On March 31, Banrion’s Shana Sissel recently appeared on CNBC’s ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss that buying at lower valuations is favorable for long-term investors. Shana Sissel highlighted that the markets now want transparency, given the persistent volatility that has lasted for a while now. When this clarity is lacking, it becomes difficult for investors and businesses to plan for the long term. This uncertainty has led to soft consumer and CEO confidence, which makes it challenging to develop long-term strategies when key aspects such as industrial policy, business policy, and taxes remain unresolved in the US. Sissel emphasized that until there is more certainty, volatility is likely to persist. She expressed skepticism that any immediate announcements would provide the level of information investors desire, especially because of the administration’s habit of making statements that are later contradicted or revised. However, Sissel pointed out that long-term investors can find attractive buying opportunities if they look beyond the current uncertainty. She noted that the recent drop in valuations for many tech stocks now presents favorable buying opportunities for long-term investors.
Regardless of the short-term fluctuations in policy uncertainty, many tech and security companies still benefit from long-term demand due to trends like the ongoing adoption of AI and the growing need for cybersecurity and infrastructure protection. Even when government decisions are unclear, these sectors are resilient because their products and services address fundamental needs that are unlikely to change with fluctuating market cycles.
That being said, we’re here with a list of the 11 most promising long-term stocks according to analysts.
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Our Methodology
We first sifted through the Finviz stock screener and financial media reports to compile a list of the top stocks with high upside potential of over 40%. We then selected 11 stocks with a 10-year revenue compound annual growth rate of over 20%. The stocks are ranked in ascending order of their upside potential. We have also added the hedge fund sentiment for each stock, as of Q4 2024, which was sourced from Insider Monkey’s database.
Note: All data was sourced on April 21.
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11 Most Promising Long-Term Stocks According to Analysts
11. Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)
10-Year Revenue CAGR: 40.76%
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 126
Average Upside Potential as of April 21: 42.93%
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles and energy generation & storage systems through its two segments. The Automotive segment offers EVs, automotive regulatory credits, and vehicle insurance services. The Energy Generation and Storage segment engages with solar energy generation and energy storage products.
The company achieved record deliveries in Q4 2024, with Model Y becoming the best-selling vehicle of any kind in 2024. Tesla also made investments in manufacturing, AI, and robotics during the year. Its autonomous driving and AI-related initiatives are expected to make up 90% of its valuation shortly. Optimus alone can generate more than $10 trillion in revenue for Tesla.
While Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is somewhat insulated from the current tariff environment as compared to other major automakers in the US, the company still faces some macro challenges. On April 16, Piper Sandler reiterated the stock as Overweight and cut its estimates on the stock’s price from $450 to $400. Tesla’s first-quarter financials are expected to be disappointing, with deliveries falling short of expectations. This is because Tesla heavily relies on international sources, mainly China, for a significant amount of its parts and batteries.
JDP Capital Management initiated the stock in June 2024 and stated the following regarding Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:
“Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is new core position that I wrote about in 2024 Half Year Letter. The stock was up 115% in 2024. We benefited from the June 2024 timing of our purchase, buying after the stock had declined about 30% in the first part of the year.
We repurchased TSLA at a time when the market had [again] become overly bearish based on slowing vehicle orders despite the company having just achieved a breakthrough in Full Self Driving (FSD v12). If you haven’t had a chance to experience the most recent Full Self Driving software (FSD 13.3) I suggest you try it for yourself. If you’ve had a Tesla for a while, you know that the trajectory of FSD improvement has been nothing less than astounding.
It has become clearer to me that Tesla’s leadership position in the infrastructure layer underpinning mega-trends in robotics, smart vehicles and battery storage will unlock earnings growth that we can ride for years. Similar to AWS or the iPhone, Full-Self-Driving and Optimus will enable new business models to be built across a wide range of industries over time…” (Click here to read the full text)
10. Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO)
10-Year Revenue CAGR: 26.50%
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 161
Average Upside Potential as of April 21: 46.2%
Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) is a technology company that specializes in semiconductor and infrastructure software products. It has a focus on digital and mixed signal complementary metal oxide semiconductor-based devices and analog III-V-based products. It operates in two segments: Semiconductor Solutions and Infrastructure Software. It has estimated considerable growth in its AI-related revenue.
The company underwent a 77% year-over-year growth in its AI revenue in FQ1 2025 and generated $4.1 billion. In FQ2, Broadcom expects AI revenue to increase by 44%. This growth is fueled by hyperscale customers who heavily invest in next-gen AI models. Three of these clients are expected to create a SAM of $60 to $90 billion by FY2027. Broadcom generated a total FQ1 revenue of $14.9 billion, which marked a 24.7% improvement. Infrastructure software sales alone grew by 47% to $6.7 billion.
On April 11, Citi analyst Christopher Danely maintained a Buy rating for the stock while decreasing its price target from $220 to $210. This revision came from the anticipation of a potential recession and the likelihood that certain tariffs will persist long-term. However, Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) is working with major hyperscalers to develop systems that will support massive AI clusters, ranging from 500,000 to 1,000,000 AI accelerators, which would potentially drive the company’s future growth.
Renaissance Large Cap Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:
“Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) was another large contributor in the quarter after reporting solid operating results. The company presented an optimistic outlook, driven by its dominant position in artificial intelligence application-specific chipsets. In addition, the company should continue to benefit from its leading position in several end markets including data centers and cloud infrastructure, which have favorable secular growth trends. Broadcom is also seeing margin expansion and improved visibility, as the mix of software revenues increases, following the acquisition of VMWare.”
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