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The Median Retirement Savings for American Households Is $87,000. Here Are 3 Incredible Stocks to Buy Now and Hold for Decades.

Key Points

  • Artificial intelligence-powered drug development isn't a mere premise anymore. Recursion Pharmaceuticals has made it a reality.

  • The next era of e-commerce favors platforms like Shopify's, which allows brands to connect with consumers outside of massive digital shopping malls.

  • U.S. drivers may not be big fans of electric vehicles, but that's not the case everywhere else.

Are Americans saving enough money to fund a comfortable retirement? Probably not. As the Motley Fool's own research indicates, as of 2022 the median retirement savings for U.S. households is a mere $87,000. That means half of the country has saved up more, while the other half has saved less. Even being in the upper half of the crowd, however, isn't necessarily enough.

Committing more of your income to the effort is still only half the battle though. You'll also need to get more out of your money while you're growing your nest egg. This means achieving bigger gains without taking on significantly more risk.

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Here's a closer look at three growth stocks you could buy and hold for decades as a means of supercharging your portfolio's growth. While each of these tickers brings some added risk and volatility to the table that will require regular monitoring, their long-term upside potential is arguably worth the work.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals

While artificial intelligence (AI) still has of room for improvement, the writing is on the wall -- the technology will be tackling complex problems that individuals and institutions just can't. This includes designing and testing pharmaceuticals.

Well, the future is here. Recursion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: RXRX) has built an AI-powered platform capable of virtually testing a drug rather than requiring a full-blown clinical trial of an idea. Leveraging 36 petabytes (36 million gigabytes) of digital biological and chemical data, its so-called Recursion OS can accomplish what would normally take years and millions of dollars in a matter of days at a fraction of the cost.

And it's no mere theory. The technology is not only functioning -- it's commercialized. A handful of pharma companies including Roche and Sanofi are using Recursion OS to tackle some of their own developmental work, while Recursion is working on some drugs of its own. All of these drug candidates will still need to go through the actual clinical trial process to satisfy regulatory agencies like the FDA. Recursion's software facilitates focus though, by virtue of weeding out less promising drug prospects so more resources can be devoted to more promising ones. That's huge.

It's still relatively early for Recursion, and for that matter, the AI-assisted drug-development industry itself. Recursion Pharmaceuticals remains in the red, and will likely remain there for at least a few more years. This arguably makes Recursion the riskiest of the three stocks being put under the microscope here.

Just understand the potential reward is commensurate with the risk. Recursion Pharmaceuticals is nearing a revenue and profit turning point in front of what Straits Research believes will be average annualized growth of nearly 32% for the artificial intelligence drug-development industry through 2030. This tailwind alone should be enough to push Recursion to profitability. That makes this stock's prolonged and persistent weakness since peaking in 2021 is a fantastic buying opportunity.

Shopify

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is in no immediate danger of being dethroned as the king of North America's e-commerce scene. But it's no longer able to simply bully the rest of the industry. Competitors are successfully pushing back... just not in the way you might have expected. Rather than one or two rival names making inroads, brands and merchants are taking matters into their own hands by setting up their own online stores as a means of working all the way around Amazon's domination.

And they've largely got Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP) to thank for the option.

In simplest terms, Shopify helps companies establish their own in-house e-commerce presence. From websites to payment-processing to inventory-management to marketing, Shopify can do it all, making it easy for businesses of all sizes to stay focused on more important matters (like running that business). Although the company no longer discloses how many clients are using its technology, it does divulge the scope of its business. Last year, Shopify's solutions facilitated the sale of $292.3 billion worth of goods and services, up 24% year over year to extend a long-established growth streak. Shopify collected $8.9 billion worth of revenue for itself in the process, turning a little over $1 billion of it into net income.

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This growth still only scratches the surface of the opportunity though. Market research outfit eMarketer reports that only a little more than one-fifth of the world's retail spending is currently done online. The rest is still taking place in brick-and-mortar stores.

While certainly some of these sales will never move online, much of it can. Brand-owned and merchant-managed online stores are positioned to capture more than their fair share of whatever growth awaits the e-commerce industry, however, as these players increasingly see the value in establishing their own direct relationships with customers. In this vein, analysts expect Shopify to produce top-line growth in the ballpark of 20% in each of the three years ahead.

