3 Stocks Investors Should Buy Hand Over Fist

Microsoft, Nvidia, and The Trade Desk are trading at deep discounts, according to one analyst.

Mar. 15, 2026 at 6:20pm

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Even as the stock market seesaws with uncertainty, there are a handful of screaming values that one analyst thinks investors should consider scooping up today. The top three stocks on the list are Microsoft, Nvidia, and The Trade Desk, all of which are well off their all-time highs but have strong growth prospects in the AI and cloud computing spaces.

Why it matters

These three stocks are trading at historically low valuations compared to their growth potential, making them attractive investment opportunities for investors who can look past the current market volatility.

The details

Microsoft is thriving in the AI build-out, using its cloud computing business Azure to power AI workloads for developers. Nvidia makes GPUs that are heavily utilized in AI computing, and the company believes global data center capital expenditures will rise significantly by 2030. The Trade Desk operates a buy-side ad platform and could see a growth catalyst from a potential partnership with OpenAI to implement ads on its platform.

  • Microsoft reported 39% year-over-year revenue growth in Azure during Q2 FY2026.
  • Nvidia reported 73% revenue growth in Q4 and expects 77% growth in Q1.
  • The Trade Desk currently trades at 14 times forward earnings, a significant discount to the market.

The players

Microsoft

A technology company that provides software, services, and hardware, including its Azure cloud computing platform.

Nvidia

A semiconductor company that designs and manufactures graphics processing units (GPUs) used in AI and other computing applications.

The Trade Desk

A technology company that operates a buy-side advertising platform, connecting advertisers with digital advertising inventory.

Keithen Drury

The author of the article, who has positions in Microsoft, Nvidia, and The Trade Desk.

The Motley Fool

The financial services company that published the article.

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What they’re saying

“Microsoft is thriving in the AI build-out. It has become a facilitator, and instead of spending billions of dollars training a generative AI model, it's using that capital to build out computing infrastructure that it can rent out to AI developers who are.”

— Keithen Drury, Author

“Nvidia believes that global data center capital expenditures will rise to $3 trillion to $4 trillion by 2030, which is a huge uptick from today's already large levels.”

— Keithen Drury, Author

“The Trade Desk was reportedly in talks with OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT, on how to implement ads on its platform. This could be a real game changer for the stock and cause its growth rate to accelerate.”

— Keithen Drury, Author

The takeaway

These three stocks - Microsoft, Nvidia, and The Trade Desk - are trading at significant discounts to their growth potential, making them attractive investment opportunities for investors willing to look past the current market volatility.