👀 Don’t Miss These Skyrocketing Stocks Under $10 📊 | Google Wins, Tech Rallies!

U.S. stocks mostly rose on Wednesday, led by tech shares after Google (GOOG) won a favorable ruling in an antitrust case. The Nasdaq gained 0.9%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.5%, while the Dow dipped 0.1%.

A judge's decision not to break up Google's business or stop its deal with Apple boosted investor confidence in tech, lifting shares of both companies.

Markets were also encouraged by softer labor data from the JOLTS report, which showed fewer job openings in July, increasing hopes for a Fed rate cut in September. Investors now await the August jobs report due Friday.

Top Movers: Under $10 

BT Brands Inc (BTBD) is up 82.16% today to trade at the current level of $3.37. This comes after the company announced a definitive merger agreement with Aero Velocity Inc. to combine in an all-stock transaction.

Lightpath Technologies, Inc (LPTH) zoomed 30.35% in today’s trade to $6.4 after announcing that it has secured an $18.2 million purchase order with a leading global technology customer related to the supply of advanced infrared camera systems in CY 2026.

In current trading, American Bitcoin Corp (ABTC) stock is at $9.65 after its Nasdaq debut, buoyed by backing from Trump’s sons and growing investor interest in crypto-linked stocks.

Fury Gold Mines Ltd (FURY) rose 13.50% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $0.63 after announcing results of preliminary economic assessment for the Eau Claire Gold deposit with a base Case after-Tax NPV (5%) of $554M and After-Tax IRR of 41%.

In the current trading session, Skyline Builders Group Holding Ltd (SKBL) jumped 11.73% to $1.14 over a previous close of $1.02. The company recently announced the closing of $17.775 million private placement.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Northrim Bancorp, Inc (NRIM) 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 $0.64 per share. It has fixed September 04 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on September 12. Last year, the company distributed a total of $2.52 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, NRIM has a trailing yield of 2.72% on the current stock price of $92.5.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is Principal Financial Group Inc (PFG), having a market capitalization of $17.78B. It will pay a dividend of $0.78 per share, the payment date of which is September 26. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 3.71%.

Shares of Qualcomm, Inc (QCOM) will be the talk of the stock market on Thursday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.89 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $3.44 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that QCOM has a trailing yield of 2.18% on the current share price of $157.82.

SLM Corp (SLM) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from SLM will amount to $0.13 per share. September 04 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for September 15. In the previous year, SLM distributed a total of $0.50 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for SLM stands at 1.62% based on the current stock price of $30.93.

Western Digital Corp (WDC) will be paying out a dividend of $0.1 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of September 04. Over the past 12 months, WDC has paid out a total of $0.10 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, WDC boasts an impressive trailing yield of 0.12% on the current share price of $84.39.

Crypto Market Highlights

• US Bancorp has reentered the crypto space by relaunching its digital asset custody services for institutional investment managers.

• Trust Wallet has integrated tokenized stocks and ETFs into its platform, expanding beyond crypto assets.

• Dutch National Bank (DNB) fined OKX €2.25 million ($2.6M) for operating in the Netherlands without regulatory registration.

• Galaxy Digital has tokenized its publicly traded stock, enabling its use in DeFi and tapping into growing institutional interest in tokenization.

• Nasdaq-listed Tron Inc. doubled its TRX holdings, adding $110 million worth of tokens and raising its treasury to over $220 million.

Most Shorted Stocks

The Sonoma Pharmaceuticals Inc with the symbol SNOA currently has a short interest of 1.78%. The short interest has changed by -17200 shares. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $0.14 million. On an average day, 1.28M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $7.72M.

For the stock AnaptysBio Inc (ANAB), the current short interest is at 37.51%. This represents a significant short interest change of 40000 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of +0.42%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 16.7. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $204.0 million.

With the symbol LCFY, the stock currently has a short interest of 2.94%. The short interest change is -55300 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of -63.13%. It would take approximately 0.0 days to cover all the short positions. The shares' short value is estimated to be around $41.66 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 1.76M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $5.99M.

The stock EOSE has a current short interest of 31.40%. The short interest percentage has experienced decrease of -2.47% while there was a change of -2070000 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 5.2. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $0.26 million. Trading activity averages at 14.10M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $2.07B.

AI Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Arista Networks Inc (ANET) emerges as a high-quality stock in the AI industry, attaining an impressive score of 62. The stock's profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score are strong. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of growth, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Our ST Score also classifies Zoom Communications Inc (ZM) as a high-quality AI stock today, presenting a Score of 60. 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, Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR) has the ST Score of 59, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, performance, growth, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. Stock sentiment and forecasts suggest a neutral outlook.

EPAM Systems Inc (EPAM) stock has the ST Score of 57, which implies that the AI company has a high probability of beating the market. The stock's strengths lie in its profitability, financial strength, and Piotroski Score, but its weaknesses are in its performance and growth. However, it shows neutral outlook in stock sentiment and forecast.

Seagate Technology Holdings Plc (STX) currently has the ST Score of 56, which signifies a huge upward potential. The AI stock's strong points are its profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score, while its weak points are its growth. The stock's 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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