After producing incredible returns for investors in 2023 and 2024, the stock market got off to a great start in 2025, as well. Since the start of the current bull market in October 2022, the S&P 500 index is up nearly 70%, as of this writing. Many growth stocks have seen their prices climb even faster.
While many top growth stocks might look overvalued at this point, there are still plenty of great opportunities in the market. Finding those opportunities requires diligence and a willingness to look at some beaten-down stocks that still present great long-term growth prospects. To get you started, the following three growth stocks look like no-brainer buys right now if you have $100 to invest.
You might not think a company that grew revenue just 7% in 2024 would count as a growth stock, but PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), an early pioneer in internet payment processing, is currently undergoing a transition. Management is culling unprofitable products and segments to build a more profitable business in the future. While that’s weighed on the company’s revenue growth, it also shows up positively in important metrics, like its transaction margin.
2024 saw a strong recovery in earnings per share and free cash flow, up 21% and 60%, respectively. Management expects the transition period to continue weighing on results in 2025, though, and sees single-digit growth for revenue, earnings, and free cash flow for the full year.
But the short-term transition gives long-term investors a great opportunity to buy shares now at a discount. PayPal is still the leading payments network on the internet, fostering its two-sided network of merchants and consumers. That gives it a significant competitive advantage, enabling it to win more merchants and, in turn, drive more consumers to sign up for its digital wallet.
Shares trade for around $76, just over 15 times management’s 2025 earnings-per-share (EPS) guidance, as of this writing. That’s an incredibly low price for the stock.
As management focuses on improved profitability, steady revenue growth and margin expansion should result in good net income growth. Combined with management’s focus on repurchasing shares, it should produce very good EPS growth over the next few years.
Uber (NYSE: UBER) is the largest rideshare and delivery marketplace in the world, and that position has enabled it to grow faster than the competition. The company added 21 million new users on its platform in 2024, up 14% for the full year. Its size is a key advantage, as a large customer base attracts more drivers and restaurants, which, in turn, improves the customer experience with shorter wait times and more selections.
