The Best Stocks to Buy Right Now for February

Chewy - Chewy is an e-commerce pet retailer with a recession-resistant business model, currently valued at a forward P/E multiple of 18.5 times fiscal 2026 estimates [2] - The company has a market capitalization of $11 billion, with a current stock price of $27.09, and has seen a revenue increase of over 8.5% in the first nine months of its fiscal year [3][4] - More than 80% of Chewy's sales come from auto-ship customers, contributing to its stable business model [4] - Chewy is experiencing gross margin expansion through high-margin sponsored ads, a new paid membership program, and higher-margin private label brands, which can have gross margins up to 700 basis points higher than national brands [5] Dutch Bros - Dutch Bros is a rapidly growing coffee chain with a market capitalization of $6.8 billion and a current stock price of $53.49, benefiting from strong same-store sales growth of 5.7% in its third quarter [6][7] - The company is introducing hot food items, which have shown a 4% lift in comparable-store sales during early pilots, and plans to roll these out to about 75% of its locations [7] - Dutch Bros aims to expand from fewer than 1,100 locations to 2,029 by 2029, with a potential to support around 7,000 locations across the U.S., fully funding its expansion through free cash flow [8]