: Highlighted for its healthy 4.6% dividend yield and its early lead in the race to launch 5G connectivity.
For the year 2017, the following 10 stocks were highlighted by major financial analysts as top picks due to their strong growth potential, market dominance, or shifting business models.
: Recommended as e-commerce expanded; its customer base grew to over 200 million as it successfully separated from eBay to become a standalone payment giant.
: A top pick for its strong free cash flow and a massive order backlog for commercial jets that analysts expected to drive profits for the next decade.
: Seen as being at an "inflection point" where its transition to a cloud-based, subscription revenue model via Azure and Office was finally starting to boost margins.
: Analysts favored it after breakthrough clinical trials for its cystic fibrosis treatment promised to triple its revenue by 2021.
: Viewed as a reliable bet on a recovering global economy and the continued rise of e-commerce delivery needs.