Healthcare Heat: Top Midday Plays & Hidden $10 Stars

The S&P 500 showed little movement on Friday after a strong three-day rally, with investors weighing earnings reports from a major tech company amidst lingering trade concerns.

Sentiment took a hit following comments from President Trump in Time magazine. The president stated that he would view high tariffs of 20% to 50% on foreign countries as a "total victory" for the U.S. a year from now. Trump also denied that rising yields influenced his decision to grant a 90-day pause on higher tariff rates.

As of 11:19 AM ET, the Dow was down -237 points, or -0.5911%, at $39,856.4. The Nasdaq Composite added 2.76 points, or 0.01%, at $19,217.16. The S&P 500 declined -5.53 points, or -0.1%, at $5,479.24. Among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, 6 showed positive movement, with Energy leading the way with a 0.78% increase.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Coursera Inc (COUR) is up 11.10% today to trade at the current level of $8.56. This comes after reporting Q1 2025 financial results.

Baijiayun Group Ltd (RTC) zoomed 88.25% in today’s trade to $0.35. This rally can be attributed to news that the company is in plan of investing Tens of Millions of Dollars over 5 years to build a new ecosystem.

In current trading, ParaZero Technologies Ltd (PRZO) stock is at $0.77 rising 25.02% following news of achieving extended certification, expanding European market access.

SES AI Corporation (SES) rose 28.85% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $1.12. The strong performance of SES stock came as investors were encouraged by the release of its Q1 2025 financial results.

In the current trading session, Tenaya Therapeutics Inc (TNYA) jumped 12.01% to $0.52 over a previous close of $0.46 as the company is presenting interim data from an observational study in a significant event this week.

Ex-Dividends Stocks

Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC) is about to trade ex-dividend Monday, meaning that investors who buy the stock after next Monday will not be eligible for the next dividend payment. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.04 per share. It has fixed April 28 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on May 20. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.65 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, PSEC has a trailing yield of 17.72% on the current stock price of $3.64.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends on Monday is Value Line, Inc (VALU), having a market capitalization of $365.39M. It will pay a dividend of $0.33 per share, the payment date of which is May 12. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 3.09%.

Shares of Home Federal Bancorp Inc (Louisiana) (HFBL) will be the talk of stock market on Monday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.13 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $0.52 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that HFBL has a trailing yield of 3.88% on the current share price of $13.26.

Finward Bancorp (FNWD) is also set to go ex-dividend on Monday. The next dividend payment from FNWD will amount to $0.12 per share. April 28 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for May 12. In the previous year, FNWD distributed a total of $0.48 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for FNWD stands at 1.56% based on the current stock price of $30.83.

ASML Holding NV (ASML) will be paying out a dividend of $1.63 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of April 28. Over the past 12 months, ASML has paid out a total of $6.73 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, ASML boasts an impressive trailing yield of 1.00% on the current share price of $672.23.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Bitcoin adoption may accelerate as the US Federal Reserve lifted restrictions on banks engaging in crypto activities, potentially enabling greater institutional participation.

• Circle’s chief strategy officer denied reports that the company is seeking a US federal bank charter.

• NFT sales hit $1.5 billion in Q1 2025, down 61% from Q1 2024, with OpenSea regaining its lead in digital collectible trading despite declining market activity.

• Vilonia, Arkansas, planning commission unanimously rejected a proposal for a crypto mining facility due to resident concerns over noise, energy use, and sustainability.

• Ethereum validators approved raising the network’s gas limit to 36 million, while developers are considering a 4x increase for the upcoming Fusaka hard fork.

 Most Shorted Stocks

EVgo Inc (EVGO) was one of the most shorted stocks as of latest short interest figures, with 27.83% 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 -2,030,000 shares, which corresponds to a -5.48% decrease in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $93.56 million. The average daily volume stands at 3.82M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $819.41M.

For the stock Sunrun Inc (RUN), the current short interest is at 27.66%. This represents a significant short interest change of 7,340,000 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of +14.02%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 5.0. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $435.29 million.

With the symbol PCT, the stock currently has a short interest of 28.47%. The short interest change is 1,560,000 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of +3.45%. It would take approximately 18.8 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $403.64 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 2.70M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $1.21B.

The stock NTLA has a current short interest of 27.33%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of +0.94% while there was a change of 250,000 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 7.7. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $376.72 million. Trading activity averages at 3.40M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $833.83M.

Energy Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, TotalEnergies SE ADR (TTE) emerges as a high-quality stock in the Energy industry, attaining an impressive score of 52. The stock's Piotroski Score is strong. However, its growth is weak. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of profitability, performance, financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Our ST Score also classifies Sitio Royalties Corp (STR) as a high-quality Energy stock today, presenting a Score of 50. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. However, it has weak performance. The growth, stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, TechnipFMC plc (FTI) has the ST Score of 53, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, and Piotroski Score but weak in growth. Performance, financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast suggest a neutral outlook.

Alliance Resource Partners, LP (ARLP) stock has the ST Score of 55 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 are in its growth. However, it shows a neutral outlook in stock sentiment, and forecast.

Noble Corp Plc (NE) currently has the ST Score of 50, which signifies a huge upward potential. The Energy stock's strong points are its profitability. The stock's performance, growth, financial strength, stock sentiment, Piotroski Score, 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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