Quick Note on Predictions
No screen can guarantee which single stock will be “most bullish” over the next 6 months. What these filters do is tilt results toward stocks that have multiple signals (technical, fundamental, and analyst opinion) pointing to a higher probability of strong upside.
Screening Filters
PriceAboveMA200 (Price above 200-day moving average)
- Purpose: Capture stocks already in a sustained uptrend.
- Rationale:
- The 200-day moving average is a widely used long-term trend indicator.
- When price is above the 200-day MA, it suggests the stock is in a bullish phase rather than in a downtrend or consolidation.
- For a “most bullish next 6 months” search, you generally want to start from names that are already exhibiting positive long-term momentum instead of trying to catch falling knives.
Quarter EPS YoY Growth ≥ 20%
- Purpose: Focus on companies with strong, accelerating earnings.
- Rationale:
- Earnings-per-share (EPS) growing at 20%+ year-over-year is a sign of solid fundamental performance.
- Strong earnings growth often underpins sustained share price appreciation over the medium term because it supports higher valuations and investor confidence.
- For a 6‑month bullish outlook, you want companies where fundamentals are currently working in their favor, not just technicals.
One-Month Predicted Return ≥ 8%
- Purpose: Incorporate a quantitative model’s short-term bullish expectation.
- Rationale:
- This filter uses a predictive model (e.g., based on factors, momentum, volatility, etc.) to screen for stocks expected to gain at least 8% over the next month.
- While your question is about 6 months, strong near-term predicted upside is often correlated with continued momentum over medium horizons, especially when combined with good fundamentals and trend.
- This adds a data-driven “forward-looking” element on top of raw historical metrics.
Analyst Consensus = Strong Buy
- Purpose: Align with professional analysts’ most bullish ideas.
- Rationale:
- A “Strong Buy” consensus means most covering analysts are highly positive on the stock, typically with favorable earnings and revenue projections.
- Analysts’ 6–12 month targets and ratings are explicitly forward-looking, which directly addresses your timeframe-oriented question.
- Including this filter biases the list toward names where the Street broadly expects strong performance.
Target Price Upside Potential = MoreAbovePrice
- Purpose: Ensure analysts see substantial upside from current levels.
- Rationale:
- This requires that the average analyst target price is meaningfully above the current share price.
- It helps weed out stocks that are already near or above target, focusing instead on those where professionals still see significant room to run.
- For a “most bullish” screen, upside potential versus current price is a key piece of evidence.
Why the Results Match Your Request
- Technical strength: Price above the 200-day MA ensures candidates are already in strong long-term uptrends, not laggards.
- Fundamental momentum: EPS growth ≥ 20% selects companies with robust earnings power that can sustain or drive further gains.
- Quantitative upside signal: The one‑month predicted return filter tilts toward names that models expect to outperform in the near term, which can carry into the 6‑month window.
- Professional conviction: “Strong Buy” consensus plus notable target price upside ensures the stocks are viewed as especially attractive by analysts over a 6–12 month horizon.
Together, these filters don’t identify a guaranteed “most bullish” stock, but they narrow the universe to stocks with multiple reinforcing signals that they could be among the more bullish names over the next several months.
This list is generated based on data from one or more third party data providers. It is provided for informational purposes only by Intellectia.AI, and is not investment advice or a recommendation. Intellectia does not make any warranty or guarantee relating to the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of any third-party information, and the provision of this information does not constitute a recommendation.