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The year 2017 was great for e-commerce companies. It seemed as if everyone with even a toe in the industry saw their stock price outpace the market. Even the global leader in e-commerce, Amazon.com, saw its shares grow 56% last year, and shares are up another 20% so far in 2018. After a year of e-commerce stocks running higher, valuations may seem stretched for a lot of companies. But here are five e-commerce stocks investors can still buy today. Going once, going twice... Before seemingly everyone in America was an Amazon Prime subscriber, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) was actually the leader in online commerce, for a minute. Gross merchandise volume (GMV) on eBay far exceeded Amazon's sales in the early 2000s, but it was quickly supplanted in the latter half of the decade. Over the past year, eBay's GMV totaled $86 billion across its flagship platform and StubHub -- its event-ticketing platform. That's significantly smaller than Amazon, and it's not growing as quickly. But what's … [Read more...] about 5 E-Commerce Stocks to Buy Now

With the way the market has performed over the last several days, it might be easy to forget that Wall Street is in the midst of one of the greatest wealth-creating runs in its history. Since bottoming in March of 2009, the S&P 500 has gained nearly 300%. The technology-laden NASDAQ Composite has done even better, gaining over 450%. Given that performance, investors might have difficulty identifying those investments that still have gas left in the tank. With that in mind, we asked three top Motley Fool investors to choose companies that they believed still provided compelling opportunities in the tech sector. They offered convincing arguments for Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Buy these tech stocks now. Image source: Getty Images. Binge-worthy stock Danny Vena (Netflix): One of the best investments over the last decade has been streaming pioneer Netflix, which has returned over 7,000%. While some investors may … [Read more...] about 3 Top Tech Stocks to Buy Right Now

Renewable energy has been scorching hot over the past few years. Fueled by climate change fears and falling costs, developers are building wind farms and putting up solar panels as fast as they can. Solar panel installations in the U.S., for example, have grown at a 68% annual clip over the past decade, while global wind capacity has risen about 90% in the last five years. This rapid growth has allowed companies like TerraForm Power (NASDAQ: TERP) to expand their portfolio of operating renewable power plants at a brisk pace. Though in TerraForm's case, it grew a bit too quickly and had to scale back after its former parent went bankrupt. That said, renown value creator Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) recently took over as its parent and has helped TerraForm slowly get back on a firm financial foundation while also outlining a new strategy designed to grow shareholder value instead of just the size of the company. That shareholder-focused growth plan makes TerraForm a top … [Read more...] about 1 Top Renewable Energy Stock to Buy Now

Despite having only four major players, the United States' telecom market is fiercely competitive. Both T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Sprint (NYSE: S) have taken actions to disrupt the favorable economics enjoyed by larger carriers Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T) in an effort to win more subscribers. T-Mobile's efforts have paid off handsomely, adding over 1 million postpaid subscribers in each of the last 19 quarters. Unfortunately, the same can't be said about Sprint's efforts. Verizon has managed to hold onto more of its higher-value postpaid phone customers than AT&T during that time, especially since introducing its new unlimited plan at the beginning of last year. Meanwhile, cell tower companies have greatly benefited from the boom in wireless data usage. As the wireless providers continue to build out their 4G networks and prepare for 5G, American Tower (NYSE: AMT) and Crown Castle International are winning lots of new contracts for existing and new … [Read more...] about 3 Top Telecom Stocks to Buy Now