By Selena Maranjian
Publication Date: 2026-05-29 16:11:00
Many, if not most, of us would love to own some terrific growth stocks that could help our portfolios surge in value. It’s smart when owning such stocks, though, to plan to hang on for lots of years, and to not get impatient. For example, Microsoft (MSFT +3.90%) shares have averaged only 10% annual gains over the past three years and are down 13% year to date as of May 22 — but over the past decade, they have averaged annual gains of 24%. You never know which years will be boffo and which years will disappoint.
Here’s a quick look at three promising growth stocks, each of which seems reasonably-to-attractively valued. See if any or all pique your interest.
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1. Nvidia
It’s worth keeping up with Nvidia (NVDA +0.92%) because it’s been a powerful performer and seems to have plenty of potential. It has averaged annual gains of 51% over the past 15 years — and its stock price still doesn’t seem too steep. Its recent forward-looking price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 26, for example, is well below the five-year average of 36.
Today’s Change
(0.92%) $1.98
Current Price
$216.23
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$5.2T
Day’s Range
$212.81 – $217.52
52wk Range
$132.92 – $236.54
Volume
83.6M
Avg Vol
164.4M
Gross Margin
74.15%
Dividend Yield
0.02%
What’s so promising about Nvidia? Well, just look at its latest earnings report, which featured revenue that surged 85% year over year while management expects revenue growth to keep accelerating, without even counting sales to China. Oh,…
