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Best Stocks to Buy Now 1-Year Agentic AI Forecast Rankings

Discover the best stocks to buy now, ranked by iPulse AI's 1-year agentic forecast. The highest-ranked buy candidates combine the strongest expected returns and upside potential with more attractive return-to-risk profiles, the strongest bullish AI Agent consensus, more stable forecast paths, and lower event-risk pressure. For stocks, strong Financial Health scores, profitability, cash generation, balance-sheet resilience, and reasonable valuations can add further evidence to the upside case. Use the table to compare 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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Asset & Rank
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.
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.
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 and iPulse RankiPulse ScoreConsensus RatingExpected Return Including DividendsNet Dividend ContributionP/E RatioEvent RisksFinancial HealthAnnualized Historic VolatilityForecast Price and Initial Price
1
NOV.XETRA
Novo Nordisk A/S (NOV)
StocksHQ DKListing Germany
+655(1)
STRONG BUY+37.6%(+/-7.3%)0.9%11.1xModerate (56)51+/-35.9%€53.7(€39.4)
+623(2)
STRONG BUY+28.5%(+/-4.1%)5.8%12.6xVery Low (7)37+/-28.1%₹323.3(₹266.1)
3
ENGI.PAR
Engie (ENGI)
StocksListing France
+600(2)
STRONG BUY+26.5%(+/-3.5%)6.4%10.3xLow (26)26+/-23.5%€30.6(€25.7)
4
HDFCBANK.NSE
HDFC Bank (HDFCBANK)
StocksListing India
+577(2)
STRONG BUY+27.2%(+/-3.7%)1.0%14.2xLow (22)52+/-32.0%₹915.3(₹727.0)
5
PGR.NYSE
Progressive (PGR)
StocksListing United States
+551(2)
STRONG BUY+24.4%(+/-4.5%)0.3%10.5xVery Low (5)52+/-25.0%$259.9($209.6)
6
CLBT.NASDAQ
Cellebrite (CLBT)
StocksHQ ILListing United States
+529(2)
STRONG BUY+63.0%(+/-6.3%)--39.1xModerate (45)69+/-48.4%$18.16($11.14)
7
GSK.LSE
GSK (GSK)
StocksListing United Kingdom
+497(1)
STRONG BUY+22.2%(+/-5.2%)4.0%15.3xVery Low (12)47+/-23.3%GBX 2,136(GBX 1,818)
8
ERIC-B.STO
Ericsson (ERIC-B)
StocksListing Sweden
+443(2)
STRONG BUY+20.6%(+/-2.7%)2.9%13.2xModerate (41)52+/-31.8%kr114.4(kr97.6)
9
AI.PAR
Air Liquide (AI)
StocksListing France
+442(1)
STRONG BUY+18.0%(+/-2.2%)1.3%15.4xVery Low (6)50+/-20.4%€195.9(€168.3)
10
CB.NYSE
Chubb (CB)
StocksHQ SwitzerlandListing United States
+441(1)
STRONG BUY+18.6%(+/-2.3%)1.0%12.0xVery Low (6)48+/-23.8%$403.4($343.6)
11
TTD.NASDAQ
The Trade Desk (TTD)
StocksListing United States
+429(1)
STRONG BUY+88.3%(+/-14.0%)--16.3xHigh (65)65+/-74.2%$26.6($14.14)
12
UCB.BRU
UCB (UCB)
StocksListing Belgium
+426(1)
STRONG BUY+36.4%(+/-5.3%)0.5%11.4xVery Low (10)55+/-28.2%€288.1(€212.3)
13
AZN.LSE
AstraZeneca (AZN)
StocksListing United Kingdom
+420(2)
STRONG BUY+36.4%(+/-6.3%)2.1%23.1xVery Low (19)49+/-24.7%GBX 15,311(GBX 11,460)
14
2333.HKEX
Great Wall Motor (2333)
StocksHQ ChinaListing Hong Kong
+411(1)
STRONG BUY+29.3%(+/-9.7%)3.3%7.17xModerate (42)44+/-50.8%HK$10.52(HK$8.40)
15
9868.HKEX
XPeng (9868)
StocksHQ ChinaListing Hong Kong
+402(1)
STRONG BUY+37.3%(+/-8.5%)--High (73)39+/-75.7%HK$62.5(HK$45.5)
16
1024.HKEX
Kuaishou (1024)
StocksHQ ChinaListing Hong Kong
+389(1)
STRONG BUY+35.2%(+/-13.0%)0.7%9.04xModerate (54)53+/-62.4%HK$53.8(HK$40.1)
18
VRTX.NASDAQ
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX)
StocksListing United States
+378(1)
STRONG BUY+18.1%(+/-3.2%)--29.4xVery Low (15)74+/-32.8%$597.3($505.8)
19
9999.HKEX
NetEase (9999)
StocksHQ ChinaListing Hong Kong
+376(2)
STRONG BUY+21.9%(+/-3.2%)2.3%16.4xLow (37)79+/-45.9%HK$230.6(HK$193.6)
