A handful of US stocks remain in the red at the time of writing even though the benchmark S&P 500 index has recovered rather significantly over the past three months.
But continued weakness, at least in some of them, may mean opportunity for long-term investors heading into the second half of 2025.
Our list of such stocks that look strongly positioned for a comeback over the next 6 months include Fiserv, Salesforce, and Arista Networks. Let’s take a closer look at what each of these three have in store for investors moving forward.
Arista Networks Inc (NYSE: ANET)
Arista shares are currently down more than 20% versus their year-to-date high – but Wall Street analysts haven’t thrown in the towel on the computer networking and cloud company.
At the time of writing, nearly 80% of the analysts have a “buy” rating on ANET shares with the mean target about $111 indicating potential upside of some 13% from here, according to Barchart.
In his latest research note, a senior Morgan Stanley analyst, Meta Marshall, dubbed the bear case arguments as “overblown” currently, adding the setup actually looks “attractive” for the back half of 2025.
In early May, the NYSE listed firm reported record revenue and better-than-expected profit for its fiscal Q1, which makes up for another strong reason to have it in your portfolio.
Fiserv Inc (NYSE: FI)
Fiserv shares have been a disappointment for its shareholders since early March, but analysts are convinced the second half of this year will likely prove a different story for the financial technology firm.
Less than 15% of the analysts currently have a dovish stance on FI stock while the mean target of about $220 at writing indicates massive upside potential of well over 20% from current levels.
Last week, the fintech announced plans of introducing its own stablecoin and launching a digital-asset platform that makes Fiserv stock even more attractive to own for the second half of 2025.
In its latest reported quarter, FI earned $2.14 on a per-share basis, topping Street estimates of $2.08.
Salesforce Inc (NYSE: CRM)
A notable plunge (nearly 23%) in Salesforce stock since late January may represent an opportunity for long-term investors to load up on a quality name at a deep discount.
Among Wall Street analysts that currently cover CRM shares, close to 80% are constructive with the average price target of $356, indicating potential upside of some 30% from current levels.
The cloud-based software giant pays a dividend yield of 0.61% as well, which makes up for another reason to own it for the next 12 months.
Last month, Salesforce reported its financial results for the first quarter that topped Street estimates for both top and the bottom line.
At the time, CRM announced $8 billion acquisition of Informatica as well to expand its footprint in AI.
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