Ten stocks stood firmer on Monday, clocking gains and bucking a mostly pessimistic broader market, as investors gobbled up shares ahead of dividend payments, while digesting analyst ratings and other macroeconomic factors, among others.
Meanwhile, Wall Street’s three major indices finished mixed, with the Dow Jones the only gainer, up 0.11 percent. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both fell by 0.39 percent and 0.73 percent, respectively.
In this article, we spotlight the 10 top-performing companies on Monday and detail the reasons behind their gains.
To come up with the list, we focused on the stocks with a $2 billion market capitalization and 5 million shares in trading volume.
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10. NIO Inc. (NYSE:NIO)
NIO grew its share prices by 3.77 percent on Monday to close at $5.51 apiece, as investors loaded portfolios ahead of the results of its first-quarter vehicle delivery updates this week.
Based on its historical reporting dates, NIO Inc. (NYSE:NIO) is scheduled to release the results, alongside March deliveries, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
Earlier this year, NIO Inc. (NYSE:NIO) announced targets of delivering between 80,000 and 83,000 vehicles in the first three months of the year, or approximately a 90.1 percent to 97.2 percent increase in the same period a year earlier.
For the first two months alone, the company has already delivered 47,979 vehicles, or a jump of 77.3 percent year-on-year, giving the company a chance to register between 32,021 and 37,021 vehicle deliveries for March alone to hit the target.
For the same quarter, NIO Inc. (NYSE:NIO) is targeting to grow its revenues by 103.4 percent to 109.2 percent year-on-year to a range of $3.5 billion to $3.6 billion.
Since its inception, the Chinese automaker has already successfully delivered more than 1.04 million vehicles.
“In 2026, we will continue to enhance operational efficiency and optimize cost, and deliver stronger, more sustainable performance for our users, partners and shareholders,” said Chairman and CEO William Bin Li.
9. Dow Inc. (NYSE:DOW)
Dow Inc saw its share prices increase by 2.57 percent on Monday to close at $41.87 apiece, as investors digested news about the petrochemical shortage amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East.
Speaking at the CERAWeek by S&P Global last week, Dow Inc. (NYSE:DOW) Chairman and CEO Jim Fitterling said that the shortages in petrochemical supplies that triggered higher prices could cause inflationary effects on construction materials, consumer goods, automotive, as well as aerospace industries, at least through the end of the year.
“The die is being cast for the rest of the year for what’s going to happen in the markets,” Fitterling said. “It’s like the unwind we saw on supply chains during COVID.”
“You could be in the 250- to 275-day [range]. This is not going to be an instantaneous rewind.”
Investors, however, took the comment positively, loading portfolios while betting on higher profit margins for Dow Inc. (NYSE:DOW) amid the ongoing supply restrictions and price spikes.
Dow Inc. (NYSE:DOW) is a materials science company engaged in the production of plastics, coatings, and silicone-based products, among others.
Last year, it swung to a net loss attributable to shareholders of $2.6 billion from a $1.1 billion net income last year. Net sales were also down by 7 percent to $39.97 billion from $42.96 billion year-on-year.
8. Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD)
Americold snapped a three-day losing streak on Monday, adding 4.75 percent to finish at $11.46 apiece, as investors loaded portfolios ahead of the cutoff for its next dividend payment.
Earlier this month, Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) announced the distribution of $0.23 in dividends per share held by its shareholders on record as of March 31, 2026, payable on April 15.
The payment followed the results of its earnings performance last year, where it widened its attributable net loss by 21.4 percent to $114.5 million from $94.3 million in 2024. Total revenues dipped by 2.4 percent to $2.60 billion from $2.67 billion year-on-year.
In the fourth quarter of the year alone, Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) expanded its attributable net loss by 144 percent to $88.3 million from $36.2 million, while total revenues dipped by 1.2 percent to $658 million from $666 million in the same comparable period, primarily due to lower volumes in the Global Warehouse segment and the decrease in third-party managed services and transportation services revenues.
For the said period, Global Warehouse segment revenues stood at $600.7 million, or 1 percent lower than the $606.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily due to a reduction in economic occupancy and throughput pallets, due to a competitive environment, changes in consumer buying habits, and the related change in food production levels due to increasing consumer conservatism.
7. Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW)
Palo Alto Networks grew its share prices by 4.99 percent on Monday to close at $154.35 apiece, as investors mirrored its chief executive’s acquisition of an additional stake in the company for $10 million.
In a regulatory filing, Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) said that its CEO Nikesh Arora acquired 68,085 additional shares last Friday, March 27, under which 67,985 shares were bought at a price of $146.874, while the remaining 100 were acquired at $147.48 apiece.
In other news, Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) last week unveiled a new security product that aims to secure the entire agentic AI lifecycle by replacing fragmented solutions with a single platform to manage the primary threats and risks of AI apps and autonomous agents.
Called Prisma AIRS 3.0, it would support and enable enterprises to move from simply observing AI interactions to safely authorizing autonomous execution.
Among Prisma AIRS’ capabilities include discovering AI agents running in cloud environments, SaaS platforms and locally on endpoints that traditional tools miss; assessing AI agent risk continuously, and protecting the AI Ecosystems in Real-Time at Scale.
“The shift toward an AI-powered enterprise introduces systemic security challenges – ranging from unmanaged Shadow AI to the critical new frontiers of agentic identity, runtime security, and automated governance. While many enterprises monitor what AI says, they remain blind to what AI does. Prisma AIRS 3.0 closes this gap, providing visibility and securing agents from design to runtime as they execute complex tasks independently,” Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) said.
6. Insmed Inc. (NASDAQ:INSM)
Insmed snapped a two-day losing streak on Monday, adding 5.52 percent to close at $153.32 apiece, as investors took path from Morgan Stanley’s rating and 28-percent price target upgrade for its stock.
In a market note, Morgan Stanley raised its price target for Insmed Inc. (NASDAQ:INSM) to $212 from $166 previously, as well as its rating to “overweight” from “equal weight” amid its optimism for the latter’s Brinsupri bronchiectasis launch. The figure marked a 38 percent upside potential from its latest closing price.
The upgrade reflected its optimism for Insmed Inc.’s (NASDAQ:INSM) treatment for non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB) called Brinsupri following a US pulmonology survey of 75 pulmonologists, indicating the treatment’s durability and depth in the product launch.
Based on the study, 85 percent of respondents have already prescribed Brinsupri, with a current patient share of 12 percent.
Pulmonologists expect the number to jump to 21 percent by the end of the year, implying a nearly double growth in just nine months.
During its fourth quarter earnings call, Insmed Inc. (NASDAQ:INSM) noted low discontinuation rates and refills progressing well for Brinsupri, with more optimistic feedback for the treatment.
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