3 Underdog Stocks That Could Outperform the Market in the Second Half

The stock market has been choppy in 2025, but overall by the midway point the S&P 500 index was up 5.5%. And it has recently hit a new all-time high, putting into question just how much higher it might go this year, especially with many uncertainties still circulating around tariffs and trade policies.What you may want to do is take a closer look at some stocks that haven't been doing nearly as well this year, and that perhaps have seen too much of a falloff. There are three stocks that have crashed through the first half of the year that I believe have the potential to outperform the S&P 500 in the latter half of the year, and which could make for good contrarian buys today: UnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH), Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL), and Deckers Outdoor (NYSE: DECK).Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool