3 Super Growth Stocks: Lilly, Micron, Nvidia Eyed After S&P Dip
A Motley Fool analyst names Eli Lilly, Micron Technology and Nvidia as growth stocks to consider if a market correction comes, after the S&P 500 fell more than 4% in a day. The piece cites valuation ratios, revenue growth and five-year returns.
Three super growth stocks, Eli Lilly, Micron Technology and Nvidia, are being flagged as candidates for investors to consider if the market corrects, according to a Motley Fool analyst writing in early November 2026. The commentary followed a day on which the S&P 500 fell by more than 4%.
The writer said no one knows whether a crash is imminent. A pullback of some kind is likely at some point, the analyst argued, because corrections "simply happen" every few years.
Investors should not hold money they expect to need within five to 10 years in stocks, the analyst added. Those who follow that rule can ride out downturns and treat them as buying chances.
Eli Lilly: GLP-1 growth, richer valuation
Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) makes the weight-loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound. Its shares have averaged annual gains of nearly 40% over five years and were up about 57% over the past year as of early November.
The stock looks somewhat overvalued, the analyst wrote. Its price-to-sales ratio recently stood at 14.7, against a five-year average of 13.3.
Third-quarter revenue rose 39% year over year, and management raised its full-year projections. Prices fell a little, but higher volume more than made up for it. Lilly is also expanding with an oral drug, Foundayo, and sells Kisunla for Alzheimer's disease, Ebglyss for eczema and the cancer drug Jaypirca.
Micron: memory chips and a sharp pullback
Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) supplies memory and storage chips used in artificial intelligence processing. Its shares have averaged annual gains of 47% over the past decade and are up 265% over the past year.
They are also down about 26% over the past month, as of early November. The analyst tied that to competition from China's CXMT and to worries that the AI and data center build-out could slow.
Those worries may be overblown, the writer said, noting that rival chipmaker SK Hynix expects a memory shortage to last through 2030. Micron's forward price-to-earnings ratio, which compares the share price with expected earnings, was recently 5. Its five-year average is 11.
Nvidia: biggest AI supplier
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) had a recent market value of $4.4 trillion. Its forward price-to-earnings ratio was recently 13, well below its five-year average of 33.
Shares have averaged annual gains of 52% over 15 years and 65% over three years. The analyst said growth will likely continue, possibly at slower rates, as Nvidia, the biggest supplier for AI model training and inference, expands into software, networking and services.
