Prediction: These 2 Stocks Will Join the S&P 500 in 2025
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) might be the best-known of the major stock market indexes, but experienced investors know that the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is the index that best reflects the overall market. As the name implies, the index holds 500 of the top U.S. large-cap stocks. In order to join it, a company must be based in the U.S., be profitable on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis over its last four quarters, and have a "large-cap" market cap, generally meaning above $10 billion.