13 Best High Volume Stocks to Buy Now

On May 9, BMO private wealth chief market strategist Carol Schleif joined CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the latest market trends and the state of the economy. Reflecting on a market decline in April that reached a ~20% drop, Schleif noted that the market recovered and ended only 3% to 4 % down. She described investor reactions during that period as mixed: about 10% were very eager to buy, but another 10% were quite nervous, while the majority remained measured. She emphasized the important distinction between markets and the economy and noted that markets often move ahead of economic realities and quickly shift focus to new topics as part of their discounting mechanism. This is why markets serve as economic indicators and anticipate future developments.

She talked about how individual risk tolerance varies, with some younger clients adopting conservative strategies and some older clients favoring aggressive positions, especially in tech. Schleif acknowledged that tariffs are expected to rise from under 3% to ~10%, but despite this anticipation, she’s confident that markets and companies will adjust to the changes. She noted the unusual shift in US influence, which now extends beyond material control to more intangible domains, and described this shift in responsibility as significant and complex. Schleif also emphasized the value of globally diversified portfolios, which have been challenging to maintain during periods when the US market outperformed. However, she noted that such diversification, which includes fixed income and foreign equities, has provided better performance and protection year-to-date and helps investors weather volatility better than those concentrated solely in US assets.

That being said, we’re here with a list of the 13 best high volume stocks to buy now.

13 Best High Volume Stocks to Buy Now

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Our Methodology

We first used stock screeners to compile a list of stocks with high average 3-month volumes. We then selected the 13 stocks that were the most popular among elite hedge funds and that analysts were bullish on. The stocks are ranked in ascending order of the number of hedge funds that have stakes in them, as of Q4 2024.

Note: All data was collected on May 12.

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13 Best High Volume Stocks to Buy Now

13. Nio Inc. (NYSE:NIO)

Average Volume (3-Month): 58.17 million

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 20

Nio Inc. (NYSE:NIO) designs, develops, manufactures, and sells smart EVs in China and Europe. It offers five and six-seater electric SUVs, as well as smart electric sedans. The company also offers power solutions and provides energy & service packages to its users, design & technology development activities, and sales & after-sales management activities.

Citi maintained its Buy rating on Nio on April 28 with a price target of $8.10. Following the Shanghai Auto Show, the firm expects Nio to launch new models soon, which will benefit from lower Bill of Materials costs and cost-saving synergies. The premium NIO brand delivered 201,209 vehicles in 2024, when the total was 221,970. This helped Nio secure a 40% market share in China’s BEV segment priced above RMB300K.

The NIO brand is moving forward with a new product cycle, such as the recently launched flagship sedan ET9 (deliveries starting late May 2025) and 2025 upgrades for existing models (ET5, ET5T, ES6, EC6) planned for Q2 2025. Citi indicated that Nio could see deliveries reach 63K units in Q2, which would be up 50% year-over-year. Further growth is expected, with projections of 100K to 120K units for Q3 and 120K to 150K units for Q4.

12. SoFi Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI)

Average Volume (3-Month): 56.92 million

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 43

SoFi Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI) offers various financial services through three segments: Lending, Technology Platform, and Financial Services. It offers lending & financial services and products that allow its members to borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect money. The company also offers personal loans, student loans, home loans, and related services.

On April 25, William Blair analyst Andrew Jeffrey gave the stock a Buy rating due to SoFi’s strong market position and financial performance, which is reflected in its 48% year-over-year ARPU growth. SoFi made $770.72 million in FQ1 2025 revenue, which was an improvement of ~33% year-over-year. The primary driver of this growth is the company’s Technology Platform, which is built on its Cyberbank digital banking platform.

In FQ1 2025, this segment made $103 million in net revenue, which was up 10% year-over-year. The number of accounts declined by 6% year-over-year to 158 million, but the revenue still grew by 10%, with similar growth expected in Q2. SoFi Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI) anticipates that new client wins in the tech platform business will have a significant impact on revenue in 2026 and beyond. The platform also serves SoFi’s internal products and processes over 8 billion annualized transactions.

