It’s no surprise that when companies dominate their industries, their stock prices tend to have long-term success.
Apple and Amazon are two of the most widely discussed names when it comes to business success, as they both have a total market cap over a trillion dollars and currently rank as the second and fourth largest companies in America. While both of those stocks are likely to remain long-term winners, investors looking to get a little more bang for their buck might want to consider smaller, faster-growing companies to add to their investment portfolios.
Here’s a look at 10 stocks that could be the next Apple or Amazon in terms of rising to prominence in their industry and providing investors with solid long-term returns — perhaps even on their way to joining the trillion-dollar club. Be sure to consult with your financial advisor before investing, as investing in individual stocks is always risky and some of these names could be considered speculative. Stock prices are current as of Apr. 8, 2025.
Payment processor Block, known as Square until a name change in late 2021, has been a long-term winner since going public. If you’ve ever paid for anything at a local merchant’s shop, odds are, you’ve been exposed to Square, which offers a range of financial services to small businesses and merchants.
But the underlying business fundamentals of the company remain strong, presenting investors with what might be an attractive entry point.
According to James Allsopp, CEO of iNet Ventures, “Its growth potential in digital payments and financial technology makes it a solid pick.”
Though Shopify recently experienced a 20% decline due to the NASDAQ entering the bear market, many experts say that e-commerce is a booming industry worth investing in.
“E-commerce is not slowing down and Shopify’s platform takes the pulse of entrepreneurs and businesses starting and scaling online. Its strong ecosystem and innovation capabilities make it one of the top stocks,” said Ameed Alachi, CEO and founder of NFC Tagify.
The last few years have been a real roller coaster for the company formerly known as Facebook.
After Mark Zuckerberg went all-in on the “metaverse,” including a name change and tens of billions of dollars of spending, investors left the stock in droves and the price cratered, going from nearly $380 a share to a low near $88.
The company has since stepped back, with Zuckerberg signaling that the business would put more focus back on its advertising business, which actually makes money.
It’s impossible to predict if Meta’s virtual reality ambitions will come to fruition, but the stock has already climbed back and there’s reason to believe it’s on a path back to a trillion-dollar valuation.
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Sea Limited (SE)
Price: $104.10
Sea Limited has often been dubbed the “Amazon of Southeast Asia” and that alone makes it worth watching.
But the company’s still-rapid growth and plans to expand its e-commerce offering to Latin America and Europe could prove to be huge opportunities for the company.
In addition to its popular e-commerce site Shopee, the company also draws revenue from its mobile game publisher Garena and its payment processing platform Sea Money.
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Nvidia (NVDA)
Price: $95.56
Nvidia has been a tech market leader for years now and its growth seems unstoppable. The chip maker has been in the right place with the right product at the right time and its stock price has reflected this.
According to Allsopp, this frontrunner in GPU and AI computing technology is a worthy investment because it can “exploit exploding demand for high-performance computers across industries, from gaming and PCs to data centers.”
Among other things, Nvidia produces graphics processing units (GPUs) that are essential to the video game industry and are used to mine cryptocurrencies. The company also produces chip sets that power everything from robotics to self-driving cars. As all of these AI-adjacent industries are hot growth areas, Nvidia seems likely to continue at its torrid pace.
Airbnb is already a titan in a very highly fragmented industry. One of its key competitive advantages is an asset-light business model — it acts as a platform to connect guests and hosts rather than owning and operating its own hotels or vacation homes.
In the long-term, Airbnb’s success will depend on the uncertain future of the travel industry, but if you are optimistic about that future, you now have the opportunity to buy Airbnb’s stock.
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Everquote (EVER)
Price: $20.45
Everquote is definitely a high-risk, high-reward play. The online provider of insurance quotes provides aggregated information from a variety of providers to allow consumers to choose where they want to buy their auto, home, medical, life, renters or commercial insurance products.
If the company can execute on its vision to be the dominant provider of online insurance quotes, it could end up being the Amazon of its industry.
Called the “Amazon of houses” by some, Opendoor Technologies is a potentially very risky stock that could be a huge winner if it can manage its business successfully over the long run.
The online real estate innovator went public in the summer of 2020 and the stock rose quickly, but when fears over high-growth stocks with no profits took over the market at the end of 2021, Opendoor got swept up in the selloff.
Believers cite the company’s strong growth rate in a nascent industry that has the potential to become the “new normal” for real estate transactions. However, currently the company is not profitable and there are no guarantees it will get there. Whether or not that comes to fruition will determine whether Opendoor Technologies becomes “the next Amazon” or falls by the wayside.
Docusign bulls argue that Docusign was growing rapidly even before the pandemic juiced revenue and that the demand for digitally-signed documents will continue to rise.
Docusign has been deepening its relationship with Salesforce and Microsoft and is being integrated into their tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams, which bodes well for its future. The company could offer an attractive risk-to-reward proposition for speculative investors.
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StoneCo (STNE)
Price: $10.32
Would you be interested in a stock owned by Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway? What if it was in the trendy fintech industry? If so, then StoneCo might be just what you’re looking for.
The Brazil-based payment processing company provides a cloud-based technology platform to assist businesses with their electronic commerce needs.
The core business of StoneCo remains strong and the opportunity for fintech companies is great in countries like Brazil, which lack the traditional banking infrastructure of more developed companies.
