EV Stocks Ready to Pop? Our Top 5 Picks You Can’t Ignore

Markets climbed on Tuesday after a softer-than-expected inflation report boosted hopes for a Federal Reserve rate cut next month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 411 points (0.9%), while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each gained 0.6%. Early in the session, the Nasdaq even hit a new intraday high, reflecting renewed investor confidence.

July's consumer price index rose 2.7% year-over-year, slightly below forecasts, while core CPI increased by 3.1%, just above expectations. The numbers helped ease fears that tariffs—particularly from President Trump’s trade policies—could stoke inflation. Investors interpreted the data as a sign that the Fed could be more aggressive in lowering interest rates.

Following the inflation report, traders priced in a 91% chance of a September rate cut, up from 85% prior to the release. Bets on additional cuts in October and December also rose. Investors will now turn their attention to Thursday’s producer price index and the upcoming Fed gathering in Jackson Hole for more signals on monetary policy direction.

Top Movers: Under $10 

X4 Pharmaceuticals Inc (XFOR) is up 22.58% today to trade at the current level of $1.74. This comes after the company announced a $60 million PIPE financing deal, before fees and expenses.

Trinity Biotech Plc ADR (TRIB) zoomed 22.50% in today’s trade to $1.02 after announcing strong clinical trial results, marking a major breakthrough and reducing commercial risk for its next-gen CGM+ technology.

In current trading, 180 Life Sciences Corp (ATNF) stock is at $6.13 after reporting it holds 82,186 ETH, acquired at an average of $3,806.71, now worth ~$349M, plus ~$238M in USD cash equivalents.

ProPhase Labs Inc (PRPH) rose 22.51% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $0.35. The company announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 12379378-B2 for the Company’s biomarker-based systems and methods to assess progression risk in Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma.

In the current trading session, Ondas Holdings Inc (ONDS) jumped 24.23% to $4.26 over a previous close of $3.43 after reporting financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

BOK Financial Corp (BOKF) 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 $0.57 per share. It has fixed August 13 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on August 27. Last year, the company distributed a total of $2.26 to its shareholders. Based on last year's worth of payments, BOKF has a trailing yield of 2.19% on the current stock price of $103.15.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is Landmark Bancorp Inc (LARK), having a market capitalization of $150.18M. It will pay a dividend of $0.21 per share, the payment date of which is August 27. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 3.16%.

Shares of Winmark Corporation (WINA) 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 $0.96 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $3.64 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that WINA has a trailing yield of 0.91% on the current share price of $398.84.

Audiocodes (AUDC) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from AUDC will amount to $0.2 per share. August 14 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for August 28. In the previous year, AUDC distributed a total of $0.36 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for AUDC stands at 3.60% based on the current stock price of $10.01.

Cognex Corp (CGNX) will be paying out a dividend of $0.08 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of August 14. Over the past 12 months, CGNX has paid out a total of $0.39 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, CGNX boasts an impressive trailing yield of 0.94% on the current share price of $41.37.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has changed his plea to guilty on two counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud.

• The race for corporate Ether acquisition is heating up, with the two largest Ether-holding firms raising capital to buy more as ETH nears its previous all-time high.

• A new crypto whale has purchased $1.34 billion in Ether over the past eight days, surpassing US spot ETF inflows and fueling price speculation ahead of US inflation data.

• Hex Trust has added support for Etherlink, a Tezos-based EVM-compatible layer 2, enabling institutional custody of xU3O8, a tokenized uranium asset.

• Half of the top 20 US ETFs are now linked to digital assets, highlighting crypto's growing dominance in 2024’s investment landscape, according to analyst Nate Geraci.

• Layer-1 blockchain Qubic claims it has achieved 51% control of Monero’s hashrate, following a month-long campaign to dominate the privacy-focused network.

Most Shorted Stocks

Evolus Inc (EOLS) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 19.53% 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 12.5. This represents a change of 630000 shares, which corresponds to a +5.25% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $77.3 million. The average daily volume stands at 1.39M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $395.87M.

The 3D Systems Corp with the symbol DDD currently has a short interest of 19.23%. The short interest has changed by 610000 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 6.1. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $61.9 million. On an average day, 4.35M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $321.26M.

For the stock Humacyte Inc (HUMA), the current short interest is at 26.08%. This represents a significant short interest change of 2140000 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of +7.00%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 8.1. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $61.84 million.

With the symbol OPEN, the stock currently has a short interest of 19.07%. The short interest change is 3150000 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of +2.32%. It would take approximately 0.9 days to cover all the short positions. The shares' short value is estimated to be around $75.26 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 186.13M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $1.69B.

The stock NUVB has a current short interest of 31.53%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of +8.43% while there was a change of 5540000 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 12.3. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $315.51 million. Trading activity averages at 6.04M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $777.51M.

EV Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Enersys (ENS) emerges as a high-quality stock in the EV industry, attaining an impressive score of 63. The stock's profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score are strong. However, its growth is weak. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of stock sentiment, and forecast.

Our ST Score also classifies General Motors Company (GM) as a high-quality EV stock today, presenting a Score of 57. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score. However, it has weak growth, and financial strength. The stock sentiment and forecast are neutral.

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

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

Aptiv PLC (APTV) currently has the ST Score of 56, which signifies a huge upward potential. The EV stock's strong points are its profitability and Piotroski Score, while its weak points are its financial strength. The stock's performance, 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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