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Best Long-Term Stocks to Buy 5-Year Agentic AI Forecast Rankings

Discover the best long-term stocks to buy, ranked by iPulse AI's 5-year agentic forecast. The highest-ranked buy candidates combine the strongest expected returns and upside potential with more attractive return-to-risk profiles, the strongest bullish AI Agent consensus, more stable forecast paths, and lower event-risk pressure. For stocks, strong Financial Health scores, profitability, cash generation, balance-sheet resilience, and reasonable valuations can add further evidence to the upside case. Use the table to compare the forecast, price target, risk, and supporting metrics behind every rank.

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Table Definitions

Definitions for every metric available in the Top Picks table.

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Editorial Category Rank
The selected asset’s position within this edition’s editorial category. This human-reviewed selection order is independent of its quantitative universe rank.
Asset Universe Rank
The asset’s quantitative rank within the analyzed asset universe for the selected scoring snapshot. Original published ranks are preserved when an editorial table shows only a subset of assets.
Asset Name
The ranked asset in this Top Picks view, including name, ticker, market category, and listing context where available.
Price Data Cutoff Date
The market price date used for this row. Recomputed ranking snapshots can use newer closes than the original deep-analysis batch.
Cross-Horizon Score
A governed 0-100 candidate score that combines the remaining one-year outlook with confirmed five-year direction, confidence, financial health, and risk. It supports editorial review and does not replace either horizon rating.
iPulse Score
iPulse AI Consensus Score combines expected return, risk-adjusted return, advisor agreement, and risk-pressure inputs into one ranked signal.
Consensus Rating
Consensus Rating is the plain-language buy, hold, or sell interpretation of the iPulse AI consensus score for the selected horizon.
Expected Return Including Dividends
Total compounded expected return over the full selected horizon, including reinvested annual net dividends when applicable.
Annualized Return
Annualized expected return expressed as a one-year-equivalent rate for the selected forecast horizon.
Net Dividend Contribution
Annualized net dividend contribution used by the scoring pipeline, estimated from historical cash-dividend events after tax assumptions and outlier filtering. When a legacy immutable snapshot omitted the input field, the page derives the contribution only from that snapshot’s frozen dividend-inclusive and price-only return outputs; it never substitutes current dividend data.
P/E Ratio
Trailing P/E ratio. For example, 21.7 means the market value is 21.7x trailing earnings.
Event Risks
The Event Risks column summarizes clustered consensus frictions and tail risks as Very Low (0-19), Low (20-39), Moderate (40-59), High (60-79), or Very High (80-100). The number is a relative pressure score, not a probability of loss or a complete measure of investment risk.
Financial Health
0-100 equity-only financial quality score using liquidity, leverage safety, profitability, cash generation, and operating trend.
Annualized Historic Volatility
Annualized historical price volatility from daily returns, used as a risk denominator in scoring.
Direction Agreement
Percentage of advisors whose predicted direction matches the consensus direction.
Grouped Voices
Vote-count summary across raw voices, distinct advisors, personas, models, and adjusted grouped votes.
Advisors
Number of distinct advisor identities contributing forecasts for this asset in the selected batch, mode, and horizon.
