Stocks That Could Go Up on Thursday, October 15, 2026

Target: the expected rise from the open to the day’s high; confidence: the chance we gave it of getting there. “To the high” and “to the close” are counted from the price at 9:56 AM ET, when the list went live.

1. 1

   Marsh (MRSH)

   Financials (insurance brokerage) · +5.5% since yesterday's close at 9:54 AM ET; 2.9% above the $182.80 open, near the day's high

   ▲ +1.2% target

   54% confidence

   EarningsMarsh beat third-quarter forecasts: adjusted EPS $2.03 (+10%), revenue $6.9 billion (+8%), 5% underlying growth — Marsh (SEC filing)

   Adjusted EPS of $2.03 topped the $1.96 consensus, revenue of $6.9 billion beat the $6.63 billion forecast, and underlying growth of 5% beat the 3.9% analysts expected, with management consulting up 14%. Insurance broker stocks have fallen well below their highs this year, so a clean growth beat is drawing buyers back; Marsh was still climbing 20 minutes after the open, about 5% below its 52-week high of $198.49, and we expect follow-through buying.

   Risk: The reinsurance unit shrank 6% and the adjusted operating margin was flat at 22.7%, which could cap the rally after a 5% jump.

   From $188.11 at 9:56 AM:high +1.56% at 10:36 AMclose −0.83%day +4.56%✓ Reached +1.2%
2. 2

   Brown & Brown (BRO)

   Financials (insurance brokerage) · +5.7% since yesterday's close; 3.5% above the $66.22 open and at the day's high

   ▲ +1.5% target

   52% confidence

   SectorMarsh's 5% underlying growth beat lifts insurance broker stocks — Marsh (SEC filing)

   Brown & Brown has no news of its own, but Marsh's 5% underlying growth (3.9% expected) and 5% growth in its Risk brokerage unit ease worries about slowing growth across the group. At about $68.50 the stock sits roughly 26% below its 52-week high of $92.91, and it was one of the group's strongest risers after the open, so we expect the catch-up buying to continue.

   Risk: A sympathy move without company news can fade quickly if Marsh's gain stalls.

   From $68.48 at 9:56 AM:high +0.89% at 10:36 AMclose −0.73%day +4.91%✗ Missed +1.5%
3. 3

   Walmart (WMT)

   Consumer staples · +4.1% since yesterday's close; holding above the $120.07 open, below the $121.38 early high

   ▲ +1% target

   52% confidence

   UpgradeDeutsche Bank upgrades Walmart to Buy from Hold and lifts its price target to $136 from $113 — Tradingpedia

   Deutsche Bank analyst Krisztina Katai expects persistent inflation to push more shoppers to Walmart and higher-margin advertising, marketplace and membership income to lift profits; the bank's new $136 target is about 13% above the current price. The hot September PPI supports that case, and the consumer staples sector was up about 2.5% at 9:54 AM ET, so we expect steady buying through the day.

   Risk: Much of the upgrade was priced in before the open, and staples could give back gains if tech stocks rebound.

   From $120.78 at 9:56 AM:high +0.34% at 9:57 AMclose −2.41%day +1.47%✗ Missed +1%
4. 4

   Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG)

   Financials (insurance brokerage) · +5.3% since yesterday's close; 2.5% above the $243.59 open, near the day's high

   ▲ +1.2% target

   51% confidence

   SectorMarsh's third-quarter beat lifts insurance broker stocks — Marsh (SEC filing)

   Gallagher trades with Marsh on read-throughs about insurance pricing and commissions, and Marsh's Risk unit, the closest match to Gallagher's brokerage business, grew 5% underlying in the third quarter. The stock was making new highs for the day near $250, still about 13% below its 52-week high of $288.33, which leaves room for the rally to extend.

   Risk: Gallagher has not reported yet, so the move depends on Marsh holding its gain.

