RBC Capital's Top 20 Stocks

RBC Capital Markets just released its “U.S. Equities Top Picks List” for the month of May. The list consists of RBC analysts’ top 20 stock picks for traders. According to the report, “a Top Pick-rated stock represents an analyst’s best idea in the sector and is expected to provide significant absolute total return over 12 months with a favorable risk-reward ratio."

This months’s Top Picks List is identical to last month’s list. Below is a breakdown of each RBC analyst’s top pick in the report and the price target that RBC has assigned to each stock.

1. Randall Stanicky, CFA: Actavis PLC ACT-$361 target
2. Jason Arnold, CFA: Air Lease Corp AL-$57 target
3. Amit Daryanani, CFA: Amphenol Corp APH-$63 target
4. Gary Bisbee, CFA: Aramark ARMK-$37 target
5. Rich Moore, CFA: Boston Properties Inc BXP-$155 target
6. Frank G. Morgan, CFA: Brookdale Senior Living Inc BKD-$42 target
7. David Bank: CBS Corp CBS-$67 target
8. Nik Modi: Constellation Brands Inc STZ-$130 target
9. Jason Arnold, CFA: Discover Financial Services DFS-$72 target
10. Arun Viswanathan, CFA: LyondellBasell Industries NV LYB-$123 target
11. Brad Heffern, CFA: Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC-$124 target
12. Doug Freedman: Marvell Technology Group LTD MRVL-$18 target
13. Gerard Cassidy: PNC Financial Services Group Inc PNC-$100 target
14. Nik Modi: Reynolds American Inc RAI-$90 target
15. John Barnes: Ryder System Inc R-$125 target
16. Matthew Hedberg: ServiceNow Inc NOW-$90 target
17. Seth Weber: United Rentals Inc URI-$124 target
18. Eric N. Berg, CFA: Voya Financial Inc VOYA-$53 target
19. David Francis: WebMD Health Corp WBMD-$60 target
20. David Palmer: Yum! Brands Inc YUM-$93 target