These Growth Stocks Are Crushing the S&P 500 in 2025. Should You Buy Them?
After a strong run for the stock market the past two years, volatility has returned in 2025. But there are pockets of opportunity among top growth stocks. While the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is down 8% at the time of writing, some companies that entered the year with strong momentum are holding up quite well.Shares of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) and Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) are two of the best performing stocks in the S&P 500 this year. Let's look at what is driving their share prices higher, and whether these top performers are still good investments.Leading businesses and governments are modernizing with artificial intelligence (AI). Palantir Technologies is one of the top providers of AI-powered data analytics software. The stock has had a phenomenal run, rising 1,500% since 2022. It has continued to perform well in 2025, up 33% as of April 23. But investors have to wonder if the stock has gotten too far ahead of the company's actual performance.Continue reading
After a strong run for the stock market the past two years, volatility has returned in 2025. But there are pockets of opportunity among top growth stocks. While the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is down 8% at the time of writing, some companies that entered the year with strong momentum are holding up quite well.
Shares of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) and Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) are two of the best performing stocks in the S&P 500 this year. Let's look at what is driving their share prices higher, and whether these top performers are still good investments.
Leading businesses and governments are modernizing with artificial intelligence (AI). Palantir Technologies is one of the top providers of AI-powered data analytics software. The stock has had a phenomenal run, rising 1,500% since 2022. It has continued to perform well in 2025, up 33% as of April 23. But investors have to wonder if the stock has gotten too far ahead of the company's actual performance.
