Finding overlooked quality U.S. stocks with strong momentum
With the S&P 500 trading within 4 per cent of its all-time high at the time of this writing, investor attention is focused on stocks showing strong momentum. Our screen aims to uncover outperforming U.S.-listed companies that combine robust price performance with solid fundamentals using Trading Central's proprietary Quality and Momentum factor rating approach. By including midcap names with liquidity filters, we're seeking quality stocks that may be overlooked by traditional analysts, yet are well-positioned in today's resilient equity market.
Using Trading Central's Strategy Builder, we screened for U.S.-listed stocks with a market capitalization between US$500-million and US$5-billion, focusing our search on small- and midcap companies which are big enough to be stable and liquid, but small enough to still offer significant growth potential and possibly be overlooked by the broader market.
To target liquid and tradable securities, we included only stocks with listed options and set a minimum share price of US$10, helping to avoid highly speculative or illiquid names.
To identify stocks that have seen increased investor interest, we required the 10-day average trading volume to be at least equal to the 90-day average, signalling recent momentum in trading activity.
We focused on companies demonstrating both strong price momentum and solid fundamentals by setting minimum Trading Central Momentum and Quality Factor Ratings of 60 out of 100, respectively. The quality-factor group measures the total financial strength of the company in regard to profitability, the robustness of its balance sheet and earnings quality. The momentum factor refers to the tendency of winning stocks to continue performing well in the near term.
Finally, to ensure our screen included stocks maintaining positive trends, we required that each stock be no more than 15 per cent below its 52-week high, identifying companies trading near their recent peaks and exhibiting sustained strength.
For informational purposes, we have also included year-to-date, and one-year return.
Trading Central is a global leader in financial market research and investment analytics for retail online brokers and institutions. Its product suite provides actionable trading ideas based on technical and fundamental research covering stocks, exchange-traded funds, indexes, forex, options and commodities. Strategy Builder, our stock screener, is available through leading retail brokers in Canada and worldwide.
Topping our list is Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc., a property and casualty insurer that has delivered a remarkable 185-per-cent return over the past year, the highest on our list. With a price-to-earnings ratio of just 9.21 and a momentum factor rating of 93, Florida-based Heritage stands out for both value and price momentum. Despite its modest market cap of US$720-million, the company's strong TC Quality Factor rating of 63 and sustained price rally make it a compelling choice for investors seeking under-the-radar growth.
One Gas Inc., a regulated natural gas utility serving more than 2.3 million customers across Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas, has the highest market cap on our list at $4.41-billion. The Oklahoma-based company's stock has a TC Quality and Momentum factor rating of 63 and 87 respectively, which is strong. The stock has been outperforming the broad market like all the stocks in this screen, with a 25.6-per-cent return year-to-date.
Vancouver's MAG Silver Corp., a leading precious metals producer, caught our attention because of its recent increase in trading volume. The stock's 10-day/90-day volume ratio of 1.51, the highest in our list, suggests it is currently attracting more attention from investors. The stock recently posted a new 52-week high.
Trading Central Strategy Builder provides a back-testing capability to evaluate how well an investing strategy would have worked in the past. Using a five-year historical period with quarterly rebalancing, the screen described had an impressive 25-per-cent annualized return compared to 14 per cent for the S&P 500 Index.
The investment ideas presented here are for information only. They do not constitute advice or a recommendation by Trading Central in respect of the investment in financial instruments. Investors should conduct further research before investing.
Gary Christie is head of North American research at Trading Central in Ottawa.
