In this article, we will take a look at the 10 Best Momentum Stocks to Buy Right Now.
As the Nasdaq composite added 50.36 points and the S&P 500 increased 25.29 points to end a robust week on July 25, companies are under pressure to provide substantial profit growth to support significant gains for their stock values, which have risen to record highs in recent weeks. In addition, Wall Street has soared higher on the hope that President Donald Trump will negotiate trade agreements with other nations that will reduce his intended tariffs, despite the possibility that they could trigger a recession and raise inflation.
However, some in the financial space are signaling alarm bells for the market. Albert Edwards of Société Générale, who is well-known for predicting the dot-com bubble that preceded the 2000 crash, is cautioning investors once more about an impending decline.
Edwards claims that the “everything bubble” that is currently engulfing US stocks and housing values may soon burst. Given that long-term interest rates have been rising, Edwards finds this to be problematic. Rising long-end government bond yields typically have an impact on stock market prices since investors may uncover appealing returns without taking on a high amount of risk in the stock market.
That said, US stocks have experienced a strong recent rally, rising 78% from their October 2022 lows. The market’s high valuations have kept future projected equity-market yields low.
Edwards advised keeping an eye on Japan to determine what would trigger the possible bursts in US stock and real estate bubbles. He issued a warning as early as May that Japan’s rising interest rates might trigger a “global financial Armageddon.”
Our Methodology
For this list, we began by using online stock screeners to find companies with a minimum year-to-date share price return of 20%, which represents strong growth momentum. We then identified some of the best stocks with the highest hedge fund ownership from this list by leveraging data from Insider Monkey’s Q1 2025 hedge fund database.
Note: The data was recorded on July 24.
Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 373.4% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 218 percentage points (see more details here).
10. Strategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR)
Year-to-Date Performance: 42.09%
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 33
MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) ranks among the best momentum stocks to buy. While maintaining a Buy rating on the company’s shares, TD Cowen increased its price target for MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) from $590 to $680 on July 14. According to the firm, Strategy is unique in the market since it is the largest corporate bitcoin holder in the world.
TD Cowen pointed out that MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) is the only company providing a broad selection of bitcoin-backed securities tailored to various institutional investor classes.
Moreover, the firm contends that competitors may try to imitate Strategy’s strategy or create their own solutions, but none of them are likely to be able to match or surpass the company’s cost of capital advantage.
MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR), also known as Strategy, is an American development company that offers cloud-based services, mobile software, and business intelligence. Operating in technology, financial markets, and advocacy, the company contributes to the growth of the Bitcoin network.
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