20
ABBV.NYSE
AbbVie (ABBV)
StocksListing United States
+375(2)
STRONG BUY+16.5%(+/-2.6%)2.6%70.0xVery Low (2)51+/-26.0%$283.4($249.5)
21
UNH.NYSE
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH)
StocksListing United States
+371(1)
STRONG BUY+18.9%(+/-6.4%)1.1%25.8xVery Low (16)32+/-30.3%$472.4($401.7)
22
IBE.BME
Iberdrola (IBE)
StocksListing Spain
+363(2)
STRONG BUY+17.2%(+/-7.1%)4.4%18.8xLow (21)35+/-19.9%€22.7(€20.2)
23
ARGX.BRU
Argen-X (ARGX)
StocksHQ NetherlandsListing Belgium
+351(3)
STRONG BUY+22.4%(+/-6.9%)--22.4xModerate (43)78+/-44.3%€893.8(€730.2)
24
NXT.NASDAQ
Nextracker (NXT)
StocksListing United States
+349(1)
STRONG BUY+26.1%(+/-6.9%)--26.5xLow (38)68+/-61.1%$128.0($101.5)
25
ULVR.LSE
Unilever (ULVR)
StocksListing United Kingdom
+335(1)
STRONG BUY+15.6%(+/-5.3%)3.4%12.6xVery Low (1)40+/-20.9%GBX 5,126(GBX 4,590)
26
QCOM.NASDAQ
QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM)
StocksListing United States
+333(1)
STRONG BUY+18.2%(+/-3.0%)1.6%19.1xModerate (43)71+/-39.7%$193.0($165.8)
27
TSSI.NASDAQ
TSS (TSSI)
StocksListing United States
+333(1)
STRONG BUY+46.6%(+/-18.6%)--16.6xHigh (71)59+/-121.0%$14.19($9.68)
28
NESN.SIX
Nestlé (NESN)
StocksListing Switzerland
+333(2)
STRONG BUY+14.9%(+/-5.3%)2.0%11.7xVery Low (13)37+/-16.9%CHF 91.3(CHF 81.0)
29
LONN.SIX
Lonza Group (LONN)
StocksListing Switzerland
+332(2)
STRONG BUY+16.1%(+/-4.9%)0.4%63.2xVery Low (15)43+/-28.0%CHF 650.4(CHF 562.6)
30
IBM.NYSE
International Business Machines (IBM)
StocksListing United States
+329(1)
STRONG BUY+30.5%(+/-7.0%)2.1%20.8xLow (25)43+/-28.3%$299.5($234.3)
31
NOVN.SIX
Novartis (NOVN)
StocksListing Switzerland
+313(1)
STRONG BUY+13.7%(+/-3.1%)2.5%22.8xVery Low (8)60+/-19.3%CHF 135.9(CHF 122.4)
32
2382.HKEX
Sunny Optical (2382)
StocksHQ ChinaListing Hong Kong
+311(2)
STRONG BUY+28.4%(+/-14.2%)0.7%8.15xHigh (60)50+/-53.6%HK$74.9(HK$58.8)
33
HUMA.NASDAQ
Humacyte (HUMA)
StocksListing United States
+308
STRONG BUY+62.8%(+/-48.1%)--Very High (100)24+/-93.5%$0.98($0.61)
36
MC.PAR
LVMH (MC)
StocksListing France
+303(1)
STRONG BUY+16.1%(+/-7.4%)1.4%10.4xLow (35)55+/-27.8%€524.4(€458.4)
37
SPGI.NYSE
S&P Global (SPGI)
StocksListing United States
+281(1)
BUY+14.6%(+/-5.8%)0.6%25.1xVery Low (8)54+/-26.1%$477.0($418.8)
38
VST.NYSE
Vistra Energy (VST)
StocksListing United States
+280(1)
BUY+20.1%(+/-11.3%)0.5%22.7xLow (29)27+/-42.5%$177.0($148.1)
39
051910.KRX
LG Chemicals (051910)
StocksListing South Korea
+275(1)
BUY+18.6%(+/-8.4%)0.3%High (60)35+/-43.4%₩331,832(₩280,500)
40
BIDU.NASDAQ
Baidu (BIDU)
StocksHQ ChinaListing United States
+270(1)
BUY+24.9%(+/-17.5%)--180xHigh (63)36+/-46.4%$129.5($103.7)
41
CPG.LSE
Compass Group (CPG)
StocksListing United Kingdom
+268(2)
BUY+13.6%(+/-4.4%)2.0%15.5xVery Low (7)35+/-26.8%$35.7($32.1)
42
BEAM.NASDAQ
Beam Therapeutics (BEAM)
StocksListing United States
+268(1)
BUY+52.3%(+/-11.0%)--High (73)55+/-80.0%$40.7($26.8)
43
RBLX.NYSE
Roblox (RBLX)
StocksListing United States
+265(1)
BUY+52.6%(+/-12.0%)--Moderate (56)31+/-70.9%$58.3($38.2)
44
STMPA.PAR
STMicroelectronics (STMPA)
StocksHQ NetherlandsListing France
+255(1)
BUY+39.3%(+/-14.4%)0.5%105xModerate (55)53+/-40.8%€64.7(€46.7)
45
2318.HKEX
Ping An Insurance (2318)
StocksHQ ChinaListing Hong Kong
+244(1)
BUY+12.8%(+/-2.6%)5.8%7.43xLow (27)48+/-33.4%HK$58.2(HK$54.6)
46
RELIANCE.NSE
Reliance Industries (RELIANCE)
StocksListing India
+243(1)
BUY+13.3%(+/-3.3%)0.3%23.7xVery Low (2)44+/-35.3%₹1,480(₹1,310)
47
005930.KRX
Samsung Electronics Co (005930)