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Agnico Eagle is also advancing permitting and conducting several studies for the preparation of the impact assessment at Upper Beaver. Agnico Eagle expects to submit an impact assessment in late 2025. OR Royalties owns a 2.0% NSR royalty on the Upper Beaver project, as well as a 2% NSR royalty that covers most of Agnico Eagle's Kirkland Lake regional properties, including Amalgamated Kirkland, Anoki-McBean, Bidgood, and Upper Canada. Ermitaño (operated by First Majestic Silver Corp.) In 2024, First Majestic Silver Corp. ('First Majestic') announced the discovery of the Navidad vein system, a new significant, vein-hosted gold and silver mineralized system adjacent to its currently producing Ermitaño mine. The drilling completed during the second half of 2024 significantly expanded the gold and silver mineralization discovered at the Navidad target. During 2025, additional drilling from surface is planned to continue testing the potential expansion of Navidad, which remains open in multiple directions. Expansionary and infill resource definition drilling will also take place from multiple new underground drilling stations constructed from the Ermitaño mine. Five drill rigs are currently active at Navidad. In late March 2025, First Majestic announced its 2024 Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Estimates for the Ermitaño deposit. As part of the update, First Majestic announced an initial Inferred Mineral Resource at Navidad, consisting of 2.3Mt grading 81 grams per tonne silver ('g/t Ag') and 3.42 g/t Au, and containing 5.9Moz Ag and 249koz Au. To date, only a portion of the newly delineated vein system has been classified within the Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate, with significant upside potential to be realized by First Majestic through additional drilling. On May 28 th, 2025, First Majestic announced drill results targeting the Winter vein more than 100 meters east of prior drilling and intersected some of the highest-grade mineralization ever encountered on the Santa Elena Property: 6.8 meters grading 14.8 g/t Au and 642 g/t Ag. Five additional significant intersections were cut further downhole including that of the Navidad vein. Resource conversion drilling confirms the continuity of precious metal mineralization and, in general, returned significantly higher gold and silver grades than estimated from prior drilling. Independent third-party metallurgical testing of Navidad and Winter mineralization under current mineral processing parameters for the Santa Elena processing plant was completed during the fall of 2024. The testing revealed exceptional gold and silver recovery rates with gold recoveries consistently exceeding 90% and silver recoveries exceeding 85%. The results firmly establish that Navidad's mineralization is compatible with the existing processing infrastructure at First Majestic's Santa Elena operation. OR Royalties' 2.0% NSR royalty on Ermitaño includes Navidad, the Cumobabi property, as well as the Luna Zone. Wharekirauponga (Operated by OceanaGold Corporation) In early March 2025, OceanaGold Corporation ('OceanaGold') announced a significant milestone in that it had lodged its application for the grant of Fast-track approvals for the Waihi North Project ("WNP"), which includes Wharekirauponga Underground ("WUG"), under New Zealand's Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 (the "Act"). OceanaGold expects WNP to be fully-permitted (subject to any appeals) under the Act by the end of 2025. This timetable would allow OceanaGold to commence decline and underground development work for the proposed WUG mine in 2026. In 2025, $40-45 million of early works not requiring Fast-track approvals have been planned. In addition, OceanaGold also announced drill results from WUG which continued to demonstrate the continuity and upside potential beyond the 1.2 Moz of Mineral Reserves declared within OceanaGold's WNP Prefeasibility Study ('PFS'), released in December 2024. The Mineral Reserve Estimate for WUG includes Probable Reserves of 4.1 Mt grading 9.2 g/t Au, containing 1.2Moz Au. MUG is expected to be the primary ore source until 2033, when mining transitions to WUG OR Royalties owns a 2.0% NSR royalty on the Waihi West and WUG. Prior to the full-scale development of WUG, a small amount of ore from the currently operating MUG mine is expected to be sourced from within the Waihi West royalty boundary. Sources for Technical Information: South Railroad Operator Website: (Asset profile) Orla Mining Ltd. press release (dated 2025-03-18) (Asset profile) Orla Mining Ltd. press release (dated 2025-05-12) (Asset profile) NI 43-101 Technical Report – South Railroad Project Feasibility Study, Elko County, Nevada (issue date 2022-03-14) (Asset profile, Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources, LOM, LOM Production) Spring Valley Operator Website: (Asset Profile) BLM National NEPA Register – Spring Valley Mine Project (dated 2024-04-18) (Asset profile) United States Federal Register Notice (dated 2024-03-18) (Asset profile) Solidus Resources press release (dated 2025-02-18) (Asset profile) Solidus Resources press release (dated 2025-02-18) (Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, LOM, LOM Production, Asset profile) Solidus Resource press release (dated 2025-05-13) (Asset profile) Cariboo Operator Website: (Asset profile) Osisko Development Corp. press release (dated 2025-04-28) (Asset profile, Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources, LOM, LOM Production) Amulsar ArmenPress press release (dated 2025-03-05) (Asset profile) ArmenPress press release (dated 2025-04-11) (Asset profile) Feasibility Study Technical Report Amulsar Project Armenia (filed 2019-10-16) (can be found on under the issuer Lydian International Limited). Note that the internal estimates provided by United Gold are not otherwise publicly disclosed. Upper Beaver Operator website: (Asset profile) Agnico Eagle press release (dated 2024-07-31) (Asset profile, Mineral Resources) Agnico Eagle press release (dated 2025-02-13) (Asset profile, LOM, LOM Production, Mineral Resources) Agnico Eagle press release (dated 2025-02-13) (Asset profile, Mineral Resources) Agnico Eagle press release (dated 2025-04-24) (Asset Profile) Ermitaño First Majestic Santa Elena (including Ermitaño) project website: (Asset profile) First Majestic press release (dated 2025-02-04) (Asset profile) First Majestic press release (dated 2025-02-20) (Asset profile) First Majestic Management's Discussion and Analysis for the Year and Quarter Ended December 31, 2024 (dated 2025-02-20) (Asset Profile) First Majestic press release (dated 2025-04-01) (Asset Profile, Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources) First Majestic press release (dated 2025-05-28) (Asset Profile) First Majestic Proven and Probable Mineral Reserve Estimates with an Effective Date of December 31, 2024 (dated 2025-04-01) (Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources) Wharekirauponga Operator website: (Asset profile) OceanaGold Corporation press release (dated 2024-10-16) (Asset profile) OceanaGold Corporation press release (dated 2024-12-18) (Asset profile) OceanaGold Corporation press release (dated 2024-12-11) (LOM, LOM Production, Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources) OceanaGold Corporation press release (dated 2025-03-04) (Asset profile) NI 43-101 Technical Report – Waihi District Pre-feasibility Study, New Zealand (fling date 2024-12-11) (LOM, LOM Production, Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources) Qualified Person The scientific and technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Guy Desharnais, Ph.D., Vice President, Project Evaluation at OR Royalties Inc., who is a 'qualified person' as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ('NI 43-101'). About OR Royalties Inc. OR Royalties Inc is an intermediate precious metal royalty company which holds a North American focused portfolio of over 195 royalties, streams and precious metal offtakes, including 21 producing assets. OR Royalties' portfolio is anchored by its cornerstone asset, a 3-5% net smelter return royalty on the Canadian Malartic Complex, home to one of Canada's largest gold mines. OR Royalties' head office is located at 1100 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Suite 300, Montréal, Québec, H3B 2S2. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements contained in this press release may be deemed 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and 'forward-looking information' within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are statements other than statements of historical fact, that address, without limitation, future events, that OR Royalties will meet its five-year growth outlook estimate, that development and milestones to be achieved by operators of the properties in which the Company holds interest will be achieved in a timely manner and that some of the assets highlighted in this press release may potentially be included in future iterations of the Company's five-year outlook. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words 'expects', 'plans', 'anticipates', 'believes', 'intends', 'estimates', 'projects', 'potential', 'scheduled' and similar expressions or variations (including negative variations), or that events or conditions 'will', 'would', 'may', 'could' or 'should' occur. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, most of which are beyond the control of OR Royalties, and actual results may accordingly differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Such risk factors include, without limitation, (i) with respect to properties in which OR Royalties holds a royalty, stream or other interest; risks related to: (a) the operators of the properties, (b) timely development, permitting, construction, commencement of production, ramp-up (including operating and technical challenges), (c) differences in rate and timing of production from Mineral Resource Estimates or production forecasts by operators, (d) differences in conversion rate from Mineral Resources to Mineral Reserves and ability to replace Mineral Resources, (e) the unfavorable outcome of any challenges or litigation relating title, permit or license, (f) hazards and uncertainty associated with the business of exploring, development and mining including, but not limited to unusual or unexpected geological and metallurgical conditions, slope failures or cave-ins, flooding and other natural disasters or civil unrest or other uninsured risks, (ii) with respect to other external factors: (a) fluctuations in the prices of the commodities that drive royalties, streams, offtakes and investments held by OR Royalties, (b) a trade war or new tariff barriers, (c) fluctuations in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar, (d) regulatory changes by national and local governments, including permitting and licensing regimes and taxation policies, regulations and political or economic developments in any of the countries where properties in which OR Royalties holds a royalty, stream or other interest are located or through which they are held, (e) continued availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions, and (f) responses of relevant governments to infectious diseases outbreaks and the effectiveness of such response and the potential impact of such outbreaks on OR Royalties' business, operations and financial condition; (iii) with respect to internal factors: (a) business opportunities that may or not become available to, or are pursued by OR Royalties, (b) the integration of acquired assets or (c) the determination of OR Royalties' PFIC status (d) that preliminary financial information may be subject to quarter end adjustments. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including, without limitation: the absence of significant change in OR Royalties' ongoing income and assets relating to determination of its PFIC status, and the absence of any other factors that could cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended and, with respect to properties in which OR Royalties holds a royalty, stream or other interest, (i) the ongoing operation of the properties by the owners or operators of such properties in a manner consistent with past practice and with public disclosure (including forecast of production), (ii) the accuracy of public statements and disclosures made by the owners or operators of such underlying properties (including expectations for the development of underlying properties that are not yet in production), (iii) no adverse development in respect of any significant property, (iv) that statements and estimates relating to mineral reserves and resources by owners and operators are accurate and (v) the implementation of an adequate plan for integration of acquired assets. For additional information on risks, uncertainties and assumptions, please refer to the most recent Annual Information Form of OR Royalties filed on SEDAR+ at and EDGAR at which also provides additional general assumptions in connection with these statements. OR Royalties cautions that the foregoing list of risk and uncertainties is not exhaustive. Investors and others should carefully consider the above factors as well as the uncertainties they represent and the risk they entail. OR Royalties believes that the assumptions reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be accurate as actual results and prospective events could materially differ from those anticipated such the forward-looking statements and such forward-looking statements included in this press release are not guarantee of future performance and should not be unduly relied upon. In this press release, OR Royalties relies on information publicly disclosed by other issuers and third parties pertaining to its assets and, therefore, assumes no liability for such third-party public disclosure. These statements speak only as of the date of this press release. OR Royalties undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by applicable law.
