3 ‘Non-Nvidia’ Mega Cap Titans Set to Outperform the Market - September 11, 2025

Forget riding coattails—these giants are building their own rockets.

While everyone's chasing the AI hype train, three mega-cap powerhouses are quietly engineering market-crushing returns without Nvidia's shadow. These aren't speculative plays—they're established titans with fundamentals that could make even the most cynical quant crack a smile.

The Diversification Play

One's leveraging cloud infrastructure at scale that'd make AWS blush—deploying capital so efficiently it's basically financial aikido. They're turning enterprise contracts into recurring revenue streams that flow like Niagara.

The Consumer Juggernaut

Another's mastering the art of monetizing attention at levels that'd give social media platforms an identity crisis. Their ecosystem lock-in is so seamless users don't even realize they're paying—they just keep tapping and scrolling.

The Silent Infrastructure King

The third? They're the invisible plumbing of digital transformation—processing transactions, moving data, and enabling connectivity while everyone's distracted by shiny objects. Their moat isn't technology—it's inevitability.

These picks aren't for the faint-hearted—they're for investors who understand that sometimes the best growth stories are hiding in plain sight, right under Wall Street's nose while it's busy overcomplicating everything with algorithms that couldn't spot value if it hit them with a balance sheet.

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A mega cap company usually offers regular dividend payments and has the potential to generate notable capital gains. Investors can help secure their portfolio returns by investing at least a portion of their funds into mega cap stocks.

Leveraging TipRanks’ Stock Screener, we have identified three mega cap stocks with Strong Buy consensus ratings from analysts. Furthermore, each stock boasts an Outperform Smart Score (i.e., 8, 9, or 10) on TipRanks, indicating they are highly likely to outperform market expectations. The Smart Score evaluates eight factors to gauge a stock’s potential to outperform the broader market.

Here Are this Week’s Stocks:

(MSFT) – Tech giant Microsoft is making strategic bets on the artificial intelligence (AI) space, in addition to its already well-established business model. MSFT carries an above-industry-average dividend yield of 0.67% and a Smart Score of Eight. Over the last three months, 33 Wall Street analysts covering MSFT stock have rated it a Buy and only one has rated it a Hold. Together, their 12-month average Microsoft price target indicates an upside of 25%. MSFT stock has surged 19.4% so far this year.

(LLY) – Eli Lilly is an American multinational pharmaceutical company known for its diabetic and weight-loss drugs. The stock carries a dividend yield of 0.77% and a Smart Score of Eight. In the last three months, 16 Wall Street analysts covering LLY stock have rated it a Buy, while four have rated it a Hold. Combined, their 12-month average Eli Lilly & Co. price target indicates an upside of 21%. LLY stock is down 1.7% year-to-date.

(DIS) – Walt Disney is an American mass media and entertainment giant. DIS stock offers a dividend yield of 0.85% and holds a Smart Score of ‘Perfect 10!’ Over the past three months, 20 Wall Street analysts covering DIS stock rated it a Buy, while three analysts assigned a Hold rating. Together, their 12-month average Walt Disney price target indicates an upside of nearly 18%. Year-to-date, DIS stock has gained 4.6%.

What Is TipRanks’ Smart Portfolio? 

The TipRanks Smart Portfolio offers insights into the stocks you own and enables comprehensive portfolio analysis. It also allows you to compare your portfolio with those of other investors, including top performers. Interestingly, the tool has been upgraded to provide AI-generated explanations for each holding’s stock movements and to track all assets on your watchlist. 

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