Top AI Stocks to Watch Right Now 🤖📈

U.S. stocks reached new highs on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average setting fresh intraday records before momentum faded. 

The S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, while the Dow fell 209 points, or 0.4%, after earlier gaining more than 150 points (0.3%). The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2%. 

Oil prices declined after President Donald Trump said Venezuela’s interim authorities could deliver up to 50 million barrels of crude to the U.S., raising supply concerns.

Meanwhile, refiners outperformed, with Valero Energy jumping 4% and Marathon Petroleum gaining over 1%, as investors shrugged off geopolitical tensions following the recent U.S. action in Venezuela.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Innovative Eyewear Inc (LUCY) is up 45.76% today to trade at the current level of $1.72. This comes after the company announced record-breaking 65% annual sales growth in 2025 & insider buying intent.

Aspire Biopharma Holdings Inc (ASBP) zoomed 40.19% in today’s trade to $0.15 after announcing the successful outcome of a Type B pre-Investigational New Drug (IND) meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

In current trading, Hyperscale Data Inc (GPUS) stock is at $0.34 after announcing estimated total assets and net assets per share of $1.14 and $0.50, respectively, as of December 31, 2025.

Above Food Ingredients Inc (ABVE) rose 29.55% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $2.32. The company confirmed that it will file its audited FY2025 results by January 2026, clearing Nasdaq requirements and advancing its merger with Palm Global.

In the current trading session, Rezolute Inc (RZLT) jumped 17.69% to $2.25 over a previous close of $1.91 after sharing observations from the Phase 3 sunRIZE study in patients with congenital HI and provided details on the treatment of tumor HI patients with ersodetug under the Company’s EAP.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Waterstone Financial Inc (WSBF) 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 $0.15 per share. It has fixed January 08 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on February 02. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.60 to its shareholders. Based on last year's worth of payments, WSBF has a trailing yield of 3.63% on the current stock price of $16.52.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends Friday is Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), having a market capitalization of $868.15M. It will pay a dividend of $0.04 per share, the payment date of which is January 23. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 5.15%.

Shares of GE HealthCare Technologies Inc (GEHC) will be the talk of the stock market on Friday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.04 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $0.14 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that GEHC has a trailing yield of 0.16% on the current share price of $86.76.

Intuit Inc (INTU) is also set to go ex-dividend Friday. The next dividend payment from INTU will amount to $1.2 per share. January 09 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for January 16. In the previous year, INTU distributed a total of $4.32 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for INTU stands at 0.66% based on the current stock price of $651.05.

Marvell Technology Inc (MRVL) will be paying out a dividend of $0.06 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of January 09. Over the past 12 months, MRVL has paid out a total of $0.24 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, MRVL boasts an impressive trailing yield of 0.29% on the current share price of $84.08.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Barclays invested in Ubyx, a US-based stablecoin clearing platform, signaling a strategic push into regulated digital money and tokenized financial services.

• Ripple Labs President Monica Long confirmed the company has no plans for an IPO, citing a strong financial position without going public.

• CoinFlip introduced a new employee benefit that enables payroll deductions for direct cryptocurrency investing, expanding access to digital assets through workplace benefits.

• Dfns, an IBM partner, integrated Concordium’s layer-1 blockchain to launch an identity-verified Web3 wallet solution.

• Digital Asset and Kinexys by JPMorgan announced plans to bring USD JPM Coin (JPMD) natively to the Canton Network, extending the deposit token onto a public, institutional-grade blockchain.

Most Shorted Stocks

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc (ARCT) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 32.02% 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 9.8. This represents a change of -103907 shares, which corresponds to a -1.33% decrease in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $52.02 million. The average daily volume stands at 1.25M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $191.71M.

The C3.ai Inc with the symbol AI currently has a short interest of 36.72%. The short interest has changed by -426559 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 5.9. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $521.26 million. On an average day, 6.13M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $1.93B.

For the stock Solaris Energy Infrastructure Inc (SEI), the current short interest is at 24.01%. This represents a significant short interest change of -135708 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage decrease of -1.04%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 4.0. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $688.92 million.

With the symbol SNDX, the stock currently has a short interest of 27.39%. The short interest change is -2395415 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of -9.50%. It would take approximately 12.5 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $268.75 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 2.58M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $1.80B.

The stock NFE has a current short interest of 37.08%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of 15.97% while there was a change of 10260683 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 4.4. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $28.53 million. Trading activity averages at 14.83M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $355.69M.

AI Stocks to Watch

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

Our ST Score also classifies Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR) as a high-quality AI stock today, presenting a Score of 61. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability, growth, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. The performance, stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TSEM) has the ST Score of 61, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, financial strength, and Piotroski Score, but weak in growth. Performance, stock sentiment, and forecast suggest a neutral outlook.

EPAM Systems Inc (EPAM) stock has the ST Score of 60, 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 lie in its growth. However, it shows neutral outlook in performance, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Arista Networks Inc (ANET) currently has the ST Score of 59, which signifies a huge upward potential. The AI stock's strong points are its profitability, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. 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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