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Stocks to Sell or Short Now 1-Year Agentic AI Forecast Rankings

Discover stocks to sell or short now, ranked by the weakest outlooks in iPulse AI's 1-year agentic forecast. The highest-ranked sell and short candidates combine the weakest expected returns with the least attractive return-to-risk profiles, the strongest bearish AI Agent consensus, persistent downside forecast paths, and heavier event-risk pressure. For stocks, low Financial Health scores, weak profitability and cash generation, balance-sheet stress, and demanding valuations can add further evidence to the downside case. Use the table to identify vulnerable assets and potential short opportunities, then inspect 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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Asset & Rank
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.
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.
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 and iPulse RankiPulse ScoreConsensus RatingExpected Return Including DividendsNet Dividend ContributionP/E RatioEvent RisksFinancial HealthAnnualized Historic VolatilityForecast Price and Initial Price
372
CAT.NYSE
Caterpillar (CAT)
StocksListing United States
-592(β–Ό10)
SELL ALL-22.7%(+/-6.7%)1.2%36.0xHigh (77)45+/-31.4%$644.3($843.4)
371
SBUX.NASDAQ
Starbucks (SBUX)
StocksListing United States
-522(β–Ό32)
SELL ALL-20.0%(+/-9.1%)1.7%61.5xModerate (54)29+/-29.6%$83.8($106.7)
370
W.NYSE
Wayfair (W)
StocksListing United States
-507
SELL ALL-38.6%(+/-7.8%)--β€”High (76)25+/-75.7%$63.4($103.2)
369
PWR.NYSE
Quanta Services (PWR)
StocksListing United States
-467(β–Ό25)
SELL ALL-18.9%(+/-8.8%)0.1%76.4xVery High (81)37+/-34.3%$543.2($670.6)
368
QBTS.NYSE
D-Wave Quantum (QBTS)
StocksListing United States
-421(β–Ό2)
SELL ALL-31.6%(+/-6.6%)--β€”Very High (97)57+/-126.0%$13.84($20.2)
367
LCID.NASDAQ
Lucid Group (LCID)
StocksListing United States
-416(β–²24)
SELL ALL-44.6%(+/-11.3%)--β€”Very High (98)21+/-339.0%$3.71($6.70)
366
RKLB.NASDAQ
Rocket Lab USA (RKLB)
StocksListing United States
-410(β–Ό3)
SELL ALL-31.2%(+/-6.2%)--β€”Very High (93)51+/-79.2%$55.0($80.0)
364
RGTI.NASDAQ
Rigetti Computing (RGTI)
StocksListing United States
-387(β–Ό15)
SELL ALL-37.2%(+/-11.1%)--β€”Very High (97)46+/-126.0%$11.36($18.09)
363
VIK.NYSE
Viking (VIK)
StocksHQ BMListing United States
-387(β–²31)
SELL ALL-18.6%(+/-10.6%)--37.8xHigh (73)56+/-40.0%$82.7($101.6)
362
CSCO.NASDAQ
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
StocksListing United States
-367(β–²27)
SELL ALL-16.4%(+/-11.4%)2.0%40.2xModerate (50)51+/-26.2%$98.6($120.4)
361
BBAI.NYSE
BigBear.ai (BBAI)
StocksListing United States
-350(β–Ό19)
SELL ALL-35.9%(+/-15.1%)--β€”Very High (98)40+/-161.0%$2.13($3.33)
360
RHM.XETRA
Rheinmetall (RHM)
StocksListing Germany
-340
SELL ALL-18.1%(+/-11.7%)0.6%74.4xHigh (70)50+/-38.3%€930.9(€1,142)
359
HWM.NYSE
Howmet Aerospace (HWM)
StocksListing United States
-338(β–²14)
SELL ALL-14.6%(+/-9.1%)0.2%60.4xModerate (49)61+/-39.6%$240.3($281.3)
358
ITW.NYSE
Illinois Tool Works (ITW)
StocksListing United States
-333(β–²10)
SELL ALL-9.9%(+/-6.0%)1.6%26.3xLow (29)46+/-23.9%$259.7($293.2)
357
HIMS.NYSE
Hims & Hers Health (HIMS)
StocksListing United States
-327(β–²40)
SELL ALL-23.5%(+/-7.9%)--β€”Very High (85)47+/-77.7%$23.3($30.5)
356
WMT.NYSE
Walmart (WMT)
StocksListing United States
-311(β–Ό13)
SELL ALL-9.8%(+/-6.0%)0.9%39.8xModerate (49)37+/-30.3%$101.4($113.3)
355
AEHR.NASDAQ
Aehr Test Systems (AEHR)
StocksListing United States
-297(β–Ό17)
SELL ALL-64.2%(+/-18.1%)-->300xVery High (91)50+/-95.7%$42.0($117.2)
354
SOUN.NASDAQ
SoundHound AI (SOUN)
StocksListing United States
-296(β–Ό13)
SELL ALL-36.8%(+/-16.3%)--β€”Very High (94)54+/-134.0%$4.68($7.41)
353
DASH.NYSE
DoorDash (DASH)
StocksListing United States
-289(β–Ό12)
SELL ALL-19.3%(+/-11.8%)--111xHigh (69)58+/-56.9%$171.1($212.0)
352
CRWV.NASDAQ
CoreWeave (CRWV)
StocksListing United States
-278(β–Ό13)
SELL ALL-29.7%(+/-20.8%)--β€”Very High (91)23+/-114.0%$63.5($90.3)
350
FIX.NYSE
Comfort Systems USA (FIX)
StocksListing United States
-270(β–Ό12)
SELL ALL-15.4%(+/-12.8%)0.3%41.5xVery High (84)55+/-43.1%$1,423($1,688)
