Biotech Breakouts: Fast-Rising Picks & $10 Hidden Gems

The S&P 500 climbed higher on Thursday, extending its winning streak after major indexes logged back-to-back gains earlier in the week. Investors continued to digest a fresh wave of corporate earnings while seemingly brushing off tariff concerns.

At 11:33 AM ET, the Dow was down -101.22 points, or -0.22557%, at $44772.06. The Nasdaq Composite added 124.352 points, or 0.57659%, at $21691.27. The S&P 500 rose 36.07 points, or 0.5974%, at $6073.95. Among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, 7 showed negative movement, with Energy leading the way with a -1.81% decrease.

Worries about trade tensions, which flared on Monday following President Donald Trump's announcement of a 10% tariff on Chinese imports, eased after the administration paused duties on goods from Mexico and Canada. This shift in sentiment helped fuel market optimism.

On Wednesday, the markets posted solid gains for a second consecutive session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 317.24 points, or 0.71%, while the S&P 500 added 0.39%. The Nasdaq Composite edged up 0.19%, bolstered by a strong performance from Nvidia shares.

Top Movers: Under $10

Lipella Pharmaceuticals Inc (LIPO) is up 64.73% today to trade at the current level of $4.25. This comes after LIPO announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for an Expanded Access Program (EAP) for LP-310, an oral rinse formulation designed to treat oral lichen planus (OLP).

Digital Turbine Inc (APPS) zoomed 81.54% in today’s trade to $4.61. This rally can be attributed to news that APPS reported its third quarter 2025 Earnings

In current trading, Lottery.com Inc (LTRY) stock is at $0.89 following announcement of the launch of its international lottery operations to meet the evolving demands of customers worldwide.

Altus Power Inc (AMPS) rose 27.93% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $4.90. The strong performance of AMPS stock came as investors were encouraged by the company news that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by TPG through its TPG Rise Climate Transition Infrastructure strategy for $5.00 per share of its Class A common stock in an all-cash transaction that values the Company at approximately $2.2 billion, including outstanding debt.

In the current trading session, Azitra Inc (AZTR) jumped 20.66% to $0.37 over a previous close of $0.30 as the company has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investor(s) to purchase 3,339,300 shares of common stock at an offering price of $0.2785 per share, in a registered direct offering.

Ex-Dividends Stocks

BCB Bancorp Inc (NJ) (BCBP) 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 $0.16 per share. The company has fixed February 07 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on February 24. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.64 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, BCBP has a trailing yield of 5.80% on the current stock price of $11.03.

Shares of Constellation Brands Inc (STZ) will be the talk of stock market on Friday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $1.01 per share, and in the last 12 months, the company paid a total of $3.92 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that STZ has a trailing yield of 2.27% on the current share price of $172.94.

Tomorrow, Sirius XM Holdings Inc (SIRI) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from SIRI will amount to $0.27 per share. February 07 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for February 25. In the previous year, SIRI distributed a total of $0.80 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for SIRI stands at 3.05% based on the current stock price of $26.14.

Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) will be paying out a dividend of $0.4 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of February 07. Over the past 12 months, WFC has paid out a total of $1.50 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, WFC boasts an impressive trailing yield of 1.85% on the current share price of $80.91.

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Most Shorted Stocks

Sphere Entertainment Co (SPHR) was one of the most shorted stocks as of latest short interest figures, with 29.57% 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 11.0 Days to Cover. This represents a change of 380000 shares, which corresponds to a +4.96% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $378.44 million. The average daily volume stands at 751.65K shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $1.68B.

The MGO Global Inc with the symbol MGOL currently has a short interest of 99.15%. The short interest has changed by 400000 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 1.1 Days to Cover. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $0.56 million. On an average day, 10.26M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $2.19M.

With the symbol KSS, the stock currently has a short interest of 41.58%.

The stock MNMD has a current short interest of 38.30%. The short interest percentage has experienced increase of +4.51%% while there was a change of 450000 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 7.5 Days to Cover. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $416.79 million. Trading activity averages at 1.75M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $679.05M.

Biotech Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Protagonist Therapeutics Inc (PTGX) emerges as a high-quality stock in the Biotech industry, attaining an impressive score of 62. 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 Halozyme Therapeutics Inc (HALO) as a high-quality Biotech stock today, presenting a Score of 68. 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, Mannkind Corp (MNKD) has the ST Score of 59, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, growth, financial strength, and Piotroski Score but weak in performance. Stock sentiment, and forecast suggest a neutral outlook.

Cybin Inc (CYBN) stock has the ST Score of 60 which implies that the Biotech company has a high probability of beating the market. The stock's strengths lie in its performance, and financial strength, but its weaknesses are in its growth. However, it shows neutral outlook in profitability, stock sentiment, Piotroski Score, and forecast.

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD) currently has the ST Score of 57, which signifies a huge upward potential. The Biotech stock's strong points are its profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score, while its weak points are its financial strength. The stock's growth, stock sentiment, and forecast indicate a neutral outlook.

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

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