George Soros is one of the most successful investors in the stock market’s history. He founded the Soros Fund Management, which currently manages over $6.6 billion in assets. His fund often makes contrarian moves that catch the attention of Wall Street and retail investors alike. Alex Soros, one of George Soros’ sons from his second marriage, was handed over the reins in 2023.
When investors like George Soros invest in companies, they usually have solid reasons to do so. This is why keeping an eye on their holdings is so important. We decided to take a look at George Soros’ Mid-Cap stock holdings to see what mid-cap stocks he is betting on.
To come up with our list of billionaire George Soros’ 10 Mid-Cap stocks with huge upside potential, we first looked at his top 50 stock holdings. We then filtered out the companies between $10 billion and $40 billion in market cap.
After arriving at his top mid-cap holdings list, we then looked at the median analyst price targets on those stocks and then ranked them by their upside potential. We have also mentioned the hedge fund sentiment as per Insider Monkey’s database of Q4 2024.
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George Soros of Soros Fund Management
10. Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA)
Soros Fund Management’s Stake Value: $76.3 Million
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 72
Okta, Inc. is operating as an identity partner. It provides Access Gateway, Okta Device Access, Okta’s suite of products and services, Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication, and API Access Management. According to the median analyst price target, the stock still has an upside of 29.79%.
Ahead of earnings season, OKTA was in the spotlight at the start of this week after J.P. Morgan reviewed it as its Overweight-rated cybersecurity stock. The analysts have a positive outlook on the company’s shift towards sales specialization in Customer Identity and Workforce.
Wall Street analyst D.A. Davidson also upgraded the company from Neutral to Buy in the last month after it reported its financial results and provided its outlook. Okta reported stabilizing growth and strong enterprise adoption in its fourth quarter fiscal 2025 results and outlook.
Analyst D.A. Davidson commented:
“With increasing new product mix, enterprise traction, channel momentum, and sales productivity, we now believe double-digit growth is sustainable.”
Similar sentiment was shown by some other analysts at that time. The firm earned an upgrade from Mizuho Securities from Neutral to Outperform with an increased price target of $127. This upgrade was based on the opportunities to accelerate growth in the upcoming years. Additionally, KeyBanc and Stifel maintained their positive rating on the stock.
9. Viking Holdings Ltd (NYSE:VIK)
Soros Fund Management’s Stake Value: $39.6 Million
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 52
Viking Holdings is a Bermuda-based tourism company that engages is passenger transport activities globally. The firm was formed in 1997, and after nearly three decades of operations, it now boasts a fleet of 96 ships. According to the median analyst price target, the company’s stock still has an upside of 35.96%
Like many other industries, the travel industry is also likely to be severely impacted by tariffs. While increasing costs resulting from tariffs can deal a big blow, it is the resulting inflation and reduced purchasing power that is worrying long-term investors. As discretionary income reduces, companies will have to fight harder to gain customers. This could result in a price war or discounts on cruises, something that will benefit holiday goers and not the investors.
Last week, the company announced its newest ship, the Viking Amun, was already on water, awaiting the final build-out steps before it is ready for operation. It expects the ship to be in commercial operation by September 2025, so the company could end the year on a strong note.