MarketMasterAI’s Top 500 Stocks: April 2024

In January, I published MarketMasterAI’s top 500 stocks to buy for the first half of 2024. The AI-powered system ranked the largest American firms by market capitalization and chose what it believed to be the best investments for the next six months.

The first three months have been admittedly mixed. A-grade companies have performed splendidly, returning 12% since the year began. That’s well ahead of the 7.4% average, and roughly where we would expect to be at this point.

However, a significant pullback in high-quality stocks means that the top A+ stocks have only returned 5.6% over the same period. Wins by firms like Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) (up 33%) and Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) (up 22%) were not enough to offset the overall pivot away from high-quality non-tech firms. The cohort is only up half of what we would expect. Meanwhile, a resurgence of junk firms like Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) was enough to power F-grade companies to an 11% gain.

The results are far better once you consider companies beyond the top 500 picks. Once we include American companies of all market capitalizations, we begin to see the typical slope of high-grade firms doing better than low-grade ones. (In other words, this quarter’s junk rally has been concentrated only in large-cap stocks).

But we should still recognize the difficulty that even AI has in anticipating these changes. Investors are still emotional beings, and even the best algorithms can underestimate how much the fear of missing out can drive low-quality firms to stunning heights.

The Top 500 Stocks to Buy This Month

Nevertheless, MarketMasterAI’s long-term performance remains intact. The strong performance of the “All Companies” cohort means that the system’s historical performance has gotten even better than where we started at the beginning of the year.

That’s why I’m excited to give you the updated MarketMasterAI picks for the next six months.

