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7 Best Stocks to Own Right Now

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 - Fortinet (NASDAQ:FTNT)

Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
15 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score
2.4
Ratings Breakdown
14 Buy Ratings, 19 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target
$92.77 (4.5% Downside)

About Fortinet

Fortinet logoFortinet, 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. Read More 
 

Recent Analyst Ratings

DateBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
12/19/2024Jefferies Financial GroupBoost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$95.00 ➝ $105.00
12/19/2024KeyCorpUpgradeSector Weight ➝ Overweight$115.00
12/18/2024Stifel NicolausBoost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$90.00 ➝ $103.00
12/16/2024JPMorgan Chase & Co.Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$99.00 ➝ $105.00
12/13/2024MizuhoBoost Price TargetUnderperform ➝ Underperform$68.00 ➝ $78.00
11/22/2024Needham & Company LLCReiterated RatingHold
11/20/2024Truist FinancialReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$85.00 ➝ $105.00
11/20/2024ScotiabankBoost Price TargetSector Outperform ➝ Sector Outperform$85.00 ➝ $110.00
11/20/2024Rosenblatt SecuritiesBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$90.00 ➝ $100.00
11/19/2024WedbushBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$90.00 ➝ $105.00

#2 - Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO)

Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
12 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score
2.8
Ratings Breakdown
16 Buy Ratings, 4 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target
$164.63 (3.7% Downside)

About Apollo Global Management

Apollo Global Management logoApollo Global Management, Inc is a private equity firm specializing in investments in credit, private equity, infrastructure, secondaries and real estate markets. The firm prefers to invest in private and public markets. The firm's private equity investments include traditional buyouts, recapitalization, distressed buyouts and debt investments in real estate, corporate partner buyouts, distressed asset, corporate carve-outs, middle market, growth, venture capital, turnaround, bridge, corporate restructuring, special situation, acquisition, and industry consolidation transactions. Read More 
 

Recent Analyst Ratings

DateBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
12/20/2024Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$168.00 ➝ $196.00
12/19/2024BMO Capital MarketsBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$157.00 ➝ $186.00
12/18/2024Piper SandlerBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$188.00 ➝ $202.00
12/12/2024Wells Fargo & CompanyBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$164.00 ➝ $197.00
12/9/2024TD CowenBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$178.00 ➝ $230.00
12/9/2024BarclaysBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$174.00 ➝ $200.00
11/19/2024The Goldman Sachs GroupBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$161.00 ➝ $178.00
11/19/2024Piper SandlerInitiated CoverageOverweight$188.00
11/13/2024UBS GroupUpgradeHold
11/6/2024CitigroupBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$162.00 ➝ $170.00

#3 - Salesforce (NYSE:CRM)

Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
11 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score
2.9
Ratings Breakdown
33 Buy Ratings, 8 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target
$378.86 (10.2% Upside)

About Salesforce

Salesforce logoSalesforce, 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. Read More 
 

Recent Analyst Ratings

DateBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
12/18/2024MacquarieReiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral$370.00 ➝ $370.00
12/18/2024JMP SecuritiesReiterated RatingMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$450.00 ➝ $450.00
12/18/2024WedbushReiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$425.00 ➝ $425.00
12/18/2024Piper SandlerReiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$405.00 ➝ $405.00
12/18/2024Needham & Company LLCReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$375.00 ➝ $375.00
12/13/2024KeyCorpUpgradeSector Weight ➝ Overweight$440.00
12/12/2024MacquarieInitiated CoverageStrong-Buy ➝ Neutral$370.00
12/4/2024Loop CapitalBoost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$340.00 ➝ $360.00
12/4/2024JPMorgan Chase & Co.Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$340.00 ➝ $380.00
12/4/2024Jefferies Financial GroupBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$400.00 ➝ $425.00

#4 - Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
11 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score
3.0
Ratings Breakdown
42 Buy Ratings, 2 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target
$243.00 (8.0% Upside)

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com logoAmazon.com, Inc engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content. Read More 
 

