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Top Defensive Stocks for 2026

This screen includes sectors: Consumer Defensive, Utilities, Healthcare; market cap ≥ $1B; beta ≤ 1; US common stocks and ADRs with a MoonshotScore. Results are ordered by MoonshotScore, highest first.

Quick Answer This screen includes sectors: Consumer Defensive, Utilities, Healthcare; market cap ≥ $1B; beta ≤ 1; US common stocks and ADRs with a MoonshotScore. Results are ordered by MoonshotScore, highest first.
Stocks12 of 20Screens35Average score97.70Ranked as of2026-10-26Prices as ofOct 26, 2026 session

Figures come from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP). If FMP has no figure for a ticker, a price or fundamental may come from a Yahoo Finance fallback, or a price from an Alpaca fallback. SEC EDGAR is used only for filing links and company identity details (legal name, address), never for figures.

MoonshotScore V2 rates eligible US-listed companies from 0 to 100 against their sector peers on five pillars: Business Quality (weight 26), Financial Safety (weight 20), Valuation (weight 18), Growth Durability (weight 16) and Momentum (weight 12). It reads no news-sentiment or analyst data, and it is not a probability of future returns.

20,000+ US companies analyzed

Names rising to the top of the screen

The strongest names stay in view, with the valuation context behind the ranking.

Names rising to the top of the screen — ordered by MoonshotScore. Prices and day change as of the Oct 26, 2026 trading session (FMP quote); market cap and P/E from each linked stock page's displayed fact path.
# Ticker Company AI Score Price Change Market Cap P/E
1 SBS Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP 100 $4.73 -26.09% $16.2B 2.72
2 CEPU Central Puerto S.A. 99 $11.56 -4.46% $1.7B 6.24
3 PRDO Perdoceo Education Corporation 99 $32.71 -3.51% $2.0B 12.15
4 UTHR United Therapeutics Corporation 98 $592.84 +0.91% $25.2B 19.43
5 KOF Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. 98 $115.90 -1.87% $24.8B 19.36
6 ENIC Enel Chile S.A. 98 $4.33 -0.23% $6.0B 10.68
7 INCY Incyte Corporation 98 $113.31 -2.07% $23.0B 14.23
8 KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc. 98 $313.66 +0.69% $9.2B 37.67
9 INSP Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. 98 $71.01 -0.14% $2.0B 15.26
10 NHC National HealthCare Corporation 98 $223.70 -5.22% $3.5B 26.14
11 LLY Eli Lilly and Company 98 $1279.14 +0.45% $1.2T 42.60
12 EXEL Exelixis, Inc. 98 $65.11 +0.90% $16.2B 19.61

Sector mix of the listed stocks

Share of the 12 listed stocks by sector (snapshot 2026-10-26).

Healthcare58%Utilities25%Consumer Defensive17%
“MoonshotScore rates a US-listed stock 0 to 100 using five sector-relative pillars. Higher means stronger numbers across business quality, safety, valuation, growth and momentum. Eligible common stocks and ADRs only; funds, ETFs, warrants, units, SPACs, preferreds, and notes carry none. It is built for education and deeper due diligence, not financial advice.”
— Stock Expert AI published methodology (how MoonshotScore works)

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How is this list selected and ranked?

This screen includes sectors: Consumer Defensive, Utilities, Healthcare; market cap ≥ $1B; beta ≤ 1; US common stocks and ADRs with a MoonshotScore. Results are ordered by MoonshotScore, highest first.

Which snapshot does this list use?

The screen uses recorded provider data and the published ranking formula. Snapshot: 2026-10-26. It is an educational comparison, not a recommendation.

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Stock Expert AI provides data and analysis tools for educational purposes. This is not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always consult a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. Figures come from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP). If FMP has no figure for a ticker, a price or fundamental may come from a Yahoo Finance fallback, or a price from an Alpaca fallback. SEC EDGAR is used only for filing links and company identity details (legal name, address), never for figures.