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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 - Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)

Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
11 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score
2.9
Ratings Breakdown
37 Buy Ratings, 4 Hold Ratings, 2 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target
$634.10 (10.2% Upside)

About Meta Platforms

Meta Platforms logoMeta 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. Read More 
 

Recent Analyst Ratings

DateBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
11/1/2024Wells Fargo & CompanyLower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$652.00 ➝ $641.00
10/31/2024CitigroupBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$645.00 ➝ $705.00
10/31/2024JMP SecuritiesBoost Price TargetMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$635.00 ➝ $660.00
10/31/2024UBS GroupBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$690.00 ➝ $719.00
10/31/2024Roth MkmBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$620.00 ➝ $635.00
10/31/2024SusquehannaBoost Price TargetPositive ➝ Positive$600.00 ➝ $675.00
10/31/2024JPMorgan Chase & Co.Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$640.00 ➝ $660.00
10/31/2024ScotiabankLower Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$585.00 ➝ $583.00
10/31/2024BarclaysBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$550.00 ➝ $630.00
10/31/2024MizuhoBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$650.00 ➝ $675.00

#2 - Salesforce (NYSE:CRM)

Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
11 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score
2.9
Ratings Breakdown
29 Buy Ratings, 9 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target
$318.23 (4.9% Downside)

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
11/13/2024Bank of AmericaBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$325.00 ➝ $390.00
11/12/2024Wells Fargo & CompanyBoost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$275.00 ➝ $330.00
11/11/2024Jefferies Financial GroupBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$350.00 ➝ $400.00
10/28/2024Stifel NicolausBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$320.00 ➝ $350.00
10/24/2024OppenheimerReiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$300.00 ➝ $330.00
10/17/2024CfraSet Price Target$343.00
10/10/2024Piper SandlerDowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Hold
10/2/2024Northland CapmkUpgradeHold ➝ Strong-Buy
10/2/2024Northland SecuritiesUpgradeMarket Perform ➝ Outperform$270.00 ➝ $400.00
9/27/2024WedbushBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$315.00 ➝ $325.00

#3 - Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
10 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score
2.7
Ratings Breakdown
22 Buy Ratings, 10 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target
$4,749.83 (4.3% Downside)

About Booking

Booking logoBooking Holdings Inc, formerly The Priceline Group Inc, is a provider of travel and restaurant online reservation and related services. The Company, through its online travel companies (OTCs), connects consumers wishing to make travel reservations with providers of travel services across the world. It offers consumers an array of accommodation reservations (including hotels, bed and breakfasts, hostels, apartments, vacation rentals and other properties) through its Booking.com, priceline.com and agoda.com brands. Read More 
 

Recent Analyst Ratings

DateBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
11/7/2024Truist FinancialBoost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$4,100.00 ➝ $4,700.00
11/5/2024MizuhoBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$4,800.00 ➝ $5,400.00
11/4/2024CitigroupBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$4,100.00 ➝ $5,500.00
11/1/2024Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$4,900.00 ➝ $5,200.00
11/1/2024Royal Bank of CanadaBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$3,900.00 ➝ $5,250.00
11/1/2024The Goldman Sachs GroupBoost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$3,940.00 ➝ $4,510.00
11/1/2024SusquehannaBoost Price TargetPositive ➝ Positive$4,100.00 ➝ $5,500.00
11/1/2024Morgan StanleyBoost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$4,200.00 ➝ $4,600.00
11/1/2024JMP SecuritiesBoost Price TargetMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$5,000.00 ➝ $5,400.00
10/31/2024ArgusDowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Hold

#4 - Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV)

Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
10 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score
2.1
Ratings Breakdown
6 Buy Ratings, 13 Hold Ratings, 4 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target
$247.90 (3.1% Downside)

About Travelers Companies

Travelers Companies logoThe Travelers Companies, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides a range of commercial and personal property, and casualty insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations, and individuals in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Business Insurance, Bond & Specialty Insurance, and Personal Insurance. Read More 
 