Forecast Price / Initial Price
Projected consensus price at the selected horizon, shown against the initial/latest close price used by the snapshot.
Detailed Methodology
Top Picks ranked assets and investment research metrics. Select an asset name or its row to open the asset report.
Asset Universe RankAsset NameiPulse ScoreConsensus RatingExpected Return Including DividendsAnnualized ReturnNet Dividend ContributionP/E RatioAnnualized Historic VolatilityForecast Price and Initial Price
1
POWERGRID.NSE
Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID)
StocksListing India
Data 160d old
+326(▲44)
STRONG BUY+116.0%(+/-17.6%)+16.7%5.8%11.8x+/-28.1%₹520.2(₹318.4)
2
REL.LSE
Relx (REL)
StocksListing United Kingdom
Data 159d old
+322
STRONG BUY+106.0%(+/-14.4%)+15.6%1.8%>300x+/-21.4%GBX 5,078(GBX 2,698)
3
ACN.NYSE
Accenture (ACN)
StocksHQ IrelandListing United States
Data 159d old
+320(▲138)
STRONG BUY+116.0%(+/-25.3%)+16.6%1.2%13.8x+/-26.5%$365.1($179.8)
4
EDEN.PAR
Edenred (EDEN)
StocksListing France
Data 160d old
+318
STRONG BUY+119.0%(+/-25.6%)+17.0%1.5%4.31x+/-30.5%€43.2(€21.3)
5
TCS.NSE
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
StocksListing India
Data 160d old
+293(▼11)
BUY+112.0%(+/-25.9%)+16.3%2.3%18.4x+/-28.7%₹4,681(₹2,474)
6
HDFCBANK.NSE
HDFC Bank (HDFCBANK)
StocksListing India
Data 160d old
+291(▼10)
BUY+109.0%(+/-18.7%)+15.9%1.0%14.8x+/-31.8%₹1,535(₹771.7)
8
NOW.NYSE
ServiceNow (NOW)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+288(▼15)
BUY+153.0%(+/-42.7%)+20.4%0.0%54.5x+/-47.5%$230.6($91.2)
9
NEM.XETRA
Nemetschek AG O.N. (NEM)
StocksListing Germany
Data 160d old
+277
BUY+127.0%(+/-18.0%)+17.8%0.4%28.5x+/-42.9%€137.2(€61.8)
10
0941.HKEX
China Mobile (0941)
StocksListing Hong Kong
Data 160d old
+274(▼16)
BUY+88.0%(+/-8.8%)+13.5%6.5%18.2x+/-20.8%HK$116.2(HK$84.6)
11
VOLV-B.STO
Volvo AB (publ) (VOLV-B)
StocksListing Sweden
Data 160d old
+273(▲104)
BUY+103.0%(+/-28.6%)+15.2%4.3%18.1x+/-27.8%kr525.1(kr318.8)
12
TTD.NASDAQ
The Trade Desk (TTD)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+273(▲27)
BUY+225.0%(+/-73.3%)+26.6%0.0%25.5x+/-74.4%$78.8($24.2)
14
2318.HKEX
Ping An Insurance (2318)
StocksHQ ChinaListing Hong Kong
Data 160d old
+268
BUY+112.0%(+/-37.3%)+16.2%5.8%23.4x+/-33.4%HK$100.5(HK$63.0)
15
ABT.NYSE
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+264(▲82)
BUY+91.5%(+/-17.5%)+13.9%1.4%27.4x+/-23.6%$160.1($89.5)
16
SYK.NYSE
Stryker (SYK)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+258(▲139)
BUY+90.6%(+/-15.7%)+13.8%0.7%35.7x+/-26.2%$543.2($294.7)
17
INFY.NSE
Infosys (INFY)
StocksListing India
Data 160d old
+258(▲45)
BUY+104.0%(+/-37.4%)+15.3%2.3%>300x+/-30.4%₹2,150(₹1,182)
19
D.NYSE
Dominion Energy (D)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+249(▲53)
BUY+84.8%(+/-13.0%)+13.1%3.5%23.3x+/-23.6%$99.6($63.9)
20
PROX.BRU
Proximus (PROX)
StocksListing Belgium
Data 160d old
+246(▼4)
BUY+101.0%(+/-47.8%)+15.0%6.8%5.65x+/-27.2%€9.42(€6.51)
21
SAP.XETRA
SAP (SAP)
StocksListing Germany
Data 160d old
+245(▼27)
BUY+87.5%(+/-16.8%)+13.4%0.8%22.5x+/-26.1%€262.2(€145.5)
22
UNH.NYSE
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+245(▲19)
BUY+86.4%(+/-10.2%)+13.3%1.1%26.7x+/-30.1%$652.0($368.8)
23
LONN.SIX
Lonza Group (LONN)
StocksListing Switzerland
Data 160d old
+241
BUY+87.7%(+/-17.0%)+13.4%0.4%48.7x+/-28.1%CHF 879.3(CHF 479.2)
24
SPGI.NYSE
S&P Global (SPGI)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+240(▼4)
BUY+85.3%(+/-16.5%)+13.1%0.6%25.1x+/-25.9%$766.9($426.1)
25
ADBE.NASDAQ
Adobe (ADBE)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+237(▲40)
BUY+95.4%(+/-22.3%)+14.3%0.0%13.7x+/-34.1%$489.9($250.7)
26
SIE.XETRA
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (SIE)
StocksListing Germany
Data 160d old
+231(▲17)
BUY+84.9%(+/-17.2%)+13.1%1.9%24.4x+/-28.1%€424.3(€252.6)
