/-11.4%)0.0%—Very High (96)51+/-96.5%$31.9($43.8)
407
FROG.NASDAQ
JFrog (FROG)
StocksListing United States
-289(▼1)
SELL ALL-15.8%(+/-7.2%)0.0%—High (78)61+/-57.8%$80.4($95.5)
406
PANW.NASDAQ
Palo Alto Networks (PANW)
StocksListing United States
-285(▼1)
SELL ALL-14.0%(+/-8.1%)0.0%>300xHigh (74)53+/-47.5%$346.8($403.2)
404
W.NYSE
Wayfair (W)
StocksListing United States
-283
SELL ALL-19.5%(+/-7.0%)0.0%—High (69)26+/-75.7%$81.5($101.3)
403
AMD.NASDAQ
AMD (AMD)
StocksListing United States
-277(▼18)
SELL ALL-26.0%(+/-8.4%)0.0%163xVery High (87)66+/-57.1%$469.1($633.9)
402
RBRK.NYSE
Rubrik (RBRK)
StocksListing United States
-275(▼1)
SELL ALL-17.1%(+/-8.0%)0.0%—High (77)45+/-65.4%$98.3($118.6)
401
TSLA.NASDAQ
Tesla (TSLA)
StocksListing United States
-273
SELL ALL-16.4%(+/-5.8%)0.0%>300xVery High (83)53+/-67.8%$309.8($370.6)
400
AMAT.NASDAQ
Applied Materials (AMAT)
StocksListing United States
-272(▼1)
SELL ALL-29.6%(+/-8.1%)0.6%46.6xVery High (80)68+/-44.6%$377.5($540.0)
399
CRWV.NASDAQ
CoreWeave (CRWV)
StocksListing United States
-271(▼1)
SELL ALL-21.1%(+/-9.1%)0.0%—Very High (98)23+/-111.0%$70.7($89.6)
398
LCID.NASDAQ
Lucid Group (LCID)
StocksListing United States
-270(▼1)
SELL ALL-22.0%(+/-7.4%)0.0%—Very High (99)21+/-335.0%$3.22($4.13)
397
ABBN.SIX
ABB (ABBN)
StocksListing Switzerland
-270(▼1)
SELL ALL-8.0%(+/-5.6%)1.5%35.7xModerate (57)54+/-24.6%CHF 74.3(CHF 81.9)
396
TER.NASDAQ
Teradyne (TER)
StocksListing United States
-267
SELL ALL-32.3%(+/-9.7%)0.3%61.6xVery High (81)57+/-47.5%$302.7($449.0)
395
1347.HKEX
Hua Hong Semiconductor (1347)
StocksHQ ChinaListing Hong Kong
-258(▼1)
SELL ALL-17.0%(+/-10.1%)0.9%231xVery High (97)58+/-65.5%HK$86.8(HK$105.5)
394
TXN.NASDAQ
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN)
StocksListing United States
-252(▼1)
SELL ALL-10.1%(+/-9.6%)2.1%44.7xModerate (59)66+/-31.8%$258.8($293.8)
393
MRNA.NASDAQ
Moderna (MRNA)
StocksListing United States
-246
SELL ALL-38.5%(+/-6.2%)0.0%—Very High (88)41+/-96.5%$116.9($190.0)
391
ETN.NYSE
Eaton Corporation (ETN)
StocksHQ IrelandListing United States
-223(▼1)
SELL ALL-7.8%(+/-7.4%)1.0%44.4xModerate (59)48+/-30.9%$398.2($436.1)
390
NBIS.NASDAQ
Nebius Group (NBIS)
StocksHQ NetherlandsListing United States
-221
SELL ALL-20.4%(+/-17.0%)0.0%>300xVery High (97)46+/-70.4%$193.3($242.8)
389
SNOW.NYSE
Snowflake (SNOW)
StocksListing United States
-221
SELL ALL-14.5%(+/-9.2%)0.0%—Very High (86)37+/-62.0%$291.6($341.0)
387
CSCO.NASDAQ
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
StocksListing United States
-210
SELL ALL-6.7%(+/-7.1%)2.0%33.7xModerate (56)51+/-26.4%$102.5($112.2)
386
BESI.AMS
BE Semiconductor Industries (BESI)
StocksListing Netherlands
-206
SELL ALL-13.1%(+/-12.3%)1.7%79.4xVery High (85)66+/-47.5%€175.1(€204.8)
383
DNA.NYSE
Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA)
StocksListing United States
-196
PARTIAL SELL-46.7%(+/-12.5%)0.0%—Very High (93)39+/-1373.0%$6.58($12.35)
382
ATCO-A.STO
Atlas Copco (ATCO-A)
StocksListing Sweden
-193
PARTIAL SELL-6.3%(+/-5.0%)1.2%38.5xModerate (41)57+/-36.8%kr194.3(kr209.8)
381
ASML.AMS
ASML Holding (ASML)
StocksListing Netherlands
-185
PARTIAL SELL-16.7%(+/-7.1%)0.8%59.9xHigh (73)69+/-34.8%€1,365(€1,653)
379
HOOD.NASDAQ
Robinhood Markets (HOOD)
StocksListing United States
-164(▼1)
PARTIAL SELL-10.8%(+/-7.8%)0.0%49.7xVery High (84)55+/-73.8%$100.6($112.7)
378
MU.NASDAQ
Micron Technology (MU)
StocksListing United States
-160
PARTIAL SELL-10.9%(+/-12.4%)0.3%14.5xVery High (90)84+/-51.7%$954.5($1,075)
375
ALAB.NASDAQ
Astera Labs (ALAB)
StocksListing United States
-155
PARTIAL SELL-18.0%(+/-15.3%)0.0%173xVery High (95)81+/-94.0%$287.3($350.3)
373
COST.NASDAQ
Costco Wholesale (COST)
StocksListing United States
-148
PARTIAL SELL-2.6%(+/-3.3%)0.4%44.3xModerate (40)49+/-22.1%$893.2($920.7)
372
DDOG.NASDAQ
Datadog (DDOG)
StocksListing United States
-148
PARTIAL SELL-21.7%(+/-8.7%)0.0%>300xVery High (83)55+/-60.1%$217.1($277.2)
371
LRCX.NASDAQ
Lam Research (LRCX)
StocksListing United States
-146
PARTIAL SELL-26.4%(+/-15.1%)0.7%60.3xHigh (77)73+/-54.7%$254.0($347.5)
370
SOUN.NASDAQ
SoundHound AI (SOUN)
StocksListing United States
-143
PARTIAL SELL-10.5%(+/-7.5%)0.0%—Very High (89)54+/-132.0%$5.23($5.84)
369
SAND.STO
Sandvik (SAND)
StocksListing Sweden
-141(▼1)
PARTIAL SELL-4.0%(+/-6.4%)1.7%27.0xModerate (53)51+/-28.7%kr341.9(kr362.0)
366
SHOP.TSX
Shopify (SHOP)
StocksListing Canada
-129(▼1)
PARTIAL SELL-18.3%(+/-7.6%)0.0%101xHigh (73)72+/-64.9%C$176.4(C$215.9)
365
TT.NYSE
Trane Technologies (TT)
StocksHQ IrelandListing United States
-128
PARTIAL SELL-2.8%(+/-4.9%)0.7%35.1xModerate (49)52+/-28.4%$447.7($463.9)
364
TEM.NASDAQ
Tempus AI, Inc. Common Stock (TEM)
StocksListing United States
-121(▼1)
PARTIAL SELL-11.3%(+/-11.3%)0.0%—Very High (83)35+/-97.2%$68.0($76.6)

