Stocks To Watch: Which Companies Are Now Outperforming 95% Of All Stocks?

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• Updated 03:00 PM ET 10/03/2025

Stock market history shows the best stocks to watch often have a 95 or higher Composite Rating in the early stages of a big price move. The stories below show which top stocks have just hit this benchmark of top stock ratings.

Top 5% Of All Stocks

The Composite Rating, which ranges from 1 (worst) to 99 (best), provides an overall score based on the stock’s grade for each of the other IBD SmartSelect Ratings. Use Stock Checkup to instantly get pass or fail ratings for these stock ratings and other metrics.

• EPS Rating: Tracks annual and recent quarterly earnings. Range: 1 (worst) to 99 (best).
• SMR Rating: Measures sales growth, profit margins and return on equity. Range: E (worst) to A (best).
• RS Rating: Gauges a stock’s strength compared to the entire S&P 500 universe of stocks. Range: 1 (worst) to 99 (best).
• Accumulation/Distribution Rating: Tracks institutional buying and selling in the stock over the last 13 weeks. Range: E (worst) to A+ (best).

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Best Stocks To Watch And Stock Ratings: It’s All Relative

The Composite Rating, EPS Rating and SMR Rating are relative stock ratings, meaning they compare the performance of the stock to that of all other stocks on the market.

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So a Composite Rating score of 95, for example, means the stock is outperforming 95% of all stocks in terms of the most important fundamental and technical stock-picking criteria.

While you should never buy a stock based solely on its ratings and you should always check the stock chart and current market trend before investing, keep an eye on the stocks highlighted below. Their rising Composite Rating and relative strength lines reveal signs of stock market leadership.

Stocks Hitting 95+ Composite Rating

Unity Bancorp Earns Membership In 95-Plus Composite Rating ClubOn Tuesday, Unity Bancorp got an upgrade for its IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating from 93 to 96. Looking For Winning Stocks? How To Invest In Both Bull And Bear Markets The revised score… Read More

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Garmin Locates Sweet Spot For Growth, Hits All-Time High, Stocks Showing Rising Market Leadership As It Earns 83 Stock Strength RatingGarmin stock popped to a record high Thursday as the No. 1 ranked consumer products maker continues to put up strong profit and sales growth numbers. Additionally, the Relative Strength (RS) Rating… Read More

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