Got $5,000? 3 Tech Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Term

It might seem like a risky time to buy high-growth tech stocks. The S&P 500 appears historically expensive at 31 times earnings, and unpredictable headwinds, such as tariffs, trade wars, and geopolitical conflicts, could trigger a market pullback next year.

However, investors who plan to buy and hold their stocks for the next decade shouldn't fret too much over those near-term headwinds. If you can tune out that noise, these three resilient tech stocks could turn a modest $5,000 investment into a substantial amount of money: Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), Reddit (NYSE: RDDT), and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX).

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The cloud play: Oracle

Oracle, the world's leading provider of database software, was once considered a slow-growth tech stock. Yet over the past decade, it transformed its on-premise software into cloud-based services, expanded its ecosystem with more enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools, and upgraded its own Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) platform to capitalize on the growing demand for remote storage, computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) services.

Much of Oracle's recent growth has been driven by the expansion of the AI market. It's an underdog in the cloud infrastructure market compared to Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet's Google, but it's attracting a lot of companies that don't want to tether themselves to those tech giants. It also leverages the strength of its database services -- which already collect, clean up, and analyze massive amounts of data -- to launch more AI tools across its cloud platform.

From fiscal 2025 (which ended in May) to fiscal 2028, analysts expect Oracle's revenue and earnings per share (EPS) to grow at a CAGR of 30% and 26%, respectively. It might not appear cheap at 31 times next year's earnings, but its accelerating growth, exposure to the booming cloud and AI markets, and sticky ecosystem justify that higher valuation.

The social media play: Reddit

Reddit isn't a pure-play social media company like Meta Platforms. Instead, it allows its users to aggregate news stories and other topics across its discussion forums. It also became a top source for finding human-driven responses, and it shares that data with generative AI platforms such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. It also uses all of that data to craft the targeted ads, which generate most of its revenue.

At the end of the third quarter of 2025, Reddit hosted 116 million daily active unique (DAUq) visits and 50.2 million logged-in DAUq visitors. That's up from 101.7 million DAUq visitors and 46.1 million logged-in DAUq visitors at the end of 2024. That robust growth was driven by major events -- including elections, geopolitical conflicts, big movie releases, and meme stock trading. ChatGPT, Gemini, and other chatbots are also driving more traffic to Reddit's platform. It's also locking in more users with its paid Reddit Premium tier, which offers ad-free browsing and other perks.

From 2024 to 2027, Wall Street expects Reddit's revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) to grow at a CAGR of 44% and 80%, respectively, as that positive growth cycle continues. With an enterprise value of $41.9 billion, it still appears surprisingly affordable at 14 times next year's adjusted EBITDA -- and it could be a great play on the convergence of the social media, news, and online search markets.

The streaming media play: Netflix

Netflix owns the world's top premium streaming video platform. It serves more than 300 paid members in over 190 countries, providing localized content across many of these markets. Netflix's first-mover advantage and scale enabled it to generate stable profits as its legacy media competitors racked up steep losses on their fledgling streaming services.

Netflix continually utilizes AI to analyze its users' viewing habits and develop new content. That's how it created new hit shows and movies -- like Stranger Things, Squid Game, and K-Pop Demon Hunters -- which weren't based on pre-established IP or franchises. It's also expanding its cheaper ad-supported tier to attract new users, cracking down on password-sharing, and increasing its fees to offset rising content production and infrastructure costs.

From 2024 to 2027, analysts expect Netflix's revenue and EPS to grow at a CAGR of 13% and 38%, respectively. Its stock still looks reasonably valued at 23 times next year's earnings, and it should have plenty of room to grow over the next decade as linear TV dies out.

Leo Sun has positions in Amazon and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Netflix, and Oracle. The Motley Fool recommends Reddit and recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.