Today, we invite you to view our list of the seven best stocks to own for the next thirty days.
Why is it worth looking into these stocks? Some of Wall Street's most respected and most accurate research analysts have been upgrading these stocks and raising their price targets for these companies.
No, we're not talking recommendations from some no-name blogger or a junior analyst from a brokerage you've never heard of. These stocks have received multiple positive recommendations in the last 30 days from analysts that have received four-star and five-star rankings from MarketBeat's proprietary brokerage ranking system.
Analysts that earn rare four-star and five-star rankings from MarketBeat consistently issue accurate price targets, and their buy recommendations often outperform the market by double digits.
MarketBeat's editorial team has reviewed every research report published by these top-rated analysts in the last 90 days and have identified seven stocks that these analysts are poised for an immediate breakout.
#1 - Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW)
- Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
- 11 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.8
- Ratings Breakdown
- 31 Buy Ratings, 11 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $371.50 (2.4% Upside)
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company offers firewall appliances and software; and Panorama, a security management solution for the global control of network security platform as a virtual or a physical appliance. It also provides subscription services covering the areas of threat prevention, malware and persistent threat, URL filtering, laptop and mobile device protection, DNS security, Internet of Things security, SaaS security API, and SaaS security inline, as well as threat intelligence, and data loss prevention.
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#2 - Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST)
- Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
- 8 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.7
- Ratings Breakdown
- 18 Buy Ratings, 9 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $883.04 (2.9% Downside)
About Costco Wholesale
Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories.
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#3 - Salesforce (NYSE:CRM)
- Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
- 8 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.9
- Ratings Breakdown
- 30 Buy Ratings, 8 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $310.74 (7.9% Upside)
About Salesforce
Salesforce, Inc provides Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology that brings companies and customers together worldwide. The company's service includes sales to store data, monitor leads and progress, forecast opportunities, gain insights through analytics and artificial intelligence, and deliver quotes, contracts, and invoices; and service that enables companies to deliver trusted and highly personalized customer support at scale.
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#4 - Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)
- Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
- 8 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.7
- Ratings Breakdown
- 9 Buy Ratings, 4 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $568.31 (6.1% Downside)
About Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Corporation, a security and aerospace company, engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of technology systems, products, and services worldwide. The company operates through Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space segments.
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- Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
- 7 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.9
- Ratings Breakdown
- 37 Buy Ratings, 2 Hold Ratings, 2 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $605.33 (2.5% Upside)
About Meta Platforms
Meta Platforms, Inc engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment offers Facebook, which enables people to share, discuss, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately.
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- Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
- 7 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Hold
- Rating Score
- 2.3
- Ratings Breakdown
- 10 Buy Ratings, 23 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $72.64 (9.6% Downside)
About Fortinet
Fortinet, Inc provides cybersecurity and convergence of networking and security solutions worldwide. It offers secure networking solutions focus on the convergence of networking and security; network firewall solutions that consist of FortiGate data centers, hyperscale, and distributed firewalls, as well as encrypted applications; wireless LAN solutions; and secure connectivity solutions, including FortiSwitch secure ethernet switches, FortiAP wireless local area network access points, FortiExtender 5G connectivity gateways, and other products.
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#7 - Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS)
- Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
- 7 (in the last 90 days)
- Consensus Rating
- Hold
- Rating Score
- 2.3
- Ratings Breakdown
- 7 Buy Ratings, 12 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $293.40 (1.8% Upside)
About Essex Property Trust
Essex Property Trust, Inc, an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 252 apartment communities comprising approximately 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development.
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