Microsoft Beats Apple in The Motley Fool's Top Picks

Microsoft and Apple are two of the largest companies in the world, generating hundreds of billions in revenue. However, investors may want to consider buying Microsoft stock instead of Apple stock according to The Motley Fool's Stock Advisor analyst team.

The team identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now, and Apple didn't make the cut. Instead, Nvidia was on the list in 2005 and returned over $1 million if invested at the time of recommendation.

Microsoft is one of the stocks that made the list, along with 9 other companies. The Motley Fool's total average return is 993%, outperforming the S&P 500 by 779%.