Nio

Finally, add Nio (NYSE: NIO) to your list of stocks to buy and hold for decades if you want a shot at building a bigger retirement nest egg.

It wouldn't be surprising if you'd never heard of it. Although it's finding a bit of traction in Europe, the Chinese maker of electric vehicles predominantly serves China itself. It delivered 72,056 electrified cars during the second quarter of this year, up nearly 26% from the year-ago comparison, underscoring production growth that's been in place for some time now.

Think the electric vehicle (EV) market is hitting a wall due to disinterest? Not so fast. That's largely an American phenomenon. Data gathered by CleanTechnica indicates sales of electric vehicles in China soared 25% to 1.1 million units last month, accounting for more than half of the country's entire automobile sales.

A person using a calculator while sitting in front of a laptop computer.

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That's still just the beginning though. The International Energy Agency expected EVs to account for 80% of China's total car sales by 2030, thanks to supportive policies that encourage the alternative to combustion-powered vehicles. It's making inroads in Europe as well, for the same reason. And, while there's little incentive for the company to make a push into the United States' anemic EV market right now, if and when domestic interest perks up, Nio has maintained tentative plans for that possibility.

It could be a while before Nio works its way out of the red and into the black -- it simply needs more scale. This could make the stock a little less than completely comfortable to own in the interim.

It's making clear progress on the production as well as the profitability front though, and will almost certainly get there sooner or later, and likely sooner. Given how inevitable this outcome now seems, the market's apt to reward the progress en route to fiscal viability.

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The Smartest EV Stocks to Buy With $500 Right Now

Key Points

  • Nio is still thriving in China’s crowded EV market.

  • EVgo continues to expand its charging networks and is locking in more customers.

  • Navitas' more advanced GaN and SiC chips could replace silicon chips in the future.

Many electric vehicle (EV) stocks soared in 2020 and 2021, but a lot of them fizzled out over the following years as rising interest rates chilled the hot market. Price wars, supply chain disruptions, inflation, higher tariffs, and intensifying trade wars exacerbated that pressure.

However, investors who can look past those near-term headwinds might find some promising plays in what has become an out-of-favor sector. I believe these three EV-oriented stocks -- Nio (NYSE: NIO), EVgo (NASDAQ: EVGO), and Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ: NVTS) -- could turn a modest $500 investment into a few thousand dollars in just a few years.

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1. Nio

Nio is a major producer of electric sedans and SUVs in China. Its core Nio brand sells higher-end vehicles; its Onvo brand sells cheaper SUVs; and its Firefly brand sells compact EVs. It differentiates itself from its competitors with swappable batteries which can be switched out at its own battery stations as a faster alternative to EV chargers.

Nio faces tough competition in China, but it's gradually expanding into Europe. From 2019 to 2024, its deliveries surged nearly 11-fold from 20,565 to 221,970; its vehicle margin improved from negative 9.9% to positive 12.3%; and its revenue grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 53%.

That growth was fueled by its robust sales of its higher-end sedans and SUVs, the expansion of its swapping network and battery-as-a-service (BaaS) subscriptions, and its rising shipments in Europe. Government subsidies in China also helped it survive a severe credit crunch in early 2020.

From 2024 to 2027, analysts expect Nio's revenue to grow at a CAGR of 26%. They also expect its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) to turn positive in the final year as it sells a higher mix of premium vehicles, expands its battery subscriptions, and streamlines its spending.

But with a market cap of $7.8 billion, Nio trades at just 0.6 times this year's sales. Its valuations are being compressed by the trade war and tariffs, but it could soar higher on any hint of a trade deal or milder macro and competitive headwinds.

2. EVgo

EVgo is a leading builder of EV charging stations in the U.S. with 4,240 charging stalls serving 1.4 million customers at the end of the first quarter of 2025. Its drivers can pay for each individual charge or sign up for discounted plans, which start at $6.99 a month.

