Explore more topics
Stock report rankings · frozen snapshot

Top 5 Technology stocks of 2016

The 5 highest-rated Technology stocks entering 2016, with dated fundamentals and 2016 performance. NexusTrade AI stock ratings through 2015-12-31.

As of 2026-10-13T08:47:03.059Z

Ratings through
2015-12-31
Companies scored
500
Median score
3 / 5
Report dates
2014-12-31 to 2015-12-31
List status
Historical year cutoff
Jump to a section

The podium

The ring number is the fundamental score from each company's latest AI report on or before the cutoff.

The scores

Fundamental scoreHighest ratedAAPL+4.5 / 5IPGP+4.5 / 5FFIV+4.2 / 5ADBE+4 / 5AKAM+4 / 5
AAPLIPGPFFIVADBEAKAM
2 companies tie at the top score of 4.5; tied companies are ordered alphabetically.

Bars show the fundamental score out of 5 for the leading 5 companies; 500 total companies hold a rating in this cohort.

Fundamentals at the cutoff

Dated market observations pinned to 2015-12-31 — the same SEC daily dataset the company pages use, frozen on the day this list was set.

How these stocks traded

Cumulative return in 20161.2K-42.12016-01-042026-10-12
AAPL 2026-10-12
1,194.62
IPGP 2026-10-12
-11.4
FFIV 2026-10-12
388.49
SPY 2026-10-12
287.08
AAPLIPGPFFIVSPYHistorical simulation

Historical cumulative return since January 1, 2016 for the podium companies against the S&P 500. This selection uses reports through 2015-12-31; the chart describes past prices and is not a strategy backtest.

The whole field

Companies at each scoreScore level2.0+42 companies2.5+109 companies3.0+164 companies3.5+102 companies4.0+81 companies4.5+2 companies
2.02.53.03.54.04.5

Every fundamental score available through 2015-12-31 for this industry, including the full selection behind the list above.

How this list is built

Scores are NexusTrade AI fundamental-report ratings on a 1–5 scale: the latest report published on or before 2015-12-31 for every currently tracked company in this selection. Industry membership reflects each company's current products-and-revenue classification, not a historical snapshot; equal scores are ordered alphabetically.

Fundamentals are dated SEC market observations frozen at publication. The current-year list can be republished as new reports arrive; past-year lists keep their original year-end cutoff.

A rating summarizes a filed report; it does not predict a stock's return. Framing: the 5 highest-rated technology stocks entering 2016.

Continue exploring