The Smartest Growth Stocks to Buy With $100 Right Now

Many growth stocks have been hammered in 2026. The market -- and seemingly the whole world -- is worried about how artificial intelligence (AI) will disrupt the economy. Smart investors know that when panic sets in and people are selling, it can create buying opportunities, as long as you have a time horizon longer than the next quarter.

Two stocks that look appetizing today are Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) and Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ: SFM). With just $100, you can buy shares of these two top growth stocks, which are poised for fantastic returns over the next five years.

A sneaky grocery favorite

Sprouts Farmers Market is in a 62% drawdown, mainly coming over the last 12 months. The grocery store chain focused on healthy eating is not going to be disrupted by AI, but it's facing a slowdown in same-store sales growth, which measures revenue growth from existing locations.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, Sprouts management is guiding for same-store sales growth of just 0%-2%, a significant slowdown from the 6% growth it produced in the third quarter. This can be easily explained by Sprouts' 11.5% comparable-store sales growth in Q4 2024, which presents a tough comparison for Q4 2025.

Looking at the big picture, Sprouts produced 7.6% same-store sales growth in 2024 and is guiding for 7% growth in 2025. These figures are impressive and well above inflation, indicating that Sprouts is attracting new customers to its existing locations. At the same time, the company is expanding its store count, with 464 locations at the end of Q3 2025. Management believes it can more than double this level in the United States as it expands into additional regions, such as the Northeast and Midwest.

Today, Sprouts' stock trades at a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 13.3. For a business set to grow revenue in the double digits for the next five years, along with steady profit margins, this stock price below $70 looks like a steal for anyone with a time horizon longer than a single quarter.

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An old business hitting a growth supercycle

Nintendo does not look like a growth stock on its face. It is a video game maker focused on family-friendly entertainment, with over 100 million players worldwide.

However, with the launch of its new Switch 2 gaming hardware, Nintendo is about to enter a five-year growth supercycle. Since its release in June 2025, the Switch 2 has already sold 17 million units, with management guidance of 19 million units sold through the end of this fiscal year in March. This is before many of the flagship Nintendo titles are released for the gaming device as well.

The Switch 2 is selling faster than the Switch 1, and at a higher price point ($450 vs. $300). This is leading to a massive revenue acceleration, with revenue up close to 100% year over year through the first three quarters of this fiscal year, in local Japanese Yen terms.

As more Switch 2 devices are sold, more customers will start buying games, leading to healthy profit growth. Along with the company's expansion into theme parks and movies, Nintendo looks like a coiled spring ready to deliver monster revenue growth and stock price gains for those who buy at its current price of $14.

Brett Schafer has positions in Nintendo. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Sprouts Farmers Market. The Motley Fool recommends Nintendo and recommends the following options: long January 2028 $75 calls on Sprouts Farmers Market and short January 2028 $85 calls on Sprouts Farmers Market. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.