My 17 Top Stocks to Buy Now in May

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – May 9, 2023 at 6:00AM

NASDAQ: MSFT

Microsoft

Market Cap

$2,979B

Today's Change

(0.46%) $1.84

Current Price

$400.96

Price as of April 22, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

They include a list of the best growth stocks as well as top dividend stocks.

Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian has carefully evaluated the stock market and selected his top 17 stocks to buy now. His list includes excellent growth stocks as well as spectacular dividend stocks for passive income investors.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 6, 2023. The video was published on May 8, 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, Airbnb, Alphabet, Chegg, Mastercard, Palo Alto Networks, PayPal, Starbucks, Visa, and Walt Disney and has the following options: long January 2024 $105 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe, Airbnb, 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 January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe, short January 2025 $380 calls on Mastercard, short July 2023 $47.50 calls on eBay, and short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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