10 Stocks Delivering Explosive 18-190% Gains

Ten stocks capped off the trading week clocking double- to triple-digit gains amid a flurry of corporate and macroeconomic developments that bolstered investing appetite. In the macroeconomic front alone, sentiment was boosted by the Federal Reserve’s decision to slash the benchmark rates by 25 basis points in its last committee meeting for the year.

In this article, we identified the names of the week’s heavy gainers and detailed the reasons behind their jump.

To come up with the list, we focused on the stocks with a $2 billion market capitalization and 5 million shares in trading volume. The stocks were chosen based on the percentage change in their share prices on December 5 and 12, 2025.

10. Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD)

Americold grew its share prices by 18.4 percent week-on-week, as investors appeared to have loaded portfolios ahead of the Christmas season, when demand for its temperature-controlled services typically spikes amid higher inventories.

At intra-week trading, Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) jumped by as high as $12.83 before trimming gains to end Friday’s session at $12.73 apiece.

The rally can also be attributed to broader market optimism following the Federal Reserve’s decision to slash the benchmark rate by 25 basis points, which is expected to indirectly impact Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) through an increase in consumer spending.

In other news, the company reaffirmed its outlook for full-year 2025. For the warehouse segment alone, revenues from rent and storage, as well as services, are targeted to grow by 1 to 2 percent.

Same-store revenues are projected to either drop by as much as 4 percent or end flat year-on-year, while net operating income (NOI) is targeted to end 50 to 100 basis points lower than associated revenues.

Non-same-store NOI, on the other hand, is pegged at a range of $7 million to $13 million, while transportation and management NOI is expected at $40 million to $44 million.

In the third quarter of the year, Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) widened its attributable net loss by 207 percent to $11.37 million from $3.7 million in the same period last year.

Total revenues dipped by 1.5 percent to $663.7 million from $674.17 million year-on-year, primarily due to lower volumes in the warehouse segment and a decrease in transportation revenue.

9. Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI)

Applied Optoelectronics jumped by 20.56 percent week-on-week despite slashing double-digit gains on Friday, after bagging a major order from a hyperscaler for its 800G data center transreceivers.

On Wednesday, Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) said that it secured a major order from a hyperscaler, which it refused to identify, but which analysts believed to be Amazon.

However, profit-taking persisted on Friday, dragging its share price down by 11.73 percent to close at $32.06 apiece. Still, the company recorded a 39 percent jump in intra-week trading.

“We are pleased to receive our first volume order for our 800G products from this major hyperscale customer,” said Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) Chairman and CEO Thompson Li.

“Our customers need optical solutions that can scale to support the speed and performance required for today’s AI-powered data transmissions, and we believe that AOI is uniquely positioned to meet the demands for high-volume transceiver shipments with our automated production lines that we have spent years developing,” he added.

In line with the announcement, investment firm Needham & Company raised its price target for Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) to $43 from $38 previously, while maintaining its “buy” recommendation for the stock. The new figure marked a 34 percent upside potential from its latest closing price.

Additionally, Needham said it was optimistic that the company would further receive large volume orders from hyperscalers over the next few quarters as it ramps up the production of its 800G transreceivers.