Recent Analyst Ratings

DateBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
10/23/2024BarclaysBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$286.00 ➝ $295.00
10/22/2024BMO Capital MarketsBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$233.00 ➝ $270.00
10/22/2024UBS GroupBoost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$244.00 ➝ $270.00
10/22/2024The Goldman Sachs GroupBoost Price TargetSell ➝ Sell$216.00 ➝ $245.00
10/22/2024Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsBoost Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$245.00 ➝ $273.00
10/21/2024Roth MkmBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$240.00 ➝ $300.00
10/21/2024Wells Fargo & CompanyBoost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$207.00 ➝ $256.00
10/18/2024Royal Bank of CanadaBoost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$250.00 ➝ $273.00
10/17/2024Bank of AmericaBoost Price TargetUnderperform ➝ Underperform$241.00 ➝ $265.00
10/15/2024UBS GroupBoost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$238.00 ➝ $244.00

#5 - PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL)

Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
9 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score
2.6
Ratings Breakdown
19 Buy Ratings, 15 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target
$83.45 (3.7% Downside)

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
11/1/2024Phillip SecuritiesReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Accumulate$80.00 ➝ $90.00
10/30/2024The Goldman Sachs GroupBoost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$79.00 ➝ $87.00
10/30/2024MacquarieBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$90.00 ➝ $95.00
10/30/2024Canaccord Genuity GroupBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$80.00 ➝ $96.00
10/30/2024JPMorgan Chase & Co.Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$80.00 ➝ $90.00
10/30/2024Royal Bank of CanadaBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$84.00 ➝ $89.00
10/30/2024UBS GroupBoost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$72.00 ➝ $85.00
10/30/2024SusquehannaBoost Price TargetPositive ➝ Positive$83.00 ➝ $94.00
10/30/2024BMO Capital MarketsBoost Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$73.00 ➝ $82.00
10/30/2024Morgan StanleyBoost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$71.00 ➝ $76.00

#6 - Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW)

Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
9 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score
2.7
Ratings Breakdown
30 Buy Ratings, 11 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target
$380.28 (4.5% Downside)

About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks logoPalo 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. Read More 
 

Recent Analyst Ratings

DateBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
11/14/2024Stifel NicolausBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$385.00 ➝ $440.00
11/11/2024BarclaysBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$410.00 ➝ $425.00
11/7/2024OTR GlobalReiterated RatingMixed ➝ Negative
11/4/2024JMP SecuritiesReiterated RatingMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$380.00 ➝ $380.00
11/1/2024Cantor FitzgeraldUpgradeStrong-Buy
10/31/2024Cantor FitzgeraldInitiated CoverageOverweight$400.00 ➝ $415.00
10/22/2024OppenheimerBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$410.00 ➝ $450.00
10/18/2024KeyCorpBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$400.00 ➝ $435.00
10/17/2024BarclaysBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$370.00 ➝ $410.00
10/11/2024Morgan StanleyBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$390.00 ➝ $421.00

#7 - Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)

Upgrades from Top-Ranked Analysts
9 (in the last 90 days)
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score
2.6
Ratings Breakdown
18 Buy Ratings, 11 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Consensus Price Target
$168.52 (10.1% Downside)

About Oracle

Oracle logoOracle Corporation offers products and services that address enterprise information technology environments worldwide. Its Oracle cloud software as a service offering include various cloud software applications, including Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise performance management, Oracle Fusion cloud supply chain and manufacturing management, Oracle Fusion cloud human capital management, Oracle Cerner healthcare, Oracle Advertising, and NetSuite applications suite, as well as Oracle Fusion Sales, Service, and Marketing. Read More 
 

Recent Analyst Ratings

DateBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
10/23/2024Royal Bank of CanadaInitiated CoverageSector Perform$165.00
10/18/2024UBS GroupReiterated RatingMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform
10/18/2024JMP SecuritiesBoost Price TargetMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$175.00 ➝ $205.00
9/30/2024Sanford C. BernsteinBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$201.00 ➝ $202.00
9/16/2024Melius ResearchUpgradeHold ➝ Buy
9/16/2024Jefferies Financial GroupBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$170.00 ➝ $190.00
9/16/2024MeliusUpgradeHold ➝ Buy$210.00
9/13/2024GuggenheimBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$185.00 ➝ $200.00
9/11/2024CitigroupBoost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$140.00 ➝ $157.00
9/10/2024OppenheimerReiterated RatingMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform

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