Since the end of 2022, EVgo's number of charging stations increased by more than 50% as its total number of customers grew by over 150%. From 2022 to 2024, its revenue grew at a CAGR of 117%. That expansion was fueled by its acquisition of Recargo, which coincided with its special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger in 2021; its partnerships with General Motors, Berkshire Hathaway's Pilot Flying J, and Chevron; and federal and state incentives for the construction of more charging stalls.

From 2024 to 2027, analysts expect EVgo's revenue to grow at a CAGR of 32% as those tailwinds pick up again. They also expect its adjusted EBITDA to turn positive in 2024 and continue climbing through 2027 as economies of scale kick in. With a market cap of $462 million, EVgo trades at just 1.3 times this year's sales. The softness of the U.S. EV market is likely squeezing its valuations, but it could command a much higher valuation once the macroenvironment improves.

3. Navitas

Navitas is a leading producer of gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) chips. These types of chips can resist higher voltages, switch at higher speeds, and operate at higher temperatures than traditional silicon chips. Its GaN integrated circuits (ICs) are widely used in EV chargers, and it produces SiC devices for EV platforms. It also supplies chips for laptop adapters, data center power supplies, solar inverters, industrial motor drives, and energy storage solutions.

From 2020 to 2024, Navitas' revenue grew at a CAGR of 62% as its adjusted gross margin expanded from 33% to 42%. It achieved that growth even as the EV, solar, and industrial markets -- which were expected to generate robust demand for its GaN and SiC chips -- faced tough macroheadwinds over the past few years.

From 2024 to 2027, analysts expect Navitas' revenue to increase at a CAGR of 17% as its adjusted EBITDA turns positive by the final year. That growth should be driven by a new artificial intelligence (AI) data center deal with Nvidia, the mainstream adoption of fast chargers in the consumer electronics market, and the broader usage of SiC chips in EV chargers.

With a market cap of $1.2 billion, Navitas might seem a bit pricey at 19 times this year's sales. However, it could be well positioned to profit from the secular expansion of the nascent GaN and SiC markets. So not only is Navitas a near-term play on the EV market's recovery, it's also a long-term play on the disruption of traditional silicon chips.

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Where Will Nio Stock Be in 1 Year?

Nio (NYSE: NIO), a leading producer of electric vehicles (EVs) in China, posted its first-quarter earnings report on June 3. Its revenue rose 21.5% year over year to 12.03 billion yuan ($1.66 billion), but its net loss widened from 5.18 billion yuan ($720 million) to 6.75 billion yuan ($930 million). It missed analysts' expectations on both its top and bottom lines.

Nio's stock rose slightly after that report, but it's still down about 27% over the past 12 months. Let's see if it will finally stabilize and bounce back over the following year.

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Nio's ET7 sedan parked in a showroom.

Image source: Nio.

Is Nio's business stabilizing?

Nio's core brand sells a wide range of electric sedans and SUVs. It also recently launched two sub-brands over the past year: its Onvo brand for cheaper and family-oriented SUVs and its Firefly brand of compact cars. It differentiates itself from its competitors with batteries which can be quickly swapped out at its swapping stations. It's also expanding in Europe to diversify its business away from China.

The Chinese EV maker delivered its first vehicles in 2018. Its annual deliveries soared 81% in 2019, 113% in 2020, and 109% in 2021. Its annual vehicle margin also improved from negative 9.9% in 2019 to a record high of positive 20.1% in 2021 as it scaled up its business and ramped up its production.

However, Nio's deliveries only rose 34% in 2022 and 31% in 2023, while its vehicle margin shrank to 9.5% in 2023. It mainly attributed its slowdown to tough competition, a persistent pricing war in China's EV market, macro headwinds, and adverse weather conditions.

But in 2024, its deliveries rose 39% to 221,970 vehicles as its vehicle margin expanded to 12.3%. On a quarterly basis, its deliveries grew rapidly again throughout the entire year as its vehicle margins rose sequentially:

Metric

Q1 2024

Q2 2024

Q3 2024

Q4 2024

Q1 2025

Deliveries

30,053

57,373

61,855

72,689

42,094

Growth (YOY)

(3.2%)

143.9%

11.6%

45.2%

40.1%

Vehicle Margin

9.2%

12.2%

13.1%

13.1%

10.2%

Data source: Nio. YOY = Year-over-year.

