Top Stocks to Buy and Hold in 2025

By Matthew Frankel, CFP – Updated August 17, 2025

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There are thousands of publicly traded companies you can invest in, not to mention the many exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds you can buy. So, it's not surprising that many investors don't know where to begin. Even with a market that reached record highs in mid-2025, plenty of stocks remain extremely attractive for long-term investors to consider buying.

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Publicly Traded Company

A company that issues shares that are publicly traded, meaning the shares are available for anyone to buy and sell on the stock market.

Ticker Information Table
Name and ticker	Current price	Market cap	Industry
PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL)	$70.09	$66.5 billion	Diversified Financial Services
Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB)	$130.46	$79.5 billion	Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD)	$442.00	$105.3 billion	Software
MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI)	$2,472.27	$122.4 billion	Multiline Retail
Shopify (NASDAQ:SHOP)	$141.55	$181.8 billion	IT Services
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG)	$473.84	$168.9 billion	Healthcare Equipment and Supplies
Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS)	$117.68	$212.3 billion	Entertainment
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B)	$499.66	$1.1 trillion	Diversified Financial Services
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)	$231.72	$2.4 trillion	Multiline Retail
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)	$211.79	$2.5 trillion	Interactive Media and Services

Data as of Aug 29, 2025.

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NASDAQ: PYPL

PayPal

Today's Change

(0.01%) $0.43

Current Price

$70.08

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$67B

Day's Range

$69.53 - $70.52

52wk Range

$55.85 - $93.66

Volume

243K

Avg Vol

11M

Gross Margin

41.70%

Dividend Yield

N/A

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NASDAQ: ABNB

Airbnb

Today's Change

(0.00%) $0.61

Current Price

$130.46

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$79B

Day's Range

$128.82 - $130.59

52wk Range

$99.88 - $163.93

Volume

3.7M

Avg Vol

4.7M

Gross Margin

72.06%

Dividend Yield

N/A

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Airbnb has more than 5 million hosts who list more than 8 million properties and experiences on its platform. In the most recent quarter alone, more than 143 million nights and experiences were booked on Airbnb's platform, with a total booking value of almost $25 billion, which represents 9% year-over-year growth.

Airbnb is not only massive and growing quickly but also highly profitable. It generated $4.4 billion in free cash flow (FCF) and has a 39% FCF margin over the past four quarters.

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NASDAQ: MELI

MercadoLibre

Today's Change

(0.02%) $58.84

Current Price

$2472.27

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$122B

Day's Range

$2397.78 - $2503.62

52wk Range

$1646.00 - $2645.22

Volume

15K

Avg Vol

338K

Gross Margin

45.87%

Dividend Yield

N/A

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The marketplace saw $13.3 billion in merchandise volume in the first quarter of 2025, representing a 17% increase over the same quarter in 2024. Mercado Pago processes more than $230 billion in annualized payment volume, with three-quarters of this volume coming from outside the company's e-commerce platform.

Both main parts of the business are growing rapidly. And don't overlook Mercado Crédito, the company's young but fast-growing (and highly profitable) lending business. Mercado Crédito has $7.8 billion in outstanding loan balances.

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E-commerce

E-commerce is the buying and selling of goods online and the related businesses that facilitate it

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NASDAQ: CRWD

CrowdStrike

Today's Change

(0.05%) $19.39

Current Price

$442.00

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$105B

Day's Range

$409.25 - $442.17

52wk Range

$242.25 - $517.98

Volume

10M

Avg Vol

3.3M

Gross Margin

74.48%

Dividend Yield

N/A

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5. Shopify

Shopify operates a platform designed to enable businesses of all sizes to sell their products online, with a particular focus on empowering smaller businesses and growing with them by establishing long-term relationships.

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NASDAQ: SHOP

Shopify

Today's Change

(0.01%) $1.66

Current Price

$141.55

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$182B

Day's Range

$140.84 - $144.16

52wk Range

$65.86 - $156.85

Volume

429K

Avg Vol

8.2M

Gross Margin

49.21%

Dividend Yield

N/A

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NASDAQ: ISRG

Intuitive Surgical

Today's Change

(0.01%) $2.69

Current Price

$473.84

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$169B

Day's Range

$468.00 - $474.24

52wk Range

$425.00 - $616.00

Volume

1.5M

Avg Vol

1.9M

Gross Margin

66.61%

Dividend Yield

N/A

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In the second quarter of 2025, Intuitive Surgical reported year-over-year revenue growth of 21%, fueled by 17% growth in performed da Vinci procedures.

Intuitive Surgical is dominant in its space, with a global market share of about 80%. It has lots of room to grow as the adoption of its surgical systems and the number of supported procedures increase over time. This is particularly true in many international markets, where the implementation of robot-assisted surgery could be a long-tailed growth catalyst for this excellent business for decades to come.

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NYSE: DIS

Walt Disney

Today's Change

(-0.00%) $-0.41

Current Price

$117.68

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$212B

Day's Range

$116.61 - $118.38

52wk Range

$80.10 - $124.69

Volume

214K

Avg Vol

8.6M

Gross Margin

31.80%

Dividend Yield

0.01%

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8. Berkshire Hathaway

Although most of this list is made up of growth stocks, or at least stocks that have some exciting growth drivers, this is the relatively boring value pick of the bunch (but in the best possible way). Berkshire Hathaway owns a collection of about 60 subsidiary businesses, including household names such as GEICO, Duracell, and Dairy Queen, to name just a few.

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