In this article, we will look at the 11 Best Strong Buy Stocks to Invest in Now.
Are We In A Bull Market?
On June 28, Ed Yardeni, Yardeni Research president, appeared on CNBC’s ‘Closing Bell’ to talk about market outlook and more. Yardeni said that “we are still very much in a bull market,” and there is not much to be concerned about regarding the market dynamics. He said that the economy is continuing to show resilience, which is potentially going to result in the market going even higher.
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While the market has shown some softness, he reasoned that much of that data is old, and a majority of the uncertainties causing market softness have now dissipated. Although trade isn’t a done issue yet, it will likely be so by the end of the summer, according to Yardeni. Therefore, what he is currently seeing is a fairly solid economy and a similarly robust stock market.
With these optimistic trends in view, let’s look at the 11 best strong buy stocks to invest in now.
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Our Methodology
We used Finviz and Tipranks to make a list of strong buy stocks and then selected the top 11 stocks with the highest analyst upside potential and consensus Strong Buy ratings. We also added the number of hedge fund holders for each stock as of Q1 2025. We sourced the hedge fund sentiment data from Insider Monkey’s database. The list is sorted in ascending order of analyst upside potential.
Note: All data was sourced on June 27.
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).
11 Best Strong Buy Stocks to Invest in Now
11. Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET)
Analyst Upside: 26.51%
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 36
Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET) is one of the 11 Best Strong Buy Stocks to Invest in Now. On May 20, Mizuho analyst Gabriel Moreen raised the firm’s price target on Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET) to $23 from $22, keeping an Outperform rating on the shares.
Mizuho updated the midstream estimates after fiscal Q1 results. Midstream’s first-quarter results appeared to confirm that the near-term outlook across the group remained almost the same. However, the analyst told investors in a research note that investors will direct their attention on posturing around growth in fiscal 2026 and ahead.
Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET) reported $1.32 billion in net income attributable to partners for the quarter ending on March 31 compared to $1.24 billion for the same period last year. Net income per common unit for the quarter was $0.37. The company also reported adjusted EBITDA of $4.10 billion compared to $3.88 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET) offers natural gas pipeline transmission and transportation services. The company’s operations are divided into the following segments: Intrastate Transportation and Storage, Interstate Transportation and Storage, Midstream, NGL and Refined Products Transportation and Services, Crude Oil Transportation and Services, Investment in Sunoco LP, Investment in USAC, and All Other.
10. ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP)
Analyst Upside: 26.53%
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 70
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) is one of the 11 Best Strong Buy Stocks to Invest in Now. On June 25, Wells Fargo analyst Roger Read maintained a Buy rating on ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), raising the price target to $117 from $113.
The company reported fiscal Q1 2025 earnings of $2.8 billion, or $2.23 per share, compared to $2.6 billion, or $2.15 per share in fiscal Q1 2024. ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) also reported total company and Lower 48 production of 2,389 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBOED) and 1,462 MBOED, respectively.
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) is an exploration and production company that explores, transports, produces, and markets natural gas, crude oil, and bitumen. It operates through the following geographical segments: Alaska, Lower 48, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and North Africa, Asia Pacific, and Other International.