   From $249.99 at 9:56 AM:high +1.11% at 12:55 PMclose +0.04%day +5.51%✗ Missed +1.2%
5. 5

   Lennar (LEN)

   Consumer discretionary (homebuilding) · +5.2% since yesterday's close; 2.0% above the $75.82 open and at the day's high

   ▲ +1.8% target

   48% confidence

   Macro10-year Treasury yield drops about 13 basis points to near 5.05% after the PPI report — Yahoo Finance

   Mortgage rates follow the 10-year Treasury yield, which fell to about 5.05% from 5.19% as long-dated bonds rallied, and homebuilders were among the strongest groups after the open. Lennar trades near $77, close to its 52-week low of $71.78 and far below its high of $133.76, so a rate-driven bounce has room to extend.

   Risk: The hot PPI could push yields back up later in the day, and homebuilders reverse quickly when they do.

   From $77.25 at 9:56 AM:high +1.24% at 2:18 PMclose +0.57%day +5.66%✗ Missed +1.8%
6. 6

   Dollar General (DG)

   Consumer staples (discount retail) · +3.5% since yesterday's close; 1.1% above the $133.00 open

   ▲ +1.3% target

   49% confidence

   SectorHot inflation data pushes investors toward consumer staples and value retailers — Tradingpedia

   Discount chains gain shoppers who trade down when prices rise, and producer prices jumped 1.3% in September, the most since March 2022. Dollar General was climbing after the open with Walmart and the staples sector (up about 2.5%), and at about $134 it sits 15% below its 52-week high of $158.23.

   Risk: Higher producer costs can squeeze a discounter's margins, which may limit how far buyers chase the stock.

   From $134.65 at 9:56 AM:high +0.73% at 10:30 AMclose −0.56%day +3.04%✗ Missed +1.3%
7. 7

   Crocs (CROX)

   Consumer discretionary (footwear) · +3.6% since yesterday's close; trading just below the $121.96 open and the $123.07 early high

   ▲ +1.5% target

   45% confidence

   UpgradeBarclays upgrades Crocs to Overweight from Equal Weight, citing product innovation and international growth — CNBC

   Barclays raised its price target to $139 from $118, about 14% above the current price, citing product innovation, category expansion and international growth. Crocs has held most of its gain while the Nasdaq 100 fell about 1.7%, which points to steady demand for the shares.

   Risk: Consumer discretionary stocks are under pressure from rate worries, and the stock has not yet broken above its early high of $123.07.

   From $122.11 at 9:56 AM:high +3.37% at 2:07 PMclose +2.18%day +6.15%✓ Reached +1.5%

1. Marsh Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results — Marsh (SEC filing)
2. Can Marsh Beat Q3 Earnings on Risk and Insurance Services Strength? — Zacks via Yahoo Finance
3. Walmart Soars Premarket as Deutsche Bank Upgrades to Buy — Tradingpedia
4. Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: CoreWeave, Rocket Lab Corp, SK Hynix & more — CNBC
5. Here Are Thursday's Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: AngloGold Ashanti, Bank of America, Cirrus Logic, Crocs, Diamondback Energy, Devon Energy, Netflix, PayPal, Spotify Technology, and More — 24/7 Wall St.
6. US premarket movers: MAGS, SMH, DRAM, WMT, SCHW, PNC, RKLB, MAN, FMC, CMC, PAG — Newsquawk
7. Stock market today: live updates, October 15, 2026 — Yahoo Finance

• Every trading day at 9:00 AM ET, before the 9:30 AM open, we read last night’s and the morning’s company news — earnings and guidance, analyst upgrades, deals and contracts, product and regulatory news, index changes — and pick the 6–10 liquid US stocks most likely to rise that day.
• Each pick gets a target (the expected rise from the open to the day’s high) and a confidence (the chance of getting there), and we weigh the size of the surprise, the pre-market move and the market’s mood. Stocks under $5, thinly traded ones, and targets of cash takeovers are left out.
• Each list is measured from the moment it could be acted on: the 9:30 AM opening price, or the minute it went public if that was later. “To the high” is the rise from there to the session’s highest price; “to the close”, to the closing price. A pick reaches its target when its rise to the high is at least the target.
• The S&P 500 ETF (SPY) over the same minutes is shown as the bar to beat. Results are live while the market trades and final after the close; every past list stays online with its results.