3 Growth Stocks Down 43%, 28%, and 41% to Buy Right Now
After a brief hiatus, the market’s big-picture pullback appears to be starting again, led by the names once chosen as the most popular.
However, as experienced investors will attest, this weakness is ultimately a buying opportunity.
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With that backdrop, let’s take a closer look at three deeply discounted growth stocks that long-term investors should consider buying on this short-term dip. In no particular order…
It’s no real secret why UiPath(NYSE: ROAD) Its shares are down more than 40% from their peak in early December. Most artificial intelligence (AI) stocks They started to struggle around that time as the excitement around them turned into financial reality, and UiPath is very much an AI stock. In fact, he can be considered one of the overlooked pioneers of the industry.
That’s exactly what makes this stock’s pullback a buy. While competitors have tried to copy and emulate what UiPath does, this company’s initial vision of an automated workflow is still the one that makes the most intuitive sense for end users.
Simply put, UiPath allows an organization’s employees to automate computer work that would otherwise be done manually at a much slower pace. Backing up data, paying invoices (and flagging any that are out of order), turning vast amounts of documents into manageable and actionable insights, and automatically optimizing inventory levels – including forecasting future demand – are all within this company’s technical command center.
And the marketplace he enjoys what he does more and moreTo keep this company alive and afloat. Expanding on long-standing growth trends, UiPath turned revenue of $481 million in the final quarter of last year into non-GAAP operating income of $150 million, up 14% and 12% annually. The recent pullback of this signal is mostly related to broader industry-wide sell-offs. Currently priced at less than 14 times this year’s projected earnings per share, sales for this stock are likely near the bottom.
Considering all the digital capabilities the world has at its disposal in this modern age, one would think that sending money across any border would be relatively easy. But this is not the case. This is still a surprisingly complex process.
Remitly Global(NASDAQ: TRUST) It still makes it easier. Remitly’s platform works in a similar way, although the industry is still heavily regulated to prevent unauthorized or unauthorized money transfers. PayPalCash App and Zelle – handle the technical logistics of cross-border transfers, including the necessary currency exchanges. If permission is not given, the platform will not facilitate the transaction. Consumers and businesses doing business across borders can use the application.
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And they like that He uses it in droves. The number of active customers of the application increased by 19% annually to 9.3 million in the last quarter of last year, and there was a 35% increase in the total amount of money transferred. Total revenue rose 26% to $442 million, allowing the company to widen its loss from $5.7 million in the same quarter last year to $41.2 million this time. Analysts expect similar growth for at least the next few years. The 41% pullback from last February’s peak certainly looks like a gift.
Last but not least, buy Facebook parent Meta Platforms(NASDAQ:META) Its shares are down 28% from their August high.
It’s not hard to understand what’s happening here. While not a hugely significant AI player, AI figures prominently in Meta’s growth plans. For example, the AI-powered chatbot Meta AI can be accessed directly from Facebook members’ primary feeds, allowing them to exit the site using ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini (a Alphabet product). The company is also using artificial intelligence to improve the performance of its flagship advertising business. Such exposure to the AI revolution has understandably led investors to lump Meta in with many of the other companies investing heavily in AI.
But this generalization ignores an important, nuanced difference between Meta and other companies building AI businesses. So most other names in the industry are producing standalone products based on broad demand for AI hardware, software and platforms (think about it) QualcommSnapdragon mobile processor with AI, CoreWeaveExpensive cloud computing platform created especially for education/training and broadcomMeta, which has recently focused on developing high-speed network solutions specifically for AI data centers, remains the planet’s preferred social networking platform. Using AI to support this proven work is simple and smart.
It works too. The company’s revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2025 increased to 24%, driven by steady user growth and a 16% year-over-year improvement in average revenue per user; This reflects a similar increase in the total number of ad impressions delivered during the quarter.
The point is, instead of looking for stocks of companies that can develop AI solutions, perhaps investors should look for companies that can actually do something constructive with them. This was definitely Meta.
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James Brumley They have positions in the alphabet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Block, Meta Platforms, PayPal, Qualcomm, and UiPath. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and recommends the following options: long January 2027 $42.50 calls on PayPal and short March 2026 $65 calls on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a feature disclosure policy.
