This list of top stocks to buy has growth, dividend, value, and artificial intelligence stocks.
*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Sept. 29, 2024. The video was published on Oct. 1, 2024.
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The 22 Best Stocks to Buy Now in October (2024)
By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA
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Oct 2, 2024 at 6:30AM
NASDAQ: NVDA
Nvidia
Market Cap
$3.5T
Today's Change
(-2.20%) -$3.19
Current Price
$141.81
Price as of June 13, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET
Whether you are looking for AI stocks or dividend stocks, this excellent list of companies has something for everyone.
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Stocks Mentioned
Nvidia
NVDA
$141.81
(-2.20%)
$-3.19
Home Depot
HD
$354.66
(-2.34%)
$-8.50
Alphabet
GOOGL
$174.54
(-0.66%)
$-1.16
Walt Disney
DIS
$117.85
(-0.64%)
$0.76
Coca-Cola
KO
$71.02
(-0.99%)
$0.71
Salesforce
CRM
$258.29
(-3.23%)
$-8.62
Netflix
NFLX
$1,210.72
(-0.35%)
$-4.31
Amazon
AMZN
$211.79
(-0.68%)
$-1.45
Micron Technology
MU
$115.67
(-0.44%)
$0.51
Target
TGT
$95.26
(-4.06%)
$-4.03
Meta Platforms
META
$681.56
(-1.70%)
$-11.80
Visa
V
$352.80
(-5.01%)
$-18.60
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$116.16
(-1.98%)
$-2.34
Nike
NKE
$60.44
(-3.76%)
$-2.36
Alphabet
GOOG
$175.73
(-0.70%)
$-1.24
Alibaba Group
BABA
$112.87
(-3.22%)
$-3.75
Uber Technologies
UBER
$83.83
(-2.10%)
$-1.79
PayPal
PYPL
$70.75
(-5.42%)
$-4.05
Snap
SNAP
$7.95
(-4.22%)
$0.35
Zoom Communications
ZM
$76.59
(-1.06%)
$0.82
Chewy
CHWY
$41.67
(1.12%)
$0.46
Fiverr International
FVRR
$29.12
(-2.67%)
$0.80
UiPath
PATH
$12.24
(-3.32%)
$0.42
*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.
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