Best US Stocks: September 2026
The US is the deepest, most liquid equity market in the world, and also the most picked-over. MoatMap scores over 4,000 NYSE and Nasdaq names on Quality, Value and Momentum, which means the list below is where all three factors align, not just the mega-caps everyone already owns.
MoatMap scored 5,055 US stocks on 2026-09-01; 3,974 cleared the $250M market-cap floor this list applies. The market's average StockRank is 44. Healthcare is the most represented sector in the top 10 (3 names).
September 2026 edition · data as of ·How we score stocks·All United States stocks, refreshed daily
Top 25 US Stocks by StockRank
| # | Ticker | Company | Score | Q | V | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HRMY | Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. | 100 | 81 | 73 | 85 |
| 2 | CRCT | Cricut, Inc. | 100 | 90 | 75 | 70 |
| 3 | ESEA | Euroseas Ltd. | 100 | 81 | 84 | 68 |
| 4 | PARR | Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. | 100 | 82 | 71 | 78 |
| 5 | IRWD | Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 100 | 86 | 75 | 71 |
| 6 | DDI | DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd. | 100 | 73 | 81 | 76 |
| 7 | SENEA | Seneca Foods Corporation | 100 | 69 | 67 | 91 |
| 8 | TNK | Teekay Tankers Ltd. | 99 | 83 | 72 | 69 |
| 9 | NUTX | Nutex Health Inc. | 99 | 84 | 78 | 62 |
| 10 | CIX | CompX International Inc. | 99 | 87 | 51 | 86 |
| 11 | BWLP | BW LPG Limited | 99 | 75 | 63 | 84 |
| 12 | PGY | Pagaya Technologies Ltd. | 99 | 77 | 74 | 69 |
| 13 | CBL | CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | 99 | 71 | 59 | 89 |
| 14 | PRG | PROG Holdings, Inc. | 99 | 76 | 74 | 68 |
| 15 | FSM | Fortuna Mining Corp. | 99 | 87 | 70 | 60 |
| 16 | LPG | Dorian LPG Ltd. | 99 | 79 | 59 | 79 |
| 17 | BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 99 | 74 | 65 | 77 |
| 18 | EXEL | Exelixis, Inc. | 99 | 89 | 52 | 75 |
| 19 | PBI | Pitney Bowes Inc. | 99 | 72 | 63 | 81 |
| 20 | RNG | RingCentral, Inc. | 99 | 78 | 48 | 89 |
| 21 | SM | SM Energy Company | 98 | 73 | 68 | 74 |
| 22 | GSL | Global Ship Lease, Inc. | 98 | 75 | 84 | 55 |
| 23 | RIGL | Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 98 | 81 | 71 | 62 |
| 24 | PBYI | Puma Biotechnology, Inc. | 98 | 85 | 62 | 67 |
| 25 | THC | Tenet Healthcare Corporation | 98 | 67 | 71 | 74 |
Ranked by StockRank (Quality + Value + Momentum composite) at a minimum market cap of $250M. A new edition is generated on the first scoring run of each month.
Director buying reported in the 90 days to : ESEA, SENEA, PGY · Full United States insider feed
Active share buybacks in the 180 days to : CRCT, PARR, SENEA, NUTX, CBL, PRG and 6 more
How to Read a US Factor Screen
The US market's defining feature is dispersion at scale: it contains both the world's most expensive quality franchises and, further down the cap spectrum, some of its cheapest overlooked businesses. A factor screen earns its keep in the second group. The S&P 500 is analysed by thousands of professionals, but the mid- and small-cap tail where StockRank tends to surface names gets a fraction of that attention.
Valuation context matters when reading US results: the US trades at a persistent premium to every other market MoatMap covers, so a US name that scores high on Value is telling you something rarer than the same score in Tokyo or Seoul. Conversely, Quality scores in the US benchmark against the world's best cohort of high-ROIC businesses, so an 80+ Quality score here is a strong statement.
The US is also the market where insider-trading disclosure is fastest and cleanest (SEC Form 4 filings, typically within two business days). Cross-referencing a high StockRank with recent director buying, flagged below the table when present, is one of the highest-signal combinations the data offers.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the best US stocks to buy right now?
- The table above lists MoatMap's top 25 US-listed stocks by StockRank, a composite percentile of Quality (ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, leverage), Value (P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/B, shareholder yield) and Momentum (price trend + earnings revisions). The list is refreshed monthly with a stated data date, and every name links to a full score breakdown.
- Why isn't this just the Magnificent Seven?
- Because StockRank weighs Value alongside Quality and Momentum, and mega-cap tech rarely scores well on Value. A factor composite naturally surfaces strong businesses trading at reasonable prices, which in the US often means mid-caps and overlooked compounders rather than the index heavyweights.
- Does the list include small caps?
- Down to a $250M market-cap floor, yes. The floor exists so the public list never headlines an illiquid micro-cap; below that size, spreads and fill quality make a 'best stocks' framing misleading. The full US universe, with no floor, is browsable in the screener.
- How often does this US ranking refresh?
- A new edition is generated on the first scoring run of each calendar month, and the page states its exact data-as-of date. Underlying scores recompute nightly; for the daily-refresh view, use the ranked-stocks screener filtered to the United States.
- Are these stock picks or investment advice?
- Neither. They are the output of a systematic factor screen, a starting point for research. Every position needs a thesis you can articulate: the moat, the catalyst, the risk. MoatMap is a research tool, not a broker or advisor.