FrançaisThe 20 best stocks of 2025 according to reliable analysts
These stocks were not cherry-picked in hindsight: they are the ones the method would have selected using only info known by end of 2024 (price targets from reliable analysts in the prior ~90 days), then held unchanged for 12 months. A true point-in-time record.
🎯 JPI Fair +56% · vs S&P 500 +16% · +39.9 pts
| # | Stock | 12-month return |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WDC Western Digital | +282% |
| 2 | MU Micron Technology | +239% |
| 3 | NEM Newmont | +168% |
| 4 | AMD Advanced Micro Devices | +77% |
| 5 | CVS CVS Health | +77% |
| 6 | ALB Albemarle Corporation | +64% |
| 7 | MPWR Monolithic Power Systems | +53% |
| 8 | FSLR First Solar | +48% |
| 9 | HAS Hasbro | +47% |
| 10 | UBER Uber | +36% |
| 11 | AMGN Amgen | +26% |
| 12 | LDOS Leidos | +25% |
| 13 | BIIB Biogen | +15% |
| 14 | DVN Devon Energy | +12% |
| 15 | MCHP Microchip Technology | +11% |
| 16 | REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | +8% |
| 17 | SLB Schlumberger | +0% |
| 18 | NWSA News Corp (Class A) | -5% |
| 19 | BLDR Builders FirstSource | -28% |
| 20 | MRNA Moderna | -29% |
⚡ JPI Risk + +54% · vs S&P 500 +16% · +37.5 pts
| # | Stock | 12-month return |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WDC Western Digital | +282% |
| 2 | MU Micron Technology | +239% |
| 3 | NEM Newmont | +168% |
| 4 | AMD Advanced Micro Devices | +77% |
| 5 | CVS CVS Health | +77% |
| 6 | MPWR Monolithic Power Systems | +53% |
| 7 | FSLR First Solar | +48% |
| 8 | HAS Hasbro | +47% |
| 9 | UBER Uber | +36% |
| 10 | APTV Aptiv | +26% |
| 11 | GL Globe Life | +25% |
| 12 | BIIB Biogen | +15% |
| 13 | DVN Devon Energy | +12% |
| 14 | MCHP Microchip Technology | +11% |
| 15 | REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | +8% |
| 16 | PHM PulteGroup | +8% |
| 17 | SLB Schlumberger | +0% |
| 18 | PFE Pfizer | -6% |
| 19 | CMCSA Comcast | -20% |
| 20 | MRNA Moderna | -29% |
What if you'd kept following the method in 2026?
| Year | JPI Fair | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +56% | +16% |
| 2026 (live) | +24% | +13% |
| 2-year cumulative (if you kept going) | +94% | +32% |
💡 The takeaway — you have to accept the average or down years and stay in the method (sell, rebuy the newly recommended names). Whoever panics after a bad year misses the rebound. Discipline > emotion.
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FAQ
What were the best stocks to buy in 2025?
Per the JPI Fair method (targets from the ≥2 most reliable analysts per sector), the 20 S&P 500 stocks selected in early 2025 returned +56.3% on average over 12 months, vs 16.4% for the index. The best was WDC (Western Digital) at +282%. See the full list above.
How were these 2025 stocks chosen?
With no hindsight: only from information known by end of 2024 (price targets from analysts with a real reliability track record on their sector), then held 12 months. A point-in-time backtest, not a hindsight pick.
Does this method actually work?
Over 11 years (2015-2025), the JPI Fair method returned +26%/yr vs +12.6% for the S&P 500 — double the market. But it's lumpy (drawdowns in 2018 and 2022) and risk-adjusted the edge is thinner. A quality signal, not a guarantee.
What is JPI Invest?
JPI Invest aggregates analyst recommendations across the entire S&P 500 (plus the S&P MidCap 400), replays them against real prices and measures who predicts best — on results, not reputation. Instead of taking a price target at face value, you see each analyst's track record on each stock.
- 🏆 Analyst leaderboard by real reliability (beating their sector, not just riding the rally)
- 🎯 What to buy: 3 backtested methods over 6 years, from cautious to aggressive
- 💬 AI assistant: ask anything about any stock, with the numbers
- 📊 Portfolio tracking + 🔔 price alerts by email
⚠️ Educational analysis, not investment advice. Point-in-time backtest on recomputed Yahoo data, universe = stocks still in the index (survivorship bias). Past performance does not predict the future.