Ritholtz Wealth Management highlights Merck (MRK), Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), and State Street (STT) as strong stocks in underperforming sectors.

(This is The Best Stocks in the Market, brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.)Josh — As of Friday’s close, approximately 68% of S&P 500 components were trading above their own 200-day moving average. That’s an extremely healthy tape and we love to see it. While the gains of 2026 have obviously been in tech stocks away from the “Magnificent Seven,” there’ve been winners in lots of areas of the market that garner less attention. Even in the laggard sectors.
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