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The Motley Fool's July picks are up 21.7% after 3 months, beating the S&P 500 by 19 points
Article published Jul 2, 2026 · 134 days ago
Source article by Keithen Drury, The Motley Fool
Updated September 30, 2026
3 Months Later — Sep 30, 2026
How are The Motley Fool's July 2026 stock picks performing after three months?
All three stocks The Motley Fool highlighted in early July have outperformed the market through the first quarter. The picks returned an average of 21.7% versus 2.7% for the S&P 500 over the same period.
Microsoft led the group with a 32.5% gain. The other two picks also posted double-digit returns, each clearing the market benchmark by a wide margin.
The Motley Fool published the picks on July 2, 2026, identifying three stocks the author expected to rally. Three months in, the forecast is holding — all three are ahead of the index by substantial margins.
3 Days Later — Jul 3, 2026
How are The Motley Fool's July 2026 stock picks performing?
Three days in, The Motley Fool's July picks are down an average of 1.6%, lagging the S&P 500's 0.1% decline by 1.5 percentage points. Only one of the three stocks is outperforming the index.
Microsoft is the standout, up 1.6% since publication. The other two picks are pulling the average lower, though specific returns on those names aren't breaking out individually at this early checkpoint.
This is an extremely short tracking window. Stock movements over a few trading days rarely signal anything about longer-term performance, particularly for picks positioned as rally candidates over weeks or months.
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