The “Magnificent Seven” group of stocks has dominated the market for several years. These emerging tech companies have emerged as market leaders over the past decade and become some of the world’s largest companies. In fact, Magnificent’s seven stocks are all among the 10 largest companies in the world. It consists of:
Nvidia(NASDAQ: NVDA )
Appl(NASDAQ: AAPL )
the alphabet(NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL )
Microsoft(NASDAQ: MSFT )
Amazon(NASDAQ: AMZN )
Meta platforms(NASDAQ: META )
Tesla(NASDAQ: TSLA )
But past performance does not always indicate future performance. These stocks are long-term winners, but which one has the best chance of success going forward? More importantly, what are the buying opportunities in March? Let’s take a look.
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To me, Tesla is a tough stock to understand. The company is doing a lot of interesting things, and the future looks bright if some of the actions work, but the current results are not exciting. I think the best times to buy Tesla stock are when it is trading well above its all-time highs. While it’s down about 18% from that level, it’s similar to the rest of the stocks in this group, so I don’t think now is a good time to pick up the shares.
Apple is a company I don’t trust. It has failed to launch meaningful artificial intelligence (AI) products, and most of its revenue is tied to past efforts. It is currently reporting a rebound in growth, but that is because it has been relatively weak compared to the previous few years. Apple needs to post a strong year and launch some exciting new products for me to be interested in it again. Until then, I’m going to stock up.
That leaves Nvidia, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta Platforms as the biggest buys in March, and I think a great case can be made for each.
All five of these stocks posted strong results and did exactly what they told investors they would do. As for Nvidia, Microsoft, and Meta, they may be performing just fine as businesses, but their stocks have made some headwinds.
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Each of these stocks was trading for very high returns; Now they trade for almost the same price tag as S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). The S&P 500’s forward earnings ratio is 21.9, yet all three stocks are growing much faster than the 10% average that the market typically grows.
All three see strength in their core businesses, and the average market value seems like a great price to buy these stocks, as they have the potential to deliver incredible stock price growth once they return to normal value levels.
Two top seven stocks that aren’t trading at this cheap level are Amazon and Alphabet. Both of these stocks sport premium values, with Amazon and Alphabet trading at 27 times forward earnings each. However, each of them has earned this premium value.
Alphabet has emerged as a leader in the generative AI area, and its AI module, Gemini, is one of the most popular to use. Additionally, it is seeing incredible growth in its cloud computing segment due to the massive demand for its computing capabilities to run AI workloads.
Amazon is seeing similar demand in its cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS posted its best quarter in three years in the fourth quarter of 2025 — a sign of growing demand. Additionally, its custom chip business has grown at a three-fold pace in revenue. This shows Amazon’s AI strategy is working as a competitor rather than a host, and should lead to impressive growth in this important segment for the remainder of 2026.
Although Amazon and Alphabet command a premium value, they have earned it and will likely keep it because of their top-notch execution. Microsoft, Meta, and Nvidia are also great buys, and represent slightly more value than Amazon and Alphabet.
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Keith Drury holds positions at Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla. The Motley Fool owns and recommends positions in Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, MetaPlatforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla. Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
The Best “Big Seven” Stocks to Buy in March was originally published by The Motley Fool
