3 Stocks I'd BUY Before the End of 2026

If you gave me fresh capital today and told me you were looking to buy three companies with strong upside growth potential before the end of 2026, well, you're in the right place because today's video will be covering exactly that. Three stocks I'd consider buying before the end of 2026. And what makes this list interesting is the fact that these businesses couldn't be more different. One is transforming the future of entertainment. One continues to dominate the AI revolution and one is still in the early growth stages with remarkable growth potential. Today, I'm going to walk you through the first three companies I'd buy before the end of the year, explain why I believe each one of these has meaningful upside, and discuss the catalysts that could drive the stocks higher over the next several months. So before we get started, all I asked is for you to simply show your appreciation by clicking that like button down below. Subscribe to the channel. And with that being said, let's get started with our first stock, which is in the midst of an early growth stage, which means huge upside, but also more risk than the other two we're going to discuss today. And stock number one is going to be Celsius Holdings, stock ticker CH. And when it comes to Celsius, I think this may be one of the most misunderstood growth stories in the market right now. Many investors still think of Celsius as simply a one product energy drink company, and that's simply no longer the case. Management has been aggressively expanding the company's product portfolio, and recent acquisitions have transformed Celsius into a much broader beverage platform. Many of you know Celsius for its name brand healthier energy drink. You see it in stores everywhere, but a company relying on a single product is never one that attracts my money. I like diversified companies. And over the past few years, Celsius has made some key acquisitions. Starting in 2024 with the acquisition of Big Beverages, not a name brand, but this was one of the longtime manufacturing partners of the company, and they paid 75 million. This acquisition wasn't about acquiring a consumer brand. It was about acquiring manufacturing capacity, warehousing, things like production facilities, skilled workforce. In other words, Celsius brought part of its supply chain inhouse. Long-term, this improves efficiency and margins down the road. The next two key acquisitions came last year with that of Alani and more recently Rockstar. The Alani deal combined two of the fastest growing brands in the better for you energy drink space. And that deal cost 1.8 billion. The Rockstar purchase was for 585 million. And that was a deal with Pepsi who Celsius already has a strong partnership with as Pepsi handles distribution for the company and they actually own a large stake in Celsius as well. On the year shares of Celsius are down 36% but as you can see from this graphic which is straight from our stock investors edge website available to all premium subscribers. Celsius receives a very strong edge score of 83. And when we look at an analyst forecast on our website, we can see that the average 12-month price target for the stock is $43, implying nearly 50% upside from current levels. What I like about Celsius is that it still has multiple growth drivers, international expansion, new products, distribution growth, brand expansion, which we're seeing, and portfolio diversification. The market has become incredibly competitive. You've got companies like Monster, Red Bull, you've got countless other new brands entering the space. But Celsius continues finding a way to grow. The biggest catalyst is going to be execution. If management successfully integrates these acquisitions we just talked about and continues expanding distribution, I think investors could begin re-evaluating the company's long-term growth potential. The risk is obvious, though. Consumer preference can change quickly. Competition remains intense, and acquisitions always introduce execution risk. But that's always why I think the upside remains so compelling. And before we move on to stock number two, let me thank today's video sponsor, which is Gamma. If you're like me and you're in the line of work where you give presentations, well then Gamma might be just the best thing that you've come across in a long time. I know it was for me because when I'm giving my investing webinars or options workshop, the presentation is key. And being a visual learner myself, Gamma has taken those slides to the next level. Gamma makes it effortless to create beautiful yet professional presentations. No design skills needed, no blank page fears. 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And with that being said, now let's move on to stock number two, which is going to be Netflix. Stock ticker NFL. Netflix is no longer just a streaming company. And this is where I think investors are missing the story. It's very similar to what I have talked about for a while now with Service Now. The talk and threat of AI early on was completely overblown. Investors are starting to take note of that with Service Now. And the threat here of AI with Netflix is way overblown as well. Netflix isn't simply a subscription streaming service anymore. It is becoming a global entertainment platform. And the company's next phase of growth is being driven by several different businesses simultaneously. The biggest story for me, it's going to be advertising. Netflix expects advertising revenue to reach roughly 3 billion this year with the ads supported tier now accounting for more than 60% of new signups in eligible markets. That's a huge development and for the US alone approximately 45% of Netflix households watch on the ad supported tier. Globally it's closer to 40%. advertising is much much higher margin business than just the regular subscription tier and the company is only beginning to monetize this opportunity from there. Next you have expansion beyond streaming which includes things like live programming, sports gaming