348
SPCE.NYSE
Virgin Galactic (SPCE)
StocksListing United States
-244(β–Ό5)
SELL ALL-58.2%(+/-17.6%)--β€”Very High (100)23+/-548.0%$1.38($3.29)
347
NTRA.NASDAQ
Natera (NTRA)
StocksListing United States
-235(β–Ό3)
SELL ALL-19.4%(+/-18.2%)--β€”High (76)53+/-61.1%$252.1($312.7)
346
AAPL.NASDAQ
Apple (AAPL)
StocksListing United States
-223(β–²24)
SELL ALL-7.4%(+/-5.1%)0.3%34.9xModerate (54)53+/-37.4%$281.2($304.9)
344
IONQ.NYSE
IONQ (IONQ)
StocksListing United States
-217(β–Ό20)
SELL ALL-19.5%(+/-12.2%)--40.4xVery High (92)51+/-97.3%$35.0($43.4)
343
AXON.NASDAQ
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
StocksListing United States
-214(β–Ό107)
SELL ALL-12.4%(+/-12.4%)--263xHigh (74)42+/-50.1%$557.4($636.3)
342
INGA.AMS
ING (INGA)
StocksListing Netherlands
-209(β–Ό2)
SELL ALL-8.4%(+/-10.3%)5.8%13.1xLow (31)26+/-31.6%€26.5(€30.7)
341
SAAB-B.STO
Saab AB (publ) (SAAB-B)
StocksListing Sweden
-208(β–²59)
SELL ALL-18.8%(+/-10.4%)0.5%50.2xHigh (61)46+/-43.0%kr532.5(kr658.2)
340
ARM.NASDAQ
Arm Holdings (ARM)
StocksHQ United KingdomListing United States
-207(β–Ό6)
SELL ALL-12.8%(+/-6.4%)--278xVery High (87)72+/-77.2%$234.5($268.9)
339
SYK.NYSE
Stryker (SYK)
StocksListing United States
-204(β–Ό19)
SELL ALL-5.8%(+/-6.5%)0.7%36.0xLow (35)54+/-26.8%$325.6($348.2)
338
CRDO.NASDAQ
Credo Technology (CRDO)
StocksListing United States
-201(β–Ό29)
SELL ALL-19.5%(+/-17.4%)--101xVery High (87)84+/-82.5%$199.4($247.7)
337
PLUG.NASDAQ
Plug Power (PLUG)
StocksListing United States
-201(β–Ό80)
SELL ALL-19.0%(+/-15.3%)--β€”Very High (98)34+/-89.7%$1.80($2.22)
335
SNOW.NYSE
Snowflake (SNOW)
StocksListing United States
-197
PARTIAL SELL-32.7%(+/-12.6%)--β€”High (74)36+/-62.2%$224.9($334.1)
334
NET.NYSE
Cloudflare (NET)
StocksListing United States
-195(β–²5)
PARTIAL SELL-32.8%(+/-12.1%)--β€”Very High (81)41+/-67.4%$206.3($307.0)
333
ASML.AMS
ASML Holding (ASML)
StocksListing Netherlands
-194(β–Ό52)
PARTIAL SELL-9.9%(+/-13.5%)0.8%56.3xVery High (82)68+/-34.7%€1,389(€1,554)
332
MSFT.NASDAQ
Microsoft (MSFT)
StocksListing United States
-194(β–²5)
PARTIAL SELL-16.0%(+/-7.5%)0.6%28.1xLow (20)66+/-27.7%$421.2($503.8)
331
PLTR.NYSE
Palantir Technologies (PLTR)
StocksListing United States
-193
PARTIAL SELL-36.5%(+/-14.9%)--149xVery High (86)84+/-70.5%$111.1($174.9)
329
NVDA.NASDAQ
NVIDIA (NVDA)
StocksListing United States
-191
PARTIAL SELL-15.4%(+/-16.0%)0.0%33.2xHigh (66)80+/-62.3%$184.0($217.5)
328
LYFT.NASDAQ
Lyft (LYFT)
StocksListing United States
-186(β–Ό4)
PARTIAL SELL-17.0%(+/-16.0%)--2.36xHigh (76)41+/-67.8%$14.56($17.54)
327
COST.NASDAQ
Costco Wholesale (COST)
StocksListing United States
-182(β–²26)
PARTIAL SELL-4.1%(+/-4.8%)0.4%47.4xModerate (46)46+/-22.1%$901.9($944.3)
326
SAP.XETRA
SAP (SAP)
StocksListing Germany
-182(β–Ό10)
PARTIAL SELL-13.3%(+/-5.9%)0.8%26.3xVery Low (15)63+/-27.1%€155.4(€180.7)
325
LMT.NYSE
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
StocksListing United States
-180(β–²24)
PARTIAL SELL-5.6%(+/-7.9%)1.9%22.0xVery Low (12)41+/-24.3%$553.8($597.8)
324
TGT.NYSE
Target (TGT)
StocksListing United States
-180(β–Ό2)
PARTIAL SELL-19.4%(+/-10.7%)2.4%20.1xLow (33)35+/-33.5%$119.9($152.3)
323
SHOP.TSX
Shopify (SHOP)
StocksListing Canada
-178(β–²9)
PARTIAL SELL-26.6%(+/-10.4%)--102xHigh (70)72+/-64.7%C$155.8(C$212.3)
322
SMCI.NASDAQ
Super Micro Computer (SMCI)
StocksListing United States
-178(β–²10)
PARTIAL SELL-28.2%(+/-27.1%)--17.1xVery High (90)61+/-77.2%$22.7($31.6)
321
AMZN.NASDAQ
Amazon (AMZN)
StocksListing United States
-176(β–²5)
PARTIAL SELL-7.7%(+/-7.4%)--21.9xLow (22)50+/-44.7%$251.2($272.3)
320
MU.NASDAQ
Micron Technology (MU)
StocksListing United States
-176(β–Ό13)
PARTIAL SELL-11.9%(+/-14.2%)0.3%19.7xHigh (78)67+/-51.5%$762.6($868.5)
318
BABA.NYSE
Alibaba Group (BABA)
StocksHQ ChinaListing United States
-169(β–²31)
PARTIAL SELL-15.5%(+/-5.6%)1.2%168xHigh (67)β€”+/-43.6%$106.8($127.9)
317
ABNB.NASDAQ
Airbnb (ABNB)
StocksListing United States
-165(β–Ό1)
PARTIAL SELL-18.7%(+/-8.8%)--41.0xModerate (56)66+/-46.2%$150.4($185.0)
316
ANET.NYSE
Arista Networks (ANET)
StocksListing United States
-161(β–²34)
PARTIAL SELL-23.8%(+/-11.4%)--62.4xHigh (74)79+/-56.4%$150.8($197.9)

