In the S&P 500, 224 out of 500 shares are in the red this year. "Welt" has analyzed which stocks have the potential to catch up.

The criteria:

The stocks must have lost at least 20 percent in price since the beginning of the year, have at least double-digit price potential according to analysts' estimates and also be recommended as a buy by at least 50 percent of augurs.

The candidates (selection):

$UNH (+1.77%) - United Health

$DECK (+2.42%) - Deckers Outdoor

$UPS (+0.48%) - UPS

$HAL (-0.57%) - Halliburton

$MRK (+0.53%) - Merck

$NCLH (+3.49%) - Norwegian Cruise Line

$IQV (-0.55%) - IQVIA Holdings

Source: Welt, 14.05.25 (excerpt) | Image: ChatGPT

Adjusted price targets of individual analysts

• $CL (+1.17%) Colgate-Palmolive Co <CL.N>: TD Cowen initiates coverage with a buy recommendation; price target $110
• $DHI (+0.71%) <DHI.N>: JP Morgan raises price target to $180 from $163
• $IQV (-0.55%) IQVIA Holdings Inc <IQV.N>: Baird raises price target to $251 from $235
• $MCK (+0.41%) McKesson Corp <MCK.N>: Jefferies raises price target to $670 from $620
• $MSFT (-0.2%) Microsoft <MSFT.O>: Piper Sandler raises price target to $485 from $465

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