By James Brumley, The Motley Fool
Publication Date: 2026-09-26 09:55:00
Key Points
At the time, the old movie title was recycled to describe the performance of the market’s biggest stocks; the description made perfect sense.
Not all of these names are performing as magnificently as they were then, however.
One of these companies in particular may be overvalued simply because the market isn’t pricing in an accurate picture of its risk.
If you’ve been in or around the stock market for any length of time at all, then you’ve almost certainly heard the term. But what exactly are the so-called “Magnificent Seven” stocks everyone keeps talking about? And perhaps more importantly, are any of them worth buying right now?
As is always the case, some are more promising than others. Some of them are still worth buying, while I could take or leave others. There’s one Magnificent Seven name, however, I’d make a point of steering clear of, or even selling if you currently own it.
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But first things first.
What are the “Magnificent Seven”?
The first known use of the term in this way came from Bank of America analyst Michael Hartnett back in 2023, when he was describing the then-market-leading performances of a handful of enormous, pace-setting technology stocks. Those seven stocks are Apple(NASDAQ:…
