The Best Stocks to Invest $1,000 in Right Now

Key Points

• Amazon's e-commerce and cloud tailwinds continue to blow with no end in sight.

• Uber's demise is likely highly exaggerated.

• Taiwan Semiconductor is at the heart of the AI data center gold rush.

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Everyone loves it when the stock market is at an all-time high, but it makes life just a bit more difficult for the value-conscious investors out there. Fortunately, the market isn't a single entity, but a collective group of thousands of individual companies. In other words, look closely enough and you'll always find a deal somewhere.

This Fool recently examined the market and honed in on three fantastic technology companies that still offer solid value for what they bring to the table. Investors should take a close look at each stock below. You can buy shares of all three for under $1,000, fitting them into most budgets.

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1. Amazon

E-commerce and cloud computing giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is a stock almost everyone knows about already, but sometimes you can find value sitting in plain sight. Amazon isn't a flashy choice at this point, but its core businesses continue to thrive, with years of growth still ahead of them. For instance, e-commerce accounts for less than a fifth of all retail spending in the United States, and the cloud services market could swell to over $2 trillion annually in the coming years due to the additional demand related to artificial intelligence (AI).

Over the long haul, investors should look for AI to revolutionize Amazon's e-commerce segment, as AI agents handle customer service and humanoid robots someday handle package delivery and order fulfillment. Additionally, Amazon has up-and-coming businesses in digital advertising, streaming, telehealth, and fresh food delivery, which recently expanded same-day delivery to over 1,000 towns and cities across America.

All told, Wall Street anticipates Amazon growing its earnings by an average of over 17% annually over the long term, an impressive feat for a behemoth already worth trillions of dollars. The stock's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio isn't mind-blowingly cheap at 35, but it's reasonable for the growth you can expect moving forward. Investors need only pay reasonable prices for world-class stocks, such as Amazon, making it a strong buy right now.

2. Uber Technologies

Ride-hailing pioneer Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) has evolved into a global juggernaut. The company offers a myriad of ride and delivery services, performing over 3.2 billion trips in the second quarter of 2025 alone. It's a textbook example of the network effect, where Uber's massive user base attracts an unmatched driver pool that reinforces itself to provide industry-leading coverage for users across both sides of its platform.

However, Uber's stock trades at a valuation that stands out as a bargain. Wall Street expects over 21% annualized long-term earnings growth, yet the stock trades at less than 16 times earnings. Why? Investors fear autonomous competition from Tesla's Robotaxi and Alphabet's Waymo, which threaten to replace human drivers and cut Uber out of its market dominance over time.

Investors shouldn't dismiss these threats, but autonomous ride-hailing services still have a long way to go, buying Uber time to counter these threats, potentially with autonomous services of its own. This could be a classic case of putting the cart before the horse, making Uber a compelling bargain to pounce on if you believe Uber has long-term staying power.

3. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

The ongoing AI arms race has been a windfall for semiconductor companies, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), the world's leading foundry, responsible for manufacturing many of the chips used in these colossal AI data centers. The company exited last year with an estimated 67% revenue share of the global foundry market, and business continues to boom for the industry leader.

Taiwan Semiconductor's revenue increased by nearly 39% year over year in the second quarter, and analysts expect the company to grow its earnings by an average of over 21% annually in the long term. Industry experts estimate that global data center spending could exceed $6 trillion over the next five years, and AI is the primary driver behind most of that investment. Taiwan Semiconductor will need to manufacture lots of chips for those data centers.

These tailwinds justify Wall Street's high growth expectations, making the stock an excellent value at its current P/E ratio of 26. Geopolitical tensions between Taiwan and China are something to consider as a potential risk, especially if tensions escalate to the point that China invades Taiwan. It's something to consider before owning the stock. That said, Taiwan Semiconductor's pivotal role in the AI and broader tech landscape makes it difficult to pass on shares at these prices, even with the geopolitical risks.

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Justin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Tesla, and Uber Technologies. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.