Stocks of companies located in a foreign land are called foreign stocks. With the rapid advancement in technology, investing in foreign stocks and securities has become a lot easier. An investor in the US can invest in stocks of companies in Zambia, India, or China very conveniently.
Investing in foreign stocks gives limitless opportunities to investors to diversify their investment portfolios. The geographical diversification protects investors against concentrating all their investments into one region and thereby reducing risks.
Many investors still shy away from investing in companies they don’t know of and stock to the home-country bias, yet foreign stocks are forming an increasing segment of the investment portfolio of many investors, yielding high returns and spreading out risks.
Ticker | Company Name | Last Price | 1-Year Return | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Limited | $169.48 | -44.96% | 460.7B |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | $114.77 | 36.88% | 560.3B |
| ACN | Accenture plc | $356.59 | 66.68% | 234.2B |
| LIN | Linde plc | $318.13 | 46.66% | 164.3B |
| TD | The Toronto-Dominion Bank | $73.20 | 68.55% | 133.5B |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S | $108.15 | 62.51% | 191.1B |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras | $10.41 | 60.90% | 67.3B |
| RIO | Rio Tinto Group | $64.57 | 16.51% | 76.4B |
| ITUB | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. | $4.16 | 2.46% | 39.4B |
| ENB | Enbridge Inc. | $41.95 | 52.27% | 85.1B |
| ABEV | Ambev S.A. | $2.88 | 23.61% | 257.5B |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | $61.37 | 104.09% | 96.2B |
| VALE | Vale S.A. | $13.28 | 26.12% | 67.7B |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc | $2.72 | 97.10% | 35.3B |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited | $73.54 | 25.56% | 118.6B |
| INFY | Infosys Limited | $22.60 | 57.16% | 94.8B |
| BIDU | Baidu, Inc. | $167.66 | 28.28% | 58.4B |
| BCS | Barclays PLC | $11.14 | 109.01% | 33.5B |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. | $6.55 | 139.05% | 43.8B |
| RBS | The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc | $0.72 | 18.03% | 607.0M |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors N.V. | $199.43 | 53.68% | 52.9B |
| IR | Ingersoll-Rand Plc | $53.29 | 51.22% | 22.4B |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | $96.00 | 38.47% | 32.1B |
| TEAM | Atlassian Corporation Plc | $415.90 | 99.13% | 105.1B |
| GOLD | Barrick Gold Corporation | $19.07 | -26.43% | 33.4B |
| LULU | Lululemon Athletica Inc. | $439.23 | 33.30% | 57.0B |
| TAL | TAL Education Group | $4.37 | -93.43% | 2.8B |
| STM | STMicroelectronics N.V. | $48.22 | 58.31% | 37.7B |
| ZTO | ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. | $29.94 | 2.60% | 25.8B |
| MT | ArcelorMittal | $33.86 | 150.81% | 33.4B |
| YUMC | Yum China Holdings, Inc. | $57.76 | 10.61% | 24.3B |
| AEM | Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | $55.55 | -27.03% | 13.6B |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global Plc | $28.41 | 46.67% | 15.8B |
| YNDX | Yandex N.V. | $83.01 | 43.52% | 29.7B |
| HTHT | Huazhu Group Limited | $47.31 | 18.07% | 15.4B |
| WB | Weibo Corporation | $45.91 | 10.63% | 10.5B |
| QGEN | QIAGEN N.V. | $54.57 | 12.08% | 12.6B |
| TECK | Teck Resources Limited | $28.10 | 128.83% | 15.0B |
| AU | AngloGold Ashanti Limited | $19.45 | -16.52% | 8.1B |
| VIPS | Vipshop Holdings Limited | $11.63 | -44.01% | 7.9B |
| MOMO | Momo Inc. | $13.20 | -12.93% | 2.7B |
| AMRN | Amarin Corporation plc | $4.51 | -3.84% | 1.8B |
| HZNP | Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company | $116.44 | 50.71% | 26.3B |
| KGC | Kinross Gold Corporation | $6.38 | -18.41% | 8.0B |
| CX | CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. | $6.58 | 67.86% | 10.1B |
| JHG | Janus Henderson Group plc | $43.68 | 74.44% | 7.5B |
| YPF | YPF Sociedad Anonima | $4.42 | 42.58% | 3.6B |
| VEON | VEON Ltd. | $2.23 | 82.79% | 3.9B |
| BVN | Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. | $8.07 | -36.05% | 2.0B |
| NOMD | Nomad Foods Limited | $27.10 | 10.43% | 4.8B |
| PAAS | Pan American Silver Corp. | $26.23 | -13.52% | 5.5B |
| SID | Companhia Siderurgica Nacional | $4.32 | 21.01% | 6.0B |
| SEDG | SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. | $349.00 | 32.28% | 18.2B |
| BB | BlackBerry Limited | $10.75 | 135.23% | 6.1B |
| NG | NovaGold Resources Inc. | $7.74 | -24.27% | 2.6B |
| BZUN | Baozun Inc. | $17.68 | -51.69% | 1.4B |
Factors to Consider Before Investing in Foreign Stocks
Investors must remain aware of the risks, uncertainties, and volatility associated with investing in foreign stocks. Stocks of international companies are subject to different regulations, political risks, and effects of the economy. Therefore, investors must consider the overall economic scenario before investing in foreign stocks.
Additionally, investors must also remain conscious of the currency risks linked with foreign stocks. The returns on investments in foreign stocks get largely impacted by the fluctuation in currency. The currency movement may be in favor of investors, yet the risk must be taken into consideration.
In addition to the macroeconomic factors, investors must also analyze the foundational strength of foreign companies before investing in foreign stocks. The earnings and revenues growth, dividend yield, annual returns, P/E ratio, and other multiples should also be considered.
Which Foreign Stocks Should I Buy?
Stocks of many foreign companies trade on the US stock exchanges. Among the many options, we have shortlisted the best foreign stocks for you to select from. Investors must include foreign stocks in their portfolio to ensure diversification of risks.
Investors should buy foreign stocks that have demonstrated a steady EPS growth in the past few years, in addition to high average volume, and high market capitalization. Overall, foreign stocks hold strong potential for high returns and help to spread out the risks associated with an investment portfolio.
