Top Stock Picks for 2026: Nvidia, Trade Desk, MercadoLibre
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 1h ago
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Source: Fool
- Nvidia Growth Potential: As the world's largest company by market cap, Nvidia's GPUs dominate AI model training, with significant growth expected from upcoming data centers, currently valued at $4.5 trillion and trading at a P/E of 23, indicating attractive investment value.
- Trade Desk Rebound Opportunity: Despite a 65% drop in 2025, Trade Desk's ad tech platform achieved an 18% revenue growth in Q3, and with headwinds expected to dissipate in 2026, it trades at a low P/E of 16, presenting strong rebound potential.
- MercadoLibre Market Advantage: MercadoLibre has replicated and expanded Amazon's model in Latin America, combining e-commerce with fintech, showing rapid annual growth with a market cap of $107 billion; its stock is down 20% from all-time highs but is expected to recover and exceed those levels in 2026.
- Investment Timing: All three stocks exhibit strong growth momentum in their respective sectors, particularly Nvidia and MercadoLibre, making it crucial for investors to seize the current undervalued opportunities for significant future returns.
Analyst Views on NVDA
Wall Street analysts forecast NVDA stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for NVDA is 264.97 USD with a low forecast of 200.00 USD and a high forecast of 352.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
41 Analyst Rating
39 Buy
1 Hold
1 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 184.840
Low
200.00
Averages
264.97
High
352.00
Current: 184.840
Low
200.00
Averages
264.97
High
352.00
About NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation is a full-stack computing infrastructure company. The Company is engaged in accelerated computing to help solve the challenging computational problems. The Company’s segments include Compute & Networking and Graphics. The Compute & Networking segment includes its Data Center accelerated computing platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and software; networking; automotive platforms and autonomous and electric vehicle solutions; Jetson for robotics and other embedded platforms, and DGX Cloud computing services. The Graphics segment includes GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; Quadro/NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstation graphics; virtual GPU software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; automotive platforms for infotainment systems, and Omniverse Enterprise software for building and operating industrial AI and digital twin applications.
About the author

Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.