cloud podcasts international growth. Netflix is expanding far beyond traditional television. On the year shares of Netflix are down more than 15% and the company currently receives a solid edge score of 76. Again, for me, anything above 70 catches my interest. And from a financial perspective, the numbers continue to grow. Revenues in the past 12 months are at an all-time high of 48.4 billion, and free cash flow also at a record high of 11.2 billion. Free cash flow has also remained incredibly strong, giving the management full flexibility to continue investing while simultaneously returning capital to shareholders via stock buybacks. As you can see on your screen here, the company has bought back 9.9 billion in shares over the trailing 12 months, the most in the history of the company. And the figures have been increasing for the past few years now. And in fact, this opportunity has attracted Bill Aman once again back into shares of Netflix. His firm just recently opened a position of 3.15 million shares, which is roughly around 240 million in terms of that particular purchase. So for Netflix, the biggest catalyst? Well, I think Wall Street is still underestimating that advertising business. If ad revenue continues scaling like I believe it can, Netflix could become a very different company over the next several years. Revenues not only will continue to drive, but as I mentioned, it's a high margin business. And in terms of analysts, they have an average 12-month price target of $92 per share, implying more than 20% upside from current levels. And at the bottom of the screen, you can see some of the most recent updates on that price target. Netflix is a name I have built a sizable position in within my portfolio. And again, you can see my entire portfolio, get trade alerts when I buy a stock or sell a position out of it, or check out my option trades when you become a premium subscriber to my investing community. There's a link down in the description below. And now for the final stock on our list, which again for me, I believe is the easiest buy on the market right now. And that stock's going to be Nvidia, the king of AI, my highest conviction stock before the end of 2026. I know some people are tired of hearing about Nvidia, but the fundamentals remain extraordinary. The growth is tremendous, yet the valuation is insanely low. The AI spending cycle continues. The biggest reason I remain bullish is pretty simple. AI spending isn't slowing down. In fact, it's picking up and Nvidia chips are pretty much sold out through the next year. Cloud providers continue increasing their capex budgets. Enterprise continues spending and adopting more AI. Governments are investing in AI and data center demand remains incredibly strong. People often ask me, "Well, Mark, hasn't Nvidia already gone up just too much over the past 5 years or so." And I think that's the wrong way and the wrong thought process. Looking purely at past performance as a reason to buy or or not buy or sell a stock is completely missing the mark. Regardless of what a stock has done in the past, you still need to evaluate it based on where it's priced at today and the growth that's expected moving forward. For those that take my investing course or have taken my investing course, you often heard me say, "It's less about what you did for me and more about what you're going to do for me." That is the thought process when looking at a business. Past growth is great and all, but what is ahead? And when we look at Nvidia, the path ahead still looks very strong. Nvidia isn't simply selling GPUs. It's selling an entire AI ecosystem. AI accelerators, networking, enterprise AI, things like software and robotics. They're involved in EVs. The company has built one of the strongest competitive modes in technology today. Now, where's the biggest risk? Well, it's certainly not valuation because as you can see on your screen, the stock trades at a forward PE of just 17.5 times, which is insane for a stock growing at a 43% clip next year. I think that number should in fact be higher as well, which would make the stock even cheaper. What investors are instead saying right now is, well, at some point, isn't AI growth going to slow? Isn't competition going to increase? And investors will demand more from that company. Well, growth, even with the insane comps over the past few years, is still growing at an incredible pace, and it's pretty safe to say that right now, they are facing the most competition that they have ever faced. Yet, companies are still choosing Nvidia. We just heard from Elon Musk on the SpaceX conference call that he is building his AI exclusively with Nvidia chips, noting they have the best and most powerful chips on the market. Checking out the Edge site once again, we can see the stock is up 20% on the year, coming up with a strong edge score of 82. In terms of analysts, they rate the stock a strong buy with an average 12-month price target of $320 per share, implying more than 40% upside from current levels. And that high price target, that's $500 per share. And today, I believe Nvidia should have a spot in pretty much every portfolio and one that will be above a $300 price point sooner rather than later. But again, that's just me, not financial advice. So, for those three stocks I'd consider buying before the end of 2026, it's Celsius, Netflix, and Nvidia. Not an all-encompassing list, but three I wanted to cover today. And what's interesting is the fact that each company represents a completely different investment theme. Celsius represents that turnaround growth story in the beverage space. Netflix represents a high quality compounder that continues evolving in the communication space. And then there's Nvidia in the tech space, which represents continued expansion of AI. Now, I'd love to hear from you. If you could only buy one stock before the end of 2026, which would it be? Is it one of the three on the list today, or is it something else? Let me know down in the comment section. 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