20 Top Stocks to Buy Now in 2023

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Mar 1, 2023 at 6:00AM

NASDAQ: GOOG

Alphabet

Market Cap

$1,950B

Today's Change

(0.56%) $0.88

Current Price

$156.88

Price as of April 17, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

This portfolio includes a wide range of picks including growth stocks, dividend stocks, and defensive stocks.

Investors looking for a group of stocks to put on their watch list have clicked on the right place. This video will highlight my favorite 20 stocks to buy for 2023. Interestingly, my 2023 top stocks to buy started with 23, but I have removed three stocks from the list. The video will explain why and as a bonus will provide a year-to-date update on the portfolio's performance.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Feb. 26, 2023. The video was published on Feb. 28, 2023.

Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in 3M, Alphabet, Chegg, DocuSign, Mastercard, Palo Alto Networks, PayPal, Starbucks, Visa, Walt Disney, and eBay and has the following options: long January 2024 $105 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe, Alphabet, DocuSign, Domino's Pizza, Etsy, Home Depot, Mastercard, MercadoLibre, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Netflix, Nike, Palo Alto Networks, PayPal, Salesforce, Starbucks, Target, Visa, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends 3M, Chegg, and eBay and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe, long January 2024 $60 calls on DocuSign, long January 2025 $370 calls on Mastercard, long January 2025 $47.50 calls on Nike, short April 2023 $100 calls on Starbucks, short April 2023 $52.50 calls on eBay, short April 2023 $70 puts on PayPal, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe, and short January 2025 $380 calls on Mastercard. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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