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MarketBeat's July 2025 picks are up 34% after one year, beating the S&P 500 by 12.6 points
Article published Jun 30, 2025 · 501 days ago
Source article by Thomas Hughes, MarketBeat
Updated June 30, 2026
1 Year Later — Jun 30, 2026
How did MarketBeat's top 5 stock picks from July 2025 perform after one year?
MarketBeat's five stock picks from late June 2025 returned an average of 34.0% over the past year, outpacing the S&P 500's 21.4% gain by 12.6 percentage points. The selections included Zscaler, Snowflake, Dave & Buster's, Oracle, and AMD.
One stock is driving nearly all of that outperformance. AMD surged 303.9% over the period, while the other four picks lagged the market. Only AMD itself beat the S&P 500 among the five names.
Without AMD's outsized gain, the remaining four stocks would have underperformed the index. That single winner accounts for the entire margin above the market, illustrating how concentrated the portfolio's success has been.
6 Months Later — Dec 26, 2025
How are MarketBeat's July 2025 stock picks performing?
MarketBeat's five July stock picks are down an average of 5.8% at the six-month mark, lagging the S&P 500's 12.3% gain by roughly 18 percentage points.
One stock is carrying the group. AMD surged 49.5% and is the only pick outperforming the broader index. The other four positions appear to have weighed down the portfolio's overall return, though MarketBeat featured them as "hot" tech and consumer plays when the article published in late June.
The gap here is wide. A double-digit market advance paired with a modest portfolio loss creates a meaningful underperformance spread, driven largely by four picks moving in the opposite direction of the rally.
3 Months Later — Sep 26, 2025
How are MarketBeat's July 2025 stock picks performing?
MarketBeat's five July stock picks have returned 0.7% over three months, trailing the S&P 500's 7.6% gain by nearly 7 percentage points.
Oracle (ORCL) stands out as the clear winner, up 34.8%. That single pick accounts for most of the portfolio's positive return. The other four stocks have largely offset Oracle's gains, leaving the overall portfolio well behind the benchmark.
Two of the five picks are beating the market at this checkpoint. The remaining three are dragging down the average, illustrating how concentrated strength in one position doesn't always translate to broad portfolio outperformance.
3 Days Later — Jul 3, 2025
How are MarketBeat's July stock picks performing so far?
MarketBeat's five July stock picks have gained 4.3% on average in their first three days, beating the S&P 500's 1.7% return over the same period by 2.6 percentage points.
Two of the five picks are outperforming the broader market. Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) leads the group with a 13.5% gain, driving most of the portfolio's early outperformance.
The other four picks—Zscaler, Snowflake, Oracle, and AMD—are posting more modest results in these early days. It's too soon to draw conclusions from three trading sessions, but the initial numbers put MarketBeat's selections ahead of the benchmark.
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