Rank	Ticker	Company Name	Expected 6-Month Return	Score
1	ANSS	ANSYS Inc	9.5%	A+
2	INTU	Intuit Inc	9.3%	A+
3	ROP	Roper Technologies Inc	9.2%	A+
4	TYL	Tyler Technologies Inc	9.1%	A+
5	HEI	HEICO Corp	9.0%	A+
6	ADI	Analog Devices Inc	8.7%	A+
7	REGN	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc	8.7%	A+
8	HEI-A	HEICO Corp	8.6%	A+
9	EA	Electronic Arts Inc	8.6%	A+
10	ADSK	Autodesk Inc	8.6%	A+
11	VRTX	Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc	8.5%	A+
12	CDNS	Cadence Design Systems Inc	8.5%	A+
13	NBIX	Neurocrine Biosciences Inc	8.4%	A+
14	CHD	Church & Dwight Co Inc	8.4%	A+
15	SPGI	S&P Global Inc	8.4%	A+
16	TDY	Teledyne Technologies Inc	8.4%	A+
17	BMRN	Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc	8.3%	A+
18	DHR	Danaher Corp	8.3%	A+
19	MCO	Moody’s Corp	8.3%	A+
20	SNPS	Synopsys Inc	8.3%	A+
21	JKHY	Jack Henry & Associates Inc	8.3%	A+
22	PG	Procter & Gamble Co	8.2%	A+
23	PAYX	Paychex Inc	8.2%	A+
24	IDXX	IDEXX Laboratories Inc	8.2%	A+
25	TMO	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc	8.1%	A+
26	ODFL	Old Dominion Freight Line Inc	8.1%	A+
27	CBOE	Cboe Global Markets Inc	8.1%	A+
28	ROL	Rollins Inc	8.0%	A+
29	WST	West Pharmaceutical Services Inc	8.0%	A+
30	FDS	Factset Research Systems Inc	8.0%	A+
31	V	Visa Inc	8.0%	A+
32	JBHT	J B Hunt Transport Services Inc	8.0%	A+
33	TER	Teradyne Inc	8.0%	A+
34	WDAY	Workday Inc	7.9%	A+
35	TW	Tradeweb Markets Inc	7.9%	A+
36	KO	Coca-Cola Co	7.9%	A+
37	ADP	Automatic Data Processing Inc	7.9%	A+
38	PPG	PPG Industries Inc	7.9%	A+
39	ITW	Illinois Tool Works Inc	7.8%	A+
40	WAT	Waters Corp	7.8%	A+
41	NOW	ServiceNow Inc	7.8%	A+
42	KEYS	Keysight Technologies Inc	7.7%	A+
43	MSFT	Microsoft Corp	7.7%	A+
44	A	Agilent Technologies Inc	7.7%	A+
45	TMUS	T-Mobile US Inc	7.7%	A+
46	MMC	Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc	7.7%	A+
47	EPAM	Epam Systems Inc	7.7%	A+
48	MA	Mastercard Inc	7.6%	A+
49	ABT	Abbott Laboratories	7.6%	A+
50	BSY	Bentley Systems Inc	7.6%	A+
51	HON	Honeywell International Inc	7.6%	A+
52	MANH	Manhattan Associates Inc	7.5%	A+
53	IT	Gartner Inc	7.5%	A+
54	BLK	BlackRock Inc	7.5%	A+
55	UNP	Union Pacific Corp	7.5%	A+
56	BR	Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc	7.5%	A+
57	ZTS	Zoetis Inc	7.5%	A+
58	AAPL	Apple Inc	7.5%	A+
59	MNST	Monster Beverage Corp	7.5%	A+
60	VEEV	Veeva Systems Inc	7.5%	A+
61	IEX	IDEX Corp	7.4%	A+
62	TJX	TJX Companies Inc	7.3%	A+
63	MCHP	Microchip Technology Inc	7.3%	A+
64	GOOGL	Alphabet Inc	7.3%	A+
65	NDSN	Nordson Corp	7.3%	A+
66	GOOG	Alphabet Inc	7.3%	A+
67	ROST	Ross Stores Inc	7.3%	A+
68	MOH	Molina Healthcare Inc	7.3%	A+
69	PTC	PTC Inc	7.3%	A+
70	GGG	Graco Inc	7.2%	A+
71	HES	Hess Corp	7.2%	A+
72	EFX	Equifax Inc	7.1%	A+
73	SYK	Stryker Corp	7.1%	A+