27
TMO.NYSE
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+224(▲38)
BUY+80.9%(+/-16.9%)+12.6%0.2%24.1x+/-26.2%$839.9($469.2)
28
RMS.PAR
Hermes International SCA (RMS)
StocksListing France
Data 160d old
+223
BUY+84.8%(+/-26.1%)+13.1%0.7%18.8x+/-25.0%€2,896(€1,624)
29
PLD.NYSE
Prologis (PLD)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+221(▼2)
BUY+80.8%(+/-18.9%)+12.6%2.2%28.4x+/-27.0%$229.2($141.4)
30
MRNA.NASDAQ
Moderna (MRNA)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+221(▲182)
BUY+171.0%(+/-68.5%)+22.0%0.0%—+/-72.0%$123.0($45.4)
31
1810.HKEX
Xiaomi (1810)
StocksHQ ChinaListing Hong Kong
Data 160d old
+219
BUY+110.0%(+/-30.2%)+16.0%0.0%34.2x+/-45.9%HK$60.9(HK$29.0)
32
DHR.NYSE
Danaher (DHR)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+219(▲32)
BUY+87.4%(+/-30.4%)+13.4%0.4%28.0x+/-26.6%$322.6($175.2)
35
IBM.NYSE
International Business Machines (IBM)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+214(▼12)
BUY+74.7%(+/-10.2%)+11.8%2.1%16.2x+/-25.8%$365.3($232.2)
36
DOCS.NYSE
Doximity (DOCS)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+213
BUY+144.0%(+/-32.7%)+19.6%0.0%30.2x+/-68.4%$61.0($25.0)
37
EMR.NYSE
Emerson Electric (EMR)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+210(▲46)
BUY+75.9%(+/-12.4%)+12.0%1.4%31.6x+/-29.0%$225.8($137.5)
39
DSY.PAR
Dassault Systemes (DSY)
StocksListing France
Data 160d old
+209(▼17)
BUY+91.7%(+/-24.3%)+13.9%0.5%17.4x+/-37.6%€35.7(€19.09)
40
NKE.NYSE
NIKE (NKE)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+209(▲47)
BUY+90.0%(+/-35.6%)+13.7%1.0%25.0x+/-32.2%$80.1($44.4)
41
CS.PAR
AXA (CS)
StocksListing France
Data 160d old
+208(▼11)
BUY+78.0%(+/-18.6%)+12.2%4.2%3.53x+/-25.4%€59.4(€40.9)
43
VEEV.NYSE
Veeva Systems (VEEV)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+205
BUY+92.6%(+/-25.9%)+14.0%0.0%29.3x+/-38.1%$330.5($171.6)
44
0268.HKEX
Kingdee (0268)
StocksHQ ChinaListing Hong Kong
Data 160d old
+205
BUY+120.0%(+/-26.7%)+17.1%0.0%106x+/-56.7%HK$18.81(HK$8.55)
45
BEAM.NASDAQ
Beam Therapeutics (BEAM)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+204
BUY+177.0%(+/-73.9%)+22.6%0.0%10.6x+/-80.4%$85.0($30.7)
46
GTLB.NASDAQ
GitLab (GTLB)
StocksListing United States
Data 159d old
+203
BUY+149.0%(+/-36.1%)+20.0%0.0%—+/-74.5%$59.9($24.1)
47
MDT.NYSE
Medtronic (MDT)
StocksHQ IrelandListing United States
Data 159d old
+203(▲62)
BUY+71.8%(+/-14.3%)+11.4%2.3%21.6x+/-23.1%$122.8($80.0)
48
6690.HKEX
Haier Smart Home (6690)
StocksHQ ChinaListing Hong Kong
Data 160d old
+202
BUY+88.0%(+/-16.6%)+13.5%3.0%15.0x+/-39.3%HK$35.5(HK$21.9)
49
MELI.NASDAQ
MercadoLibre (MELI)
StocksHQ UYListing United States
Data 159d old
+201
BUY+104.0%(+/-26.6%)+15.4%0.0%51.8x+/-48.6%$3,774($1,850)
50
RELIANCE.NSE
Reliance Industries (RELIANCE)
StocksListing India
Data 160d old
+200(▲16)
BUY+85.6%(+/-25.6%)+13.2%0.3%27.2x+/-35.2%₹2,617(₹1,431)
51
IBE.BME
Iberdrola (IBE)
StocksListing Spain
Data 160d old
+198(▲1)
BUY+74.5%(+/-27.8%)+11.8%4.4%24.4x+/-20.4%€28.0(€19.95)
52
BNP.PAR
BNP Paribas (BNP)
StocksListing France
Data 160d old
+198(▲39)
BUY+82.0%(+/-28.9%)+12.7%5.5%5.32x+/-31.4%€124.0(€89.2)
53
SGE.LSE
Sage Group (SGE)
StocksListing United Kingdom
Data 159d old
+198
BUY+74.6%(+/-20.8%)+11.8%1.9%>300x+/-25.1%GBX 1,417(GBX 891.6)
54
1398.HKEX
ICBC (1398)
StocksHQ ChinaListing Hong Kong
Data 160d old
+197(▲17)
BUY+76.5%(+/-30.1%)+12.0%7.8%6.75x+/-22.5%HK$8.52(HK$7.03)
55
EVO.STO
Evolution AB (publ) (EVO)
StocksListing Sweden
Data 160d old
+197
BUY+106.0%(+/-31.7%)+15.6%1.4%115x+/-48.6%kr1,235(kr642.4)
56
NOV.XETRA
Novo Nordisk A/S (NOV)
StocksHQ DKListing Germany
Data 160d old
+196
BUY+81.2%(+/-16.1%)+12.6%0.9%1.07x+/-35.8%€62.8(€36.2)
57
CPG.LSE
Compass Group (CPG)
StocksListing United Kingdom
Data 159d old
+196
BUY+71.0%(+/-13.0%)+11.3%2.0%12.5x+/-26.4%$43.8($28.3)

