3 Stocks Under $10 to Buy in August

Both the stock market and summertime temperatures are shooting higher, but you can still find some big stocks with small stock prices. I have a few stocks priced in the single digits that I think can come through for investors in August and beyond.

A few names I like here are Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR), AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC), and Grab Holdings (NASDAQ: GRAB). They all have market caps of at least $2 billion. These are the three stocks under $10 that I think are worth buying in August.

1. Archer Aviation

Kicking things off with a company that has generated a loss of $800 million on a mere $6.9 million in revenue over the past year is admittedly a shaky place to start this month's list of promising stocks trading in the single digits. It also doesn't help that Archer Aviation stock has declined 10% in 2026 and plummeted almost 30% over the past year.

The market for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is still in the birthing process, but Archer and rival Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) have a combined $13 billion in market cap today. Both stocks have cooled off over the past year -- with Joby losing half its value -- but that makes this an opportune time to get in before things heat up again in the not-so-distant future. In Archer terms, if you thought the ride took off without you when the shares soared fivefold through 2023 and 2024, it has come back to pick you up.

Archer's Midnight aircraft has already attracted a couple of airlines worldwide as a way to upsell premium short-haul flights into the heart of dense metropolitan city centers after landing at major airports. It's already the official air taxi provider for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. There are also military implications that the U.S. Air Force is considering.

Passenger capacities, range, and payloads are limited, but this market will evolve and improve quickly once it gets figuratively and literally airborne. In the meantime, analyst revenue projections for the next few years are impressive for Archer:

• 2026: $15 million
• 2027: $143 million
• 2028: $511 million
• 2029: $1.392 billion

Losses will continue, but Archer has the liquidity armor to get through its growth burst. Its cash-rich balance sheet drops its $5.1 billion market cap to an enterprise value of $3.8 billion.

This remains a high-risk, high-return opportunity, but Archer came back for you.

2. AMC Entertainment

There's a good chance I'll lose my Fool card for saying this, but AMC stock may no longer be a haven for gluttons of punishment. Movie theaters are back, and as the country's leading player, AMC is an obvious beneficiary. The shares are trouncing the market with a 54% gain this year, yet they are still down a brutal 99.3% over the last five years.

The same management team that capitalized on the exhibitor's meme stock rise to dilute those poor shareholders is somehow still in place. I'm not happy about the split-adjusted share count's more-than-40-fold jump since the pandemic. However, we're at the point where even they can't botch the moviegoers' rebound.

AMC will report record annual revenue this year. You can't believe it, and neither can most people. The number of tickets sold in the U.S. peaked 24 years ago, but inflation, higher ticket prices, and movie theaters boosting their concession sales mean AMC is closing in on $5.5 billion in revenue this year. It would be a new record.

Profitability on an annual basis is still another year or two away, but after bashing management, let me sing its praises. AMC has made a lot of smart moves. It has beefed up its in-theater offerings with timely collectibles, reserved seating, and even bar drinks in some locations. If it can avoid its dilutive ways this time, AMC's gains this year could be sustainable.

3. Grab Holdings

Let's travel all the way to Singapore for the final entry in August's list. Grab Holdings is a regional superapp developer in Southeast Asian markets. It's dominant in many of those countries with its flagship ride-hailing service, but it has cracked open that car door to establish a competitive market share in deliveries, digital payments, travel bookings, and other financial services.

Revenue rose a better-than-expected 22% in its latest quarter, announced last week. Grab blew past Wall Street's profit target for the third consecutive quarter. It was a "beat-and-raise" performance, with Grab boosting its full-year guidance. With the shares still down over the past year, Grab also announced a $750 million share repurchase program last week.

It sees the opportunity in its depressed shares. I see it too.

Rick Munarriz has positions in Grab. The Motley Fool recommends Grab. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.