2 Dirt Cheap Stocks to Buy With $1,000 Right Now

By Anders Bylund – Dec 17, 2025 at 10:03PM ESTKey PointsNetflix and Fiverr look dirt cheap -- but not based on simple valuation ratios like P/E or price-to-sales.The bullish case depends on growth and cash generation.Solid sales and careening cash flows meet sinking stocks, and the market should fix that misunderstanding someday.These 10 Stocks Could Mint the Next Wave of Millionaires ›NASDAQ: NFLXNetflixMarket Cap$432BToday's Changeangle-down(0.23%) $0.22Current Price$94.79Price as of December 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM ETThink "dirt cheap" always means a low P/E? Not this time. These two growth stocks look far more attractive once you follow the generous cash flows.Fiverr International (FVRR 2.40%) and Netflix (NFLX +0.23%) may not appear dirt cheap at first glance. The world's largest media-streaming company trades at 39 times trailing earnings (P/E) and 9.9 times sales as of Dec. 15, 2025. The freelance services wrangler's shares carry a 34 P/E ratio. That's hardly bargain-bin material, right? But things look different in a certain slant of light. In my eyes, both Netflix and Fiverr are top-notch growth stocks on fire sale. If you have $1,000 to invest today, you should start your stock-picking hunt with these two names. Let me show you why. Image source: Getty Images. Yes, I said "dirt cheap" First and foremost, those valuation ratios alone can't tell the whole story. Investors often give fast-growing companies a richer valuation, because they expect today's rising business to generate much larger profits and cash flows in the future. NFLX Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts Those lines may feel flat, but that's just a trick of the light. Both companies experienced annual revenue growth of roughly 15% in this four-year span, while their free cash flows skyrocketed:Advertisement NFLX Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts For those keeping score at home, Fiverr's trailing twelve-month free cash flows rose from $32 million to $114 million. Netflix's cash profits soared from $126 million to $9.0 billion. I'm not sure about you, but these growth rates are worth above-average stock prices to me. And you may have noticed that I started those charts in the fall of 2021 -- at the tail end of the coronavirus lockdown era, where many investors expected companies like Netflix and Fiverr to fall out of favor. As you can see, they turned out to be something more than the pure-play COVID-19 winners you saw in 2020 and 2021. ExpandNASDAQ: NFLXNetflixToday's Change(0.23%) $0.22Current Price$94.79Key Data PointsMarket Cap$432BDay's Range$94.46 - $97.3252wk Range$82.11 - $134.12Volume1.8MAvg Vol43MGross Margin48.02% Wall Street expects more growth ahead (grain of salt included) Fiverr and Netflix are expected to keep their double-digit revenue growth going for the foreseeable future. According to analyst polls by Standard & Poor's Global Intelligence, Fiverr's average annual growth over the next five years should be roughly 14.1%. For Netflix, the average 5-year growth rate projection is 11.5%. The same group expects Netflix's free cash flows to increase by approximately 21% per year until 2030. Fiverr seems to be standing at the very threshold of accelerated profits, since its cash flows should more than double over each of the next five years. Analyst projections are not the same thing as "tomorrow's newspaper today," especially not five years into the future. I'm just saying that Wall Street's pros see something happening here, and agree wholeheartedly. ExpandNYSE: FVRRFiverr InternationalToday's Change(-2.40%) $-0.49Current Price$19.93Key Data PointsMarket Cap$753MDay's Range$19.93 - $20.7652wk Range$19.36 - $35.45Volume607KAvg Vol740KGross Margin80.37% Two different moats, one discount in common Netflix is no longer a speculative disruptor but a global, cash-gushing streaming entertainment leader. The streaming dominator has plenty of untapped viewing-share runway and new growth levers up its sleeves. Fiverr is a beaten-down, cash-generating freelance marketplace. The market is mispricing it, overstating the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) and underestimating the long-term value of AI-assisted human expertise. These companies are treading new ground in their respective fields of expertise. Fiverr explicitly wants to change how business gets done on a global scale. Netflix isn't stating its goals in that type of world-changing words, but has literally been rewriting Hollywood's rulebook for two decades now. I could also remind you that Netflix's stock is down 30% from June's all-time high of $134 per share. Fiverr's shares have trended lower over the last five years (even though the business continued to grow), including a 43% drop over the last year. Whether you focus on long-term growth targets, proven financial strength, recent price drops, or modest valuation multiples, you can't go far wrong with Fiverr or Netflix right now. These companies and stocks tick every box on my checklist.About the AuthorAnders Bylund is a contributing Motley Fool media and technology analyst covering semiconductors, cloud computing, internet infrastructure, quantum computing, and streaming media. Previously, Anders was a systems administrator for Nielsen Technology and CSX, gaining hands-on experience with enterprise-class systems. He was also a freelance writer for Ars Technica, TIME, USA Today, CNN, WIRED, and AOL's Daily Finance. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in library and information sciences from Florida State University. 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