5 Stocks to Watch: Week of 8/11/2025

We’ve got all the stock picks you need this week: 

• Our most recent stock of the week, Virtu Financial (VIRT), could benefit from near-term catalysts 
• Copa Holdings (CPA) is an under-the-radar pick with real potential
• Why Myr Group (MYRG) is the top-rated stock in its industry
• Past Stock of the Week pick Emcor Group (EME) is back on the list
• Natures Sunshine Products (NATR) reports strong earnings results, and analysts are taking notice

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1- Emcor Group (NYSE: EME) 

Emcor is a leading specialty construction firm with expertise in power transmission, voice & data communications, and fiber optics. It also just so happens to be part of our market-beating Zen Investor portfolio. The company is riding some serious growth trends — and with a recent double beat in tow, the stock’s already impressive rally isn’t showing any signs of stopping.

Zen Rating: A (Strong Buy) — see full analysis >  

Recent Price: $616.06 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $725.00 

Why we’re watching:

• Emcor Group stock currently has 3 Strong Buy ratings, 1 Buy rating, and 1 Strong Sell rating. See the ratings  
• Brent Thielman of DA Davidson (a top 2% rated analyst) maintained a Strong Buy rating on EME and increased his price target from $515 to a Street-high $725 after the company’s Q2 2025 earnings.
• Following a solid quarter and encouraging bookings activity, Thielman reiterated their positive view on the name's opportunities.
• The analyst also noted that cash flow should ramp up in 2H, which bodes well for Emcor Group's balance sheet.
• EME is the 3rd highest-rated stock in the Engineering & Construction industry, which has an Industry Rating of A.
• Emcor Group shares rank in the top 3% of the more than 4,600 equities that we track, giving them a Zen Rating of A.
• In terms of its Growth Component Grade rating, EME ranks in the 83rd percentile of stocks.
• Since the start of the year, Emcor Group stock has rallied by 35.98% — and ranks in the top 12% according to Momentum.
• When it comes to Financials, EME ranks in the top 7% of stocks — however, Sentiment is the star of the show, as the stock ranks in the top 5% in that regard. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

2- Myr Group (NASDAQ: MYRG)

Myr Group is a specialty contractor that builds and maintains electrical infrastructure across the U.S. and Canada. Its main focuses are high-voltage power lines, substations, and electrical work for large-scale industrial projects. With electrification showing no signs of stopping — coupled with constant calls for grid modernization, MYRG is set to benefit from steady demand.

Zen Rating: A (Strong Buy) — see full analysis >  

Recent Price: $184.14 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $211.00 

Why we’re watching:

• Myr Group stock currently has 3 Strong Buy ratings, 1 Buy rating, and 2 Hold ratings. Notably, there are no Sell or Strong Sell ratings. See the ratings
• KeyBanc’s Sangita Jain (a top 9% rated analyst) doubled down on a Strong Buy rating on the stock following the company’s Q2 2025 earnings, and increased her price target from $205 to $211.
• Jain said the "strong" results were highlighted by consensus-beating EPS.
• The quarter generated previously indicated mid-to-high-single-digit core revenue growth in both segments in 2H 2025, the analyst continued, with decent project bookings momentum in both segments.
• The stock price has responded favorably to improved execution and a lower-risk MSA-driven project profile, Jain said, looking ahead.
• MYRG is the top-rated stock in the Engineering & Construction industry, which has an Industry Rating of A.
• MYRG shares rank in the top 2% of the equities that we track, giving them a Zen Rating of A.
• Roughly 29% of the insider transactions tied to MYRG in the past 12 months have been buys — once we factor in positive analyst coverage, it comes as little surprise that the stock ranks in the top 14% of equities in terms of Sentiment.
• Myr Group shares have rallied by 27.42% in the past three months — and rank in the 89th percentile when it comes to Momentum.
• However, the stock’s Growth Component Grade rating is the star of the show — in this regard, MYRG ranks in the top 1% of equities. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

3- Copa Holdings (NYSE: CPA) 

Copa Holdings is one of Latin America’s most efficient and reliable airlines — known for its punctuality and lean cost structure, the company operates a full-service carrier with a strong hub-and-spoke model that connects major cities across the Americas. Despite a strong surge in the past three months, CPA remains undervalued — to boot, the company’s balance sheet is more than robust enough to finance any growth opportunities that may present themselves.