Patient Capital Management expressed optimism for the company’s future and stated the following regarding SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:

“The top performers in the fourth quarter were once again Financials and Travel names. We’ve been over-indexed to them since the pandemic, which has served us well. We strategically added to certain financial names like SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI) and Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) during the year. Both companies rebounded strongly in the fourth quarter.

Sofi Technologies Inc. (SOFI) was a standout in the quarter, climbing 95% and up 156% from the intra-day lows in June. The company benefited from Fed rate cuts and the market’s growing optimism that the economy will avoid a recession. The company continues to grow its customer count while successfully cross selling into their loans and financial service products. In the quarter, we saw the company take on a new revenue stream by originating loans for third parties, creating an attractive balance sheet-light revenue source, helping improve return on equity and margins. Sofi is early in its life cycle, currently being a small player in a very large total addressable market (TAM). With their strong management team, we believe the company will continue to deliver on their guidance of strong growth and expanding margins.”

11. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F)

Average Volume (3-Month): 128.16 million

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 45

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) develops, delivers, and services Ford trucks, sport utility vehicles, commercial vans & cars, and Lincoln luxury vehicles. The company operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, Ford Pro, and Ford Credit segments. It also offers wholesale loans to dealers to finance the purchase of vehicle inventory.

Ford Pro achieved solid Q1 results with strong demand for Super Duty chassis cabs and Transit wagons, despite planned downtime. It holds over 40% market share in the US Class 1 to Class 7 truck and van market. This is driven by the increasing customer-paid mobile repair orders, which were 7% of the total, and a 20% year-over-year rise in paid software subscriptions to 675K.

On May 7, Citi analyst Michael Ward raised the price target on Ford to $11 from $10 while keeping a Neutral rating. Notably, Citi pointed out that the stock has been trading between $10 and $14 per share over the last 3 years due to problems with new vehicle launches, increases in warranty accruals, and losses with BEV production.

10. Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI)

Average Volume (3-Month): 71.72 million

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 45

Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) develops and sells high-performance server and storage solutions. It offers various IT solutions, application-optimized server solutions, and server software management solutions. The company provides its products to enterprise data centers, cloud computing, AI, 5G, and edge computing markets.

SMCI’s AI GPU platforms represent over 70% of the $4.6 billion in net revenue for FQ3 2025. This segment caters to both enterprise and cloud service provider markets. The company has a strong design win pipeline and anticipates continued growth in FQ4 with the ramp-up of its Data Center Building Block Solutions/DCBBS based on new GPU platforms, such as first-to-market volume shipments of air-cooled 10U and liquid-cooled 4U NVIDIA B200 HGX systems, as well as GB200 NVL72 racks.

Needham resumed coverage of the stock with a Buy rating on May 7 and set a $39 price target. The firm had previously suspended coverage due to financial uncertainties that the company was facing. Needham now believes that the worst that has happened to Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) is behind it. It also noted how SMCI is positioned to grow in the markets for AI and HPC.

9. American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL)

Average Volume (3-Month): 63.39 million

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 59

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) operates as a network air carrier that provides scheduled air transportation services for passengers and cargo. It has several hubs in the US cities, as well as partner gateways in London, Doha, Madrid, Seattle/Tacoma, Sydney, and Tokyo. It operates a mainline fleet of 977 aircraft.

On April 25, Raymond James lowered the price target on American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) to $14 from $15 while keeping an Outperform rating as it sees an attractive risk-reward supported by idiosyncratic earnings drivers. While the company is not immune to domestic main cabin weakness, relative sequential revenue and cost trends are encouraging, according to the firm’s analysts.

In Q1 2025, Atlantic passenger revenue per available seat mile (or RASM) increased by 10.5% year-over-year, and Pacific passenger RASM rose by 4.9% on a 24.1% increase in capacity due to the demand in Japan. The company continues to see overall demand for international travel from the US, and this segment is expected to outperform the domestic market in Q2.

8. Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR)

Average Volume (3-Month): 112.96 million

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 64

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) builds and deploys software platforms for the intelligence community and US commercial customers to help with data analytics. It provides unified access to open-source, self-hosted, and commercial LLMs that can transform structured and unstructured data into LLM-understandable objects.

