10 Best Performing AI Stocks in 2025

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1. BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BBAI)

Year-to-Date (YTD) Performance: 102.70%                                                                                                                     

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 7

BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BBAI) is an artificial intelligence specialist that provides decision intelligence solutions for national security, digital identity, supply chain and logistics, enterprise operations, and manned-unmanned teaming in autonomous systems.

BigBear.ai tops our list of best-performing AI stocks in 2025. The stock has rallied a whopping 102.7% year-to-date. On February 5th, Cantor Fitzgerald analysts more than doubled their price target on the stock to $8 from a previous $3.50 target on the back of an impressive contract win and some board changes.

The stock recently surged after news emerged that DoD’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) said it will advance the company’s Virtual Anticipation Network (VANE) prototype to full use. The company has also managed to secure a contract under the U.S. Department of Navy’s SeaPort Next Generation program. According to the firm, even though the fiscal third quarter of 2024 wasn’t impressive, the stock is still appealing due to its contract wins and strategic wins.

While we acknowledge the potential of BBAI as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than BBAI but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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