In 2025, Wall Street has been rattled with increasing concerns about U.S.-China trade wars, escalating geopolitical pressures, rising economic uncertainties, and growing recession fears. The benchmark S&P 500 index is down nearly 4.7% in 2025.
Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today May 1st:
Over the past decade, many of the best stocks to invest in have been in the tech sector. Even with the current market turmoil, this will likely be the case over the long term.
Jim Cramer is a loud voice on Wall Street that's tough to ignore, especially at a time like this, with Trump tariffs causing the most volatility that many beginning retail investors have never encountered.
The $1 trillion stock club has been getting a bit thinner amid the stock market sell-off, as a handful of companies have fallen out of this prestigious club. At this writing, there are only eight companies with a $1 trillion valuation worldwide, but two more could easily join their ranks over the next few months if the market recovers.
Investors have become defensive, raising the appeal of dividend stocks. Broadcom and Primoris are two stocks with solid growth prospects.
Nvidia has turned out to be one of the hottest stocks on the market in the past decade, as the company has delivered phenomenal gains of more than 19,700% during this period and bested the S&P 500 index's gains of 156% by a massive margin.
The stock market is having a rough start to the year. The S&P 500 is down about 15% from its recent peak.
The article provides a methodology for selecting high-growth dividend-paying stocks, focusing on dividend growth and sustainability rather than high current yield. We use our proprietary models to rate quantitatively and qualitatively and select the top ten names from an initial list of nearly 400 dividend stocks. The final list of ten stocks is chosen based on sector diversity, high-growth quality scores, and positive momentum, suitable for investors in the accumulation phase.
Several stocks just announced share buyback authorizations, indicating their intentions to return substantial capital to shareholders. These names range in size from mid-cap to large-cap to one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world.
Broadcom's new Incident Prediction uses AI to disrupt cyberattacks by predicting and blocking attackers' next moves, enhancing security without business disruption.
Regardless of the recent stock market volatility, the explosive demand for semiconductors and microchips that has grabbed news headlines and led the market higher over the past few years remains.