On May 6, Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target for Palantir from $98 to $110 with a Neutral rating. This adjustment came after the company’s Q1 2025 earnings, which outperformed the overall results in the US commercial sector, where revenue surpassed projections by 10%, and overall government revenue, which surpassed projections by 5%. The company’s US revenue particularly grew by 55% year-over-year and made up 71% of the company’s total business.

This segment achieved a $1 billion annual revenue run rate in Q1 due to the demand for AIP. US commercial Total Contract Value booked reached $810 million, which was a 239% increase on a dollar-weighted duration basis, with twice as many deals of $1 million or more closed year-over-year. Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) has also raised its full-year 2025 US commercial revenue guidance to over $1.178 billion, which projects a growth rate of at least 68%.

Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund stated the following regarding Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:

“Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) builds advanced platforms for data integration, management, and security, enabling interactive, AI-assisted analysis for its users. Its core offerings include Palantir Gotham, designed for government clients, and Palantir Foundry, tailored for commercial customers. Originally focused on U.S. intelligence agencies, Palantir has expanded into defense contracts with western governments and entered the commercial market in 2016. During the quarter, shares contributed to performance after the company reported better-than-expected fiscal third quarter operating results, along with management raising its full year 2024 revenue guidance. Management noted that the recent launch of its AI platform (AIP), which leverages generative AI to optimize business operations, has driven significant growth and investor interest. Additionally, we believe Palantir could be a key partner for the U.S. government’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), as its AI-driven platforms are ideally suited to help identify inefficiencies, allocate resources effectively, and achieve cost reductions.”

7. Nu Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NU)

Average Volume (3-Month): 59.77 million

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 79

Nu Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NU) provides a digital banking platform. It offers spending, savings & investing, and borrowing solutions. The company also has protection solutions, such as NuInsurance protection solutions, including life, mobile, auto, home, and financial protection insurance policies. Its core growth driver is its Brazilian operations at Nubank, which is the company’s digital bank.

In 2024, Nu added over 1 million customers per month in Brazil, which served 58% of its population and made the company the third-largest financial institution in the country by customer count. This market has an 83.1% monthly activity rate. In Brazil, Nubank’s high-income segment is also expanding, which is why the company’s premium credit card, Ultravioleta, saw customer numbers increase by 132% year-over-year to ~700,000. Credit card purchase volume grew 106% in Q4 2024.

Nubank is also expanding its Money Platform in Brazil with initiatives like NuMarketplace, NuTravel, and the launch of its MVNO service, NuCel, to further monetize its large customer base. On April 25, Barclays raised the price target on Nu Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NU) to $16 from $15 while keeping an Overweight rating. The adjustment came after the firm noted Nu’s strength in personal lending.

White Falcon Capital Management stated the following regarding Nu Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NU) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:

“Nu Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NU) has recently corrected due to Brazil’s macroeconomic struggles. Nu reports its earnings in U.S. dollars but generates revenue in Brazilian reais, Mexican pesos, and Colombian pesos. The sharp depreciation of these emerging market currencies, coupled with ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, is making investors uncomfortable. Our due diligence suggests that Nu remains unaffected. Importantly, we continue to believe that Nu is a rare business with a combination of a large market opportunity, a strong moat driven by its superior cost structure, and a brilliant management team.”

6. Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC)

Average Volume (3-Month): 111.08 million

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 83

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells computing and related products and services. It also offers optimization solutions for workloads, such as AI, cryptography, security, storage, and networking. Further, it delivers and deploys intelligent edge platforms that allow developers to achieve agility and drive automation using AI for efficient operations with data integrity.

In Q1 2025, the company’s Intel Products division made $11.8 billion in revenue, although this was a 10% sequential decline. Within Intel Products, the Client Computing Group particularly saw a 13% sequential revenue decline despite higher-than-expected volumes. Conversely, the Data Center & AI group performed better than expected, with revenue down only 5% sequentially due to the hyperscaler demand for host CPUs for AI servers and storage compute.

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) is now prioritizing the development of best-in-class products to meet the needs of customers in the era of AI agents. Bernstein SocGen lowered its price target on Intel to $21 from $25 in April while keeping a Market Perform rating. Bernstein expects the company to benefit from increased purchases of computerized products in H1 2025, however, H2 will be met by the consumption of computers sinking sharply.

5. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)

Average Volume (3-Month): 53.19 million

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 92

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products. The company offers medicines and vaccines in various therapeutic areas, such as cardiovascular & migraine, infectious diseases with unmet medical needs, COVID-19 prevention & treatment, and potential future mRNA & antiviral products.

On April 30, UBS analyst Trung Huynh raised the price target on Pfizer to $25 from $24 while keeping a Neutral rating on the shares due to significant cost savings at the company. For 2025, Pfizer’s priority is improving R&D productivity and advancing its pipeline. As part of this shift, Pfizer decided to discontinue the development of danicopan.

Now the company is building its cardiometabolic pipeline, including obesity, by advancing internal programs like its oral GIPR antagonist (currently in Phase 2) and pursuing external opportunities such as partnerships or acquisitions. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) anticipates multiple key pipeline catalysts in 2025, including up to 9 Phase 3 readouts.

4. Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Average Volume (3-Month): 121.40 million

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 126

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells EVs and energy generation and storage systems in the US, China, and internationally. The company also sells automotive regulatory credits & non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop & parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services.

On May 6, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas maintained his Buy rating on Tesla and set a price target of $410. In its Q1 2025 quarter, Tesla’s revenue declined by 9.23% year-over-year, although the revenue still totaled $19.34 billion. Elon Musk particularly emphasized Tesla’s advantage in using a generalized AI solution with cameras and its in-house designed AI chip, which he contrasted with the more expensive sensor-based approach of competitors like Waymo.

Musk also stated that the company is now focused on bringing robotaxis to Austin in June, with unsupervised autonomy initially being solved for the Model Y in Austin. He expects to expand this capability to many other US cities by the end of 2025. While the exact ramp-up speed cannot be anticipated, Musk believes that millions of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) vehicles will be operating autonomously in H2 2026.

JDP Capital Management initiated a new core position in the company 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)

3. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Average Volume (3-Month): 60.98 million

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 166

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories. It offers iPhones, Macs, iPads, AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod. It also provides AppleCare support and cloud services, and operates various platforms like the App Store.

While Apple operates across various product categories, a significant driver of its revenue and growth is its Services segment. In FQ2 2025, the company’s Services segment achieved an all-time revenue record of $26.6 billion, which was up 12% year-over-year. The Services segment encompasses offerings like the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, and Apple Pay. Both transacting and paid accounts in this segment reached new all-time highs, with paid accounts growing by double digits year-over-year.

Apple now boasts well over 1 billion paid subscriptions across its Services platform. Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring raised the price target on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to $235 from $220 on April 29 and kept an Overweight rating. The firm expects June quarter guidance to modestly exceed consensus, despite some downside given the current tariff situation.

Columbia Seligman Global Technology Fund maintained its position in the company and stated the following regarding Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:

“The fund maintained a position in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) throughout the quarter through the release of the company’s new iPhone 16 in September. Company leaders were excited about the release of the new model, as this is the first model that will feature enhanced AI capabilities through the Apple Intelligence features. Sales for the first few weeks in October and November trailed behind year over year sales from the iPhone 15, as availability of Apple Intelligence was not compatible with all iPhone models. Apple announced a partnership with OpenAI that has allowed the integration of ChatGPT into the Apple ecosystem, separate from the core Apple Intelligence features. This partnership highlights continued progress from Apple to introduce AI capabilities into its products and we expect the iPhone 17 to have even more expansive AI capabilities, increasing potential demand for the new model that is on track to be released in 2025.”

2. NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA)

Average Volume (3-Month): 284.54 million

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 223

NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) is a computing infrastructure company. Its Compute & Networking segment comprises Data Center computing platforms and end-to-end networking platforms. The Graphics segment offers GPUs, game streaming services, and related infrastructure, as well as solutions for gaming platforms.

On May 12, UBS lowered the price target on NVIDIA to $175 from $180 while keeping a Buy rating. The firm expects FQ1 2026 revenue to be ahead of the $43 billion guidance, despite the recent H20 ban. This ban addressed US export restrictions, so NVIDIA is preparing a downgraded version of its H20 chip for China. This could help it stay competitive in a key market. China contributed $17 billion in revenue to NVIDIA, which was 13% of the company’s total sales in FY2025.