Recent Analyst Ratings

DateBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
12/20/2024Tigress FinancialBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$245.00 ➝ $290.00
12/18/2024Sanford C. BernsteinBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$235.00 ➝ $265.00
12/18/2024JPMorgan Chase & Co.Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$250.00 ➝ $280.00
12/16/2024UBS GroupBoost Price TargetBuy$230.00 ➝ $264.00
12/16/2024JMP SecuritiesReiterated RatingMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$285.00 ➝ $285.00
12/16/2024Jefferies Financial GroupBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$235.00 ➝ $275.00
12/13/2024Robert W. BairdBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$220.00 ➝ $260.00
12/12/2024TD CowenBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$240.00 ➝ $265.00
12/10/2024MizuhoBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$240.00 ➝ $260.00
12/10/2024Needham & Company LLCReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$250.00 ➝ $250.00

#5 - Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
10 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score
2.2
Ratings Breakdown
17 Buy Ratings, 14 Hold Ratings, 9 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target
$272.06 (35.4% Downside)

About Tesla

Tesla logoTesla, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop and parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services. Read More 
 

Recent Analyst Ratings

DateBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
12/18/2024Robert W. BairdBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$280.00 ➝ $480.00
12/17/2024MizuhoUpgradeNeutral ➝ Outperform$230.00 ➝ $515.00
12/11/2024The Goldman Sachs GroupBoost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$250.00 ➝ $345.00
12/10/2024Cantor FitzgeraldBoost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$255.00 ➝ $365.00
12/10/2024Morgan StanleyBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$310.00 ➝ $400.00
12/9/2024Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$295.00 ➝ $370.00
12/5/2024GuggenheimBoost Price TargetSell ➝ Sell$156.00 ➝ $175.00
12/5/2024Bank of AmericaBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$350.00 ➝ $400.00
12/2/2024Roth CapitalUpgradeHold ➝ Strong-Buy
12/2/2024Stifel NicolausBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$287.00 ➝ $411.00

#6 - PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL)

Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
10 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score
2.6
Ratings Breakdown
21 Buy Ratings, 15 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target
$88.42 (1.5% Upside)

About PayPal

PayPal logoPayPal Holdings, Inc operates a technology platform that enables digital payments on behalf of merchants and consumers worldwide. It operates a two-sided network at scale that connects merchants and consumers that enables its customers to connect, transact, and send and receive payments through online and in person, as well as transfer and withdraw funds using various funding sources, such as bank accounts, PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products comprising its installment products, credit and debit cards, and cryptocurrencies, as well as other stored value products, including gift cards and eligible rewards. Read More 
 

Recent Analyst Ratings

DateBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
12/18/2024Morgan StanleyBoost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$76.00 ➝ $90.00
12/17/2024BarclaysBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$92.00 ➝ $110.00
12/17/2024MacquarieBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$95.00 ➝ $115.00
12/13/2024Wolfe ResearchUpgradePeer Perform ➝ Outperform$107.00
12/12/2024Royal Bank of CanadaReiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$100.00 ➝ $100.00
12/9/2024Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$92.00 ➝ $104.00
12/9/2024Bank of AmericaUpgradeNeutral ➝ Buy$86.00 ➝ $103.00
11/22/2024Piper SandlerReiterated RatingNeutral$88.00
11/1/2024Phillip SecuritiesReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Accumulate$80.00 ➝ $90.00
10/30/2024The Goldman Sachs GroupBoost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$79.00 ➝ $87.00

#7 - Fiserv (NYSE:FI)

Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
10 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score
3.0
Ratings Breakdown
23 Buy Ratings, 3 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target
$222.88 (8.2% Upside)

About Fiserv

Fiserv logoFiserv, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides payments and financial services technology services in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Merchant Acceptance, Financial Technology, and Payments and Network segments. Read More 
 

Recent Analyst Ratings

DateBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
12/19/2024OppenheimerBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$214.00 ➝ $239.00
12/18/2024Morgan StanleyBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$220.00 ➝ $258.00
12/18/2024StephensUpgradeEqual Weight ➝ Overweight$220.00 ➝ $255.00
12/9/2024Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$225.00 ➝ $238.00
12/3/2024The Goldman Sachs GroupBoost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$208.00 ➝ $231.00
11/20/2024Compass PointInitiated CoverageBuy$278.00
11/18/2024BMO Capital MarketsBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$222.00 ➝ $232.00
10/29/2024Tigress FinancialBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$190.00 ➝ $244.00
10/24/2024MizuhoBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$183.00 ➝ $222.00
10/23/2024Royal Bank of CanadaBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$183.00 ➝ $224.00

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