Stocks to buy

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, GOOG) stock still looks expensive at its current price of about $2,755. Source: Valeriya Zankovych / Shutterstock.com The GOOGL stock price is only slightly higher than it was three months ago, but look under the hood. The growth of the cloud market remains the envy of the world. Alphabet continues to grow revenues

Advanced Micro Devices’ (NASDAQ:AMD) chief executive officer Dr. Lisa Su recently told CNBC that AMD sees “extremely strong” demand for PCs and its semiconductor chips. As a result, AMD stock will rise and investors might be able to assume to the company’s revenue and free cash flow growth will continue to surge. Source: Joseph GTK / Shutterstock.com

Digitizing the “built world” is the business of California-based spatial data company Matterport (NASDAQ:MTTR). Folks who’d like pure-play exposure to the burgeoning metaverse can consider adding MTTR stock to their portfolios. Source: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com Just be advised that Matterport’s technology is new and that means there will be risks involved with it. However, the

Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) proves there’s a price that’s too high, even for a good company in a hot niche. I will admit that I was caught off guard. After watching NET stock continue to rise despite selling at 50 times revenue, I took a small position in December and am down double digits. Source: IgorGolovniov /

Investing is broadly characterized by polarized spectrums. One such spectrum is that which contains active, high-volume trading on one end and passive, buy-and-hold investing on the other. Buy-and-hold investing is the strategy that seeks to buy low and sell high. Diversification and a lot of time spent researching the market are hallmarks of a successful

Last year was a mixed one for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) companies. Even with strong financial performances, stock upsides were capped with regulatory concerns. Additionally, chip shortages broadly impacted EV stock sentiments. However, I believe that Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) stock is among the top EV stocks to consider for 2022 and beyond. Source: Robert Way

My favorite part of mathematics? The numbers never lie. See for yourself with the following electric vehicle (EV) delivery numbers… Source: Shutterstock What do they say about the state of the EV Revolution in 2022? Tesla’s delivery volume increased 71% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2021, to a record-high 309,000 vehicles. NIO delivered 10,489

Semiconductor firms remain as important as ever. Investors have come to realize that names like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and AMD stock represent a vitally important industry. Throughout the pandemic, we’ve learned the importance of semiconductors — and how their supply can have serious effects on the economy. Source: flowgraph / Shutterstock.com That aside, though,

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) is a pioneer in commission-free investing model that has recently become popular among online brokers. So much so that “Robinhood stocks” has become shorthand for stocks popular with retail investors Anecdotal evidence suggests that even those who would not have considered putting some of their savings to work on Wall Street have been

If the opinion of the analyst community means anything, then SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) is a strong buy for 2022. At present, SOFI stock is over 60% less than its consensus price target of $24.63. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com    However, since it first began trading publicly in December 2020, the stock has made three attempts at hitting this mark.

Perhaps no other market segment besides oil stocks have featured as strong a will-they, won’t-they narrative of pure binary chaos. At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, oil prices slipped to below zero, an unprecedented circumstance as the global economy ground to a halt. With much of the world citizenry sheltering in place, there was

The crypto market has sold off this month, fueling the debate about whether the bull run is coming to a halt. Industry leaders such as Ethereum (CCC:ETH-USD) have shed a fair share of their values in the past month. However, there have been a few anomalies, of which Ethereum’s aggregator Polygon  (CCC:MATIC-USD) takes the cake. With

Semiconductors like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock have been red-hot in 2021, and they’re aiming to end the year as they began – buoyant. Source: Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com While there is no shortage of stunning charts, AMD stock offers the cleanest and most compelling opportunity right now. Its share price smashed through resistance right

With enterprise artificial intelligence software company C3.ai (NYSE:AI) adding impressive customers and growing its revenue at a fairly rapid pace, I continue to believe the company can become the “Microsoft of AI.” Just as Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) developed tools that made it easy for businesses to develop documents and perform complex calculations, C3.ai has created products

Facebook Inc. did more than a simple name change when it took on the Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB) moniker. It also put an emerging trend (the metaverse) on the map. Doing so didn’t give FB stock much of a boost. Source: Blue Planet Studio / Shutterstock.com It did help spark enthusiasm for several more speculative cryptos and stocks, as

Editor’s note: This column is part of InvestorPlace.com’s Best Stocks for 2022 contest. Josh Enomoto’s pick for the contest is Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) stock. Source: InvestorPlace It’s a thesis that initially goes against all common sense, from the shift in monetary policy by the Federal Reserve to gradually improving global economic metrics as society acclimates to the coronavirus

It may have been the hottest investing trend of 2021. But as the new year beckons, it’s tough to be bullish on meme stocks. With numerous uncertainties clouding the market, the top names in this category, AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) and GameStop (NYSE:GME), have been trending lower in recent weeks. The same thing has happened for

Decentraland (CCC:MANA-USD) has long been on the radar of cryptocurrency enthusiasts. Metaverse pundits have been aware of its importance to the greater movement to digitize our physical world and everything that comes with it.  Source: shutterstock.com/Piotr Swat A broad awareness of Decentraland’s potential in the digital space for businesses and creators has been brewing for

It’s tough investing in growth stocks right now. Many of them are ensnared in painful bear markets, with many of the stocks down 40% or more. However, not all growth and tech stocks are under pressure.  In fact, many are doing quite well. If the stocks are acting well, the businesses sure are and Wall

Lucid (NASDAQ:LCID) stock has drifted well off its highs and is now looking like quite a bargain. From a peak price of $55.52 on Nov. 16, LCID stock has drifted down to $38.64 as of Dec. 27. It looks like the stock could end up having a good 2022 as well. Source: Around the World Photos