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.

Read full methodology
What are the best stocks to short now?

For the current 1-Year sell / short ranking, the #1 downside candidate is Caterpillar Inc.. Expected return: -23.6%

Which stocks are the top sell or short candidates?

The current top 5 sell / short candidates are: 1. Costco Wholesale Corporation; 2. Stryker Corporation (SYK); 3. Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT); 4. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN); 5. Apple Inc. (AAPL).

Which stock shows the weakest projected return?

Aehr Test Systems currently shows the weakest projected return in this sell / short ranking at -68.30% annualized.

Which stock has the highest dividend yield in this sell / short list?

ING Groep NV (INGA) has the highest annual net dividend yield in this sell / short ranking at 5.8%.

Which stock is the least volatile in this sell / short ranking?

Costco Wholesale Corporation is currently the least volatile in this sell / short ranking at +22.10% annualized historical volatility.

Are sell and short rankings updated with new market information?

Yes. Rankings are refreshed as new scoring snapshots become available, so the page reflects the latest consensus state for the selected horizon and market segment.

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Ranking version and formula details.

Latest05-Jul-26 (Batch6)372 AssetsFormula version: 2.5.0Price cutoff date: 12-Aug-26Computed on 12-Aug-26 04:11 UTC
05-Jun-26 (Batch5)312 AssetsFormula version: 2.3.0Price cutoff date: 04-Jun-26
03-May-26 (Batch4)312 AssetsFormula version: 2.3.0Price cutoff date: 01-May-26
11-Apr-26 (Batch3)246 AssetsFormula version: 2.3.0Price cutoff date: 10-Apr-26
19-Mar-26 (Batch2)209 AssetsFormula version: 2.3.0Price cutoff date: 18-Mar-26
28-Nov-25 (Batch1)203 AssetsFormula version: 2.3.0Price cutoff date: 26-Nov-25