In this article, we will look at the 12 Best NYSE Stocks to Buy for Long-Term Investment.
On June 5, Ed Yardeni, Yardeni Research president, appeared on CNBC’s ‘Power Lunch’ to talk about the equity market selloff, analogs to past market rallies, and much more.
He was of the view that there are a lot of moving parts in the market story, including considerable trepidation about where AI is going and how much we are spending on it. However, he believes that the problem is that we are back to the old economy issue about what the Fed is going to do, and that is what’s hitting the market.
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He himself wrote “June swoon” a few days ago, thinking that with the Fed likely to raise interest rates in July, which is still a contrary view, it would lead to some sort of pullback in the market. Yardeni thinks that this is a healthy development, and he would not have wanted to see the market just going straight up. He further said that everybody thought this market going up was FOMO, but that would have really been more of a valuation multiple going up. He calls it a FEMO, which is a fabulous earnings momentum.
With these broader market trends in view, let’s narrow down and look at the best NYSE stocks to buy for long-term investment.
Our Methodology
We used the Finviz stock screener to identify the best long-term NYSE stocks with a 5-year sales growth of over 30%. We then selected the top 12 stocks most popular among hedge funds as of Q1 2026, using the hedge fund sentiment data from Insider Monkey’s database. The stocks are arranged in ascending order of hedge fund sentiment.
Note: All data was recorded on June 6.
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. Insider Monkey’s quarterly newsletter strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 599.2% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 372 percentage points (see more details here).
12 Best NYSE Stocks to Buy for Long-Term Investment
12. ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 50
ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE) is one of the best NYSE stocks to buy for long-term investment. BofA lifted the price target on ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE) to $96 from $94 on May 27 and maintained a Buy rating on the shares. It told investors in a fiscal Q1 earnings recap for the group that results from the midstream group came in “broadly better than anticipated”, with several names posting beats and raising guidance midpoints.
ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE) also received a rating update from Truist on May 4, with the firm raising the price target on the stock to $93 from $91 and reiterating a Hold rating on the shares. The rating update came as part of a broader research note on midstream energy names following Q1 results, with the firm telling investors in a research note that the quarter was characterized by spread optimization, driving upside financials and guidance raises. However, it added that upside on a go-forward basis remains less clear given hedges in place, commodity price volatility, and an expected narrowing of Waha/Katy/HSC spreads on the heels of 4.6Bcf/d of Permian egress expected to enter service.
ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE) gathers, fractionates, processes, transports, stores, and markets natural gas. The company’s operations are divided into the following segments: Natural Gas Gathering and Processing, Natural Gas Liquids, and Natural Gas Pipelines.
11. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 53
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) is one of the best NYSE stocks to buy for long-term investment. Freedom Broker initiated coverage of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) with a Buy rating on June 3 and set a price target of $320. The firm told investors that the cruise industry setup is “rare,” with record demand, a valuation gap, and disciplined supply. It added that although net yield ran well above pre-pandemic levels in 2025 across the group, the industry trades at a discount to lodging peers. Freedom Broker sees this as reflecting geopolitical risk, oil, and elevated leverage, but despite that, it does not view these risks as “thesis-breaking in our base case”.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) also received a rating update from Morgan Stanley on May 26. The firm cut the price target on the stock to $280 from $310 and maintained an Equal Weight rating on the shares, telling investors in a research note that the Mexican government’s decision to reject Royal’s Perfect Day project led to a 10% earnings estimate cut.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) is a cruise company that owns and operates three global cruise brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises. The company also holds an interest in TUI Cruises GmbH, which operates the German brands TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.
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