10 Best Stocks to Buy Now According to Warren Buffett

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6. Moody’s Corp (NYSE:MCO)

Berkshire’s Stake Value: $12.60 Billion 

Moody’s Corp (NYSE:MCO)’s shares recently took a hit amid fears that AI could erode the company’s moat around proprietary data. However, Moody’s data moat is strong because it is auditable and backed by decades of reputation. Investors pay Moody’s Corp (NYSE:MCO) because they need a legal guarantee and an audit trail that an AI agent simply can’t provide. It ranks sixth in our list of the best stocks to buy according to Warren Buffett.

Moody’s Corp (NYSE:MCO) is using AI to expand its business.  It’s integrating AI directly into customer workflows via partnerships with Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Databricks. Moody’s Corp (NYSE:MCO) says customers who have upgraded to its GenAI solutions are being retained at a 97% rate and are growing their spending at twice the rate of traditional customers.

Qualivian Investment Partners stated the following regarding Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) in its third quarter 2025 investor letter:

“Our bottom 3 contributors in the quarter were Brown and Brown, Watsco, and Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO). Moody’s (MCO) reported a very strong quarter with adjusted EPS of $3.92, beating expectations by nearly 7%, and record total revenue of $2.01 billion, up 11% year-over-year. Management delivered an impressive 500 bp improvement in adjusted operating margins to 53%, largely on the strength of strong issuance activity across its higher margin Moody’s Investor Service (MIS) segment.”

While we acknowledge the potential of MCO to grow, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than MCO and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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