⚡ 5 Energy Stocks With Huge Upside Potential – Don’t Miss Out!

U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday as technology shares dragged on markets, despite investor approval of President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve.

The S&P 500 fell 0.6%, the Nasdaq dropped 0.7%, and the Dow slid 452 points (0.9%). Treasury yields rose after December core PPI came in hotter than expected at 0.7% versus forecasts of 0.3%, pressuring sentiment.

Gold futures declined more than 4%, and silver fell 12%, signaling market comfort with the Fed pick. Despite the day’s losses, the S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq all remained up more than 1% for January.

Top Movers: Under $10 

VolitionRX Ltd (VNRX) is up 15.69% today to trade at the current level of $0.29. This comes after the company announced the preparation of reimbursement submission for its Nu.Q cancer assays.

VivoSim Labs Inc (VIVS) zoomed 81.27% in today’s trade to $3.09 after announcing that it has signed JCBio as an authorized distributor in Korea and Tekon Biotech as an authorized distributor in China for its NAMKind™ toxicology services in liver and small intestine.

In current trading, Springview Holdings Ltd (SPHL) stock is at $4.86 after announcing a corner terrace home at 15 Jalan Nipah, Singapore, as a pilot project under its agreement with Jiangsu GSO New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

cbdMD Inc (YCBD) rose 24.28% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $0.96 after announcing an initiative to integrate its regulatory, safety, and IP assets into a cannabinoid compliance platform.

In the current trading session, Aprea Therapeutics Inc (APRE) jumped 18.63% to $0.7 over a previous close of $0.59. The company recently announced early clinical proof-of-concept in the ongoing ACESOT-1051 dose-escalation trial evaluating WEE1 Inhibitor APR-1051, including a partial response observed on the first scan.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Ameriserv Financial Inc (ASRV) is about to trade ex-dividend Monday, 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 $0.03 per share. It has fixed February 02 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on February 17. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.12 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, ASRV has a trailing yield of 3.64% on the current stock price of $3.3.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends on Monday is Citizens & Northern Corp (CZNC), having a market capitalization of $395.74M. It will pay a dividend of $0.28 per share, the payment date of which is February 13. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 5.04%.

Shares of Eagle Financial Services, Inc (EFSI) will be the talk of the stock market on Monday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.31 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $1.24 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that EFSI has a trailing yield of 3.28% on the current share price of $37.8.

Eagle Bancorp Inc (MD) (EGBN) is also set to go ex-dividend on Monday. The next dividend payment from EGBN will amount to $0.01 per share. February 02 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for February 13. In the previous year, EGBN distributed a total of $0.51 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for EGBN stands at 1.90% based on the current stock price of $26.6.

East West Bancorp, Inc (EWBC) will be paying out a dividend of $0.8 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of February 02. Over the past 12 months, EWBC has paid out a total of $2.40 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, EWBC boasts an impressive trailing yield of 2.09% on the current share price of $114.85.

Crypto Market Highlights

• US President Donald Trump said he will nominate former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the US central bank, setting up a potentially contentious Senate confirmation.

• Cryptocurrency investment products saw heavy outflows as total crypto market capitalization fell about 6%, with Bitcoin and Ether funds recording nearly $1 billion in withdrawals, among the largest of the year so far.

• Binance will shift its Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) from stablecoins into Bitcoin over the next 30 days, re-denominating the fund’s reserves into BTC.

• Bybit’s push to offer neobank-style services is testing the limits of crypto exchanges’ expansion into traditional finance, underscoring regulatory hurdles and reliance on licensed banking partners.

• The US Department of Justice finalized the forfeiture of more than $400 million in cryptocurrency and other assets linked to Helix, an early Bitcoin-era darknet mixing service.

Most Shorted Stocks

KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (KALV) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 40.99% 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 11.2. This represents a change of 2,915,390 shares, which corresponds to a 17.24% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $296.64 million. The average daily volume stands at 1,279,422 shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $780.84M.

The Intellia Therapeutics with the symbol NTLA currently has a short interest of 37.92%. The short interest has changed by 992,324 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 7.5. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $505.16 million. On an average day, 6,709,776 shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $1.53B.

For the stock Novavax, Inc (NVAX), the current short interest is at 33.12%. This represents a significant short interest change of -1444530 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage decrease of -2.64%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 10.8. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $475.23 million.

With the symbol CLSK, the stock currently has a short interest of 32.91%. The short interest change is 1,796,678 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of 2.23%. It would take approximately 2.8 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $177.48 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 30,760,740 shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $3.11B.

The stock HIMS has a current short interest of 38.57%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of 7.68%, while there was a change of 5,154,852 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 4.4. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $2.26 billion. Trading activity averages at 16,057,160 shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $6.45B.

Energy Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Shoals Technologies Group Inc (SHLS) emerges as a high-quality stock in the Energy industry, attaining an impressive score of 60. The stock's profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score are strong. However, its growth is weak. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Our ST Score also classifies Navigator Holdings Ltd (NVGS) as a high-quality Energy stock today, presenting a Score of 61. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of performance, growth, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. The profitability, stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, SLB Ltd (SLB) has the ST Score of 59, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score, but weak in growth. Stock sentiment, and forecasts suggest a neutral outlook.

Expro Group Holdings N.V (XPRO) stock has the ST Score of 60, which implies that the Energy company has a high probability of beating the market. The stock's strengths lie in its performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score, but its weaknesses are in its profitability, stock sentiment, and forecast. However, it shows neutral outlook on growth.

Nabors Industries Ltd (NBR) currently has the ST Score of 60, which signifies a huge upward potential. The Energy stock's strong points are its profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score. The stock's growth, financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast indicate a neutral outlook.

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

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