Why These 15 Vehicles & Parts Stocks Are Surging In 2025

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1. Vroom Inc (NASDAQ:VRM)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: N/A

Vroom Inc (NASDAQ:VRM) is now primarily an automotive finance and AI analytics company, operating through its subsidiaries United Auto Credit Corporation (UACC) and CarStory, after discontinuing its used car e-commerce operations in early 2024.

Vroom’s stock performance in 2025 is heavily influenced by its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The restructuring process discharged approximately $290 million in debt and involved the cancellation of old equity, followed by the issuance of new common stock and warrants. This successful emergence significantly improved the company’s financial position.

A key material event was the relisting of Vroom’s new common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol VRM, which commenced trading on February 20, 2025. This relisting restored visibility and trading accessibility for investors. The company’s strategic pivot away from its capital-intensive e-commerce business to focus on its UACC auto lending and CarStory analytics platforms is central to its plan for future profitability.

VRM stock is up 643.08% year-to-date.

While we acknowledge the potential of VRM, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher 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 VRM but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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