The S&P 500 index closed at another all-time high on Wednesday, its 51st record this year. Success has been widespread, with 250 of the S&P 500 outperforming the index as a whole. But there are always some stocks left behind, including the list of highly regarded names below.
Stocks left behind in 2021 that may have great potential for investors Through Aug. 25, 58 of the S&P 500 components were down for 2021. Among those stocks, 33 have majority “buy” ratings among analysts polled by FactSet. Here are the 20 that the analysts expect to perform the best over the next 12 months, along with their forward price-to-earnings ratios:The list is meant to provide information — it is not investment advice.
A very good 2021 so far, but you can see that Apple Inc. AAPL, +0.06% and especially Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, +0.98% have underperformed the index this year.