If you’ve saved up $1,000 and are looking to buy some stocks, GOBankingRates has done some legwork to give you some suggestions. While you should always consult a financial advisor to ensure that your stocks match your investment objectives and risk tolerance, consistency of return is often a good way to analyze stocks. To that end, GOBankingRates used Google Finance data to determine which of the S&P 500 stocks have exhibited the highest and most consistent return over the past one-, three- and five-year periods. The results of the study are listed in reverse order below, with the stock with the highest return coming last.

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Having just $1,000 to invest was a handicap until fairly recently when brokerage firms began offering fractional share investing. With fractional shares, you no longer need to pony up the full cost of a share in order to own certain stocks. For example, Amazon recently traded above $3,000, meaning if you only had $1,000 to invest, you couldn’t buy a single share; but now, if you only want to put in $30, you can buy 0.01 shares at many brokerage firms. Similarly, if you wanted to spread out your $1,000 over these 25 stocks, you could accomplish this via fractional share investing. Fractional share investing works best when you’re paying $0 commission, so check to see if your brokerage firm offers this service and if $0 commission trading is available.

Read on to find the top 25 stocks to buy if you have $1,000 to invest.

Last updated: March 5, 2021

Abiomed Inc. (ABMD)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $82.45

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $263.97

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $165.29

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $322.75

• YoY growth: 95.26%

• 3 years growth: 22.27%

• 5 years growth: 291.45%

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Applied Materials (AMAT)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $18.59

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $56.07

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $61.08

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $115.23

• YoY growth: 88.65%

• 3 years growth: 105.51%

• 5 years growth: 519.85%

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Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $21.25

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $38.80

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $71.39

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $133.16

• YoY growth: 86.52%

• 3 years growth: 243.20%

• 5 years growth: 526.64%

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Twitter Inc. (TWTR)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $18.30

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $32.11

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $35.89

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $70.49

• YoY growth: 96.41%

• 3 years growth: 119.53%

• 5 years growth: 285.19%

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Deere & Company (DE)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $78.40

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $164.16

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $171.86

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $337.51

• YoY growth: 96.39%

• 3 years growth: 105.60%

• 5 years growth: 330.50%

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Quanta Services (PWR)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $19.02

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $35.90

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $39.43

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $77.91

• YoY growth: 97.59%

• 3 years growth: 117.02%

• 5 years growth: 309.62%

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Lam Research Corp. (LCRX)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $70.34

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $188.36

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $300.46

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $567.80

• YoY growth: 88.98%

• 3 years growth: 201.44%

• 5 years growth: 707.22%

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L Brands Inc. (LB)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $83.95

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $48.12

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $23.65

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $50.75

• YoY growth: 114.59%

• 3 years growth: 5.47%

• 5 years growth: -39.55%

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Catalent Inc. (CTLT)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $24.19

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $42.42

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $55.92

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $114.32

• YoY growth: 104.43%

• 3 years growth: 169.50%

• 5 years growth: 372.59%

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KLA-Tencor Corp. (KLAC)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $66.14

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $108.91

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $153.73

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $316.16

• YoY growth: 105.66%

• 3 years growth: 190.29%

• 5 years growth: 378.02%

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Idexx Laboratories (IDXX)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $71.42

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $183.86

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $269.81

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $536.91

• YoY growth: 99.00%

• 3 years growth: 192.02%

• 5 years growth: 651.76%

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United Rentals (URI)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $51.61

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $175.16

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $141.95

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $298.49

• YoY growth: 110.28%

• 3 years growth: 70.41%

• 5 years growth: 478.36%

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Teradyne Inc. (TER)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $18.88

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $43.99

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $63.88

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $132.39

• YoY growth: 107.25%

• 3 years growth: 200.95%

• 5 years growth: 601.22%

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SVB Financial Group (SIVB)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $87.50

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $243.82

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $243.27

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $536.73

• YoY growth: 120.63%

• 3 years growth: 120.13%

• 5 years growth: 513.41%

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Zebra Technologies (ZBRA)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $68.31

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $135.24

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $227.40

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $488.31

• YoY growth: 114.74%

• 3 years growth: 261.07%

• 5 years growth: 614.84%

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Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $58.77

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $117.19

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $165.87

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $372.66

• YoY growth: 124.67%

• 3 years growth: 218.00%

• 5 years growth: 534.10%

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ViacomCBS Inc Cl. B (VIAC)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $46.87

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $54.32

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $26.93

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $66.14

• YoY growth: 145.60%

• 3 years growth: 21.76%

• 5 years growth: 41.11%

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Nvidia Corp. (NVDA)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $31.52

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $242.15

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $273.28

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $574.23

• YoY growth: 110.13%

• 3 years growth: 137.14%

• 5 years growth: 1,721.80%

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Paypal Holdings (PYPL)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $36.00

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $77.70

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $116.44

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $273.85

• YoY growth: 135.19%

• 3 years growth: 252.45%

• 5 years growth: 660.69%

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Align Technology (ALGN)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $64.33

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $259.68

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $240.11

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $579.54

• YoY growth: 141.36%

• 3 years growth: 123.17%

• 5 years growth: 800.89%

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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $2.01

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $11.84

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $49.12

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $85.37

• YoY growth: 73.80%

• 3 years growth: 621.03%

• 5 years growth: 4,147.26%

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Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. (FCX)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $7.93

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $19.16

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $11.24

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $38.08

• YoY growth: 238.79%

• 3 years growth: 98.75%

• 5 years growth: 380.20%

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Tesla Inc. (TSLA)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $35.55

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $69.23

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $166.76

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $714.50

• YoY growth: 328.46%

• 3 years growth: 932.07%

• 5 years growth: 1,909.85%

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Etsy Inc. (ETSY)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $7.95

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $21.03

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $51.33

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $213.12

• YoY growth: 315.20%

• 3 years growth: 913.41%

• 5 years growth: 2,580.75%

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Enphase Energy Inc. (ENPH)

• Feb. 22, 2016 price: $2.21

• Feb. 22, 2018 price: $2.43

• Feb. 24, 2020 price: $55.26

• Feb. 22, 2021 price: $167.86

• YoY growth: 203.76%

• 3 years growth: 6,807.82%

• 5 years growth: 7,495.48%

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Methodology: GOBankingRates used Google Finance data to analyze all components of the S&P 500 index, downloaded from Barchart. For each component, GOBankingRates found (1) the Feb. 22, 2016 closing price, (2) the Feb. 22, 2018 closing price, (3) the Feb. 24, 2020 closing price, and (4) the Feb. 22, 2021 closing price. With these four closing prices acquired, GOBankingRates then found the (5) year-over-year (2020–2021) percent change in closing price; (6) three-year (2018-2021) percent change in closing price; and (7) the 5-year (2016–2021) percent change in closing price. GOBankingRates then scored and combined factors (5) through (7), with the lowest score being best to determine final rankings. In calculating final rankings, factor (5) was weighted twice as heavily as the other factors. The top 50 stocks were seen as those that have shown the most consistent high return on investment out of the entire S&P 500. All data was gathered on and up to date as of Feb. 23, 2021.

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