By Geoffrey Seiler
Publication Date: 2026-01-05 05:00:00
AI stocks are set to continue to power the market in 2026.
The hottest trend in the stock market remains artificial intelligence (AI), and there are several excellent stocks in this space that investors can add to their portfolios in January. Let’s look at the three best AI stocks to buy this month.
1. Nvidia
Nvidia (NVDA 0.39%) remains the king of AI infrastructure, as its graphics processing units (GPU) are the primary chips powering the AI data center buildout. With cloud computing companies, large language model (LLM) makers, and other hyperscalers (owners of large data centers) continuing to increase AI infrastructure spending, the company is well-positioned for 2026 and beyond.
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The company’s secret sauce is the ecosystem it has built around its chips. Before AI went mainstream, the company smartly seeded its CUDA software platform into universities and research labs that were conducting early work on the technology. This has led to a generation of…
