The 3 Best S&P 500 Stocks to Buy Now

The Motley Fool highlights three S&P 500 buy ideas — Amazon (AMZN), Visa, and Eli Lilly — arguing each offers durable competitive advantages and near-term growth catalysts that could drive long-term shareholder returns. The piece emphasizes Amazon’s AI/cloud momentum (AWS revenue +28% YoY), e-commerce unit growth and investments in faster delivery, and a reasonable valuation (20x trailing operating cash per share). Visa’s payments franchise and AI-driven services (66 billion transactions, +9% YoY; revenue +17%, adjusted earnings +20%) position it to benefit from rising transaction volumes. Eli Lilly’s pharma momentum (Q1 revenue +56% YoY) and heavy R&D (TTM R&D > $14B) underpin its growth outlook. Overall tone is bullish for these stocks.