Questions and answers

Top Picks FAQ

How is iPulse AI Score calculated?

iPulse AI Score summarizes the selected horizon by combining expected return, advisor agreement, forecast dispersion, volatility, dividend support, economic guardrails, and a small event-risk pressure adjustment from clustered consensus frictions and tail risks. It is designed for transparent research prioritization, not investment advice.

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What is the best stock to buy long term?

For the current 5-Year ranking, the #1 buy candidate is Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID). Expected return: +63.4%

Top five stocks that will grow long term

The strongest expected-return opportunities are: 1. The Trade Desk, Inc. (TTD); 2. Beam TherapeuticsInc; 3. Moderna, Inc. (MRNA); 4. ServiceNow, Inc.; 5. Gitlab Inc (GTLB). This list is ordered by expected return for the selected horizon.

Which stock has the highest projected return?

The Trade Desk, Inc. (TTD) currently has the highest projected return in this ranking at +26.60% annualized.

What are five stocks to buy now and hold for retirement?

This 5-Year ranking does not contain enough stocks with positive expected returns, usable historic volatility, and Event Risk scores of Moderate (50) or lower to produce a five-stock retirement research screen.

Which stock has the highest dividend yield?

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (1398) has the highest annual net dividend yield in this ranking at 7.8%.

Which stock is the least volatile right now?

Iberdrola, S.A. is currently the least volatile in this ranking at +20.40% annualized historical volatility.