Due to heightened demand from major Chinese tech firms such as Alibaba and ByteDance, Reuters reported that NVIDIA received orders worth $18 billion for the H20 chip since January 2025. The company plans to manufacture up to $500 billion of AI supercomputers within the US over the next 4 years. UBS expects growth to reaccelerate in H2 as the company is potentially allowed to resume shipments of data center GPUs to China.

Guinness Global Innovators is highly bullish on NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) due to its dominant AI chip market position. It stated the following in its Q4 2024 investor letter:

“For a second year running, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) was the Fund’s top performing stock, delivering a stellar return of +177.7% over the year. Since the beginning of last year, Nvidia’s ‘Hopper’ GPUs have been at the centre of exploding demand for chips powerful and efficient enough to facilitate the energy intensive requirements of AI processes within datacentres. Initially possessing over 95% of market share in these types of chips, Nvidia have been quick to entrench their position as the technological leader in the space, launching the successor to the current ‘Hopper’ GPU in March, Blackwell, inhibiting the likes of AMD and Intel making meaningful inroads in taking share of the fast-growing market. Compared to the previous iteration (Hopper) which is continuing to fuel Nvidia’s extreme revenue growth, the Blackwell chip is twice as powerful for training AI models and has 5 times the capability when it comes to “inference” (the speed at which AI models respond to queries). Throughout the year, Nvidia’s financial performance has remained resilient. Quarterly revenues hit $35.1 billion in their most recent quarter, beating consensus expectations by 6% and representing a +94% year-over-year increase. Additionally, Nvidia’s data centre segment, driven by the Hopper (H100) chip, grew fivefold over the past year, underscoring the sustained demand for advanced AI infrastructure. The H100 chip, priced at around $40,000, continues to see significant adoption due to its ability to enhance AI model training efficiency while lowering overall costs. This growth is expected to continue as companies invest in upgrading existing data centres and building new ones, with Nvidia well-positioned to capture a significant share of the estimated $2 trillion market opportunity over the next five years. There have been some concerns over Blackwell production delays causing share price volatility however, Nvidia has recovered swiftly, driven by positive earnings results through the year and assurances from management regarding future supply. Additionally, the release of the H200 chip promises to extend Nvidia’s technological leadership, ensuring continued momentum into 2025. While Nvidia’s valuation remains a topic of debate, the stock is not at a significant premium to history, and it still appears reasonable given its dominant market position, innovative prowess, and exposure to long-term secular growth trends in AI, cloud computing, and data infrastructure. As a result, Nvidia remains well-positioned to deliver sustained outperformance over the long term, making it a cornerstone of growth-oriented portfolios.”

1. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Average Volume (3-Month): 50.98 million

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 339

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscription services through online and physical stores. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services/AWS. It also manufactures and sells electronic devices like Kindle, Fire tablets, and Fire TVs.

Stifel lowered the firm’s price target on Amazon to $245 from $248 on May 2 and kept a Buy rating. This was because of the company’s Q1 2025 results, which were better than expected despite AWS coming out marginally below expectations. The North America margins were also soft. Still, In Q1, AWS made $29.3 billion in revenue, which was up 17% year-over-year. This resulted in an annualized revenue run rate exceeding $117 billion for AWS.

The company’s AI business within AWS already has a multibillion-dollar annual revenue run rate and is experiencing triple-digit year-over-year growth. This can be exemplified by Amazon Bedrock, the company’s fully managed service for building GenAI applications, which continues to see iteration with the addition of foundation models like Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Meta’s Llama 4.

Harding Loevner Global Developed Markets Equity Strategy stated the following regarding Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:

“During the quarter, we benefited from strong stocks within the Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary sectors. In Consumer Discretionary, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported strong third-quarter results. Revenue increased by double digits, led by growth in advertising and Al products, while the company’s operating margins also hit an all-time high of 11%. The key reasons for the higher margins were that its international e-commerce operations turned profitable, and there was faster growth in its high-margin cloud-computing business.”

While we acknowledge the growth potential of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold great promise for delivering high returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than AMZN but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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