Growth boosts valuation multiples, but it doesn’t always last forever. Companies that cannot maintain it are often penalized with large declines in market value, a lesson ingrained in investors who lost money in tech stocks during 2022.
Luckily for you, our job at StockStory is to help you avoid short-term fads by pointing you toward high-quality businesses that can generate sustainable long-term growth. That said, here are three growth stocks expanding their competitive advantages.
Dynatrace (DT)
One-Year Revenue Growth: +18.5%
With its platform processing over 30 trillion pieces of IT performance data daily, Dynatrace (NYSE: DT) provides an AI-powered platform that helps organizations monitor, secure, and optimize their applications and IT infrastructure across cloud environments.
Why Do We Like DT?
- Impressive 19.5% annual revenue growth over the last two years indicates it’s winning market share
- Prominent and differentiated software culminates in a premier gross margin of 81.8%
- Robust free cash flow margin of 25.5% gives it many options for capital deployment
At $39.49 per share, Dynatrace trades at 5.7x forward price-to-sales. Is now the right time to buy? See for yourself in our in-depth research report, it’s free.
QuinStreet (QNST)
One-Year Revenue Growth: +43.1%
Founded during the dot-com era in 1999 and specializing in high-intent consumer traffic, QuinStreet (NASDAQ: QNST) operates digital performance marketplaces that connect clients in financial and home services with consumers actively searching for their products.
Why Is QNST a Top Pick?
- Impressive 40.1% annual revenue growth over the last two years indicates it’s winning market share this cycle
- Incremental sales significantly boosted profitability as its annual earnings per share growth of 320% over the last two years outstripped its revenue performance
- Free cash flow margin increased by 4 percentage points over the last five years, giving the company more capital to invest or return to shareholders
QuinStreet is trading at $14.60 per share, or 11.9x forward P/E. Is now a good time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.
Dave (DAVE)
One-Year Revenue Growth: +53.8%
Named after the biblical David fighting financial Goliaths, Dave (NASDAQ: DAVE) is a digital financial services platform that helps Americans living paycheck to paycheck with cash advances, banking services, and tools to improve their financial health.
Why Are We Positive On DAVE?
- Impressive 41.4% annual revenue growth over the last two years indicates it’s winning market share this cycle
- Performance over the past two years shows its incremental sales were extremely profitable, as its annual earnings per share growth of 137% outpaced its revenue gains
Dave’s stock price of $192 implies a valuation ratio of 13.6x forward P/E. Is now the time to initiate a position? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.
High-Quality Stocks for All Market Conditions
Your portfolio can’t afford to be based on yesterday’s story. The risk in a handful of heavily crowded stocks is rising daily.
The names generating the next wave of massive growth are right here in our Top 5 Growth Stocks for this month. This is a curated list of our High Quality stocks that have generated a market-beating return of 244% over the last five years (as of June 30, 2025).
Stocks that made our list in 2020 include now familiar names such as Nvidia (+1,326% between June 2020 and June 2025) as well as under-the-radar businesses like the once-micro-cap company Tecnoglass (+1,754% five-year return). Find your next big winner with StockStory today.
