Wedbush analyst Dan Ives remains bullish and expects Tesla's market cap to hit $2 trillion in 2025, saying the coming four years will be a "total game changer" for Tesla. He expects the Trump administration to fast-track full self-driving (FSD), paving the way for the company's robotaxi agenda.

In other words, history says the Nasdaq could advance 16% in 2025, but most Wall Street analysts see even more upside in Nvidia ( NVDA -0.02%) and Lam Research ( LRCX -0.62%), two companies that reset their soaring share prices by completing 10-for-1 stock splits in 2024.

Shares of the artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics software company skyrocketed 340%. Palantir's additions to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 indexes helped fuel investor excitement. Most Wall Street analysts don't have high hopes for Palantir in 2025.

Fintech, or financial technology, has become an integral part of everyday life, and many US fintech stocks are seeing success. Firms like Boston Consulting Group and Silicon Valley Bank are projecting growth in the market,

The Nasdaq Composite index had a solid 2024 with impressive gains of almost 31% during the year. This isn't surprising considering the tech-heavy nature of the index that benefited from the impressive growth reported by several technology companies last year thanks to catalysts such as artificial intelligence (AI).