StocksListing South Korea
+242(1)
BUY+20.7%(+/-17.9%)1.5%22.2xLow (36)64+/-35.6%₩326,381(₩274,500)
48
SAN.PAR
Sanofi (SAN)
StocksListing France
+237(1)
BUY+12.4%(+/-5.4%)3.0%13.4xVery Low (18)49+/-21.7%€82.5(€75.5)
49
VATN.SIX
Valiant Holding (VATN)
StocksListing Switzerland
+236(1)
BUY+12.0%(+/-5.3%)3.1%14.6xVery Low (11)34+/-19.2%CHF 158.6(CHF 146.0)
50
LIN.NYSE
Linde (LIN)
StocksHQ United KingdomListing United States
+232
BUY+20.7%(+/-4.5%)0.9%30.8xVery Low (19)49+/-22.9%$577.4($482.7)
52
0700.HKEX
Tencent (0700)
StocksHQ ChinaListing Hong Kong
+223(1)
BUY+12.8%(+/-3.5%)0.8%15.4xLow (33)65+/-35.9%HK$492.4(HK$440.0)
53
CS.PAR
AXA (CS)
StocksListing France
+222(1)
BUY+11.1%(+/-2.8%)4.2%5.15xVery Low (11)35+/-24.3%€48.0(€45.1)
54
FVRR.NYSE
Fiverr International (FVRR)
StocksHQ ILListing United States
+221(1)
BUY+33.4%(+/-20.0%)--11.0xVery High (86)63+/-68.2%$12.02($9.01)
55
APP.NASDAQ
AppLovin (APP)
StocksListing United States
+210(1)
BUY+54.5%(+/-23.7%)--24.2xHigh (74)77+/-77.6%$487.4($315.4)
56
DUK.NYSE
Duke Energy (DUK)
StocksListing United States
+209(1)
BUY+11.1%(+/-4.4%)2.8%18.4xLow (21)32+/-20.5%$134.0($123.9)
57
MNDY.NASDAQ
monday.com (MNDY)
StocksHQ ILListing United States
+207(1)
BUY+24.6%(+/-15.1%)--35.8xHigh (64)67+/-71.7%$109.0($87.5)
58
TDOC.NYSE
Teladoc Health (TDOC)
StocksListing United States
+205(1)
BUY+46.5%(+/-22.6%)--Moderate (59)45+/-60.8%$9.98($6.81)
59
ISRG.NASDAQ
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
StocksListing United States
+202(1)
BUY+13.9%(+/-5.1%)--45.1xLow (38)75+/-44.5%$449.3($394.5)
60
6690.HKEX
Haier Smart Home (6690)
StocksHQ ChinaListing Hong Kong
+200(1)
BUY+12.2%(+/-3.3%)3.0%9.44xLow (24)43+/-38.8%HK$23.0(HK$21.1)
61
RIVN.NASDAQ
Rivian Automotive (RIVN)
StocksListing United States
+199(1)
BUY+35.4%(+/-20.1%)--Very High (80)32+/-78.5%$20.8($15.36)
62
SO.NYSE
The Southern (SO)
StocksListing United States
+196(1)
BUY+11.8%(+/-7.2%)2.5%22.7xLow (23)33+/-22.1%$101.2($92.8)
63
PRX.AMS
Prosus (PRX)
StocksListing Netherlands
+195(1)
BUY+13.0%(+/-3.9%)0.2%3.88xModerate (40)53+/-44.2%€42.2(€37.4)
64
REL.LSE
Relx (REL)
StocksListing United Kingdom
+191(1)
BUY+13.5%(+/-11.0%)1.8%10.8xVery Low (18)47+/-22.1%GBX 2,814(GBX 2,526)
65
LAC.NYSE
Lithium Americas (LAC)
StocksHQ CanadaListing United States
+190(1)
BUY+20.5%(+/-8.2%)--Very High (87)44+/-98.9%$4.07($3.38)
66
OR.PAR
L'Oréal (OR)
StocksListing France
+189(1)
BUY+10.7%(+/-4.6%)1.2%18.3xLow (30)58+/-22.6%€415.2(€379.5)
67
D.NYSE
Dominion Energy (D)
StocksListing United States
+182(1)
BUY+12.1%(+/-8.1%)3.5%23.8xLow (25)34+/-23.9%$74.5($68.8)
68
FLNC.NASDAQ
Fluence Energy (FLNC)
StocksListing United States
+181(1)
BUY+51.0%(+/-24.1%)--Very High (80)28+/-98.3%$19.84($13.14)
69
FICO.NYSE
Fair Isaac (FICO)
StocksListing United States
+180(5)
BUY+20.7%(+/-12.3%)--30.2xHigh (67)52+/-38.7%$1,311($1,086)
70
9926.HKEX
Akeso (9926)
StocksHQ ChinaListing Hong Kong
+172(1)
BUY+22.3%(+/-17.8%)--High (63)49+/-69.2%HK$117.4(HK$96.0)
71
NIO.NYSE
Nio Inc (NIO)
StocksHQ ChinaListing United States
+170(1)
BUY+28.7%(+/-30.5%)--Very High (89)20+/-85.8%$5.82($4.52)
73
DNA.NYSE
Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA)
StocksListing United States
+165(1)
BUY+58.4%(+/-31.7%)--Very High (97)39+/-1390.0%$10.76($6.79)
74
PINS.NYSE
Pinterest (PINS)
StocksListing United States
+162
BUY+14.4%(+/-5.8%)--58.0xModerate (47)73+/-61.7%$27.5($24.1)
75
WISE.LSE
Wise (WISE)
StocksListing United Kingdom
+159(1)
BUY+11.9%(+/-5.4%)--9.45xModerate (42)75+/-41.5%GBX 1,078(GBX 963.0)

