With less than two months remaining in 2024, now is a great time for investors to think about which stocks they want to carry into 2025. At the moment, artificial intelligence (AI) looks like it will continue to be a dominant theme across the market in 2025, so you might want to start by looking at companies that compete in that arena.

The bottom line is that both Zoom and Twilio are inexpensive stocks to buy right now, and their growth could pick up pace in the future because of AI. So, investors could consider buying either of these two stocks, though those looking for better value and slightly faster growth may be tempted to buy Twilio over Zoom.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) recently reached a record $1.5 trillion market value, seeing the value of its shares rise 66% in 2024 and 387% since early 2023. This incredible move has positioned the social media giant as a top growth stock investors continue to focus on as a long-term winner.

During that time, Appian has evolved into an artificial intelligence (AI)-based process automation company, which is sometimes called low-code or process mining. It's streamlined