🔥 Energy Stocks Heating Up as Crude Prices Spike!

US stocks tumbled on Friday as a disappointing February jobs report and rising Middle East tensions spooked investors. The economy shed 92,000 jobs—well below expectations for a 55,000 gain—and the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%, pushing the Dow down over 400 points.

Oil prices surged, with WTI above $87.50 and Brent near $90, after warnings that conflict with Iran could disrupt Gulf production and tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

The moves leave major indexes on track for weekly losses, with the Dow now in negative territory for 2026 and inflation concerns mounting at the pump.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Silynxcom Ltd (SYNX) is up 38.00 today to trade at the current level of $1.38 after announcing that it has received a purchase order exceeding $620,000 from a military force in the Middle East for the Company’s Tactical Systems.

Peraso Inc (PRSO) zoomed 87.42% in today’s trade to $1.52 after announcing that its 60 GHz mmWave technology was selected by InTACT for a new drone IFF system.

In current trading, Solid Biosciences Inc (SLDB) stock is at $6.07 after announcing an oversubscribed $240 million private placement.

Jiuzi Holdings Inc (JZXN) rose 12.98% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $1.48 after announcing that it has reached an agreement and executed an investment agreement with a strategic investment institution possessing globally leading influence in the fields of crypto asset investment and Crypto treasury management.

In the current trading session, Decent Holding Inc (DXST) jumped 129.51% to $0.35 over a previous close of $0.15 after announcing its strategic entry into the senior health and wellness sector.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Astec Industries Inc (ASTE) is about to trade ex-dividend Monday, meaning that investors who buy the stock after Monday will not be eligible for the next dividend payment. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.13 per share. It has fixed March 09 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on March 31. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.52 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, ASTE has a trailing yield of 0.89% on the current stock price of $58.8.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends on Monday is Constellation Energy Corporation (CEG), having a market capitalization of $118.94B. It will pay a dividend of $0.43 per share, the payment date of which is March 20. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 0.47%.

Shares of eXp World Holdings Inc (EXPI) 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 $0.05 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $0.20 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that EXPI has a trailing yield of 3.02% on the current share price of $6.63.

Alphabet Inc (GOOG) is also set to go ex-dividend on Monday. The next dividend payment from GOOG will amount to $0.21 per share. March 09 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for March 16. In the previous year, GOOG distributed a total of $0.83 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for GOOG stands at 0.28% based on the current stock price of $299.41.

Healthstream Inc (HSTM) will be paying out a dividend of $0.04 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of business hours on the record date of March 09. Over the past 12 months, HSTM has paid out a total of $0.12 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, HSTM boasts an impressive trailing yield of 0.58% on the current share price of $21.5.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Demand for tokenized precious metals is surging as investors seek more accessible safe-haven assets with 24/7 availability compared to traditional metals.

• Trading of tokenized stocks and ETFs through 1inch’s Ondo integration has exceeded $2.5 billion, highlighting real-world assets as a key growth area in a weak crypto market.

• Kazakhstan’s central bank plans to invest up to $350 million from its gold and foreign exchange reserves into a crypto-linked portfolio, with initial purchases expected in April or May.

• Vancouver city staff said Bitcoin cannot be held in municipal reserves and advised the city council to drop the proposal for a Bitcoin reserve.

• Dubai’s digital asset regulator has ordered the entities behind KuCoin to halt unlicensed virtual asset services and warned that the exchange is not authorized to serve Dubai residents.

Most Shorted Stocks

Eos Energy Enterprises Inc (EOSE) was one of the most shorted stocks as of latest short interest figures, with 31.83% 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 7671912 shares, which corresponds to a 9.47% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $580.2 million. The average daily volume stands at 22.31M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $2.22B.

The SELLAS Life Sciences Group Inc with the symbol SLS currently has a short interest of 32.72%. The short interest has changed by 4720508 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 10.0. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $244.99 million. On an average day, 8.96M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $757.80M.

For the stock Groupon Inc (GRPN), the current short interest is at 41.93%. This represents a significant short interest change of 66848 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of 0.61%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 11.4. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $134.01 million.

With the symbol LENZ, the stock currently has a short interest of 28.95%. The short interest change is 1172487 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of 16.15%. It would take approximately 9.4 days to cover all the short positions. The shares' short value is estimated to be around $128.63 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 1.11M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $366.10M.

The stock QUBT has a current short interest of 33.07%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of 8.11% while there was a change of 4487688 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 4.3. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $65.02 million. Trading activity averages at 15.61M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $1.73B.

Energy Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Sandridge Energy Inc (SD) emerges as a high-quality stock in the Energy industry, attaining an impressive score of 63. 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 International Seaways Inc (INSW) as a high-quality Energy 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, Antero Midstream Corp (AM) 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. Growth, stock sentiment, and forecasts suggest a neutral outlook.

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

Nextpower Inc (NXT) currently has the ST Score of 57, which signifies a huge upward potential. The Energy stock's strong points are its profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. 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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Stocks Telegraph Team

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