3 Must-Buy Profitable Stocks for April 2026 (MU, AVGO, NVDA)

As April gets underway, investors should focus on companies that generate strong returns after factoring in all operating and non-operating expenses. As a result, consistently profitable businesses tend to be more appealing than those posting losses. To assess profitability, investors often rely on accounting ratios that offer clear insights into a company’s bottom-line performance.

On that note, Micron Technology, Inc. MU, Broadcom Inc. AVGO and NVIDIA Corporation NVDA stand out as the leading profitable picks, backed by strong net income ratios and substantial upside potential.

Screening Parameters Using Research Wizard:

The net income ratio is not the only indicator of future winners. So, we have added a few more criteria to arrive at a winning strategy.

Zacks Rank Equal to #1: Whether the market is good or bad, stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) have a proven history of outperformance. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Trailing 12-Month Sales and Net Income Growth Higher than X Industry: Stocks that have witnessed higher-than-industry sales and net income growth in the past 12 months are positioned to perform well.

Trailing 12-Month Net Income Ratio Higher than X Industry: A high net income ratio indicates a company’s solid profitability.

Percentage Rating Strong Buy greater than 70: This indicates that 70% of the current broker recommendations for the stock are Strong Buy.

These few parameters have narrowed the universe of more than 7,685 stocks to only 25.

Here are three of the 25 stocks that qualified the screening:

Micron Technology

Micron Technology is a provider of memory and storage products globally. The 12-month net profit margin of MU is 41.5% (read more: Up 15%+ in Q1: 2 AI Stocks Still Flashing “Strong Buy” for Q2).

Broadcom

Broadcom develops and delivers semiconductor devices and infrastructure software solutions worldwide. The 12-month net profit margin of AVGO is 36.6%.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA is a global computing infrastructure company offering graphics, compute and networking solutions. The 12-month net profit margin of NVDA is 55.6%.

Why Haven't You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?

Since 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P's +7.7% average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +48.4%, +50.2% and +56.7% per year.

Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.

See Stocks Free >>

Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report

Micron Technology, Inc. (MU): Free Stock Analysis Report

NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report

Broadcom Inc. (AVGO): Free Stock Analysis Report

This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).

Zacks Investment Research