We recently published a list of 11 Best NASDAQ Penny Stocks To Buy Right Now. In this article, we are going to look at where Taboola.com Ltd. (NASDAQ:TBLA) stands against other best NASDAQ penny stocks to buy right now.

The NASDAQ Stock Market is home to some of the world’s largest companies in the world and also hosts several hundred penny stocks. These companies must meet certain requirements to remain listed on the NASDAQ exchange, including the $1 per share minimum share price thresholds, revenue standards, and market capitalization thresholds. If a company fails to meet these requirements, it may receive noncompliance notifications and eventually be delisted. According to a report by Bloomberg, this year’s market rally has boosted many of the struggling stocks, helping some companies regain compliance with NASDAQ’s listing requirements.

Optimism in U.S. Markets

On December 3, Bloomberg reported that Fed Governor Christopher Waller, while addressing a conference in Washington, indicated that he is inclined to vote for a rate cut at the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting on December 17-18. However, Waller emphasized that his decision will depend on the economic data released before the meeting, particularly if it shows an unexpected uptick in inflation.

According to Bloomberg, New York Fed President John Williams in a speech in New York said that the economy is continuing to look strong and inflation is likely moving down toward the Fed’s target. However, he emphasized that the path for monetary policy will be contingent upon incoming economic data. He underscored the uncertainty of the economic outlook, noting, “If we’ve learned anything over the past five years, it’s that the outlook remains highly uncertain.”

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In an interview with CNBC on November 15, Nicholas Colas, Co-founder of DataTrek Research, discussed his views on the US stocks and the potential of small caps. Colas recalled how U.S. stocks outperformed global markets during the first Trump administration. Colas acknowledged that current multiples are high, but he is optimistic and believes that multiples can hold or even rise, given the high level of confidence in the US market. Regarding small caps, Colas suggested that they are a great trade for the year-end. The Russell 2000, which tracks small-cap performance, has been flat and lagged significantly behind the S&P 500 over the past three years, and presents an amazing opportunity, given that it typically sees a 20% increase. This underperformance makes small caps reasonable holds for the longer term, as they are due for a rebound.

While the broader market is showing signs of overvaluation, small-cap, and penny stocks have lagged significantly behind over the past few years, creating a compelling opportunity for investors.

Our Methodology

To compile our list of the 11 best NASDAQ penny stocks to buy right now, we used Finviz and Yahoo stock screeners to find the 25 largest companies trading below the price of $5 as of December 4. We then used Insider Monkey’s Hedge Fund database to rank 11 stocks according to the largest number of hedge fund holders, as of Q3 2024. The list is sorted in ascending order of hedge fund sentiment.

Why do we care about what hedge funds do? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 275% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 150 percentage points (see more details here).

Taboola.com Ltd. (NASDAQ:TBLA) 

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 27

Stock Price as of December 4: $3.97

Taboola.com Ltd. (NASDAQ:TBLA) is a digital advertising company that operates a discovery platform that matches advertisers with publishers on the open web and monetizes their online presence. The company generates revenue from its advertisers through various pricing models. Taboola.com Ltd.’s (NASDAQ:TBLA) client base includes prominent publishers such as Yahoo, Apple, BBC, CBS, USA Today, and National World, among others.

Taboola.com Ltd. (NASDAQ:TBLA) is focusing on expanding its distribution channels to drive traffic to its publisher partners and create new revenue streams. Moreover, the company is exploring new avenues in e-commerce, particularly in the realm of social commerce. This initiative has seen impressive growth, especially in markets like China, where e-commerce companies are leveraging Taboola to drive higher customer acquisition and purchasing activity.

Taboola.com Ltd. (NASDAQ:TBLA) recently launched Abby, an AI-powered content creation tool for advertisers that produces high-quality, engaging content resonating with their target audience. The company is actively working on increasing awareness of Abby among small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) through targeted efforts. By making these tools accessible and user-friendly, Taboola.com Ltd. (NASDAQ:TBLA) aims to attract a broader range of advertisers and drive more revenue from self-serve products.

Overall, TBLA ranks 5th on our list of best NASDAQ penny stocks to buy right now. While we acknowledge the potential of TBLA to grow, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than TBLA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.