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Investors can use this tool to track their portfolios against the Best Performing Portfolios based on asset allocation (both sector-wise and assets-wise), and dividend yield.

Investors can also look at whether their portfolio is riskier by evaluating the beta (a measure of risk) against the beta of the best-performing portfolios on TipRanks. In short, it is a very useful tool to track the performance of your portfolio.

So, which are the stocks that are a part of the Best Performing portfolios on TipRanks? Using this tool, we looked at five stocks that make up the Best Performing portfolios on TipRanks.

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)

Apple is a top stock in the portfolio of investors on TipRanks and made up 18.3% of the Best Performing Portfolio on TipRanks. Even Wall Street analysts are bullish about the stock with a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 23 Buys and five Holds.

While AAPL stock has been under pressure so far this year, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives believes that “the company is setting up for a monster growth cycle over the next 12 to 18 [months] that is not baked into shares at current levels.”

According to Ives, the underlying demand for Apple’s iPhone 13 is strong in both the U.S. and China. As a result, the analyst is upbeat about the stock with a Buy rating and a price target of $200 (14.3% upside) on the stock. The average AAPL price forecast of $193.36 implies approximately 10.8% upside potential to current levels.

Even the Crowd Wisdom tool on TipRanks indicates that investors are very positive about the stock. Out of the 115,377 best-performing portfolios on TipRanks, 10.3% of all portfolios hold AAPL.

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)

Tesla comprises 10.4% of the Best Performing portfolios on TipRanks. Tesla has not been immune to the upheaval in the stock markets and the stock has tanked 15.5% year-to-date.

Ives stated that TSLA stock “has been way oversold over the past few months along with the risk-off mentality among tech investors.” However, the analyst is of the view that the Street “over the past week has started to better appreciate what the seminal launch of Giga Berlin means for the Tesla supply story in 2022 and beyond.”

The analyst has a Buy rating and a price target of $1,400, implying 38.1% upside on TSLA.

Other analysts, however, are cautiously optimistic with a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 16 Buys, five Holds, and six Sells. The average TSLA price forecast of $1,063.88 implies approximately 5% upside potential to current levels.

Contrary to investors on the Street, investors on TipRanks are very positive about the stock. Out of 115,377 best-performing portfolios, 1.7% of portfolios have raised their holdings of TSLA in the past month.

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)

Microsoft makes up 9.9% of the Best Performing portfolios on TipRanks. The stock has not been immune to the stock sell-off in the technology sector in 2022.

Jeffries analyst Brent Thill thinks that the stock is attractively valued at current levels. Moreover, the analyst believes that the tech giant’s operating margins are likely to improve “modestly” over time but “will face headwinds for the next year or two as MSFT invests in the business and laps pandemic-related savings.”

The analyst remains optimistic about the stock with a Buy rating and a price target of $400, implying an upside potential of 31.7%.

The stock also gets a resounding Strong Buy consensus rating from the Street based on a unanimous 27 Buys. The average MSFT price forecast of $374.88 implies approximately 23.4% upside potential to current levels.

Investors are, however, very negative about the stock, as indicated by the TipRanks Crowd Wisdom tool. Among the 115,377 best performing portfolios on TipRanks, 8.8% of them hold MSFT. In the past month, 1.2% of these portfolios have reduced their holdings of the stock.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)

Amazon is another technology favorite among the best-performing portfolios on TipRanks and makes up 9.3% of such portfolios. The stock continues to remain a favorite of analysts, too.

Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak recently analyzed how rising fuel costs could impact AMZN’s shipping costs.

While the analyst lowered his FY 22 and FY 23 EBIT estimate for AMZN by approximately $5.6 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively, Nowak continues to expect “revenue acceleration and margin expansion (even through higher fuel costs) to drive outperformance.”

As a result, Nowak continues to be upbeat with a Buy rating and a price target of $4,200 (27.5% upside) on the stock.

Wall Street analysts have a consensus rating of Strong Buy on Amazon based on 34 unanimous Buys. The average AMZN price forecast of $4,185.75 implies approximately 27% upside potential to current levels.

The Crowd Wisdom tool on TipRanks indicates that investors are very positive about AMZN with on average, the stock comprising 14.9% of portfolios of best-performing investors on TipRanks. In the past week, out of 115,377 best-performing portfolios, 0.9% of portfolios have increased their holdings of AMZN.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA)

Nvidia, the semiconductor giant has seen its stock pop by 15% in the past month. Investors are buying into the stock as it recently unveiled several new hardware products, ranging from CPUs (Grace Superchip), Networking (Spectrum-4 ethernet platform), and Systems (DGX H100) on its Investor Day earlier this week.

J.P. Morgan analyst Harlan Sur also came away bullish on the stock following its Investor Day, and believes that the company stands to benefit from the major trends in artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, gaming, and autonomous vehicles with its range of products.

The analyst added that NVDA remains “1-2 steps ahead of its competitors.” Sur reiterated a Buy rating and a price target of $350 on the stock.

Rest of the analysts on the Street echo Sur and are optimistic about the stock with a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 21 Buys and five Holds. The average NVDA price forecast of $350.22 implies approximately 26.2% upside potential to current levels.

However, corporate insiders seem to be negative about the stock as indicated by the Insider Trading activity tool on TipRanks. In the last three months, corporate insiders have sold NVDA shares worth $4.4 million.

Bottom Line

From this list, it is evident that the technology sector is a strong favorite among investors and makes up more than 50% of the best-performing portfolios on TipRanks.

Considering that analysts are also bullish or cautiously optimistic about these stocks, it seems that these tech heavyweights are poised to succeed, even in the face of macroeconomic headwinds.

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