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Benzinga's June AI picks trail the S&P 500 by 15 points after one year
Article published May 29, 2025 · 533 days ago
Updated May 29, 2026
1 Year Later — May 29, 2026
How did Benzinga's June AI stock picks perform after one year?
Benzinga's five AI-focused stock picks from June are up 13.4% on average after one year, trailing the S&P 500's 28.7% return by roughly 15 percentage points.
One standout drove most of the gains. eBay climbed 50.9% and was the only pick to beat the market. The other four stocks lagged behind both the S&P 500 and the group's average.
The list included CoreWeave and eBay, promoted as alternatives to NVIDIA in the AI space. Four of the five picks now sit below the index's one-year return.
6 Months Later — Nov 25, 2025
How did Benzinga's June AI stock picks perform after six months?
Benzinga's five AI-focused picks from late May have returned an average of 0.3% over the past six months. That puts them 14.6 percentage points behind the S&P 500, which gained 14.9% during the same stretch.
Only one of the five picks outperformed the index. Snowflake led the group with a 22.5% return, enough to beat the market by 7.6 points. The other four all underperformed.
The article positioned these as alternatives to NVIDIA and featured names like CoreWeave and eBay. The gap suggests the broader list struggled while the market moved higher, even with one standout winner pulling the average up slightly into positive territory.
3 Months Later — Aug 27, 2025
How are Benzinga's June 2025 AI stock picks performing?
Benzinga's five AI stock picks from late May are up 7.6% on average after three months, trailing the S&P 500's 10.0% return over the same window.
Three of the five picks are currently beating the market. eBay leads with a 29.4% gain, while the other selections haven't kept pace.
The portfolio was positioned as alternatives to NVIDIA, focusing on AI-adjacent opportunities including CoreWeave. The gap suggests the broader market's strength has outpaced these sector-specific bets so far.
3 Days Later — May 30, 2025
How are Benzinga's top AI stock picks from June performing?
Benzinga's five AI-focused picks from late May are down an average of 0.2% after three trading days, lagging the S&P 500's 0.3% gain by half a percentage point.
Despite the slight underperformance overall, four of the five stocks are outpacing the broader market. eBay leads the group with a 1.1% gain, while one pick is dragging down the average.
Three days is too early to draw meaningful conclusions. Short-term price swings often reflect noise rather than the underlying thesis Benzinga pitched for these names.
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