Zen Rating: B (Buy) — see full analysis >  

Recent Price: $117.81 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $147.00 

Why we’re watching:

• Copa Holdings is an under-the-radar pick — the stock is currently tracked by just 1 Wall Street analyst. See the rating
• With that being said, the analyst in question is highly-regarded — the researcher in question is Savanthi Syth of Raymond James (a top 11% rated analyst), who recently maintained a Strong Buy rating and increased her price target from $145 to $147. Syth’s revised price target implies a 33.27% upside.
• Copa Holdings SA will report its Q2 2025 earnings on 20205/08/06. In Q1, earnings started to move up Y/Y, Syth said, predicting that RASM will also move up Y/Y in 2H because of strong demand and easy comps.
• CPA shares rank in the top 8% of the more than 4,600 equities that we track, giving them a Zen Rating of B, which has historically corresponded to average annual returns of 19.88%.
• Copa Holdings is on a strong financial footing — in terms of the company’s Financials Component Grade rating, it ranks in the 80th percentile. CPA also ranks in the 80th percentile in terms of Safety
• According to Momentum, CPA ranks in the top 18% of stocks — on account of a 17.51% rally in the last three months.
• However, Value is the stock’s strongest suit — when it comes to this Component Grade rating, CPA ranks in the top 4% of stocks. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

4- Nature’s Sunshine Products (NASDAQ: NATR) 

Nature’s Sunshine Products develops and sells a wide range of vitamins, minerals, and plant-based remedies through direct sales and e-commerce channels in over 40 countries. The company has carved out a niche for itself in a growing market, maintains a strong balance sheet, and is currently trading at quite an attractive valuation.

Zen Rating:  A (Strong Buy) — see full analysis >  

Recent Price: $15.40 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $22.00 

Why we’re watching:

• At present, only 2 Wall Street analysts track NATR — both of them issue Strong Buy ratings. See the ratings
• Moreover, the average price target for the stock, currently pegged at $20.50, implies a 33.12% upside.
• Susan Anderson of Canaccord Genuity (a top 9% rated analyst) doubled down on a Strong Buy rating and increased her price target from $21 to a Street-high $22 following the company’s Q2 2025 earnings report.
• Anderson called the results "strong," and said they updated their estimates and price target in response.
• That solid performance and the momentum the company enjoyed exiting the quarter prompted management to raise its revenue and EBITDA guides for the year, even in the face of continued macro uncertainty in markets such as Taiwan and Korea, the analyst told readers.
• Those moves highlight Nature's Sunshine management's confidence in current trends and its ability to execute on its growth strategy, Anderson added.
• Natures Sunshine Products stock ranks in the top 2% of the equities that we track, giving it a Zen Rating of A.
• NATR is buoyed by a strong balance sheet — the stock ranks in the 92nd percentile in terms of Financials.
• The stock is currently trading at a P/E ratio of just 20x — and ranks in the top 5% when it comes to Value.
• However, Sentiment, which factors in earnings surprises, analyst ratings, and short interest, is NATR’s biggest strength — in this regard, the stock ranks in the top 1%. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

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5- Virtu Financial (NYSE: VIRT) 

Our Stock of the Week has managed to fly under the radar thus far. VIRT could potentially benefit from deregulation in the financial sector — but even if that tailwind doesn’t play out, the company is riding a strong wave of earnings beats. To boot, Wall Street is expecting to see significant EPS growth this year — and the stock is quite undervalued.

Zen Rating: B (Buy) — see full analysis >  

Recent Price: $42.47 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast:  

Why we’re watching:

• VIRT is our Stock of the Week. Our Editor-in-Chief, Steve Reitmeister, added it to his exclusive, 20-stock strong Zen Investor portfolio, and explained why in a Monday article. We’ll summarize some of the key points here: 
• Virtu Financial operates in a highly-regulated industry — one that President Trump has pledged to deregulate.
• Moreover, the company has beaten earnings for 6 consecutive quarters, and has raised guidance in its last quarterly report.
• Wall Street expects to see an EPS of $4.94 this year, which would represent a 39% year-over-year (YoY) growth compared to last year’s $3.55.
• VIRT has a Zen Rating of B, and rank in the top 14% of the equities that we track.
• Reitmeister believes that the stock can easily move up to 15x earnings and trade near the $75 mark by the end of next year
• Despite these promising signs, the stock remains undervalued, as it is currently trading at a P/E of just 9x. In terms of Value, VIRT ranks in the top 19% of stocks.  
• The smart money crowd is also quite optimistic — as Virtu Financial ranks in the 86th percentile when it comes to Sentiment. Piper Sandler’s Patrick Moley (a top 1% rated analyst) recently maintained a Strong Buy rating on the stock, and hiked his price target from $44 to a Street-high $48.
• In terms of Artificial Intelligence, VIRT ranks in the 87th percentile — which means that a neural network trained on two decades of data has deemed it a likely outperformer. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

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