In the Sweet Spot: Daily Stock Pick Archive
Manifest Investing's daily stock pick: one high-quality company whose projected annual return (PAR) sits in the sweet spot above the market median (MIPAR).
42 picks published since July 8, 2026.
- — Lennox (LII): Lennox: quality holding near its 52-week low, still inside the sweet spot
- — Xylem (XYL): Xylem: A Water Technology Leader Trading Near Its Low, With the Sweet Spot Signals to Match
- — Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB): Fifth Third Bancorp: A High-Quality Regional Bank Heading Into Its Biggest Weekend of the Year
- — Nova [Measuring]* (NVMI): Nova's quality score sits at the top of the pack, and the market still hasn't caught up
- — Mueller Industries (MLI): Mueller Industries: A Triple Play at the Sweet Spot's Doorstep
- — Oracle Corp. (ORCL): Oracle: A Sweet Spot Case Heading Into a September 8 Report
- — National Fuel Gas (NFG): National Fuel Gas: A Triple Play Sitting in the Sweet Spot
- — Omnicom Group (OMC): Omnicom: A Merger Integration Reaching Escape Velocity
- — Meta Platforms [Facebook] (META): Meta Platforms: A Sweet Spot Name Trading Well Off Its High
- — CoStar Group (CSGP): CoStar Group: Insider Buying, a Closed Acquisition, and a Sweet-Spot PAR
- — Netflix (NFLX): Netflix: a Triple Play hiding in plain sight after a hard pullback
- — Gentex (GNTX): Gentex: quality auto-tech supplier trading near the top of the sweet spot ahead of its Investor Day
- — Valvoline (VVV): Valvoline's Post-Breeze Reset Lands It Squarely in the Sweet Spot
- — Henry, Jack (JKHY): Jack Henry heads into earnings sitting in the sweet spot
- — Zoetis (ZTS): Zoetis: Quality Animal-Health Franchise Trading Near a 52-Week Low, With a Same-Day FDA Nod
- — Copart (CPRT): Why Copart stands out today
- — Progressive Corp. (PGR): Progressive: a Triple Play still parked in the sweet spot
- — Boston Scientific (BSX): Why Boston Scientific stands out today
- — McDonald's (MCD): McDonald's: quality compounder, price near its low, right in the sweet spot
- — Ollie's Bargain (OLLI): Ollie's Bargain Outlet: A Discount Retailer Riding Structural Tailwinds, Still in the Sweet Spot
- — Check Point Software (CHKP): Check Point Software: a quality compounder still parked well off its highs
- — Gallagher Arthur J. (AJG): Arthur J. Gallagher: A Triple Play Sitting Right in the Sweet Spot
- — Wingstop (WING): Wingstop: A High-Quality Franchisor Trading Where the Market Is Pricing In the Comp Sales Slump
- — NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA): Nvidia's PAR Sits Inside the Sweet Spot After a Pullback From Its 52-Week High
- — Lazard (LAZ): Why Lazard stands out today
- — Ubiquiti Networks (UI): Ubiquiti: A Networking Name Trading Back Into the Sweet Spot
- — Amphenol Corp (APH): Amphenol reports today, and the sweet spot math still works
- — Cactus (WHD): Why Cactus (WHD) stands out today
- — Veeva Systems (VEEV): Veeva Systems: High Quality, Sweet-Spot PAR, and a 40% Discount from Its High
- — CRA International* (CRAI): CRA International: A High-Quality Consulting Shop Just Outside the Sweet Spot
- — Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG): Chipotle: quality holds near the sweet spot as shares slide
- — Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM): Why Sprouts Farmers Market stands out today
- — CoStar Group (CSGP): CoStar Group: A Real Estate Data Giant Sitting Well Off Its Highs
- — Royal Gold (RGLD): Royal Gold: Near-Perfect Quality Meets a Sweet Spot PAR, Trading Well Off Its High
- — Mueller Industries (MLI): Mueller Industries: a quality metals fabricator sitting right in the sweet spot ahead of earnings
- — Dlocal* (DLO): DLocal's growth story meets a sharp PAR pullback as Russell 2000 inclusion lands
- — First Horizon Nat. (FHN): First Horizon: A Regional Bank Reporting Today, Sitting Right in the Sweet Spot
- — Innovative Aerosystems* (ISSC): Innovative Solutions & Support: A Small-Cap Avionics Name Sitting in the Sweet Spot
- — Gentex (GNTX): Gentex: a quiet auto-tech compounder sitting near the top of the sweet spot
- — Copart (CPRT): Copart: A Quality Compounder Trading Near Its Low as Leadership Turns Over
- — Zoetis (ZTS): Zoetis: quality near the top of our coverage, sitting in the sweet spot near its 52-week low
- — Netflix (NFLX): Netflix: a Triple Play flagged in the sweet spot, with earnings eight days out