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Chicago, IL – October 21, 2026 – Stocks in this week’s article are Shinhan Financial Group Co (SHG - Free Report) .
The Best Strong Buy Stocks to Buy During Q3 Earnings Season
The bulls started buying again on Monday as third-quarter earnings season starts to ramp up, with reports out from Meta, Tesla, and others in the coming days.
No matter what happens this week, the world's largest semiconductor maker and one of the most important companies in the world, Taiwan Semiconductor, reported a strong beat-and-raise Q3 on October 15. TSMC physically builds and manufactures almost all the cutting-edge semiconductors for Nvidia and most other AI giants.
Taiwan Semi upped its guidance, citing "continued strong demand for our leading-edge process technologies, including the steep ramp-up of our 2-nanometer technology." This backdrop signals that the AI spending boom remains full steam ahead, at least for the biggest and most important players in the industry.
Looking at the full year, total S&P 500 earnings are expected to grow by +28.8% in 2026 on +9.8% higher sales, with growth projected in 15 out of 16 sectors. Better still, S&P 500 earnings are projected to grow another 19.0% in 2027 and 16.9% in 2028.
This backdrop means that investors who can handle some near-term swings might want to buy best-in-class stocks right now as Q3 earnings season heats up.
Let's explore how investors can use a Zacks screen to help find a handful of the best Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks out of a group of over 200 highly ranked stocks to buy right now and throughout the rest of 2026 and beyond.
Zacks Rank Basics
Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks outperform the market in good and bad times. However, there are over 200 stocks that earn a Zacks Rank #1 at any given time.
Therefore, it's helpful to understand how to apply filters to the Zacks Rank in order to narrow the list down to a more manageable and tradable set of stocks.
Here is one of the five stocks that qualified for the Filtered Zacks Rank 5 strategy today...
Best "Strong Buy" Stocks to Buy Now: Under-the-Radar Finance Stock SHG
Shinhan Financial Group Co is one of South Korea's largest banks and financial institutions. It handles everyday banking (checking accounts, savings, and loans), credit cards, stock trading and investment banking, insurance, and money management for both consumers and businesses.
Shinhan Financial benefits from its dominant position in South Korea's large and stable banking market. On top of that, its wealth management, insurance, and other segments provide upside. It is also expanding outside of South Korea into countries like Vietnam, Japan, India, and beyond.
SHG is projected to expand its revenue by 12% in 2026 and another 8% next year to reach $13.93 billion. The South Korean financial services giant is also expected to grow its adjusted earnings by 33% in FY26 and 12% next year. Plus, Shinhan Financial's earnings outlook has jumped since its last report, with its upward EPS revisions earning it a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
The stock has climbed 105% in the last five years to blow away the Zacks Finance sector's 44%. SHG is up 35% in the past 12 months to outpace its highly ranked Banks – Foreign industry, which is in the top 23% of roughly 250% Zacks industries.
Investors can buy Shinhan Financial down 18% from its early September highs, while its average Zacks price target implies 41% upside.
The dividend-paying stock is attempting to find support right now at its 200-day moving average. Shinhan Financial is also trading at its most oversold RSI levels in the last 12 months.
Disclosure: Officers, directors and/or employees of Zacks Investment Research may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material. An affiliated investment advisory firm may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material.
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Zacks.com featured highlights include Shinhan Financial
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – October 21, 2026 – Stocks in this week’s article are Shinhan Financial Group Co (SHG - Free Report) .
The Best Strong Buy Stocks to Buy During Q3 Earnings Season
The bulls started buying again on Monday as third-quarter earnings season starts to ramp up, with reports out from Meta, Tesla, and others in the coming days.
No matter what happens this week, the world's largest semiconductor maker and one of the most important companies in the world, Taiwan Semiconductor, reported a strong beat-and-raise Q3 on October 15. TSMC physically builds and manufactures almost all the cutting-edge semiconductors for Nvidia and most other AI giants.
Taiwan Semi upped its guidance, citing "continued strong demand for our leading-edge process technologies, including the steep ramp-up of our 2-nanometer technology." This backdrop signals that the AI spending boom remains full steam ahead, at least for the biggest and most important players in the industry.
Looking at the full year, total S&P 500 earnings are expected to grow by +28.8% in 2026 on +9.8% higher sales, with growth projected in 15 out of 16 sectors. Better still, S&P 500 earnings are projected to grow another 19.0% in 2027 and 16.9% in 2028.
This backdrop means that investors who can handle some near-term swings might want to buy best-in-class stocks right now as Q3 earnings season heats up.
Let's explore how investors can use a Zacks screen to help find a handful of the best Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks out of a group of over 200 highly ranked stocks to buy right now and throughout the rest of 2026 and beyond.
Zacks Rank Basics
Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks outperform the market in good and bad times. However, there are over 200 stocks that earn a Zacks Rank #1 at any given time.
Therefore, it's helpful to understand how to apply filters to the Zacks Rank in order to narrow the list down to a more manageable and tradable set of stocks.
Here is one of the five stocks that qualified for the Filtered Zacks Rank 5 strategy today...
Best "Strong Buy" Stocks to Buy Now: Under-the-Radar Finance Stock SHG
Shinhan Financial Group Co is one of South Korea's largest banks and financial institutions. It handles everyday banking (checking accounts, savings, and loans), credit cards, stock trading and investment banking, insurance, and money management for both consumers and businesses.
Shinhan Financial benefits from its dominant position in South Korea's large and stable banking market. On top of that, its wealth management, insurance, and other segments provide upside. It is also expanding outside of South Korea into countries like Vietnam, Japan, India, and beyond.
SHG is projected to expand its revenue by 12% in 2026 and another 8% next year to reach $13.93 billion. The South Korean financial services giant is also expected to grow its adjusted earnings by 33% in FY26 and 12% next year. Plus, Shinhan Financial's earnings outlook has jumped since its last report, with its upward EPS revisions earning it a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
The stock has climbed 105% in the last five years to blow away the Zacks Finance sector's 44%. SHG is up 35% in the past 12 months to outpace its highly ranked Banks – Foreign industry, which is in the top 23% of roughly 250% Zacks industries.
Investors can buy Shinhan Financial down 18% from its early September highs, while its average Zacks price target implies 41% upside.
The dividend-paying stock is attempting to find support right now at its 200-day moving average. Shinhan Financial is also trading at its most oversold RSI levels in the last 12 months.
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Disclosure: Officers, directors and/or employees of Zacks Investment Research may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material. An affiliated investment advisory firm may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material.
About Screen of the Week
Zacks.com created the first and best screening system on the web earning the distinction as the "#1 site for screening stocks" by Money Magazine. But powerful screening tools is just the start. That is why Zacks created the Screen of the Week to highlight profitable stock picking strategies that investors can actively use.
Strong Stocks that Should Be in the News
Many are little publicized and fly under the Wall Street radar. They're virtually unknown to the general public. Yet today's 220 Zacks Rank #1 "Strong Buys" were generated by the stock-picking system that has more than doubled the market from 1988 through 2016. Its average gain has been a stellar +25% per year. See these high-potential stocks free >>.
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performancefor information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.