MongoDB (MDB) Gets Vote of Confidence from William Blair Amid Market Skepticism

By Rizwan Siddiqui | July 10, 2025, 11:26 PM

MongoDB Inc. (NASDAQ:MDB) is one of the 11 best debt-free stocks to invest in right now. In early June, William Blair analyst Jason Ader reiterated his Buy rating on MongoDB without a price target. The analyst maintained a constructive view despite heightened concerns around competition in the database market.

Ader acknowledges that competitors like Postgres and other relational database solutions are eating into its pie, but argues that MongoDB’s core advantages, particularly in scalability, developer experience, and flexibility, give it a durable edge. He believes these strengths will allow MongoDB to continue gaining share in the operational database segment, which is expanding at a healthy 10% annual rate.

MongoDB (MDB) Gets Vote of Confidence from William Blair Amid Market Skepticism
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While recent market sentiment has turned cautious, partly due to perceived competitive risks, Ader sees the valuation reset as excessive, offering a more favourable setup for long-term investors. He expects growth to reaccelerate over the medium term, supported by increased go-to-market investments and expanding AI-related workloads, areas where MongoDB is well-positioned.

MongoDB Inc. (NASDAQ:MDB) develops database software and provides open-source database platforms for automating, monitoring, and deploying data.

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