74	VRSK	Verisk Analytics Inc	7.1%	A+
75	LHX	L3Harris Technologies Inc	7.0%	A+
76	AME	AMETEK Inc	7.0%	A+
77	TXN	Texas Instruments Inc	6.9%	A+
78	SWKS	Skyworks Solutions Inc	6.9%	A+
79	ABBV	AbbVie Inc	6.8%	A+
80	POOL	Pool Corp	6.7%	A+
81	AOS	A O Smith Corp	6.7%	A+
82	ICE	Intercontinental Exchange Inc	6.7%	A+
83	AVY	Avery Dennison Corp	6.7%	A+
84	MPWR	Monolithic Power Systems Inc	6.7%	A+
85	BX	Blackstone Inc	6.6%	A+
86	CTSH	Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp	6.6%	A+
87	GPN	Global Payments Inc	6.6%	A+
88	CRM	Salesforce Inc	6.6%	A+
89	ACN	Accenture PLC	6.5%	A+
90	SSNC	SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc	6.5%	A+
91	FAST	Fastenal Co	6.5%	A+
92	ISRG	Intuitive Surgical Inc	6.5%	A+
93	RPM	RPM International Inc	6.5%	A+
94	DDOG	Datadog Inc	6.5%	A+
95	LSXMK	Liberty Media Corp	6.4%	A+
96	ZM	Zoom Video Communications Inc	6.4%	A+
97	NDAQ	Nasdaq Inc	6.4%	A+
98	ALLE	Allegion PLC	6.3%	A+
99	LPLA	LPL Financial Holdings Inc	6.3%	A+
100	DXCM	Dexcom Inc	6.3%	A+
101	ZBH	Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc	6.3%	A+
102	HOLX	Hologic Inc	6.3%	A+
103	BURL	Burlington Stores Inc	6.3%	A+
104	AKAM	Akamai Technologies Inc	6.3%	A+
105	LH	Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings	6.2%	A+
106	BSX	Boston Scientific Corp	6.2%	A+
107	ANET	Arista Networks Inc	6.2%	A+
108	DOCU	DocuSign Inc	6.2%	A+
109	NSC	Norfolk Southern Corp	6.2%	A+
110	EXPE	Expedia Group Inc	6.1%	A+
111	WTW	Willis Towers Watson PLC	6.1%	A+
112	ULTA	Ulta Beauty Inc	6.1%	A+
113	COST	Costco Wholesale Corp	6.0%	A+
114	EW	Edwards Lifesciences Corp	6.0%	A+
115	SHW	Sherwin-Williams Co	6.0%	A+
116	CSX	CSX Corp	6.0%	A+
117	AVTR	Avantor Inc	6.0%	A+
118	FTV	Fortive Corp	5.9%	A+
119	TSCO	Tractor Supply Co	5.9%	A+
120	HST	Host Hotels & Resorts Inc	5.9%	A+
121	WMT	Walmart Inc	5.8%	A+
122	XYL	Xylem Inc	5.8%	A+
123	CDW	CDW Corp	5.8%	A+
124	WM	Waste Management Inc	5.7%	A+
125	IQV	IQVIA Holdings Inc	5.7%	A+
126	SYY	Sysco Corp	5.7%	A+
127	CARR	Carrier Global Corp	5.7%	A+
128	ECL	Ecolab Inc	5.5%	A+
129	UHAL	U-Haul Holding Co	6.0%	A
130	PATH	UiPath Inc	6.0%	A
131	GEN	Gen Digital Inc	5.9%	A
132	UHAL-B	U-Haul Holding Co	5.9%	A
133	NVR	NVR Inc	5.8%	A
134	ABNB	Airbnb Inc	5.8%	A
135	INTC	Intel Corp	5.8%	A
136	LSXMA	Liberty Media Corp	5.6%	A
137	GWW	WW Grainger Inc	5.6%	A
138	LECO	Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc	5.6%	A
139	DOV	Dover Corp	5.5%	A
140	SQ	Block Inc	5.4%	A
141	CL	Colgate-Palmolive Co	5.4%	A
142	JNPR	Juniper Networks Inc	5.4%	A
143	IBM	International Business Machines Corp	5.4%	A
144	KLAC	KLA Corp	5.4%	A
145	LII	Lennox International Inc	5.4%	A
146	BRO	Brown & Brown Inc	5.4%	A
147	BRK-B	Berkshire Hathaway Inc	5.3%	A
