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IBD stock screens are regularly updated to add new stocks to watch, as well as weed out those that have started to show weakness. In the tables below, you'll see which top growth stocks like Palo Alto Networks (PANW) have been added to or removed from lists like the IBD 50, Sector Leaders and the IBD Big Cap 20. Crypto stock TeraWulf (WULF), which mines bitcoins using green energy sources, earned a spot. Also, Figure Tech Solutions (FIGR), newcomer to IPO Leaders, offers lending and investing in digital assets. Aerospace/defense companies Karmen (KRMN), a missile systems maker, and Mercury Systems (MRCY) both earned a spot on best stock lists. Mercury provides secure processing systems for commercial, critical defense and intelligence organizations. Notably, the screens are based on The IBD Methodology. This strategy looks for stocks displaying the common traits typically shared by the best-performing stocks in the early stages of their big price moves. Check this column each day to help build and maintain your list of growth stocks to watch with alerts to the most recent changes. Best Growth Stocks Share These Key Characteristics Top performing growth stocks have "tells" that let investors know they are ones to watch and own. IBD's Composite Rating combines five key technical and fundamental ratings into one easy to use rating. One of those five is the Earnings Per Share Rating. Palo Alto Networks stock, for example, has a 98 EPS Rating. That shows its profit growth tops 98% of all other companies. And its 97 Composite Rating puts it among the best stocks overall. However, never buy a stock just because it's on an IBD list. Be sure to do your own research and run all your stock ideas through a buying checklist. And you can use IBD's simple three-step routine to quickly track general market trends, find stocks to watch, and pinpoint the best time to buy and sell. Changes made as of Oct. 28, 2025 5:50 p.m. ET. IBD's flagship screen of the best stocks to watch gives you 50 companies showing strong relative price strength and top-notch fundamentals. Before you decide what stocks to buy, always check out these new and innovative stocks that historically far outperform the S&P 500. View All IBD 50 Stocks And Related Analysis Check out the Innovator IBD 50 ETF (FFTY) IBD Sector Leaders IBD's most stringent and powerful screen, IBD Sector Leaders highlight the best growth stocks in IBD's 33 sectors. All IBD Sector Leaders show outstanding earnings and sales growth in recent quarters and are strong across many other fundamental and price-performance metrics. View All IBD Sector Leaders Stocks And Related Analysis IBD Big Cap 20: Two Hot Growth Stocks Join 20 Glass specialist Corning (GLW) joins Palo Alto Networks on the Big Cap 20 best growth stocks list. Corning provides specialty glass for electronic devices and LCD makers. This daily screen uncovers top-rated, large-cap growth stocks for your consideration. Big Cap 20 companies can deliver outsize gains without the volatility of smaller growth stocks. View All IBD Big Cap 20 Stocks And Related Analysis IPO Leaders Recent IPO stocks are where you often find some of the market's best stocks. New IPOs are typically in their early stages of growth, and it's big earnings growth that generally fuels a stock's price performance. IPO Leaders has special screening criteria to find up-and-coming stocks with strong fundamental and technical traits. View All IPO Leaders Stocks And Related Analysis Stock Spotlight This daily stock list seeks out the best stocks to buy and watch with top fundamentals that are getting ready to break out. Use it to glean emerging industry and sector trends in the market. View All Stock Spotlight Stocks And Related Analysis View Prior IBD Stock Lists Updates Please follow James DeTar on Twitter @JimDeTar YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
