🤯 AI Stocks Rated 🔥 by Our ST Score – Which One Could 10x?

Stocks climbed on Wednesday, buoyed by stronger-than-expected earnings that helped offset ongoing concerns about escalating U.S.-China trade tensions.

The Dow rose 351 points (0.8%), the S&P 500 gained 1%, and the Nasdaq advanced nearly 1.2%. Bank of America and Morgan Stanley led financials higher with robust Q3 results, following upbeat earnings from Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo earlier in the week.

Despite the earnings optimism, uncertainty surrounding trade policies and a potential U.S. government shutdown continue to weigh on sentiment.

Tuesday’s session was volatile after President Trump threatened a cooking oil embargo on China, intensifying tensions following new Chinese sanctions and looming U.S. tariffs set to take effect as early as November 1.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Genprex Inc (GNPX) is up 196.67% today to trade at the current level of $0.75. This comes after the company announced that its research partners will present promising preclinical data at the 2025 AACR-NCI-EORTC Conference, held October 22–26 in Boston.

Omeros Corporation (OMER) zoomed 143.41% in today’s trade to $9.98 after Novo Nordisk announced a deal worth up to $2.1 billion to take over its rare disease drug program.

In current trading, Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp (DFLI) stock is at $2.5 after announcing that the USPTO has approved its latest patent, further strengthening its Dragonfly IntelLigence® battery tech and expanding its U.S. patent portfolio.

Veritone Inc (VERI) rose 70.51% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $9.31 after announcing major contract wins to deploy its Veritone Data Refinery (VDR) product offering with leading hyperscalers.

In the current trading session, Origin Agritech Ltd (SEED) jumped 57.49% to $2.26 over a previous close of $1.43. The company executed a collaboration agreement with Fengtian Seed Industry to jointly develop and commercialize premium varieties, including Ao Yu Feng Tian 310, 501, and 109.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Immersion Corp (IMMR) is about to trade ex-dividend Oct 20, meaning that investors who buy the stock after Oct 20 will not be eligible for the next dividend payment. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.04 per share. It has fixed October 20 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on October 31. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.09 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, IMMR has a trailing yield of 1.25% on the current stock price of $7.18.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends Oct 20 is WD-40 Co (WDFC), having a market capitalization of $2.59B. It will pay a dividend of $0.94 per share, the payment date of which is October 31. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 1.93%.

Shares of APA Corporation (APA) will be the talk of the stock market on Oct 22 as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.25 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $1.00 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that APA has a trailing yield of 4.36% on the current share price of $22.91.

Concentrix Corp (CNXC) is also set to go ex-dividend Oct 24. The next dividend payment from CNXC will amount to $0.36 per share. October 24 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for November 04. In the previous year, CNXC distributed a total of $1.33 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for CNXC stands at 2.97% based on the current stock price of $44.92.

Friedman Industries, Inc (FRD) will be paying out a dividend of $0.04 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of October 24. Over the past 12 months, FRD has paid out a total of $0.16 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, FRD boasts an impressive trailing yield of 0.79% on the current share price of $20.34.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Ripple partners with Absa Bank to offer digital asset custody services to customers in South Africa.

• China Merchants Bank’s Hong Kong subsidiary tokenizes $3.8B money market fund on BNB Chain in collaboration with CMB International Asset Management.

• Coinbase Ventures invests in CoinDCX, an Indian cryptocurrency platform, for an undisclosed amount.

• Wallet linked to LuBian mining operation transfers $1.3B in Bitcoin, following DOJ's move to seize $15B allegedly stolen from the pool in 2020.

• Japan’s securities regulator to introduce crypto insider trading laws, aligning crypto oversight with traditional stock trading regulations.

Most Shorted Stocks

Solaris Energy Infrastructure Inc (SEI) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 28.17% 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 4.4. This represents a change of -340000 shares, which corresponds to a -3.50% decrease in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $494.8 million. The average daily volume stands at 2.70M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $3.56B.

The Avis Budget Group Inc with the symbol CAR currently has a short interest of 23.47%. The short interest has changed by -290000 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 7.0. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $1.26 billion. On an average day, 942.55K shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $5.47B.

For the stock Solaredge Technologies Inc (SEDG), the current short interest is at 21.15%. This represents a significant short interest change of 310000 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of +2.53%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 2.5. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $473.89 million.

With the symbol REPL, the stock currently has a short interest of 22.14%. The short interest change is -1290000 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of -6.95%. It would take approximately 1.8 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $54.64 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 10.01M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $339.54M.

The stock FFAI has a current short interest of 19.30%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of +5.09% while there was a change of 1280000 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 1.5. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $25.92 million. Trading activity averages at 16.83M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $220.82M.

AI Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Super Micro Computer Inc (SMCI) emerges as a high-quality stock in the AI industry, attaining an impressive score of 56. The stock's profitability, financial strength, and Piotroski Score are strong. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of performance, growth, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Our ST Score also classifies Arm Holdings plc. ADR (ARM) as a high-quality AI stock today, presenting a Score of 58. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. The growth, stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, Gaxos.AI Inc (GXAI) has the ST Score of 57, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in performance and financial strength but weak in profitability and growth. Stock sentiment, Piotroski score, and forecast suggest a neutral outlook.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) stock has the ST Score of 56, which implies that the AI company has a high probability of beating the market. The stock's strengths lie in its profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score. However, it shows neutral outlook in growth, financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Lattice Semiconductor Corp (LSCC) currently has the ST Score of 60, which signifies a huge upward potential. The AI stock's strong points are its profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score, while its weak points are its stock sentiment and forecast. The stock's growth indicates 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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