148	SPG	Simon Property Group Inc	5.2%	A
149	SNA	Snap-On Inc	5.2%	A
150	DECK	Deckers Outdoor Corp	5.2%	A
151	J	Jacobs Solutions Inc	5.2%	A
152	AXON	Axon Enterprise Inc	5.2%	A
153	CNC	Centene Corp	5.1%	A
154	RMD	Resmed Inc	5.1%	A
155	CRL	Charles River Laboratories International Inc	5.0%	A
156	NWS	News Corp	5.0%	A
157	DHI	DR Horton Inc	4.9%	A
158	GEHC	GE Healthcare Technologies Inc	4.9%	A
159	GRMN	Garmin Ltd	4.8%	A
160	NWSA	News Corp	4.8%	A
161	AMD	Advanced Micro Devices Inc	4.7%	A
162	USFD	US Foods Holding Corp	4.6%	A
163	EL	Estee Lauder Companies Inc	4.1%	A
164	NOC	Northrop Grumman Corp	8.0%	B
165	FWONK	Liberty Media Corp	7.7%	B
166	PEP	PepsiCo Inc	7.6%	B
167	STE	STERIS plc	7.5%	B
168	FWONA	Liberty Media Corp	7.5%	B
169	PSA	Public Storage	7.5%	B
170	KDP	Keurig Dr Pepper Inc	7.4%	B
171	SRE	Sempra	7.4%	B
172	MDLZ	Mondelez International Inc	7.4%	B
173	ESS	Essex Property Trust Inc	7.3%	B
174	PLD	Prologis Inc	7.3%	B
175	EXR	Extra Space Storage Inc	7.2%	B
176	ELS	Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc	7.2%	B
177	JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	7.1%	B
178	AMH	American Homes 4 Rent	7.0%	B
179	AJG	Arthur J Gallagher & Co	7.0%	B
180	WELL	Welltower Inc	6.9%	B
181	MRK	Merck & Co Inc	6.9%	B
182	LVS	Las Vegas Sands Corp	6.8%	B
183	AMT	American Tower Corp	6.6%	B
184	CMS	CMS Energy Corp	6.6%	B
185	MDT	Medtronic PLC	6.5%	B
186	FLNG	FLEX LNG Ltd	6.5%	B
187	DGX	Quest Diagnostics Inc	6.5%	B
188	ROK	Rockwell Automation Inc	6.4%	B
189	CPB	Campbell Soup Co	6.3%	B
190	ADBE	Adobe Inc	6.3%	B
191	LMT	Lockheed Martin Corp	6.3%	B
192	CSCO	Cisco Systems Inc	6.3%	B
193	AEP	American Electric Power Company Inc	6.2%	B
194	GLW	Corning Inc	6.1%	B
195	EQIX	Equinix Inc	6.0%	B
196	PINS	Pinterest Inc	6.0%	B
197	ATO	Atmos Energy Corp	6.0%	B
198	SUI	Sun Communities Inc	6.0%	B
199	PCG	PG&E Corp	5.8%	B
200	DRI	Darden Restaurants Inc	5.8%	B
201	CMCSA	Comcast Corp	5.7%	B
202	LULU	Lululemon Athletica Inc	5.6%	B
203	AMGN	Amgen Inc	5.5%	B
204	RSG	Republic Services Inc	5.4%	B
205	CLX	Clorox Co	5.4%	B
206	NKE	Nike Inc	5.4%	B
207	BAH	Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp	5.4%	B
208	CSGP	CoStar Group Inc	5.4%	B
209	HSY	Hershey Co	5.4%	B
210	OMC	Omnicom Group Inc	5.4%	B
211	GPC	Genuine Parts Co	5.3%	B
212	ZBRA	Zebra Technologies Corp	5.3%	B
213	GILD	Gilead Sciences Inc	5.3%	B
214	ARE	Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc	5.2%	B
215	LAMR	Lamar Advertising Co	5.2%	B
216	DE	Deere & Co	5.1%	B
217	PYPL	PayPal Holdings Inc	5.1%	B
218	RPRX	Royalty Pharma PLC	5.1%	B
219	BEN	Franklin Resources Inc	5.0%	B
220	KMB	Kimberly-Clark Corp	5.0%	B
221	GFS	GlobalFoundries Inc	4.9%	B
222	APH	Amphenol Corp	4.9%	B
223	INCY	Incyte Corp	4.9%	B
