3 More of the Hottest Stocks in the S&P 500 Heading Into the New Year

I've identified three more stocks that have seen strong upward price movement over the past month and look very promising heading into 2026.For investors looking for the hottest S&P 500 stocks going into the new year -- with upside potential over the next 12 months -- these three are among the top 10 recent performers in that index and could be very good additions to portfolios for 2026: Dollar General (NYSE: DG), Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE), and EPAM Systems (NYSE: EPAM).Of course, as with all performance metrics, the parameters you set for time frame and other factors matter. Here, I chose to limit my search to the S&P 500 because those 500 large-cap stocks represent about 80% of the total market capitalization of U.S. companies, and they tend to be well-established companies with real revenues and profits, rather than flash-in-the-pan microcaps.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool