3 Artificial Intelligence Stocks You Can Buy and Hold for the Next Decade
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By Geoffrey Seiler – Jan 21, 2026 at 9:30PM ESTKey PointsNvidia remains well-positioned to be an artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure leader.Alphabet's vertical integration sets it up to be a big AI winner.TSMC has become one of the most important players in the AI data center buildout. We’re bullish on these 10 stocks ›NASDAQ: NVDANvidiaMarket Cap$4.3TToday's Changeangle-down(2.95%) $5.25Current Price$183.32Price as of January 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM ETArtificial intelligence (AI) stocks still have a lot more room to run over the next decade.Technology stocks have helped lead the market higher for much of the past decade, and with artificial intelligence (AI) still in its early innings, there is a good possibility this trend continues over the next decade. Let's look at three AI stocks to buy and hold for the next 10 years. Image source: Getty Images. 1. Nvidia: The king of AI infrastructure Nvidia (NVDA +2.95%) has been at the forefront of the AI boom, and it has the moat in place to continue to be the AI infrastructure leader over the next decade. This moat starts with its CUDA software platform, where most foundational AI tools and libraries have been written and optimized for its graphics processing units (GPUs). It then moves into networking, where its proprietary NVLink interconnect system shares pooled memory and speeds up communication between its chips, allowing them to act like one powerful unit. At the same time, its central processing units (CPUs), data processing units (DPUs), and other networking components let it deliver turnkey AI supercomputers. ExpandNASDAQ: NVDANvidiaToday's Change(2.95%) $5.25Current Price$183.32Key Data PointsMarket Cap$4.3TDay's Range$178.40 - $185.3852wk Range$86.62 - $212.19Volume200MAvg Vol185MGross Margin70.05%Dividend Yield0.02% Both companies and countries are in an AI gold rush, and Nvidia is the primary pick-and-shovel provider. Data center infrastructure spending is expected to remain robust for a very long time, which sets up Nvidia to continue to be a long-term AI winner. Meanwhile, with the stock trading at a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of approximately 24.5 times analyst estimates and a price/earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of less than 0.7 times (with PEGs below 1 generally considered undervalued), it is attractively priced.Advertisement 2. Alphabet: A vertical integration advantage With the most complete AI stack of any company, Alphabet (GOOGL +1.98%) (GOOG +1.93%) is primed to be a long-term AI winner. The company has developed its own world-class custom AI chips called Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), which it has used to train its top-tier AI model Gemini. It has then infused Gemini throughout its products, including Google Search, to help drive growth. On top of that, it is now starting to let customers use its TPUs with Google Cloud to help them power their own AI workloads. ExpandNASDAQ: GOOGLAlphabetToday's Change(1.98%) $6.38Current Price$328.38Key Data PointsMarket Cap$3.9TDay's Range$319.35 - $332.4852wk Range$140.53 - $340.49Volume35MAvg Vol37MGross Margin59.18%Dividend Yield0.26% Alphabet hasn't stopped there, though. The company also owns top-notch AI software, like Vertex AI, and has its own large-scale fiber network. It's also in the process of buying leading data center cybersecurity company Wiz and data center energy company Intersect. With energy being one of the biggest AI infrastructure bottlenecks, the Intersect deal should help the company be able to more quickly build out new data centers. This vertical integration sets Alphabet apart in the AI space, and trading at a forward P/E of 25 times, it is also reasonably priced. 3.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing: A near monopoly The AI boom isn't possible without Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM 0.21%), as the company has become a virtual monopoly in the manufacturing of advanced chips, like GPUs and TPUs. It has proven to be the only company capable of manufacturing these chips at scale with minimal defects, making it an integral partner to chip designers. ExpandNYSE: TSMTaiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingToday's Change(-0.21%) $-0.69Current Price$326.47Key Data PointsMarket Cap$1.7TDay's Range$325.72 - $333.6652wk Range$134.25 - $351.33Volume761KAvg Vol13MGross Margin59.02%Dividend Yield0.94% The company recently announced that it would ramp up its capital expenditures (capex) to build additional fabs (chip manufacturing facilities), as customers continue to clamor for more capacity. TSMC's position has also given it strong pricing power, and reports say that the company has already told customers it plans to increase prices over the next four years. Increased prices and strong utilization are also leading to robust gross margins for the company. TSMC is set to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI data center buildout moving forward: It's increasing capacity, raising prices, and advancing its technological expertise briskly. Meanwhile, the stock is also attractively valued, trading at a forward P/E of 24 times and a PEG of 0.7. That makes it a top stock to buy and hold for the next decade.Read NextJan 21, 2026 •By Geoffrey Seiler1 Semiconductor Stock Trading at a Discount to Start the New YearJan 21, 2026 •By Adria CiminoQuantum Computing Stocks: Separating Hype From Reality in 2026Jan 21, 2026 •By Keithen Drury3 of My Top 4 AI Stock Picks for 2025 Rose At Least 38%.
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