So last week's market dip got a lot of people spooked, especially with all the geopolitical noise. But honestly, some of the selloffs we're seeing look pretty overdone to me. I've been looking at a couple of best us stocks to buy right now that took hits but probably don't deserve the beating they got.

Let's start with Apple. Yeah, AAPL dropped almost 6% since late February while the broader market only fell about 2.4%. That's a pretty harsh divergence. But here's the thing - Apple just posted record Q1 revenue of $143.8 billion, up 16% year-over-year, with EPS growing 19% to $2.84. The iPhone 17 rollout is crushing it, driving 59% of total revenue with 23% YoY growth across every region globally.

People keep talking about Apple being late to the AI game, but I actually think they've been smart about it. Why blow billions on AI hype when your core product is still printing money? Plus they've got $35.9 billion in cash sitting on the balance sheet, which is a serious cushion for any economic turbulence. They've also been consistent with buybacks - $24.7 billion in Q1 alone - and raised dividends for 11 straight years. That's the kind of stability you want when markets get shaky.

The other best us stocks to buy on this dip is Williams Companies. It's a much older company - founded back in 1908 - and operates about a third of all natural gas infrastructure in the US. Most people sleeping on this one because of the oil price concerns, but here's why that's wrong: their business model is based on long-term, fee-based contracts, not commodity prices. Their pipeline network is entirely domestic, which actually hedges them against tariff concerns.

Their numbers are solid. 2025 saw adjusted EBITDA jump 9% to $7.8 billion with revenue up 13.7% to $11.9 billion. EPS grew 17.5% to $2.14, and the stock's already up over 23% this year. The recent pullback to $74.22 from $76.75 on Monday seems pretty silly when you look at the fundamentals. They've paid dividends for 52 consecutive years and raised them for 8 straight years, currently yielding around 2.7%.

What's driving Williams right now is the data center boom - all these new facilities need natural gas power plants - plus we had a colder winter in the eastern US which spiked heating demand. That coverage ratio of 2.4x on their payout gives management room to keep raising distributions.

Historically, Morgan Stanley research shows that after geopolitical shocks like this, the S&P 500 tends to be up 2% after a month, 6% after six months, and 8% after a year. So panic selling usually looks pretty dumb in hindsight. Both of these best us stocks to buy have the cash, the track records, and the business fundamentals to weather whatever comes next. Sometimes the best opportunities show up when everyone's hitting the sell button.