🤑 5 Biotech Stocks That Could Beat the Market in 2026 – Don’t Miss Out!

U.S. stocks moved lower Thursday as rising U.S.-Iran tensions pushed oil prices sharply higher and stoked inflation concerns.

The S&P 500 and Dow fell about 0.3%, while the Nasdaq dropped 0.4%. Brent crude climbed above $71 a barrel, boosting gold and pressuring Treasurys amid fears of oil-driven price pressures.

Investors also reviewed Fed meeting minutes and looked ahead to key inflation data, while Walmart posted a modest earnings beat but flagged headwinds in its outlook.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Knorex Ltd (KNRX) is up 187.52% today, trading at $2.599. This comes after the company announced the launch of its agentic AI-ready KNOREX Ads API, designed to serve as a foundational infrastructure layer for AI-native, cross-channel advertising workflows.

C3is Inc (CISS) zoomed 26.95% in today’s trade to $2.12 after announcing its unaudited financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2025.

In current trading, Talkspace Inc (TALK) stock is at $4.94 after announcing fourth quarter and full year 2025 results.

Medical Properties Trust Inc (MPT) rose 15.62% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $6.21. The company reported fourth-quarter and full-year results.

In the current trading session, Jiuzi Holdings Inc (JZXN) jumped 20.40% to $1.5 over a previous close of $1.25 after announcing that, after closing its $60 million financing round on February 13, 2026, it is in talks with investors to expand the private placement.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Audiocodes (AUDC) is about to trade ex-dividend tomorrow, meaning that investors who buy the stock after tomorrow will not be eligible for the next dividend payment. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.2 per share. It has fixed February 20 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on March 06. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.38 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, AUDC has a trailing yield of 5.27% on the current stock price of $7.21.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is Inter & Co Inc (INTR), having a market capitalization of $3.97B. It will pay a dividend of $0.11 per share, the payment date of which is March 05. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 0.89%.

Shares of Karat Packaging Inc (KRT) 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 $0.45 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $1.80 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that KRT has a trailing yield of 7.00% on the current share price of $25.73.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (REGN) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from REGN will amount to $0.94 per share. February 20 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for March 05. In the previous year, REGN distributed a total of $3.52 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for REGN stands at 0.45% based on the current stock price of $783.28.

Red Rock Resorts Inc (RRR) will be paying out a dividend of $0.26 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of business hours on the record date of March 16. Over the past 12 months, RRR has paid out a total of $1.00 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, RRR boasts an impressive trailing yield of 1.55% on the current share price of $65.03.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Dash announced the integration of Zcash’s “Orchard” shielded pool into its Dash Evolution smart contract layer, with launch expected in March following cybersecurity audits.

• Voltage launched Voltage Credit, a revolving credit line enabling businesses to make Lightning-style instant payments while repaying in US dollars from a bank account or in Bitcoin.

• Carlo Kölzer said tokenization is reshaping—not threatening—traditional markets as 360T integrates Kraken-backed xStocks.

• Google Trends data shows searches for “Bitcoin going to zero” have hit their highest level since the collapse of FTX in November 2022.

• Major shareholders of Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) increased stakes in Q4 2025 despite market turmoil, with Morgan Stanley boosting its holdings by 26% to over 12.1 million shares valued at $331 million.

Most Shorted Stocks

Transmedics Group Inc (TMDX) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 21.59% 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 8.7. This represents a change of -681463 shares, which corresponds to a -9.04% decrease in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $907.36 million. The average daily volume stands at 753.53K shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $4.52B.

The Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc with the symbol SHPH currently has a short interest of 44.19%. The short interest has changed by 344897 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 0.0. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $0.69 million. On an average day, 2.71M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $3.64M.

For the stock TeraWulf Inc (WULF), the current short interest is at 32.27%. This represents a significant short interest change of -3996028 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage decrease of -3.65%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 2.3. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $1.6 billion.

With the symbol SERV, the stock currently has a short interest of 29.18%. The short interest change is 1430273 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of 9.14%. It would take approximately 2.5 days to cover all the short positions. The shares' short value is estimated to be around $1.01 billion. The company boasts an average daily volume of 6.74M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $712.06M.

The stock GNPX has a current short interest of 4.48%. The short interest percentage has experienced a decrease of -97.48% while there was a change of -1735200 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 0.1. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $31.6 million. Trading activity averages at 716.27K shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $4.29M.

Biotech Stock to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Minerva Neurosciences Inc (NERV) emerges as a high-quality stock in the Biotech industry, attaining an impressive score of 57. The stock's profitability, performance, and financial strength are strong. However, its stock sentiment, Piotroski Score, and forecast are weak. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of growth.

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

Another stock in the category, Forte Biosciences Inc (FBRX) has the ST Score of 60, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in performance and financial strength but weak in growth, stock sentiment, Piotroski Score, and forecast. Profitability suggests a neutral outlook.

XBiotech Inc (XBIT) stock has the ST Score of 59, 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 are in its Piotroski Score. However, it shows a neutral outlook in growth, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Pharming Group N.V. ADR (PHAR) currently has the ST Score of 58, which signifies a huge upward potential. The Biotech stock's strong points are its profitability, performance, growth, and Piotroski Score, while its weak points are its financial strength. The stock's sentiment 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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