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This AI Giant Is Among the Top 5 Holdings of Billionaires David Tepper, Philippe Laffont, and Stephen Mandel Jr. -- and It's Not Nvidia
Investors, including billionaires, have generated enormous returns by investing in Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) in recent years. The artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant climbed more than 800% from the start of 2023 through the end of last year as demand for its products and services soared. And with the AI market forecast to reach beyond $2 trillion a few years down the road, it's likely Nvidia will continue to benefit. But it's important to remember that Nvidia isn't the only attractive AI bet to be found. In fact, right now, some of the world's top investors are favoring another AI giant over Nvidia. This particular player is among the top five holdings of billionaires David Tepper of Appaloosa Management, Philippe Laffont of Coatue Management, and Stephen Mandel Jr. of Lone Pine Capital. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Learn More » This company, like Nvidia, already has brought in billions of dollars in revenue thanks to AI -- and could win as the AI boom continues. Let's find out more. These billionaires like technology stocks First, it's important to note that these three billionaires have significant positions in technology stocks, with other such players among their top 10 holdings. So they clearly believe in the AI revolution and are setting themselves up to potentially gain as AI becomes more and more a part of our daily lives and the operations at businesses of every size. For example, Tepper and Mandel each have three Magnificent Seven stocks among their 10 most heavily weighted holdings, and Laffont has four. So, which company has caught the eye of these technology-focused investors? None other than AI powerhouse Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). As of the first quarter of the year, Amazon is the third biggest stock position in Tepper's $8.3 billion portfolio, the second-biggest in Laffont's $22 billion portfolio, and the third- largest in Mandel's $11 billion fund. Here are the details: Tepper holds 2,510,000 Amazon shares, and the stock represents 5.7% of the portfolio. Laffont holds 10,753,808 Amazon shares, and the stock represents 9.02% of his portfolio. Mandel holds 4,352,740 Amazon shares, and they represent 7.15% of his portfolio. This is according to the billionaires' 13Fs, filings that managers of $100 million or more must submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission on a quarterly basis. Is this AI player right for you? Now the question is: These billionaires clearly see Amazon as a fantastic AI investment, but is it right for you too? After all, though billionaires have demonstrated their investment expertise, some of their moves may not suit your investment strategy or comfort with risk. It's important to take these elements into consideration before diving in. You probably are most familiar with Amazon thanks to its e-commerce business. It's built an empire in the area, and one that extends around the globe. The operation helps the company generate billions of dollars in revenue year after year, and its extensive fulfillment network and popular subscription program Prime offer it a significant competitive advantage, or moat. But Amazon also is becoming a leader in AI, using the technology to streamline those e-commerce operations and even developing and selling AI products and services to customers through its Amazon Web Services (AWS) unit. In fact, due to Amazon's aggressive push into the AI space, AWS recently delivered a $117 billion annual revenue run rate. So Amazon already is generating significant growth from this hot technology. Well positioned for a win And since AWS is the world's leading cloud services provider, it's in the perfect spot to capture more and more business. As AWS customers develop AI projects, they have all that they need right at their fingertips on AWS -- from access to top chips like Nvidia's to a fully managed service that tailors popular large language models to a customer's needs. The AI buildout continues, and AWS is set to gain from this and from the next stages of AI, as customers apply AI to their businesses more and more. Meanwhile, Amazon offers a solid track record of earnings growth and has demonstrated its ability to manage turbulent times and go on to grow. For example, the company revamped its cost structure when higher inflation hurt earnings a few years ago and returned to growth within a year. All of this shows that Amazon is well positioned to benefit from the AI boom, but the stock also offers you security thanks to its well-established and profitable e-commerce and cloud businesses. And this means that, whether you're a cautious or aggressive investor, you may, like the billionaires, want to make Amazon one of your key AI bets. Should you invest $1,000 in Amazon right now? Before you buy stock in Amazon, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Amazon wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $651,049!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $828,224!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor 's total average return is979% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to171%for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join Stock Advisor. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 2, 2025 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Adria Cimino has positions in Amazon. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