224	TRMB	Trimble Inc	4.8%	B
225	RVTY	Revvity Inc	4.8%	B
226	FI	Fiserv Inc	4.8%	B
227	WSO	Watsco Inc	4.8%	B
228	ALGN	Align Technology Inc	4.8%	B
229	BRKR	Bruker Corp	4.7%	B
230	GD	General Dynamics Corp	4.7%	B
231	DLTR	Dollar Tree Inc	4.7%	B
232	CBRE	CBRE Group Inc	4.7%	B
233	QCOM	Qualcomm Inc	4.7%	B
234	MGM	MGM Resorts International	4.6%	B
235	TROW	T Rowe Price Group Inc	4.6%	B
236	CVX	Chevron Corp	4.6%	B
237	AXP	American Express Co	4.6%	B
238	PKG	Packaging Corp of America	4.6%	B
239	FND	Floor & Decor Holdings Inc	4.6%	B
240	LKQ	LKQ Corp	4.6%	B
241	BF-B	Brown-Forman Corp	4.6%	B
242	HWM	Howmet Aerospace Inc	4.5%	B
243	LEN	Lennar Corp	4.5%	B
244	PANW	Palo Alto Networks Inc	4.5%	B
245	LRCX	Lam Research Corp	4.5%	B
246	DT	Dynatrace Inc	4.5%	B
247	HD	Home Depot Inc	4.5%	B
248	TRU	TransUnion	4.5%	B
249	NTRS	Northern Trust Corp	4.5%	B
250	BAX	Baxter International Inc	4.5%	B
251	JBL	Jabil Inc	4.5%	B
252	MORN	Morningstar Inc	4.4%	B
253	CVS	CVS Health Corp	4.4%	B
254	OKTA	Okta Inc	4.4%	B
255	IPG	Interpublic Group of Companies Inc	4.3%	B
256	ZS	Zscaler Inc	4.3%	B
257	FLT	Corpay Inc	4.3%	B
258	IR	Ingersoll Rand Inc	4.3%	B
259	AMAT	Applied Materials Inc	4.3%	B
260	CF	CF Industries Holdings Inc	4.2%	B
261	LDOS	Leidos Holdings Inc	4.2%	B
262	RKT	Rocket Companies Inc	4.2%	B
263	LEN-B	Lennar Corp	4.2%	B
264	NUE	Nucor Corp	4.2%	B
265	CMG	Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc	4.2%	B
266	ABC	Cencora Inc	4.2%	B
267	DG	Dollar General Corp	4.2%	B
268	TGT	Target Corp	4.1%	B
269	ICLR	ICON PLC	4.1%	B
270	DIS	Walt Disney Co	4.1%	B
271	BALL	Ball Corp	4.1%	B
272	CTVA	Corteva Inc	4.1%	B
273	GS	Goldman Sachs Group Inc	4.1%	B
274	TXT	Textron Inc	4.1%	B
275	PHM	Pultegroup Inc	4.1%	B
276	H	Hyatt Hotels Corp	4.0%	B
277	FOXA	Fox Corp	4.0%	B
278	TT	Trane Technologies PLC	3.9%	B
279	RS	Reliance Inc	3.9%	B
280	CE	Celanese Corp	3.9%	B
281	MEDP	Medpace Holdings Inc	3.8%	B
282	IBKR	Interactive Brokers Group Inc	3.8%	B
283	VTRS	Viatris Inc	3.8%	B
284	LUV	Southwest Airlines Co	3.7%	B
285	BF-A	Brown-Forman Corp	3.7%	B
286	SAIA	Saia Inc	3.7%	B
287	KMX	Carmax Inc	3.6%	B
288	TEAM	Atlassian Corp	3.6%	B
289	MSI	Motorola Solutions Inc	3.5%	B
290	APTV	Aptiv PLC	3.5%	B
291	UAL	United Airlines Holdings Inc	3.1%	B
292	ON	ON Semiconductor Corp	3.1%	B
293	EBAY	eBay Inc	2.9%	B
294	UDR	UDR Inc	7.1%	C
295	AWK	American Water Works Company Inc	6.8%	C
296	WEC	WEC Energy Group Inc	6.8%	C
297	BDX	Becton Dickinson and Co	6.7%	C
298	LNT	Alliant Energy Corp	6.7%	C
299	AVB	Avalonbay Communities Inc	6.5%	C
300	EQR	Equity Residential	6.5%	C
301	CME	CME Group Inc	6.4%	C
302	VTR	Ventas Inc	6.3%	C
303	INVH	Invitation Homes Inc	6.3%	C
304	MAA	Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc	6.3%	C
