9 Best American Stocks To Buy and Hold for the Next 3 Years

5. Workday Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY)

EPS Forward Long Term Growth (3-5 Year CAGR): 26.09%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 76

Workday Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY) is one of the best American stocks to buy and hold for the next 3 years. On October 1, Workday announced the completion of its acquisition of Paradox. Paradox is a candidate experience agent that uses conversational AI to streamline the job application process, with a particular focus on high-volume hiring in frontline industries.

This acquisition follows Workday’s earlier integration of HiredScore and establishes a powerful, end-to-end, AI-powered talent acquisition suite. The newly unified suite, which combines Workday Recruiting, the AI capabilities of HiredScore (for smarter talent discovery), and the new conversational AI from Paradox, is designed to help companies hire faster, improve recruiter efficiency, and deliver a better, more human candidate experience.

The goal, as stated by Aashna Kircher, group general manager for the office of the CHRO at Workday, is to make hiring quick, personal, and engaging for every type of role and worker, from the frontline to the back office. Adam Godson, CEO of Paradox, noted that joining Workday will bring their vision of making hiring simpler and more human with AI to more organizations, enabling recruiters to focus on building real connections with candidates instead of repetitive tasks.

Workday Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY) provides enterprise cloud applications in the US and internationally. It sells its solutions through its direct sales organization.