Investor’s Radar: EV Stocks Gaining Momentum & $10 Winners

Stocks fell broadly on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 on track for its fourth consecutive losing session as traders weighed growing concerns over economic growth and global trade.

As of 11:16 AM ET, the Dow was up 12.27 points, or 0.02823207%, at $43473.49. The Nasdaq Composite lost -354.103 points, or -1.6584%, at $20997.977. The S&P 500 declined -54.23 points, or -0.90636%, at $5929.02. Among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, 7 showed negative movement, with Consumer Cyclical leading the way with a 2.86% decrease.

Bitcoin, which has been closely correlated with stocks, dropped below $90,000, hitting a three-month low. The leading cryptocurrency is now nearly 20% below its all-time high from President Donald Trump’s inauguration day.

Looking ahead, investors are closely watching Nvidia’s quarterly earnings report, set for release Wednesday after the bell, for more insights into the health of the artificial intelligence sector. Shares of Nvidia are down more than 5% in 2025, underperforming the broader market.

Top Movers: Under $10

Organovo Holdings Inc (ONVO) is up 249.57% today to trade at the current level of $1.29. This comes after the company announced that Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) will acquire Organovo’s FXR program, including its lead asset, FXR314.

Wah Fu Education Group Ltd (WAFU) zoomed 117.78% in today’s trade to $3.90 after announcing that it planned to fully access a domestic large language model - DeepSeek, and to officially enter a new era of strategic AI-based education transformation through by intelligently upgrading the curriculum system.

In current trading, Silexion Therapeutics Corp (SLXN) stock is at $1.29 after announcing the completion of its initial study evaluating SIL-204 in orthotopic pancreatic cancer models.

LAVA Therapeutics NV (LVTX) rose 41.49% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $1.33 after announcing that the Company has initiated a process to review strategic options focused on maximizing shareholder value and has implemented cost curtailment including a workforce reduction.

In the current trading session, Adial Pharmaceuticals Inc (ADIL) jumped 17.54% to $0.90 over a previous close of $0.76 after announcing a positive response from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its proposed in vitro bridging strategy for AD04.

Ex-Dividends Stocks

Avista Corp (AVA) 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 $0.49 per share. It has fixed February 26 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on March 14. Last year, the company distributed a total of $1.90 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, AVA has a trailing yield of 4.94% on the current stock price of $38.47.

Shares of Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC) 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 $0.04 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $0.68 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that PSEC has a trailing yield of 15.50% on the current share price of $4.36.

Tractor Supply Co (TSCO) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from TSCO will amount to $0.23 per share. February 26 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for March 11. In the previous year, TSCO distributed a total of $0.88 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for TSCO stands at 1.56% based on the current stock price of $56.44.

Century Communities Inc (CCS) will be paying out a dividend of $0.29 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of February 26. Over the past 12 months, CCS has paid out a total of $1.04 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, CCS boasts an impressive trailing yield of 1.41% on the current share price of $73.68.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Tether’s USDT stablecoin will soon offer commission-free transactions on the Tron blockchain, as announced by Tron founder Justin Sun.

• Crosschain trading protocol Chainflip is rolling out an emergency software upgrade to block hackers from moving funds stolen in the $1.4 billion Bybit exploit.

• Bitcoin fell below the $90,000 mark for the first time since November 2024, sparking concerns of potential further declines amid continued sell-offs in US spot Bitcoin ETFs.

• Crypto exchange Bybit repaid 40,000 Ether borrowed from Bitget within three days, following a $1.4 billion hack on February 21.

• Lawmakers in Ohio have introduced a bill that would prevent the state legislature from taxing digital assets used as a payment method.

• US authorities have seized $31 million in crypto connected to the April 2021 hack of the now-defunct decentralized finance platform Uranium Finance.

Most Shorted Stocks

Upstart Holdings Inc (UPST) was one of the most shorted stocks as of latest short interest figures, with 19.12% 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 2.8. This represents a change of -1400000 shares, which corresponds to a -7.25% decrease in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $1.18 billion. The average daily volume stands at 6.21M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $6.17B.

The Riot Platforms Inc with the symbol RIOT currently has a short interest of 19.44%. The short interest has changed by -1610000 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 1.9. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $627.24 million. On an average day, 33.24M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $3.22B.

For the stock Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI), the current short interest is at 20.38%. This represents a significant short interest change of 1090000 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of +12.88%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 2.5. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $245.24 million.

With the symbol RGTI, the stock currently has a short interest of 26.45%. The short interest change is 9700000 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of +20.59%. It would take approximately 0.4 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $90.53 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 157.24M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $2.30B.

The stock CRBP has a current short interest of 21.54%. The short interest percentage has experienced a decrease of -3.33% while there was a change of -80000 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 8.4. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $423.88 million. Trading activity averages 275.15K shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $90.86M.

EV Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Aptiv PLC (APTV) emerges as a high-quality stock in the EV industry, attaining an impressive score of 53. The stock's profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score are strong. However, its financial strength is weak. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of growth, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Our ST Score also classifies Honda Motor ADR (HMC) as a high-quality EV stock today, presenting a Score of 53. 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, Enersys (ENS) has the ST Score of 68, 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.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) stock has the ST Score of 55 which implies that the EV 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 are in its performance. However, it shows a neutral outlook in growth, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Li Auto Inc ADR (LI) currently has the ST Score of 58, which signifies a huge upward potential. The EV 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!

Best Regards,

Stocks Telegraph Team

P.S. Want my daily watchlists sent to your cell phone too? Join our WhatsApp Exclusive Community for real-time alerts on hot stocks. Stay ahead with instant updates and exclusive insights!