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The Motley Fool's October 2024 picks trail the S&P 500 by 13 points after one year
Article published Oct 1, 2025 · 408 days ago
Source article by Keith Speights, The Motley Fool
Updated October 1, 2026
1 Year Later — Oct 1, 2026
How did The Motley Fool's October 2024 stock picks perform after one year?
The Motley Fool's three October 2024 stock picks returned an average of 1.9% over the past year, lagging the S&P 500's 14.7% gain by roughly 13 percentage points.
One pick drove most of the portfolio's positive movement. NBIS surged 111.4%, more than offsetting losses in the other two positions. Only one of the three stocks outperformed the market during the period.
The article highlighted Wall Street analyst price targets suggesting potential upside of 34% or more for each pick. Actual results varied sharply from those projections, with the group's average return falling well short of both the analyst expectations and the broader index.
6 Months Later — Mar 30, 2026
How are The Motley Fool's October stock picks performing after 6 months?
The Motley Fool's three October stock picks have declined an average of 32.5% over the past six months. That trails the S&P 500's 5.1% loss by more than 27 percentage points.
None of the three picks are outperforming the broader market at the six-month mark. The best performer in the group, NBIS, is down 17.8%—still in negative territory but less severe than the portfolio's average.
The article highlighted Wall Street analyst targets suggesting potential gains of 34% or more over a 12-month horizon. Six months in, those projections have not materialized. The picks are instead moving in the opposite direction, though roughly half the original timeframe remains.
3 Months Later — Dec 30, 2025
How are The Motley Fool's October 2025 stock picks performing?
The Motley Fool's three October picks are down an average of 11.4% after three months, underperforming the S&P 500's 3.1% gain by 14.5 percentage points. The article highlighted stocks that Wall Street analysts believed could soar 34% or more over the following year.
Only one of the three picks is currently beating the market. ONON leads the group with a 12.0% gain, while the other two positions are dragging down the overall performance.
These are early results. The original article framed these as 12-month opportunities based on analyst price targets, and the tracking window has covered just a quarter of that timeframe.
3 Days Later — Oct 3, 2025
How are The Motley Fool's October 2025 stock picks performing?
Three days after publication, The Motley Fool's October stock picks have gained an average of 6.2%, outpacing the S&P 500's 0.5% return by 5.7 percentage points.
Two of the three picks are currently beating the market. NBIS leads the group with a 14.0% gain over the period.
These are early results from picks highlighted in an article titled "3 Stocks to Buy in October That Could Soar 34% or More Over the Next 12 Months, According to Wall Street Analysts." The article cited Wall Street price targets suggesting potential upside of at least 34% for each stock. FinIQ tracks what actually happens to these picks over time, comparing their real returns to the broader market.
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