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.

Read full methodology
What is the best stock to buy now?

For the current 1-Year ranking, the #1 buy candidate is Novo Nordisk A/S. Expected return: +36.3%

Top five stocks that will grow the most this year

The strongest expected-return opportunities are: 1. The Trade Desk, Inc. (TTD); 2. Cellebrite DI Ltd (CLBT); 3. Humacyte Inc; 4. Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings Inc (DNA); 5. Applovin Corp. This list is ordered by expected return for the selected horizon.

Top 5 snapshot:

NameTickerExpected ReturnTarget Price
The Trade DeskTTD.NASDAQ+88.3%$26.6
CellebriteCLBT.NASDAQ+63.0%$18.16
HumacyteHUMA.NASDAQ+62.8%$0.98
Ginkgo BioworksDNA.NYSE+58.4%$10.76
AppLovinAPP.NASDAQ+54.5%$487.4
Which stock will grow most this year?

The Trade Desk, Inc. (TTD) currently has the highest projected return in this ranking at +105.00% annualized.

Which stock has the highest dividend yield?

Engie SA has the highest annual net dividend yield in this ranking at 6.4%.

Which stock is the least volatile right now?

Nestlé S.A. (NESN) is currently the least volatile in this ranking at +16.90% annualized historical volatility.

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Ranking version and formula details.

Latest05-Jul-26 (Batch6)372 AssetsFormula version: 2.5.0Price cutoff date: 16-Aug-26Computed on 16-Aug-26 04:11 UTC
05-Jun-26 (Batch5)312 AssetsFormula version: 2.3.0Price cutoff date: 04-Jun-26
03-May-26 (Batch4)312 AssetsFormula version: 2.3.0Price cutoff date: 01-May-26
11-Apr-26 (Batch3)246 AssetsFormula version: 2.3.0Price cutoff date: 10-Apr-26
19-Mar-26 (Batch2)209 AssetsFormula version: 2.3.0Price cutoff date: 18-Mar-26
28-Nov-25 (Batch1)203 AssetsFormula version: 2.3.0Price cutoff date: 26-Nov-25