2 Growth Stocks to Invest $1,000 in Right Now
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Buying quality growth stocks fills an important role in helping investors build wealth for retirement. If you consistently add money to a group of competitively positioned companies that are benefiting from...
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Buying quality growth stocks fills an important role in helping investors build wealth for retirement
If you consistently add money to a group of competitively positioned companies that are benefiting from emerging trends in the economy, great returns are bound to
Assuming you have extra cash available that you can commit to a long-term strategy, here are two excellent growth stocks you can buy right now with $1,000 or less
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Microsoft Microsoft (MSFT -0. 24%) is a leader in two of the biggest trends in nology today: cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI)
The giant's consistent financial performance and leadership in these make its stock a solid long-term buy
The stock recovered from its brief sell-off earlier this year and is now sitting near record highs at around $496 per
Microsoft reported another stellar earnings report, with revenue and earnings growing at double-digit rates, led by its cloud computing
Microsoft Azure continues to gain in the enterprise cloud market, with revenue up 33% year over year in the most recent quarter
Half of this growth was driven by AI services, as companies look to build and deploy AI-powered applications using their data
Microsoft is seeing growing cloud migrations across every industry
It noted accelerating demand from companies across retail (Abercrombie & Fitch), beverages (Coca-Cola), and enterprise software (ServiceNow)
The stock is not cheap, trading at 28 times forward earnings estimates for fiscal 2026
But Microsoft's superior cloud growth and innovation ( the recent introduction of its Majorana quantum computing chip) justifies the premium
This is a relatively safe growth stock to ride the AI tsunami spreading across the economy
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Com (MNDY -0. 12%) is tapping into the shift to remote work, requiring digital collaboration and workflow management tools
Monday is a leader in the work management software market and is seeing strong growth from large enterprise customers
This has been a volatile stock, but the s have climbed 150% since bottoming out with the broader market in 2022
Monday generates revenue from subscriptions, which has led to steady, high growth on the top line
It reported a 30% year-over-year increase in revenue in Q1, with record free cash flow
Monday released new enterprise capabilities in the quarter, powered by AI
A more feature-rich platform is drawing the attention of larger companies, which opens up a huge opportunity for Monday
In fact, it is seeing the lowest amount of growth with small es that have just 10 or more users
Its fastest-growing customer segment is those with $100,000 or more in annual recurring revenue
The faster rate of growth among larger customers indicates sustainable long-term demand for Monday's platform
Importantly, Monday's high margins indicate its offering is standing out from competitors
The company earned a high 90% gross fit margin on its revenue in Q1, suggesting a solid competitive differentiation in a crowded field
The stock (priced around $305 a ) trades at 66 times next year's earnings estimates
But Monday is also growing its earnings at high rates as it expands margins
Given a $100 billion addressable market for the company, the stock should be worth a lot more in 10 years than it is today
John Ballard has no position in any of the stocks mentioned
The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Microsoft, Monday
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