305	K	Kellanova	6.2%	C
306	APD	Air Products and Chemicals Inc	6.1%	C
307	FE	FirstEnergy Corp	6.0%	C
308	VICI	VICI Properties Inc	6.0%	C
309	SO	Southern Co	5.8%	C
310	GLPI	Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc	5.5%	C
311	DUK	Duke Energy Corp	5.5%	C
312	O	Realty Income Corp	5.5%	C
313	AEE	Ameren Corp	5.4%	C
314	ED	Consolidated Edison Inc	5.4%	C
315	ETR	Entergy Corp	5.1%	C
316	EIX	Edison International	5.0%	C
317	AMCR	Amcor PLC	5.0%	C
318	CCI	Crown Castle Inc	4.9%	C
319	UPS	United Parcel Service Inc	4.9%	C
320	GIS	General Mills Inc	4.8%	C
321	ACM	AECOM	4.7%	C
322	TTWO	Take-Two Interactive Software Inc	4.6%	C
323	NI	NiSource Inc	4.6%	C
324	WY	Weyerhaeuser Co	4.5%	C
325	ARES	Ares Management Corp	4.4%	C
326	XEL	Xcel Energy Inc	4.3%	C
327	SLB	Schlumberger NV	4.3%	C
328	D	Dominion Energy Inc	4.2%	C
329	KHC	Kraft Heinz Co	4.2%	C
330	ES	Eversource Energy	4.2%	C
331	NET	Cloudflare Inc	4.2%	C
332	BMY	Bristol-Myers Squibb Co	4.2%	C
333	CRWD	CrowdStrike Holdings Inc	4.2%	C
334	RTX	RTX Corp	4.1%	C
335	FOX	Fox Corp	4.1%	C
336	WAB	Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp	4.1%	C
337	MS	Morgan Stanley	4.1%	C
338	NFLX	Netflix Inc	4.0%	C
339	AMP	Ameriprise Financial Inc	3.9%	C
340	AMZN	Amazon.com Inc	3.9%	C
341	TPG	TPG Inc	3.9%	C
342	PNR	Pentair PLC	3.9%	C
343	LLY	Eli Lilly and Co	3.9%	C
344	AVGO	Broadcom Inc	3.9%	C
345	CPRT	Copart Inc	3.8%	C
346	BORR	Borr Drilling Ltd	3.8%	C
347	KIM	Kimco Realty Corp	3.8%	C
348	CPNG	Coupang Inc	3.8%	C
349	HRL	Hormel Foods Corp	3.8%	C
350	T	AT&T Inc	3.8%	C
351	CAG	Conagra Brands Inc	3.8%	C
352	EMR	Emerson Electric Co	3.7%	C
353	SJM	J M Smucker Co	3.6%	C
354	CI	Cigna Group	3.5%	C
355	CG	Carlyle Group Inc	3.5%	C
356	VMC	Vulcan Materials Co	3.5%	C
357	ENTG	Entegris Inc	3.5%	C
358	VZ	Verizon Communications Inc	3.5%	C
359	PH	Parker-Hannifin Corp	3.4%	C
360	KKR	KKR & Co Inc	3.4%	C
361	ENPH	Enphase Energy Inc	3.3%	C
362	RBA	RB Global Inc	3.3%	C
363	EQT	EQT Corp	3.3%	C
364	NVDA	NVIDIA Corp	3.3%	C
365	FSLR	First Solar Inc	3.3%	C
366	LYB	LyondellBasell Industries NV	3.2%	C
367	CNHI	CNH Industrial NV	3.2%	C
368	BBY	Best Buy Co Inc	3.2%	C
369	WPC	WP Carey Inc	3.2%	C
370	APA	APA Corp (US)	3.2%	C
371	RJF	Raymond James Financial Inc	3.2%	C
372	CHK	Chesapeake Energy Corp	3.2%	C
373	TSN	Tyson Foods Inc	3.1%	C
374	SRPT	Sarepta Therapeutics Inc	3.1%	C
375	IFF	International Flavors & Fragrances Inc	3.1%	C
376	UBER	Uber Technologies Inc	3.1%	C
377	DVA	DaVita Inc	3.1%	C
378	OXY	Occidental Petroleum Corp	3.1%	C
379	WMS	Advanced Drainage Systems Inc	3.1%	C
380	MRVL	Marvell Technology Inc	3.1%	C
381	PEG	Public Service Enterprise Group Inc	3.1%	C
382	DOW	Dow Inc	3.1%	C
383	GM	General Motors Co	3.0%	C
