Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTChris Neiger, The Motley FoolWed, August 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM GMT+2 4 min readAnthropic has already confidentially filed its initial public offering (IPO) prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and could go public as soon as October, according to some reports.As a top AI company with a leading artificial intelligence (AI) model, the Anthropic IPO could certainly be popular with investors. But history shows that many IPO stocks gain just 4% in their first year, and additional research shows that three years out, they usually lag the market by about 4%.Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »This means it's likely that any initial surge of investor interest in Anthropic stock could peter out quickly.Instead, putting your money into two tried-and-true AI stocks is probably a better bet. Here's why buying and holding Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is a smart move.Image source: Getty Images.