{"id":105082,"date":"2024-07-08T01:39:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T01:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arielle.com.au\/?p=105082"},"modified":"2026-08-03T05:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:52:07","slug":"magnificent-7-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arielle.com.au\/magnificent-7-stocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Magnificent 7 Stocks Losing Steam In 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 7<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

The Magnificent 7 (Mag7) is the moniker given to a collection of influential companies on the US stock market that includes Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Tesla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mag7 collectively generated a roughly 18% return in FY2025 – a disappointment when compared with the 75% return it generated the year before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Above: Magnificent 7’s volatile FY’25 journey.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the more interesting story is not one of growth, but of the bipolar personality Mag7 embraced on the way there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The broader S&P500, incidentally, also recorded an 18% increase.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

And while Mag7 endured bipolar swings (largely triggered by Trump’s policy announcements), the S&P did what it does best – smooth out the bumps to offer a less dramatic, yet satisfying, result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Above: The typical S&P investor achieved the same result, but with fewer heart palpitations.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the 18% figure is a distraction – because it’s an average figure – and averages are excellent at obscuring the true story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The days of all 7 companies in this portfolio marching forward in unison appear to be over – at least for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Related: Coinbase Review: Pros, Cons & Verdict<\/a>).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The playing field has split, with some straggling (Meta losing 30%), some plateauing (Microsoft, NVIDIA and Tesla failing to show meaningful growth) and some continuing to skyrocket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google, the darling of the group, recorded an eye-watering 80% rise – despite being caught flat-footed in the race for AI search domination a year earlier<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Magnificent 7’s Downside Risks Have Grown.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The phrase ‘Magnificent 7\u2019 was coined in 2023 by Bank of America analyst Michael Hartnett, based on the dominance and extraordinary surge in the Mag7\u2019s share prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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