384	MLM	Martin Marietta Materials Inc	3.0%	C
385	XOM	Exxon Mobil Corp	3.0%	C
386	BLDR	Builders FirstSource Inc	2.9%	C
387	NTAP	NetApp Inc	2.9%	C
388	DLR	Digital Realty Trust Inc	2.9%	C
389	URI	United Rentals Inc	2.9%	C
390	DINO	HF Sinclair Corp	2.8%	C
391	STLD	Steel Dynamics Inc	2.7%	C
392	FIS	Fidelity National Information Services Inc	2.7%	C
393	PCAR	Paccar Inc	2.7%	C
394	CAT	Caterpillar Inc	2.6%	C
395	TPL	Texas Pacific Land Corp	2.5%	C
396	JCI	Johnson Controls International PLC	2.5%	C
397	SCHW	Charles Schwab Corp	2.4%	C
398	CHTR	Charter Communications Inc	2.1%	C
399	BIIB	Biogen Inc	1.9%	C
400	EOG	EOG Resources Inc	1.8%	C
401	TAP	Molson Coors Beverage Co	1.6%	C
402	TSLA	Tesla Inc	0.8%	C
403	ILMN	Illumina Inc	0.2%	C
404	EXC	Exelon Corp	3.6%	D
405	MKC	McCormick & Company Inc	3.5%	D
406	NEE	Nextera Energy Inc	3.3%	D
407	HUBS	HubSpot Inc	3.0%	D
408	KMI	Kinder Morgan Inc	2.9%	D
409	TTD	Trade Desk Inc	2.8%	D
410	BLD	TopBuild Corp	2.6%	D
411	CMI	Cummins Inc	2.6%	D
412	META	Meta Platforms Inc	2.5%	D
413	DKS	DICK’S Sporting Goods Inc	2.4%	D
414	TOL	Toll Brothers Inc	2.3%	D
415	DD	Dupont De Nemours Inc	2.3%	D
416	PFE	Pfizer Inc	2.2%	D
417	ORCL	Oracle Corp	2.2%	D
418	CTRA	Coterra Energy Inc	2.2%	D
419	PSX	Phillips 66	2.1%	D
420	PWR	Quanta Services Inc	2.1%	D
421	VLO	Valero Energy Corp	2.1%	D
422	CSL	Carlisle Companies Inc	2.1%	D
423	EQH	Equitable Holdings Inc	2.0%	D
424	WRK	WestRock Co	2.0%	D
425	IP	International Paper Co	1.9%	D
426	WWE	TKO Group Holdings Inc	1.9%	D
427	MPC	Marathon Petroleum Corp	1.9%	D
428	HAL	Halliburton Co	1.9%	D
429	HPE	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co	1.9%	D
430	MRO	Marathon Oil Corp	1.9%	D
431	WLK	Westlake Corp	1.9%	D
432	BKNG	Booking Holdings Inc	1.9%	D
433	NVT	nVent Electric PLC	1.9%	D
434	DVN	Devon Energy Corp	1.9%	D
435	FANG	Diamondback Energy Inc	1.8%	D
436	HUBB	Hubbell Inc	1.8%	D
437	OVV	Ovintiv Inc	1.8%	D
438	ETN	Eaton Corporation PLC	1.8%	D
439	EMN	Eastman Chemical Co	1.6%	D
440	CELH	Celsius Holdings Inc	1.6%	D
441	COP	Conocophillips	1.6%	D
442	WSM	Williams-Sonoma Inc	1.5%	D
443	TRGP	Targa Resources Corp	1.5%	D
444	IRM	Iron Mountain Inc	1.5%	D
445	OC	Owens Corning	1.5%	D
446	PXD	Pioneer Natural Resources Co	1.4%	D
447	PLTR	Palantir Technologies Inc	1.4%	D
448	KR	Kroger Co	1.4%	D
449	FDX	FedEx Corp	1.4%	D
450	MDB	MongoDB Inc	1.4%	D
451	DAL	Delta Air Lines Inc	1.4%	D
452	OWL	Blue Owl Capital Inc	1.3%	D
453	SWAV	Shockwave Medical Inc	1.3%	D
454	TOST	Toast Inc	1.2%	D
455	PR	Permian Resources Corp	1.2%	D
456	AES	AES Corp	1.0%	D
457	BG	Bunge Global SA	1.0%	D
458	GE	General Electric Co	1.0%	D
459	AGR	Avangrid Inc	0.9%	D
460	RBLX	Roblox Corp	0.8%	D
461	CNM	Core & Main Inc	0.8%	D
462	EME	EMCOR Group Inc	0.8%	D