What are Nio's catalysts and challenges?

Nio's growth accelerated again as it delivered more premium ET-series sedans and Onvo SUVs in China, grew its domestic market share, and continued its expansion across Europe. Nio also further differentiated itself from China's other EV makers by developing its own intelligent-driving chips and SkyOS vehicle operating system. Its margins stabilized as it sold a higher mix of higher-end sedans, reduced its production costs, and streamlined its expenses.

However, Nio still faces pressure from bigger competitors like BYD, which delivered 4.27 million vehicles in 2024 (including 1.76 million battery-powered EVs), and Tesla, which delivered 657,102 cars in China during the year. Both of those competitors have been aggressively reducing their prices.

That competition, along with the expansion of its new Onvo and Firefly sub-brands, could compress Nio's vehicle margins and prevent it from ever breaking even. Its ongoing investments in its batteries and battery-swapping networks could exacerbate that pressure.

On the bright side, the European Union is reportedly considering replacing its tariffs on Chinese EVs with minimum price limits. That change could make it easier for Nio to stay competitive in Europe. It's also in talks to sell a controlling stake of its battery division, Nio Power, to the Chinese battery maker CATL. That move would streamline its business and reduce its operating expenses, but it probably won't fully offset its other soaring expenses.

Where will Nio's stock be in one year?

For now, analysts expect Nio's revenue to rise 34% in 2025 and 33% in 2026. Those are high growth rates for a stock which trades at just 0.7 times this year's sales. By comparison, BYD and Tesla trade at 1.1 and 9.4 times this year's sales, respectively.

Assuming Nio meets analysts' top-line estimates and trades at a more generous two-times forward sales, its stock could potentially surge about 500% by 2026 Q1. If the trade tensions between the U.S. and China finally wane, Nio could deliver even bigger gains as it's valued more closely to Tesla and other higher-growth automakers. Nio is still a speculative stock, but it could have more upside potential than downside potential at its current levels.

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2 Reasons Nio Is a Buy Now

If you listen to the general narrative in the automotive industry, it's a dire one that warns of highly affordable and advanced Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) sweeping the globe in dominating fashion. There's certainly a lot of truth to that narrative, but many promising EV companies in China are busy battling themselves amid a brutal price war.

Nio (NYSE: NIO) is included, and despite the ongoing Chinese price war, the company has a couple of reasons for investors to remain optimistic.

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Profitable battery swaps?

For many investors, it feels like a double edged sword when it comes to Nio's battery swap ambitions. On one hand, it gives the company a unique competitive advantage since it has built out a leading battery-as-a-service network. On the other hand, it's quite an expensive endeavor for a company burning cash as profits remain in the distance.

There are positive signs for the battery-swap strategy. Only recently, Nio saw demand for these services spike to a record high 136,720 swaps in a single day on Feb. 3. The period from Jan 28 to Feb. 4 was China's New Year Holiday, with travel peaking before and after the dates. Between Jan. 22 and Feb. 5, Nio provided over 1.7 million battery swaps, a strong 44% increase compared to the prior year.

There are also signs that its customers prefer the option once they've tried it. During the previously mentioned time frame, 83.2% of the power added by Nio users on the highway came from battery swap stations. The even better news: This chunk of Nio's business and capital expenditures could break even by the end of 2026, according to a team at Chinese brokerage Western Securities.

The problem with Nio's battery swap business currently is that there simply isn't enough volume of swaps to generate enough revenue to cover day-to-day operations. According to Chief Financial Officer Stanley Qu, a battery swap station can break even if it serves 60 to 70 motorists a day. That's exactly what should happen, according to the analyst team. As new brands and new models ramp up in production and deliveries, more Nio users will use the battery swap technology.

A path to doubling sales

Nio has come a long way since launching the first ES8 premium SUV in 2018. The company now sells a list of options under its premium brand Nio, and began deliveries of its second brand, Onvo, late in 2024. Its third brand, Firefly, is set to begin deliveries in 2025 while continuing to accelerate production throughout the year.

Its second and third brands are intended to open the door to a much larger addressable audience with lower price tags. Management said on last November's earnings conference call that it was confident it could double sales in 2025 while still targeting 2026 for profitability.

That means Nio expects to deliver roughly 440,000 vehicles in 2025 on the backs of its newest brands and models. Not only would that do wonders for Nio's revenue, but the additional production capacity being used would also help the company's gross margin -- something that would be greatly appreciated by investors amid a brutal price war in China.

Is Nio a buy?

Nio has always been a compelling and unique option, thanks in part to its leading battery-swap network. The company's premium Nio brand has been well received, and its two newest brands, Onvo and Firefly, are poised to help double deliveries this year.

But the stock has shed 80% of its value over the past three years, the company is burning cash, and it faces a price war in China and tariff uncertainty overseas.

There's a lot of risk that comes with investing in companies such as Nio, but a lot of upside as well. Nio should always remain a small position in any portfolio, but despite a slow start to 2025 the company should begin succeeding on all its plans sooner, rather than later.

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2 Electric Vehicle Stocks With Something to Prove

It's been a wild ride for investors in Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) and Nio (NYSE: NIO), filled with ups and downs. Both companies have previously had solid momentum behind them, and faced headwinds, setbacks, or disruptions. Both also still have much to prove to investors.

One analyst recently cast doubt on Rivian's gross profit, and Nio will need to show that it can offset the effects of China's brutal price war. Let's dive into both electric vehicle (EV) makers below and see what may lay ahead for them.

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Gross profit in doubt?

One of the biggest takeaways from Rivian's fourth quarter was that it achieved $170 million in gross profit, which is simply total revenue minus the cost of revenue. It was a sizable win compared to analysts' estimates of $49 million in gross profit and was the company's first quarterly gross profit in its short history.

While the company certainly made progress -- Rivian's cost of revenue dropped 18.6% while revenue spiked 31.9% higher -- there was a small drawback. That came in the form of sharply higher sales of regulatory credits, which added $299 million in revenue during the fourth quarter. Regulatory credits are awarded to automakers that produce and sell electric vehicles, and the excess can be sold to other automakers that need the credits to meet emissions standards.

Rivian expects sales of regulatory credits to be similar for 2025 and guided for a positive gross profit for the full-year. Doing so would be a big step toward proving to investors that it has a path to profitability.

At least one analyst disagrees with Rivian's management. Bernstein's Daniel Roeska warned that the company may fail to reach that goal until 2027.

It's true that Rivian will face challenges. Its delivery growth has stalled, so much of the automaker's gross profit improvement will come from a reduction in revenue costs. The company lacks a revenue catalyst, with the R2 not set to hit the roads until the first half of 2026.

Gross profit will be something that analysts and investors both focus on throughout 2025, and it would go a long way if Rivian could achieve its full-year positive gross profit.

Where art thou, revenue growth?

Meanwhile, Nio is expected to see strong momentum throughout 2025, driven by two new brands, Onvo and Firefly. In fact, during Q4, the company's deliveries broke down to 52,760 from its premium Nio brand and 19,929 from its Onvo brand. As deliveries of both Onvo and Firefly accelerate it is expected to drive strong revenue and delivery growth, but that didn't materialize quite as expected during Q4 with Firefly only having just launched.

Nio's Q4 deliveries were up 45% compared to the prior year, but its total revenue jumped a much lesser 15.2%, suggesting that the exhaustingly brutal price war in China is having a large effect on its pricing power.

Nio's first-quarter deliveries were in line with management's guidance at 42,094. But investors must remember the disappointment from that guidance, as it fell far short of analysts' original expectation of 65,000 in deliveries.

Chart showing year-over-year growth in Nio deliveries since 2022.

Information source: Nio delivery press releases. Graphic source: Author.

Something to prove

Over the past three years, Rivian and Nio have shed 70% and 82% of their value, respectively, and both certainly have much to prove to investors on their way toward profitability. It won't happen overnight, but if Rivian can achieve full-year 2025 gross profit, perhaps even with less reliance on regulatory credit sales, and Nio can offset the weight of China's price war, both will set themselves up for a much brighter future.

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