5 Best Stocks to Buy Now for Long Term Growth

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1. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 275

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is one of the best stocks to buy now for long term growth. Reuters reported on May 26 that, according to a report by Bloomberg News citing people familiar with the matter, Taiwan prosecutors suspect that three individuals managed to smuggle at least one shipment of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) chips to China before first exporting them to Japan. However, the report could not be immediately verified by Reuters.

For reference, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) released financial results for fiscal Q1 2027 on May 20, reporting record revenue of $81.6 billion for the quarter, up 20% from the previous quarter and up 85% from a year ago. GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins were 74.9% and 75.0% for the quarter, respectively, while GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $2.39 and $1.87, respectively.

The company’s Board of Directors also approved an additional $80.0 billion to its share repurchase authorization on May 18, 2026, without expiration. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is also increasing its quarterly cash dividend from $0.01 per share to $0.25 per share of common stock, payable on June 26, 2026, to all shareholders of record on June 4, 2026. 

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) designs and manufactures computer graphics processors, chipsets, and other multimedia software. It operates in the Compute & Networking and Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) segments.

While we acknowledge the potential of NVDA to grow, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than NVDA and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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