Pandemic-led changes in consumer behavior helped certain businesses thrive and made their stocks popular to investors. PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL), Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER), Marqeta (MQ), and ContextLogic (WISH) gained significant popularity over the past year, and Wall Street analysts expect these stocks to rally by more than 30% in the near term.The COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in consumer behaviors that helped providers of cloud-based services, digital payment services, delivery services, e-commerce platforms, and many other businesses thrive over the past year. Consequently, the shares of major players in these areas have attracted significant investor attention.
Although high inflation raises concerns about significant market volatility in the near term, shares of companies with solid long-term growth prospects could deliver excellent returns in the long-term.
Four such popular stocks are: PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL), Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER), Marqeta, Inc. (MQ), and ContextLogic Inc. (WISH). Wall Street analysts are optimistic about the upside potential of these stocks and should be on investors' radar.