Questions and answers

Top Picks FAQ

How is iPulse AI Score calculated?

iPulse AI Score summarizes the selected horizon by combining expected return, advisor agreement, forecast dispersion, volatility, dividend support, economic guardrails, and a small event-risk pressure adjustment from clustered consensus frictions and tail risks. It is designed for transparent research prioritization, not investment advice.

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What are the best stocks to short now?

For the current 1-Year sell / short ranking, the #1 downside candidate is Intel Corporation (INTC). Expected return: -28.6%

Which stocks are the top sell or short candidates?

The current top 5 sell / short candidates are: 1. Costco Wholesale Corporation; 2. Trane Technologies plc (TT); 3. Sandvik AB; 4. Atlas Copco AB Series A (ATCO-A); 5. Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO).

Which stock shows the weakest projected return?

Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings Inc (DNA) currently shows the weakest projected return in this sell / short ranking at -48.20% annualized.

Which stock has the highest dividend yield in this sell / short list?

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) has the highest annual net dividend yield in this sell / short ranking at 2.1%.

Which stock is the least volatile in this sell / short ranking?

Costco Wholesale Corporation is currently the least volatile in this sell / short ranking at +22.10% annualized historical volatility.

Are sell and short rankings updated with new market information?

Yes. Rankings are refreshed as new scoring snapshots become available, so the page reflects the latest consensus state for the selected horizon and market segment.