--- canonical_url: https://www.stockexpertai.com/best/stocks-for-beginners computed_at: 2026-10-27 doc_version: "1.0" title: "Top-rated Large-Cap, Lower-Beta Stocks (2026) — Ranked by MoonshotScore" description: "This screen includes market cap ≥ $20B; beta ≤ 1.3; US common stocks and ADRs with a MoonshotScore. Results are ordered by MoonshotScore, highest first. 20 US-listed stocks ranked by MoonshotScore, free, no account." --- # Top-rated Large-Cap, Lower-Beta Stocks (2026) — Ranked by MoonshotScore > **Source:** Stock Expert AI ([https://www.stockexpertai.com/best/stocks-for-beginners](https://www.stockexpertai.com/best/stocks-for-beginners)) > **Markdown feed:** https://www.stockexpertai.com/best/stocks-for-beginners.md > **Computed:** 2026-10-27 — the list is recomputed from the screener on request (cached for up to three hours); MoonshotScores re-rank nightly against sector peers. > **Disclaimer:** Not financial advice. Educational purposes only. ## Quick Answer As of 2026-10-27, the highest-ranked name on Stock Expert AI's "Top-rated Large-Cap, Lower-Beta Stocks (2026)" list is Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS) with a MoonshotScore of 100/100; 19 stocks are ranked below by the same score. MoonshotScore is an educational research rating, not a buy or sell recommendation. ## How This List Is Built This screen includes market cap ≥ $20B; beta ≤ 1.3; US common stocks and ADRs with a MoonshotScore. Results are ordered by MoonshotScore, highest first. Snapshot: 2026-10-27. MoonshotScore methodology: https://www.stockexpertai.com/methodology. Educational comparison, not a recommendation. ## Top 20 Large-Cap, Lower-Beta Stocks by MoonshotScore | # | Ticker | Company | MoonshotScore | Sector | Market Cap | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | [SBS](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/sbs.md) | Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP | 100 | Utilities | $16.2B | | 2 | [GFI](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/gfi.md) | Gold Fields Limited | 100 | Basic Materials | $31.4B | | 3 | [ALL](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/all.md) | Allstate Corporation (The) | 99 | Financial Services | $64.7B | | 4 | [AU](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/au.md) | AngloGold Ashanti Plc | 99 | Basic Materials | $43.0B | | 5 | [BBDO](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/bbdo.md) | Banco Bradesco S.A. | 99 | Financial Services | $31.1B | | 6 | [BBD](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/bbd.md) | Banco Bradesco S.A. | 99 | Financial Services | $30.5B | | 7 | [B](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/b.md) | Barrick Mining Corporation | 98 | Basic Materials | $62.9B | | 8 | [PGR](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/pgr.md) | The Progressive Corporation | 98 | Financial Services | $133.0B | | 9 | [UTHR](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/uthr.md) | United Therapeutics Corporation | 98 | Healthcare | $25.2B | | 10 | [INCY](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/incy.md) | Incyte Corporation | 98 | Healthcare | $23.0B | | 11 | [VLO](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/vlo.md) | Valero Energy Corporation | 98 | Energy | $123.0B | | 12 | [CIB](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/cib.md) | Grupo Cibest S.A. | 98 | Financial Services | $23.1B | | 13 | [TRV](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/trv.md) | The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 98 | Financial Services | $82.0B | | 14 | [AEM](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/aem.md) | Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | 98 | Basic Materials | $89.1B | | 15 | [KOF](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/kof.md) | Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. | 98 | Consumer Defensive | $24.8B | | 16 | [LLY](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/lly.md) | Eli Lilly and Company | 98 | Healthcare | $1.20T | | 17 | [NEM](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/nem.md) | Newmont Corporation | 98 | Basic Materials | $114.0B | | 18 | [SCCO](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/scco.md) | Southern Copper Corporation | 98 | Basic Materials | $158.0B | | 19 | [VRTX](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/vrtx.md) | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 97 | Healthcare | $131.0B | | 20 | [ACGL](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/acgl.md) | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | 97 | Financial Services | $34.7B | 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. 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The list order is the one stated above; MoonshotScore is an educational research signal, not a buy or sell recommendation. 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.*