Considering how well artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have done over the past two years, it's hard to imagine some of them going even higher. However, this industry still has significant tailwinds as we have barely scratched the surface of what is possible with AI.

That sets the table for continued growth over the coming years. Analysts estimate that Nvidia will grow earnings by an average of 38% annually for the next three to five years. Today, Nvidia trades at a forward P/E ratio of 51, a rock-solid value for its anticipated growth.

With agentic AI, meanwhile, automated AI agents will go out and complete assigned tasks autonomously without constant human supervision. Let's look at two stocks looking to benefit from agentic AI. UiPath (NYSE: PATH) started out as a robotic automation company that helped customers build out tools whereby software robot agents could complete mundane tasks,

Having said that, if I were to choose just one stock to invest in AI, it would have to be Amazon ( AMZN -0.32%). It offers an excellent combination of growth potential and safety, and there's a solid case to be made that it is the most attractively valued of the megacap tech stocks right now.

After AI had its "iPhone moment" with the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, leading stocks in the space have seen phenomenal returns. For example, NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) gained 239% in 2023 and 171% in 2024.

With some of the biggest AI players going all-in on this technology, it might make existing AI powerhouses, like Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR), a bit nervous. Palantir emerged as one of the best pure-play AI investments in 2024.

Stock splits have been in fashion in recent years in the technology sector as high-flying tech stocks have opted to go down this route in a bid to lower their share prices. Nvidia, Alphabet, Tesla, and Broadcom are some of the prominent names that have executed stock splits in recent years,