2 Top Stocks to Buy in August

The stock market is soaring in 2023, with the S 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) posting a total return of 17.8% year to date. However, the rising economic tide isn't lifting every boat on Wall Street. Some top-quality companies have been left behind with flat or deeply negative returns over the same period.

You know what they say about buying when there is blood in the street. On the same note, a beat-up stock or two can be great buying opportunities in a rising market.

So let's talk about Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) and (NASDAQ: ETSY) today. They missed the memo about a broad market recovery this year -- perhaps creating two fantastic buying opportunities in the process:

Source Fool.com