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11 Hot Large Cap Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds

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In this article, we will look at the 11 Hot Large Cap Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds.

What Will September Hold For the Markets?

On August 30, Ryan Detrick, Carson Group chief market strategist, appeared on CNBC’s ‘Closing Bell’ to talk about his thoughts on the markets. He stated that we are still in a bull market, and is overweight on equities, including industrials, financials, and technologies.

READ ALSO: 14 Best Long-Term Penny Stocks to Buy Right Now and 10 Best Strong Buy Growth Stocks to Buy Now

However, he also added that while the overall outlook appears bullish, some potential seasonal weakness would not come as a surprise. A seasonal weakness is possible after a 30% rally in a four-month win streak. Still, we should not expect more than a mild pullback of 4%-6%. The message of the markets, according to him, remains “very strong.”

With these optimistic trends in view, let’s look at the top hot large cap stocks to buy according to hedge funds.

Our Methodology

We used the Finviz stock screener to compile a list of large cap stocks with the highest gains over the past 1 month (over 20%) and chose the top 11 most popular among hedge funds, as of Q2 2025. We sourced the hedge fund sentiment data from Insider Monkey’s database. The list is sorted in ascending order of hedge fund holders.

Note: All data was sourced on August 29.

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 Hot Large Cap Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds

11. Pan American Silver Corp. (NYSE:PAAS)

Market Cap: $16.86 billion

Gain Over the Past 1 Month: 25.54%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 41

Pan American Silver Corp. (NYSE:PAAS) is one of the best hot large cap stocks to buy according to hedge funds. On August 29, Bank of America Securities analyst Lawson Winder maintained a Buy rating on Pan American Silver Corp. (NYSE:PAAS) and set a price target of $40.00.

Pan American Silver Corp. (NYSE:PAAS) released its unaudited earnings for fiscal Q2 2025 on August 6, reporting record net earnings of $189.6 million.

The company attained record free cash flow of $233.0 million in the quarter, which resulted in a record high cash balance of $1.1 billion at quarter end.

Pan American Silver Corp. (NYSE:PAAS) also announced a 20% dividend hike from $0.10 to $0.12 per common share with respect to Q2 2025.

Pan American Silver Corp. (NYSE:PAAS) operates, develops, and explores silver and gold producing assets and properties. Its operations are divided into the Silver and Gold segments.

10. Pure Storage, Inc. (NYSE:PSTG)

Market Cap: $25.36 billion

Gain Over the Past 1 Month: 30.39%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 41

Pure Storage, Inc. (NYSE:PSTG) is one of the best hot large cap stocks to buy according to hedge funds. On August 29, Barclays raised the firm’s price target on Pure Storage, Inc. (NYSE:PSTG) to $70 from $57 while keeping an Equal Weight rating on the shares.

The firm told investors in a research note that Pure Storage, Inc. (NYSE:PSTG) reported strength across the board and lifted its fiscal 2026 outlook, supporting the price target upgrade.

Pure Storage, Inc. (NYSE:PSTG) reported its fiscal Q2 2025 earnings on August 27, with total revenue growth of 13% year-over-year in the quarter. Subscription services revenue for the quarter rose 15% year-over-year to $414.7 million.

Pure Storage, Inc. (NYSE:PSTG) is involved in the delivery of innovative and disruptive data storage, services, and products that allow customers to maximize the value of data.

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