💊 5 Biotech Stocks Retail Investors Are Betting Big On Right Now

On Thursday, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite pulled back slightly after reaching fresh intraday record highs, each closing down 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 159 points, or 0.3%.

Despite the overall market decline, Costco rose 2% on strong September sales, and Delta Air Lines surged 5% following better-than-expected earnings.

This came after a strong performance on Wednesday, when the S&P 500 marked its eighth gain in nine sessions and the Nasdaq closed above 23,000 for the first time.

With no major economic data released due to the government shutdown, investors turned their focus to remarks from Federal Reserve officials, including Chair Jerome Powell, amid ongoing uncertainty around future interest rate decisions.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Bluejay Diagnostics Inc (BJDX) is up 81.22% today to trade at the current level of $3.39. This comes after the company announced that it has agreed to amend the Master Service agreement and the Master Supply agreement with SanyoSeiko Co., Ltd.

Direct Digital Holdings Inc (DRCT) zoomed 25.43% in today’s trade to $0.37 after Colossus Media launched its 2025 Momentum program, backed by key partner Digitas, boosting investor confidence in future growth.

In current trading, AtlasClear Holdings Inc (ATCH) stock is at $0.59 after announcing that it has entered into definitive agreements for a $20,000,000 financing.

Telomir Pharmaceuticals Inc (TELO) rose 19.39% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $1.97 after announcing that Telomir-1 significantly reduces the survival of aggressive triple-negative breast cancer cells, a hard-to-treat form with few options and low survival rates.

In the current trading session, Tilray Brands Inc (TLRY) jumped 25.87% to $2.16 over a previous close of $1.72 after reporting financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2025.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Capital Southwest Corp (CSWC) is about to trade ex-dividend on Oct 15, meaning that investors who buy the stock after Oct 15 will not be eligible for the next dividend payment. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.25 per share. It has fixed December 15 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on December 31. Last year, the company distributed a total of $2.37 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, CSWC has a trailing yield of 11.74% on the current stock price of $20.19.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends Oct 15 is City Holding Co (CHCO), having a market capitalization of $1.76B. It will pay a dividend of $0.87 per share, the payment date of which is October 31. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 2.60%.

Shares of Johnson Outdoors Inc (JOUT) will be the talk of the stock market on Friday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.33 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $1.32 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that JOUT has a trailing yield of 3.11% on the current share price of $42.51.

Marvell Technology Inc (MRVL) is also set to go ex-dividend Friday. The next dividend payment from MRVL will amount to $0.06 per share. October 10 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for October 30. In the previous year, MRVL distributed a total of $0.24 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for MRVL stands at 0.26% based on the current stock price of $90.84.

Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) will be paying out a dividend of $0.37 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of business hours on the record date of October 10. Over the past 12 months, SAIC has paid out a total of $1.48 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, SAIC boasts an impressive trailing yield of 1.48% on the current share price of $100.17.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Multichain DEX aggregator Shapeshift now supports shielded (private) transactions using the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash.

• A nationwide internet outage in Afghanistan highlighted blockchains' reliance on centralized internet infrastructure vulnerable to government control and outages.

• Ripple is growing its presence in Bahrain through a new partnership with a local fintech ecosystem builder.

• Ethereum developers introduced Kohaku, a modular framework aimed at enhancing wallet privacy and security for developers and advanced users.

• The Bank of France urged the EU to grant direct supervision of major crypto firms to its markets regulator, citing risks to financial sovereignty from fragmented regulation.

Most Shorted Stocks

Jack In The Box, Inc (JACK) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 27.43% short interest. The days to cover ratio, a measure of how long it would take for all the short positions to be covered based on average trading volume, is 3.9. This represents a change of 110000 shares, which corresponds to a +2.41% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $87.42 million. The average daily volume stands at 1.27M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $352.72M.

The Sunrun Inc with the symbol RUN currently has a short interest of 24.68%. The short interest has changed by -690000 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 3.3. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $1.15 billion. On an average day, 14.14M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $4.68B.

For the stock Intuitive Machines Inc (LUNR), the current short interest is at 27.25%. This represents a significant short interest change of 2280000 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of +8.52%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 3.8. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $362.83 million.

With the symbol TMDX, the stock currently has a short interest of 24.61%. The short interest change is 120000 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of +1.45%. It would take approximately 7.9 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $3.36 billion. The company boasts an average daily volume of 1.08M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $3.95B.

The stock BGS has a current short interest of 24.25%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of +29.42% while there was a change of 4410000 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 6.9. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $34.65 million. Trading activity averages at 2.68M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $330.34M.

Biotech Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Galapagos NV ADR (GLPG) emerges as a high-quality stock in the Biotech industry, attaining an impressive score of 63. The stock's profitability, performance, and financial strength are strong. However, its growth is weak. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of stock sentiment, Piotroski Score, and forecast.

Our ST Score also classifies Immucell Corp (ICCC) as a high-quality Biotech stock today, presenting a Score of 57. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability and Piotroski Score. However, it has weak financial strength. The performance, growth, stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, Lipocine Inc (LPCN) has the ST Score of 56, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in financial strength but weak in performance and growth. Profitability, stock sentiment, Piotroski score, and forecast suggest a neutral outlook.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc (LGND) stock has the ST Score of 56, which implies that the Biotech company has a high probability of beating the market. The stock's strengths lie in its profitability, performance, and financial strength, but its weaknesses lie in its growth. However, it shows neutral outlook in stock sentiment, Piotroski Score, and forecast.

Alterity Therapeutics Ltd ADR (ATHE) currently has the ST Score of 58, which signifies a huge upward potential. The Biotech stock's strong points are its performance and financial strength. The stock's profitability, growth, stock sentiment, Piotroski Score, and forecast indicate a neutral outlook.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading. Good luck out there!

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Stocks Telegraph Team

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