7 Top-Rated Large-Cap Stocks to Buy and Hold A time of challenging market conditions (like we’re seeing today) can be a frustrating time to invest. There is, however, a silver lining. A market downturn is a great opportunity to load up on high-quality names. For example, large-cap stocks with strong fundamentals. When stocks overall move lower, that’s the case for both more speculative plays, as well as sturdier opportunities. The latter may not experience as sharp of a plunge as the former. In fact, some of them, like commodities stocks, can perform well, as rising commodities prices outweigh external factors. Still, if you have a long time horizon in mind, you can enter|add to a position at an ideal price point. 7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for June 2022 So, what are some examples of such plays? Consider these seven top-rated, large-cap stocks. Each one has the potential to deliver solid returns (via appreciation and dividends) for buy and hold investors. Ticker Company Current Price CF CF Industries Holdings $91.19 DLTR Dollar Tree $162.51 HSY Hershey Company $211.74 KR Kroger Co. $51.61 OXY Occidental Petroleum $69.87 PAYX Paychex $125.68 SQM Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile S.A. $100.22 CF Industries Holdings (CF) CF Industries Holdings (NYSE: CF ) is a good example of what I was talking about above.