463	FCX	Freeport-McMoRan Inc	0.8%	D
464	WDC	Western Digital Corp	0.8%	D
465	RCL	Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd	0.7%	D
466	PSTG	Pure Storage Inc	0.7%	D
467	WMB	Williams Companies Inc	0.6%	D
468	PAYC	Paycom Software Inc	0.5%	D
469	NU	Nu Holdings Ltd	0.5%	D
470	SCCO	Southern Copper Corp	0.4%	D
471	HOOD	Robinhood Markets Inc	0.3%	D
472	F	Ford Motor Co	0.3%	D
473	MRNA	Moderna Inc	0.3%	D
474	PODD	Insulet Corp	-0.1%	D
475	WBD	Warner Bros Discovery Inc	-0.3%	D
476	SDRL	Seadrill Ltd	-0.3%	D
477	SNOW	Snowflake Inc.	-0.5%	D
478	CCL	Carnival Corp	-1.6%	D
479	ADM	Archer-Daniels-Midland Co	1.5%	F
480	SWK	Stanley Black & Decker Inc	1.4%	F
481	BKR	Baker Hughes Co	0.8%	F
482	WBA	Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc	0.7%	F
483	NEM	Newmont Corporation	0.6%	F
484	SMCI	Super Micro Computer Inc	0.5%	F
485	XPO	XPO Inc	0.5%	F
486	CEG	Constellation Energy Corp	0.4%	F
487	NRG	NRG Energy Inc	0.3%	F
488	SPOT	Spotify Technology SA	0.2%	F
489	COIN	Coinbase Global Inc	0.1%	F
490	XP	XP Inc	0.0%	F
491	VST	Vistra Corp	-0.4%	F
492	APP	Applovin Corp	-0.7%	F
493	MMM	3M Co	-0.8%	F
494	VRT	Vertiv Holdings Co	-1.1%	F
495	MSTR	Microstrategy Inc	-1.1%	F
496	MU	Micron Technology Inc	-1.2%	F
497	ACI	Albertsons Companies Inc	-1.3%	F
498	ALB	Albemarle Corp	-1.5%	F
499	DKNG	Draftkings Inc	-1.6%	F
500	EXAS	Exact Sciences Corp	-3.7%	F

Our list this month looks similar to January’s, with high-quality growers like Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) taking top A+ grades. The system believes these tech laggards will outperform as the business cycle improves. Many high-returning industrial firms also make the list for the same reason.

Meanwhile, high-momentum firms like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) score far lower because of their now-inflated valuations. History tells us that companies like these tend to slightly underperform over the medium term. Exxon Mobil and Eli Lilly notably drops from A+ grades to C’s after their incredible 3-month rallies.

Finally, the D- and F-grade stocks continue to be those with either weaker profits or share prices that defy logic. The system continues to be skeptical of Coinbase and other junk rally firms.

On the date of publication, Thomas Yeung held a LONG position in GOOG, GOOGL, PYPL and GM. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.

Tom Yeung is a market analyst and portfolio manager of the Omnia Portfolio, the highest-tier subscription at InvestorPlace. He is the former editor of Tom Yeung’s Profit & Protection, a free e-letter about investing to profit in good times and protecting gains during the bad.

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