During 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) stocks like Nvidia and Palantir Technologies comfortably outperformed the broader market. But a new year can bring new opportunities, and some of the best returns in 2026 might come from the less-obvious areas of the AI industry.
SentinelOne (S 2.40%) built a cybersecurity platform that uses AI to automate everything from threat detection to incident response. Datadog (DDOG 1.76%), on the other hand, designed a series of tools to help accelerate the pace of AI development, and they are going to be in high demand as the industry matures.
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