3 stocks that could come to life in 2025

While 2024 was a successful year for many investors, roughly a third of stocks on U.S. exchanges ended lower. Some of these losing stocks will have to overcome major challenges to return to the top, but a few have the potential to outperform the market in 2025, according to analysts.

Such candidates include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Comcast and Realty Income. Let's take a look at why these companies might be worth a look.

Advanced Micro Devices: artificial intelligence on the rise

AMD $AMD ended 2024 with an 11% drop in stock price, despite benefiting from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom overall. The company's data center division posted a 122% year-over-year increase in revenue, meaning that more than half of the company's total revenue now comes from this area. On the other hand, the gaming segment lost 69% and embedded solutions fell 25%.

Despite these declines, AMD achieved overall revenue growth of 22%, its highest rate in two years. The outlook for 2025 suggests even…