January 2025 Zen Ratings Performance Review

“As January Goes…So Goes the Rest of the Year”

This is one of the time honored investment sayings given how often the start of the year is very telling about what lies ahead.  

And let’s hope that is the case given the +3.22% gain for the S&P 500 in January (as of the 1/30 close when this commentary was written). 

Given the importance of January as a barometer of what is to come, then I thought that now is a great time to review some of the key performance results for the Zen Ratings model that is at the heart of how we pick stocks on WallStreetZen.com. 

Here are the highlights: 

+6.97% for all “A” rated Strong Buy stocks…yes, more than 2X the overall market. 

+4.83% for all “B” rated stocks…this second tier of Buy rated stocks were still nicely ahead of the average stock. 

+0.45% return for all D & F sell rated stocks. Yes, slightly in positive territory given such a bullish month for the overall market…but clearly inferior results to our top rated stocks. 

Biggest Gainers Still on A List

+860.1% PSIX in past 255 days

+363.4% OPFI in past 283 days

+234.9% NGVC in past 535 days

A Rated Biggest Gainers Added in Just the Past Month 

+26.8% PLX

+25.6% FARO

+16.6% NTCT

I think it is quite fair to say that the Zen Ratings got a “Gold Star” for its January performance. This bodes very well for what lies ahead in 2025 and hope that you continue to utilize our resources to see the benefit in your portfolio.  

What to Do Next? 

1. Review all of your stocks to make sure they make the grade with the Zen Ratings. 

Just go to WallStreetZen.com and use the search box to review your stocks 1 by 1. 

Start here >

1. Find Better Stocks. Continue your search of stock tickers on WallStreetZen.com to add more with the best Zen Ratings. 

Note that later in February we will launch a suite of new tools to help make it easier to find the best stocks based upon the Zen Ratings. Not just the ability to screen with the ratings, but daily upgrades/downgrades, portfolio tracking with ratings, and even an industry rank showing the best stocks inside each industry. 

More details to come later in February. In the meantime consider #3 below… 

1. Discover my Zen Investor portfolio where I hand pick the best stocks based on their Zen Ratings and my 44 years of investing experience. 

Currently there are 16 top Zen Rated stocks in my portfolio. No doubt many of them will be appealing choices for your portfolio.  

Leaning on the Zen Ratings has helped the Zen Investor portfolio strongly outpace the market to start the new year and expect to keep increasing that lead in the months ahead.  

Plus on Wednesday February 5th I will unveil my next 2 stock recommendations. So now is a great time to…

Discover the Zen Investor & My Top Stock Recommendations > 

Wishing you a world of investment success!

Steve Reitmeister…but everyone calls me Reity (pronounced “Righty”)

Editor-in-Chief of WallStreetZen

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