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AI Rockets: Midday Climbers & $10 Bargain Blasts
Stocks Telegraph Team
May 07, 2025
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Stocks saw little movement on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserveβs interest rate announcement, scheduled for later in the day, and kept a close eye on the latest developments in U.S. trade negotiations.
The Fed is expected to announce its monetary policy decision at 2 p.m. ET, with nearly 100% of Fed funds futures pricing in the likelihood that the central bank will keep rates unchanged, according to CME's FedWatch tool.
Traders are looking for insights into the Fedβs future rate path during Fed Chair Jerome Powellβs post-decision press conference, especially as he faces criticism from President Trump, who has stated that Powell's "termination cannot come fast enough."
At 11:13 AM ET, the Dow was up 124.01 points, or 0.3037%, at $40,953.01. The Nasdaq Composite lost -234.23 points, or -1.17%, at $19,733.71. The S&P 500 declined -2.26 points, or -0.04%, at $5,604.65. Among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, 7 showed positive movement, with Consumer Cyclical leading the way with a 0.79% increase.
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Top Movers: Under $10
Asset Entities Inc (ASST) is up 280.33% today to trade at the current level of $2.32. This comes after a move to merge with Strive Asset Management.
ZyVersa Therapeutics Inc (ZVSA) zoomed 26.09% in todayβs trade to $0.69. This rally can be attributed to news of groundbreaking potential of inflammasome inhibitors.
In current trading, eHealth Inc (EHTH) stock is at $6.07 following news of its First Quarter 2025 results.
Atomera Inc (ATOM) rose 22.09% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $6.19. The strong performance of ATOM stock came as investors were encouraged by its Q1 2025 earning release.
In the current trading session, Eos Energy Enterprises Inc (EOSE) jumped 34.89% to $6.80 over a previous close of $5.04 as the company recorded highest quarterly revenue.
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Ex-Dividends Stocks
Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) 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 $0.26 per share. It has fixed September 08 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on September 15. Last year, the company distributed a total of $2.92 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, MAIN has a trailing yield of 5.46% on the current stock price of $53.37.
Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp (PGC), having a market capitalization of $499.30M. It will pay a dividend of $0.05 per share, the payment date of which is May 22. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 0.70%.
Shares of Federated Hermes Inc (FHI) will be the talk of stock market on Thursday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.34 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $1.24 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that FHI has a trailing yield of 2.93% on the current share price of $42.25.
Hess Midstream LP (HESM) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from HESM will amount to $0.71 per share. May 08 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for May 14. In the previous year, HESM distributed a total of $2.71 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for HESM stands at 7.22% based on the current stock price of $37.46.
KB Home (KBH) will be paying out a dividend of $0.25 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of May 08. Over the past 12 months, KBH has paid out a total of $1.00 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, KBH boasts an impressive trailing yield of 1.86% on the current share price of $53.70.
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Crypto Market Highlights
Visa Ventures has invested in London-based stablecoin payment startup BVNK, marking another strategic move in Visaβs growing involvement in crypto infrastructure.
At the Blockchain Baddies event during Token2049 in Dubai, women in Web3 highlighted the importance of clarity, education, and community to bring more women into the crypto industry.
USD1, the Donald Trump-backed stablecoin, surged from a $128 million to over $2 billion market cap just days before MGXβs $2 billion investment announcement by Eric Trump, making it the seventh-largest stablecoin globally within two months.
With Bitcoin trading between $95,000 and $97,000, Xapo Bank CEO Seamus Rocca notes increasing comfort among investors borrowing against BTC, indicating growing market confidence.
Hive Digital Technologies CEO Aydin Kilic affirms the companyβs long-term commitment to Paraguay as a clean energy partner, focusing on Latin Americaβs mining potential despite broader industry shifts back to the U.S.
Most Shorted Stocks
Lightwave Logic Inc (LWLG) was one of the most shorted stocks as of latest short interest figures, with 15.76% 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 26.1. This represents a change of -230,000 shares, which corresponds to a -1.17% decrease in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $16.52 million. The average daily volume stands at 755.00K shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $105.48M.
The Ocugen Inc with the symbol OCGN currently has a short interest of 24.63%. The short interest has changed by 2,880,000 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 18.1. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $47.38 million. On an average day, 3.81M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $202.67M.
For the stock Savara Inc (SVRA), the current short interest is at 19.95%. This represents a significant short interest change of 460,000 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of +2.80%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 17.9. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $50.39 million.
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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 55. The stock's profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score are strong. However, its growth are weak. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of stock sentiment, and forecast.
Our ST Score also classifies Twilio Inc (TWLO) as a high-quality AI stock today, presenting a Score of 60. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. However, it has weak growth. The stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.
Another stock in the category, Meta Platforms Inc (META) has the ST Score of 58, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score but weak in growth. Stock sentiment, and forecast suggest a neutral outlook.
Broadcom Inc (AVGO) stock has the ST Score of 50 which implies that the AI 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 financial strength. However, it shows neutral outlook in growth, stock sentiment, and forecast.
iRhythm Technologies Inc (IRTC) currently has the ST Score of 55, which signifies a huge upward potential. The AI stock's strong points are its performance, and financial strength. The stock's profitability, growth, stock sentiment, Piotroski Score, and forecast indicate a neutral outlook.
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