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Macro uncertainty keeps market volatility volatile, but investors should focus on stocks that can provide compelling long-term returns.
The advice from top Wall Street analysts can help investors pick the right stocks that can avoid short-term stress in a solid way and produce impressive returns in the long run.
With that in mind, here are three stocks Top professionals on this streetAccording to Tipranks, a platform ranks analysts based on its past performance.
Nvidia
Semiconductor Giant Nvidia ((NVDA) is the first stock of the week. The company reported First quarter In fiscal year 2026. Despite the restrictions on chip exports, NVIDIA remains confident in its demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Print according to Q1, JPMorgan analyst Harlan continues Reiterate the buy rating of NVIDIA shares, with a target price of $170. Analysts point out that despite the loss of sales, H20 chip export restrictions On goods arriving in China. However, NVDA’s margins and earnings per share were subject to a $4.5 billion bet associated with a decrease in H20 inventory.
SUR predicts that data center revenue growth in the July quarter was about 16% in the quarter, in addition to H20 cargo, due to customers’ continued robust spending in their AI/accelerated computing projects and the continued strength of the production and deployment ramps of the NVIDIA Blackwell platform.
The analysts added that demand for NVIDIA’s Blackwell platform is very strong and is expected to continue to outweigh supply in many ways. Sur believes that management has good visibility ahead of the 2026 calendar year and has received support from recent mega data center transactions (including people with the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan) as well as Diffusion rules.
Overall, Sur concluded that NVIDIA’s silicon, hardware and software platform and impressive ecosystem remained ahead of the pack, “with the positive harvest of its new products and more product segments, further alienated.”
SUR ranks 38th among the more than 9,600 analysts tracked by Tipranks. His ratings are 66% profitable, with an average return of 23.4%. look NVIDIA Ownership Structure On Tipranks.
ZScaler
We moved to a cybersecurity company ZScaler ((ZS). The company’s third-quarter results exceeded expectations, a growing demand for its zero-trust exchange platform and the demand for AI security.
In response to optimistic results, JPMorgan analysts Brian Essex Reaffirming the buy rating of Zscaler stock and increasing its target target from $275 to $292, saying: “We are encouraged by strength this quarter, especially when peers in remote areas seem to be fighting the macro headwind, we are receiving more than expected.”
Analysts noted that Zscaler has increased its full-year revenue, profitability and bill prospects. He explained that the company’s performance has been encouraged to contribute, such as ubiquitous zero trust, ubiquitous data security and proxy operations. In fact, these emerging products are close to $1 billion in annual recurring revenue (ARR).
Essex noted that huge customer momentum continued to remain stable in the fiscal 25 of the third quarter, with the number of customers with an ARR of more than $1 million up 23% year-on-year, bringing ZScaler’s efforts in the fourth quarter to more than $3 billion in ARR. He stressed that the macro review was better than expected, as management said the company did not see a “soft April” despite the tight budget.
Comment on Zscaler’s Red CanaryEssex believes the deal is encouraging as it promises to enable companies to leverage IP (intellectual property) and Red Canary’s Intel capabilities.
Essex ranks 652nd of the 9,600+ analysts tracked by Tipranks. His ratings succeeded 58% of the time, with an average return of 12.6%. look ZScaler hedge fund trading activities On Tipranks.
Salesforce
Customer Relationship Management Software Provider Salesforce ((CRM) Recently reported that projected income and income outperform First quarter of fiscal year 2026 And a full-year forecast was proposed. The company also announced Acquisition Data management company Informatica has $8 billion in funding.
Follow the results, TD Cowen analyst Derrick Wood Reaffirmed the buy rating of CRM stock with a target price of $375. Wood noted that the company’s first-quarter Treasury revenue and current remaining performance obligations exceeded expectations.
“We believe its re-focusing on accelerating sales capacity growth is a strong signal of demand and should release higher growth next year,” Wood said.
Analysts highlight AI adoption is increasing Salesforce, Data Cloud and AI ARR RISISING More than 120% The annual reflects the early attractiveness of the company’s agent products. Wood noted that 30% of new agent bookings come from existing customers to expand their usage. The analyst said he was encouraged by the size and speed of the data cloud, which he saw as a leading metric for agents to adopt as customers work hard to complete the power agent workflow.
Wood believes that with mid-term profit margins of 30% Salesforce focuses on growth by redeploying savings in AI costs. It is worth noting that the company is more aggressive in increasing its workforce over the past two to three years. Analysts see this as a sign of positive demand, and management shows that the pipeline is growing through double-digit numbers.
Wood ranked 176th among the more than 9,600 analysts tracked by Tipranks. His ratings are 62% of the time and the average return is 14.8%. look Salesforce technical analysis On Tipranks.