These Energy Stocks Are Built to Beat the Market 💪📊

U.S. stocks rebounded on Friday after a tough week for tech, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumping more than 700 points (+1.5%), the S&P 500 rising 1.0%, and the Nasdaq Composite gaining 0.9%.

The rally helped major indexes claw back recent losses, though both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq remain in negative territory for 2026 and are still on pace for weekly declines. Investor sentiment improved as Big Tech leaders pushed back on concerns over AI disruption and elevated capital spending.

Attention now turns to the January jobs report, delayed to Wednesday next week, amid fresh signs of labor-market weakness, including job openings at their lowest level since 2020 and a sharp increase in layoff announcements.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Sunopta, Inc (STKL) is up 32.29% today to trade at the current level of $6.39. This comes after the company announced a definitive agreement with Refresco under which Refresco has agreed to acquire SunOpta for $6.50 per share in cash.

Tian Ruixiang Holdings Ltd (TIRX) zoomed 20.10% in today’s trade to $0.12 after announcing that its 15,000 BTC strategic partnership has advanced into final-stage negotiations with key Southeast Asian governments to launch a regulated, AI-enhanced multi-currency stablecoin.

In current trading, Bitfarms Ltd (BITF) stock is at $2.02 after announcing that its Board has approved a plan to move its legal domicile from Canada to the United States, subject to shareholder, stock exchange, and court approvals.

DeFi Technologies Inc (DEFT) rose 15.11% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $0.8 after announcing a strategic partnership with MERGE.

In the current trading session, iSpecimen Inc (ISPC) jumped 23.07% to $0.42 over a previous close of $0.35 after announcing completion of SalesStack Milestone 2, launching its fully integrated production marketplace with AI-assisted matching and initiating cost-saving legacy system sunset

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Apple Inc (AAPL) 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 $0.26 per share. It has fixed February 09 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on February 12. Last year, the company distributed a total of $1.03 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, AAPL has a trailing yield of 0.37% on the current stock price of $279.56.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends on Monday is HBT Financial Inc (HBT), having a market capitalization of $939.81M. It will pay a dividend of $0.23 per share, the payment date of which is February 17. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 2.81%.

Shares of H2O America (HTO) 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 $0.44 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $1.68 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that HTO has a trailing yield of 3.15% on the current share price of $53.4.

Meridian Corp (MRBK) is also set to go ex-dividend on Monday. The next dividend payment from MRBK will amount to $0.14 per share. February 09 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for February 17. In the previous year, MRBK distributed a total of $0.50 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for MRBK stands at 2.41% based on the current stock price of $20.76.

Papa John's International, Inc (PZZA) will be paying out a dividend of $0.46 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of business hours on the record date of February 09. Over the past 12 months, PZZA has paid out a total of $1.84 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, PZZA boasts an impressive trailing yield of 5.31% on the current share price of $34.67.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Bitcoin Core developer Gloria Zhao stepped down as a maintainer and revoked her PGP signing key, ending about six years as one of the project’s gatekeepers.

• Ethereum investment vehicle Trend Research sharply reduced its Ether exposure after the market crash, cutting its AETHWETH holdings from about 651,170 ETH to roughly 247,080 ETH as it sold assets to repay loans.

• ARK Invest sold $17.4 million worth of Coinbase shares while buying $17.8 million in Bullish shares, signaling a strategic shift as crypto markets stumbled.

• Net weekly outflows from Bitcoin ETFs reached $690 million as BTC briefly touched $60,000, reigniting analyst criticism over “paper Bitcoin” and scarcity concerns.

• Tether’s investment arm acquired a $150 million stake in Gold.com to expand access to tokenized gold.

Most Shorted Stocks

Telesat Corp (TSAT) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 10.27% 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 7.9. This represents a change of 11820 shares, which corresponds to a 1.44% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $21.23 million. The average daily volume stands at 145.96K shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $377.66M.

The Airsculpt Technologies Inc with the symbol AIRS currently has a short interest of 28.55%. The short interest has changed by 654315 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 2.8. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $9.23 million. On an average day, 1.40M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $137.98M.

For the stock Edible Garden AG Inc (EDBL), the current short interest is at 7.20%. This represents a significant short interest change of 194765 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of 112.04%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 0.1. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $1.18 million.

With the symbol FLWS, the stock currently has a short interest of 29.96%. The short interest change is -562,070 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of -5.81%. It would take approximately 18.3 days to cover all the short positions. The shares' short value is estimated to be around $42.49 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 634,878 shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $265.87M.

The stock KALV has a current short interest of 40.99%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of 17.24%, while there was a change of 2,915,390 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 11.2. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $296.64 million. Trading activity averages at 1,158,654 shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $746.07M.

Energy Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, International Seaways Inc (INSW) emerges as a high-quality stock in the Energy industry, attaining an impressive score of 66. 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 Sandridge Energy Inc (SD) as a high-quality Energy stock today, presenting a Score of 66. 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, Teekay Corporation Ltd (TK) has the ST Score of 63, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score, but weak in profitability and growth. Stock sentiment and forecast suggest a neutral outlook.

DHT Holdings Inc (DHT) stock has the ST Score of 62, 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 62, 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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