Global equities have underperformed in 2025. At the heart of the weakness has been a sell-off in the ‘Magnificent 7’ growth stocks, which are some of the largest stocks in the market.
For long-term investors, I think there could be a major investment opportunity here right now. Here’s why I believe that now is the time to consider buying selected mega tech stocks.
Prone to volatility
The Magnificent 7 have all been phenomenal long-term investments. Over the last 20 years, these stocks have made investors a lot of money.
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They do tend to exhibit volatility at times though. Every few years, these stocks seem to pull back 20% or more (we’re seeing this now with a few of them).
Amazing buying opportunities
History shows that these dips can be amazing opportunities to build wealth. By buying these growth stocks when they’re out of favour, investors can potentially generate fantastic returns in the following years.
Buying the dip has worked very well for me personally. For example, back in late 2018, when tech stocks were crashing, I bought into Apple for the first time. One year later, I was sitting on solid gains. Six-and-a-half years later, I’m sitting on massive gains.
Long-term growth potential
Looking ahead, I believe that most of the Magnificent 7 will continue to reward investors in the long run.
These companies operate in growth industries such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), digital advertising, and e-commerce, so they should continue to grow as the world becomes more digital.
Meanwhile, most have high returns on capital (meaning that they are very profitable), strong cash flows, fortress balance sheets, and share buybacks.
As for their valuations, they generally look attractive right now. With the exception of Tesla (which I continue to dislike as an investment due to its valuation) and perhaps Apple, they have attractive price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios relative to their growth.
| Stock | Forward-looking P/E ratio |
| Microsoft | 29.6 |
| Apple | 29.3 |
| Alphabet | 18.5 |
| Meta Platforms | 23.1 |
| Tesla | 87.7 |
| Amazon | 30.8 |
| Nvidia | 26.2 |
Growth at a reasonable price
One of them that stands out to me as cheap right now and worth considering is Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (the owner of Google and YouTube). It was trading near $210 in early February but can now be snapped up for around $165 – roughly 20% lower.
Today, Alphabet operates in a wide range of industries including digital advertising, cloud computing, AI, self-driving cars, and digital healthcare. So, I see plenty of growth potential both in the short term and the long term.
This year, Alphabet’s revenues are forecast to rise 11% to $389bn. Meanwhile, its earnings per share are forecast to jump 13.5% to $8.90.
Given that the stock currently trades on a P/E ratio of 18.5, I think there’s value on offer today. To my mind, we have growth at a reasonable price.
Of course, the big risk is internet search revenues. For 20 years, Google has had a monopoly on search. However, the way we search for information is now changing. And this adds some uncertainty.
All things considered, however, I like the risk/reward set-up. I think there’s a good chance that this stock will deliver attractive returns for investors over the next five to 10 years.
