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Clavix Risk Report · July 21, 2026

The riskiest and safest US stocks right now

Every trading day, Clavix grades 600 US stocks A+ to F by combining five independent risk dimensions: financial health, news sentiment, macro exposure, sector resilience, and price stability. This report ranks that universe by composite risk score as of July 21, 2026. Higher scores mean lower risk. It is an educational risk read, not investment advice.

As of July 21, 2026, the highest-risk name in the covered universe is Nova Ltd (NVMI) at a C- (48/100), and the lowest-risk is Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) at a A+ (96/100). By sector, Semiconductors carries the highest average risk and Dividend Equity the lowest.

The 20 riskiest stocks

Lowest composite risk grades in the covered universe, most at-risk first.

# Ticker Company Sector Grade Score
1 NVMI Nova Ltd Semiconductors C- 48
2 BB BlackBerry Ltd Technology C- 49
3 CHWY Chewy Inc Retail D+ 49
4 HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Information Technology C- 49
5 ARKK ARK Innovation ETF D+ 49
6 PNR Pentair Industrials D+ 49
7 AMT American Tower Real Estate C- 49
8 MU Micron Technology Information Technology C- 49
9 LOW Lowe's Consumer Discretionary C- 50
10 SBAC SBA Communications Real Estate D+ 50
11 CEG Constellation Energy Utilities D+ 50
12 CLSK CleanSpark Inc Technology D+ 50
13 ICE Intercontinental Exchange Financials C- 50
14 CI Cigna Health Care C- 50
15 SLV iShares Silver Trust D+ 51
16 SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF ETF C- 51
17 CRWD CrowdStrike Information Technology D- 51
18 MPWR Monolithic Power Systems Information Technology D+ 51
19 CPNG Coupang Inc Retail C- 51
20 STRL Sterling Infrastructure Inc Construction C- 51

The 20 safest stocks

Highest composite risk grades in the covered universe, safest first.

# Ticker Company Sector Grade Score
1 SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Dividend Equity A+ 96
2 SNA Snap-on Industrials A+ 96
3 TRV Travelers Companies (The) Financials A+ 92
4 L Loews Corporation Financials A 92
5 JNJ Johnson & Johnson Health Care A 91
6 XYL Xylem Inc. Industrials A+ 91
7 BNS Bank of Nova Scotia Banking A+ 90
8 GL Globe Life Financials A 90
9 ROST Ross Stores Consumer Discretionary A 90
10 CTAS Cintas Industrials A 89
11 SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ETF A 89
12 BK BNY Mellon Financials A 89
13 MRK Merck & Co. Health Care A 89
14 MNST Monster Beverage Consumer Staples A+ 89
15 TDY Teledyne Technologies Information Technology A 89
16 FAST Fastenal Industrials A+ 89
17 TRI Thomson Reuters Corp Professional Services A 88
18 CM Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Banking A+ 88
19 XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund Industrials A 88
20 HST Host Hotels & Resorts Real Estate A- 88

Risk by sector, right now

Average Clavix score for every covered sector, highest risk first.

# Sector Avg grade Avg score Stocks
1 Semiconductors C average 53 4
2 Metals & Mining C average 54 4
3 Electrical Equipment C average 58 4
4 Construction C average 60 4
5 Pharmaceuticals C average 62 3
6 Life Sciences Tools & Services C average 63 1
7 Leisure Products C average 63 1
8 Technology C average 64 20
9 Consumer Discretionary C average 65 45
10 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure C average 65 3
11 Retail B solid 66 9
12 Information Technology B solid 66 51
13 Media B solid 67 4
14 Communication Services B solid 67 19
15 Trading Companies & Distributors B solid 67 2
16 Materials B solid 67 26
17 Other B solid 68 9
18 Utilities B solid 68 31
19 Financial Services B solid 68 6
20 Consumer Staples B solid 68 35
21 Biotechnology B solid 69 7
22 Health Care B solid 70 61
23 Energy B solid 71 33
24 Road & Rail B solid 71 3
25 Real Estate B solid 71 32
26 Aerospace & Defense B solid 73 4
27 ETF B solid 73 13
28 Industrials B solid 73 75
29 Financials B solid 73 74
30 Machinery B solid 74 2
31 Commercial Services & Supplies B solid 77 1
32 Fixed Income B solid 78 2
33 Banking B solid 78 8
34 Broad Market A low risk 82 2
35 Professional Services A low risk 88 1
36 Dividend Equity A low risk 96 1

How to read this

Each grade is a composite of five independently scored dimensions, remapped to a fixed A+ to F scale so the meaning never drifts. A low grade flags elevated risk as Clavix measures it today; it is not a prediction that a stock will fall, and a high grade is not a prediction that one will rise. Read the full grading methodology, or see any name in the stock risk directory.

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Data as of July 21, 2026, generated from Clavix's own risk model. For educational purposes only; not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Grades are risk indicators, not predictions of return, and change daily. Journalists and researchers are welcome to cite this report with a link to getclavix.com/risk-report.