12 Best Growth Stocks to Buy and Hold in 2025

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10. Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA)

Analyst Upside as of January 10, 2025: 43%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 115

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) is a technology and internet retail company that operates e-commerce sites that serve consumers and small business owners. In addition to e-commerce, Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) is also involved in cloud computing, logistics, digital media, and entertainment. Overall, the company’s combined e-commerce platforms are used by more than 800 million people worldwide.

For the quarter ending September 30, 2024, BABA logged $33.7 billion in revenue, growing by 5% year-over-year. Income from operations also grew by 5% to reach $5.02 billion during the third quarter of 2024. The company attributes its growing revenue to an improvement in the monetization of Taobao and Tmall Group, two of its online retail sites. The two platforms are poised for growth as the company signed crucial long-term collaborations with industry leaders.

While the company has a growing cloud business, driven by its developments in AI, Alibaba’s (NYSE:BABA) strength lies in the uniqueness and efficiency of its e-commerce platforms, making it one of the best growth stocks to buy and hold in 2025.

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