EV Boom: Fast-Rising Picks & Undervalued $10 Gems

The S&P 500 remained largely unchanged on Tuesday, hovering near record levels as stocks continue to show resilience despite growing global trade concerns and ongoing inflation fears.

As of 11:15 AM ET, the Dow was down -56.72 points, or -0.12733%, at $44489.36. The Nasdaq Composite added 1.933 points, or 0.0087408%, at $22116.623. The S&P 500 rose 5.59 points, or 0.09142009%, at $6120.22. Among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, 6 showed negative movement, with Communication Services leading the way with a 1.86% decrease.

Although the start of the year has seen some volatility, the major indices remain close to their recent highs. Despite persistent worries over trade and inflation, investors are looking for the next catalyst to drive further gains.

The Dow and Nasdaq are both about 1% away from their recent records, while the S&P 500 is just 0.2% off its own milestone.

Top Movers: Under $10

GCL Global Holdings Ltd (GCL) is up 131.89% today to trade at the current level of $7.07. This comes after the company announced the successful completion of its business combination with RF Acquisition Corp. (RFAC).

KWESST Micro Systems Inc (KWE) zoomed 88.72% in today’s trade to $0.88 after announcing Q1 2025 financial results.

In current trading, ScanTech AI Systems Inc (STAI) stock is at $3.32 after announcing that it has reached an agreement with the Virginia Department of Corrections to deploy its innovative Fixed-Gantry Sentinel Computed Tomography (CT) scanner.

ProPhase Labs Inc (PRPH) rose 59.45% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $0.52 after announcing the appointment of Stu Hollenshead as Chief Operating Officer, marking a pivotal step in the company’s expansion into consumer-centered health and wellness products.

In the current trading session, Solid Biosciences Inc (SLDB) jumped 44.42% to $5.82 over a previous close of $4.03. The company reported positive initial clinical data from next-generation Duchenne Gene Therapy Candidate SGT-003.

Ex-Dividends Stocks

Aflac Inc (AFL) 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 $0.58 per share. It has fixed February 19 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on March 03. Last year, the company distributed a total of $2.00 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, AFL has a trailing yield of 1.94% on the current stock price of $103.17.

Shares of Consolidated Edison, Inc (ED) will be the talk of the stock market on Wednesday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.85 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $3.32 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that ED has a trailing yield of 3.48% on the current share price of $95.39.

Tomorrow, Blue Owl Capital Inc (OWL) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from OWL will amount to $0.21 per share. February 19 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for February 28. In the previous year, OWL distributed a total of $0.68 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for OWL stands at 2.85% based on the current stock price of $23.89.

Gladstone Land Corp (LAND) will be paying out a dividend of $0.05 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of March 19. Over the past 12 months, LAND has paid out a total of $0.56 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, LAND boasts an impressive trailing yield of 4.80% on the current share price of $11.67.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Ether reserves across centralized exchanges hit a nine-year low, boosting investor optimism for a potential market bottom and recovery toward the $3,000 mark.

• Tether is aiming to expand its investment portfolio by acquiring a majority stake in South American firm Adecoagro.

• FTX Digital Markets plans to repay the first group of creditors on Feb. 18, marking a key development in the aftermath of FTX’s $9 billion collapse.

• OpenSea paused its new airdrop reward system after receiving user criticism over its mechanics.

•  Hyperliquid launched a bug bounty program with the rollout of HyperEVM, its general-purpose Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

Most Shorted Stocks

Phathom Pharmaceuticals Inc (PHAT) was one of the most shorted stocks as of latest short interest figures, with 21.40% 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 11.3. This represents a change of 430000 shares, which corresponds to a +3.03% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $85.88 million. The average daily volume stands at 1.05M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $401.56M.

The Symbotic Inc with the symbol SYM currently has a short interest of 40.96%. The short interest has changed by 330000 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 5.9. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $477.63 million. On an average day, 3.03M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $16.49B.

For the stock Groupon Inc (GRPN), the current short interest is at 35.01%. This represents a significant short interest change of -160000 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage decrease of -2.10%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 5.6. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $97.88 million.

With the symbol NOVA, the stock currently has a short interest of 35.62%. The short interest change is 2350000 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of +6.49%. It would take approximately 3.5 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $14.02 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 9.86M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $234.91M.

The stock JFBR has a current short interest of 30.63%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of +27.14% while there was a change of 32000 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 0.2. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $72.84 million. Trading activity averages at 881.68K shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $1.36M.

Energy Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Baidu Inc ADR (BIDU) emerges as a high-quality stock in the EV industry, attaining an impressive score of 52. 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 ST Microelectronics (STM) as a high-quality EV stock today, presenting a Score of 51. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability, and Piotroski Score. However, it has weak performance. The growth, financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, Blink Charging Co (BLNK) has the ST Score of 50, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in growth, and financial strength but weak in profitability, and performance. Stock sentiment, Piotrowski score, and forecast suggest a neutral outlook.

Enersys (ENS) stock has the ST Score of 66 which implies that the EV 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 are in its growth. However, it shows a neutral outlook in stock sentiment, and forecast.

Li Auto Inc ADR (LI) currently has the ST Score of 56, which signifies a huge upward potential. The EV 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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