In this article, we will look at the 8 Large Cap Stocks With More Than 50% Upside.
On October 8, Tom Kennedy, JPMorgan’s head of research and investment strategy, appeared on CNBC’s ‘Closing Bell’ to talk about where the equity markets are heading and whether the market is destined to go higher.
He stated the eighth day of the government shutdown saw a new all-time high in the S&P 500. According to him, the market is looking through and responding to all the new trends, including tariff news and the government shutdown.
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Kennedy added that interest rate volatility is at its lowest since before the 2022 Fed hiking cycle, and this could lead to M&A, IPO activity, and a rise in real estate transactions. The market has thus come a long way, and this could add more fuel to getting invested.
He further stated that he expects to see continued gains in the stock market, along with good performance from financial assets.
With these trends in view, let’s look at the best large cap stocks with more than 50% upside.
Our Methodology
We used stock screeners to make a list of the best large cap stocks with high analyst upside potential (more than 50%) and selected the top 8 with the highest number of hedge fund holders as of Q2 2025, sourcing the hedge fund sentiment data from Insider Monkey’s database. The list is sorted in ascending order of hedge fund sentiment.
Note: All data was sourced on October 15.
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8 Large Cap Stocks With More Than 50% Upside
8. JBS N.V. (NYSE:JBS)
Analyst Upside: 59.64%
Market Cap: $13.46 billion
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 38
JBS N.V. (NYSE:JBS) is one of the best large cap stocks with more than 50% upside. On October 14, JPMorgan analyst Lucas Ferreira slashed the price target on JBS N.V. (NYSE:JBS) to $20 from $21 but kept an Overweight rating on the stock.
The firm stated that it sees the US chicken margin to be challenging for JBS N.V. (NYSE:JBS) in the near term after the 23.5% price drop from the recent peak. While it expects prices to drop after summer, better mortality and placements show that the industry is pumping higher-than-expected supply.
Barclays analyst Benjamin Theurer released a report on October 7, maintaining a Buy rating on JBS N.V. (NYSE:JBS). The analyst assigned JBS N.V. (NYSE:JBS) a price target of $22.
JBS N.V. (NYSE:JBS) is a food company that sells pork, beef, lamb meat, and poultry products. The company offers its products to club stores, supermarkets, other retail distributors, and foodservice companies.
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