Chip AI stock Broadcom, AI cybersecurity stock CrowdStrike and AI software stock HubSpot are on our radar this week. Sea and Bank of America round out the five top stocks to watch.
Broadcom stock, Sea and HubSpot tested key levels near entries on Monday. HubSpot stock briefly cleared a buy point. The other top stocks show buy points as well. None have earnings in the way, but watch out for reports from rivals, customers and more as earnings season ramps up.
HubSpot stock is on IBD Leaderboard and the Big Cap 20. Other top IBD lists for the best stock ideas include the IBD 50 list of top growth stocks, as well as Long Term Leaders and SwingTrader.
The relative strength lines for all five top stocks are trending higher or improving. A rising RS line, the blue line in the charts shown, shows a stock's outperformance vs. the S&P 500 index. The RS line for Sea stock is making a new high, shown by the blue dot on the weekly chart.
The stock market rallied to record highs last week amid the presidential inauguration. Several leading names report earnings in the week ahead. Among the notable names: Meta, Microsoft, ServiceNow, Apple and Tesla
'Perfect' AI Stock: Broadcom
Shares of the artificial intelligence chipmaker popped 3.1% to 244.70 last week. That move put Broadcom stock within 3% of a 251.88 buy point from a 6-week flat base, according to the MarketSurge chart. AVGO stock forged the flat base after a powerful earnings breakaway gap in December.
But Broadcom stock sank 17.4% on Monday to undercut the 50-day moving average. China's DeepSeek AI shook the markets and weighed on AI-related stocks in particular.
The RS line for this AI stock has risen steadily over the past 10 years. That is a sign of long-term outperformance.
AVGO stock earns a perfect IBD Composite Rating of 99. It shows a superior EPS Rating of 96 and an RS Rating of 95, also out of a best-possible 99. A 95 RS Rating means that Broadcom stock has outpaced 95% of all stocks in IBD's database over the past year.
In December, the fabless chipmaker revealed it grew earnings 28% in its fiscal fourth quarter as revenue jumped 51%. The top line accelerated for the fourth straight quarter and showed the biggest gain since Q1 2017, thanks in part to the VMware acquisition.
Both Broadcom earnings and outlook roughly matched analyst estimates. Analyst now expect an almost 31% earnings jump this fiscal year, ending in October, speeding up from 15% last year, FactSet shows.
Broadcom and Nvidia are among the best chipmaking beneficiaries of the AI momentum. So far in 2025, Broadcom stock is now down about 8% after a big rally in the past year.
Broadcom earnings likely aren't due until late February, but results from Meta, Microsoft, Apple and others will provide a key gauge on AI capital spending and end-user adoption.
Market Rally Strong; 3 Titans Near Buy Points With Huge Earnings Due
CrowdStrike: Cybersecurity AI Stock
Shares of the artificial intelligence cybersecurity leader jumped more than 6% to 379.10 last week. CrowdStrike stock shows a 389 flat-base buy point, now 3% below the entry. Investors could view the flat base as an alternate handle on a larger base going back to July, before the global cybersecurity outage.
Shares are actionable from an early entry from the clearing the bulk of the flat base last Wednesday.
CrowdStrike holds a Composite Rating of 98, EPS Rating of 97 and RS Rating of 88.
Earnings growth averaged 39% over the last three quarters, a robust level, though below the three-year average of 96%, the Stock Checkup tool shows. Sales ranged between 29% and 33% the last three quarters, also below the three-year rate of 42%.
The cybersecurity firm sprang into public consciousness last July after a botched rollout of an update to its software. That event briefly brought corporate America to its knees. However the firm won high marks from analysts for its handling of the crisis, with CRWD stock rallying with aplomb as a result.
CrowdStrike says AI has become an essential tool in cybersecurity. Its new Charlotte AI, a generative AI assistant, aims to stop breaches faster.
Thus far in 2025, CrowdStrike stock has advanced 9%.
Sea Stock
American depositary shares of the Singapore-based online retailer gained 2.4% to 117.81 last week after jumping 6.3% in the prior week.
Sea shares shed 3% on Monday, testing the 50-day line. Sea stock now trades 4% below a 119.47 buy point from a shallow cup or flat base.
Offsetting a Composite Rating of 97 and an RS Rating of 96, Sea stock owns shows a poor EPS Rating of 39 out of 99. It's a young company making a shift to consistent profits.
Earnings last year show Sea is growing more profitable while also accelerating its sales growth. Its Shopee platform has emerged as a leader in the competitive Southeast Asia e-commerce market, though there are fears of TikTok cutting into share. Its other businesses include SeaMoney for digital payments and Garena for online games.
Sea stock has climbed around 8% year to date.
HubSpot: Software AI Stock
Shares of the enterprise software maker advanced 3.2% to 726.93 last week, even with Friday's downside reversal.
On Monday, HubSpot stock popped more than 4%, clearing a 762.47 buy point from a flat base intraday but closing below it. The base formed right on top of a deeper cup base. Shares defied the Deepseek AI-fueled sell-off to make a new intraday high.
The move higher on Monday came as Bank of America Securities analyst Bradley Sills maintained a buy rating on HubSpot spot with a price target of $850, according to TipRanks.com.
HubSpot stock was already actionable from breaking above the 50-day and 10-week line, clearing some short-term levels.
A leading software stock, HubSpot holds an IBD Composite Rating of 99, EPS Rating of 99 and RS Rating of 88.
HubSpot provides AI tools on its software platform for businesses to manage marketing, customer service and sales. The enterprise software leader boasts over 230,000 customers globally.
Earning growth averaged 37.6% over the last three quarters, a robust level, though below the three-year average of 77%, the Stock Checkup tool shows. Sales ranged between 20% and 23% the last three quarters, also below the three-year rate of 28%.
Hubspot stock has climbed around 9% year to date.
Bank Of America Stock
Shares of the money center bank gained 1.2% on Monday after closing modestly lower last week.
Bank of America stock extended its rally above the 50-day moving average. It is now just 1% under a 47.51 cup-with-handle buy point.
BAC stock holds an IBD Composite Rating of 90, EPS Rating of 80 and RS Rating of 82.
On Jan. 18, Bank of America disclosed that it more than doubled earnings in the fourth quarter as revenue rose 15%. It beat analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines.
More broadly, bank stocks have rallied on hopes for looser regulations under President Donald Trump. The new administration's tax and tariff policies could be inflationary, and are under watch.
Bank of America stock has gained 7% year to date. It's one of Warren Buffett's biggest stock holdings, along with Apple stock.
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