The Motley Fool·2025-12-27 11:15Group 1: Nvidia - Nvidia is the world's largest company by market cap and is experiencing rapid growth, particularly in the AI sector, with expectations of significant capital expenditures in data centers reaching $3 trillion to $4 trillion by 2030, up from $600 billion in 2025 [3][5] - The stock trades at 24 times 2026's earnings, which is considered reasonable given its expected multi-year growth [5][6] - Nvidia's GPUs are in high demand, leading to a sold-out status for cloud GPUs, allowing the company to take orders years in advance [5] Group 2: The Trade Desk - The Trade Desk has faced a challenging year, being the worst-performing company in the S&P 500 for 2025, down approximately 70% [6][8] - Despite a revenue increase of 18% year-over-year in Q3, the company is experiencing slowing growth due to rising competition and issues with its new AI-powered platform, Kokai [8][10] - The stock is currently undervalued, trading at less than 18 times 2026's earnings, presenting a potential for a solid comeback in 2026 [10] Group 3: MercadoLibre - MercadoLibre has shown a 17% increase for the year, which is considered disappointing compared to its historical performance [11][12] - The company is a leading e-commerce and fintech platform in Latin America, combining features of Amazon and PayPal, and is positioned for significant growth in the region [12][15] - The stock is trading at just 15 times free cash flow, making it an attractive buy, especially as it is down over 20% from its all-time high [15]