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Investing.com -- As the market kicks off August under intense seesaw action, it is easy to assume that gains in the first two sessions of the month were only reserved for swing trades that caught the exact bounce timing.
But while that might be the case for those betting on the bigger names of the market, investors should not lose sight of a key fundamental factor: as of July 25, a jaw-dropping 84% of S&P 500 companies are beating analyst estimates - a percentage only previously seen during the 2021 post-pandemic bull market.
Against this backdrop, those focused on buying companies with strong fundamentals and earnings power are notching above-average returns. Such is the case with our premium members, who received a fresh list of AI-picked stocks for August, based on 150+ investor-grade metrics and more than 15 years of stock market data.
One of these picks was ViaSat (NASDAQ:VSAT) - already up 23.43% month-to-date, and up another 1.50% in premarket trading as of this writing.
But VSAT is not the only winner from this list. In fact, a whopping 88% of our AI picks for August are in the green, even despite the S&P 500 moving slightly lower so far. This includes another timely call on NYSE:DRD, +8.36% in the first two sessions of the month already.
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VSAT stock surged higher as analysts at William Blair upgraded the satellite communications company to Outperform from Market Perform, citing several catalysts that could drive significant upside.
These catalysts will be put to the test tonight after the market closes when VSAT releases its Q126 earnings report, suggesting more upside could be in the making if the stock responds to expectations.
But how could you have spotted VSAT stock before it rallied if all headlines only talk about the Mag 7?
Well, let’s just say it would have been very challenging without the help of AI.
Instead of going through endless sets of data on thousands of companies manually, our premium members get a narrowed list of stocks poised for outperformance based on a combination of more than 150 investor-grade fundamental and technical factors and 15 years of market data.
That’s how the AI model delivered a massive +109.46% returns since the official launch in November 2023. That’s a whopping +70.67% outperformance over the S&P 500.
Globally, since the official launch of non-US strategies in January this year, the performance couldn’t be better. See some results below:
- Italian Growth Stars: +29.51%
since launch this year, beating the benchmark by 12.99% - Korean Value Bargain Stocks: +42.47% since launch this year, beating the benchmark by 10.40%
- Industrial Champions Germany: +43.24% since launch this year, beating the benchmark by 24.96%
- Best Brazilian Stocks: +18.49% since launch this year, beating its respective benchmark by 6.93%
- Spanish Market Leaders: +37.36% since launch this year, beating the benchmark by 14.35%
*These are real-world - NOT backtested or fictional results.
For July alone, the AI spotted as much as thirteen 20%+ winners. Those include:
- Medpace Holdings (NASDAQ:MEDP): +33.06% in July
- Commerzbank (ETR:CBKG) (Germany): +20.97% in July
- Tongyang (KS:001520) Life (Korea): +20.09% in July
- DN Automotive (Korea): +25.27% in July
- OCI Co (Korea): +23.48% in July
- Grupo Televisa Unit (Mexico): +22.74% in July
- Controladora Vuela (Mexico): +22.39% in July
- Girisim Elektrik Taahhut (IS:GESAN) Ticaret Sanayi (Turkey): +21.13% in July
- Dap Gayrimenkul Gelistirme (Turkey): +47.53% in July
- Thyssenkrupp AG (ETR:TKAG) ADR (OTC:TKAMY (OTC:TKAMY)) (Germany): +19.90% in July; +198.55% since first picked in January this year.
Among several others...
In fact, the hit rate of these AI-powered strategies now stands at a massive 97.27%.
Not only that, but a whopping 72.5% of the AI-picked stock selections are beating their respective benchmarks.
See more relevant stats below:
But how does the AI stock picker actually work?
At the start of each month, our AI refreshes each strategy with up to 20 stock picks. These selections are based on a blend of more than 150 well-established financial models compiled by our machine learning model on over 15 years of financial data worldwide.
Some stocks are added, others retained, and a few are removed, reflecting how the model reassesses each company’s medium-term growth potential.
To track performance, each strategy uses equal weighting across all selected stocks. While you’re not required to follow that weighting exactly, it offers a consistent benchmark to evaluate how well the model identifies opportunities across the board.
At the end of the day, stock picking is still a game of probabilities. But the key isn’t just finding winners — it’s knowing when to move on from the ones that no longer stack up.
Since launch, the model has done just that — delivering more than a few standout success stories along the way.
As a matter of fact, our backtest suggests that going the long run is the surest path to long-term wealth generation.
Check out the 12-year outperformance of Tech Titans over the S&P 500 below:
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