Ten companies kicked off the trading week boasting a strong performance on Monday, mirroring a broader market optimism on expectations that geopolitical tensions between Israel and Iran may remain contained.
In this article, we highlight the 10 best-performing stocks, recording gains between 9 and 50 percent in just today’s trading.
Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq increased by 1.52 percent, the S&P 500 rose by 0.94 percent, and the Dow Jones was up by 0.75 percent.
To come up with the list, we considered only the stocks with at least $2 billion in market capitalization and over 5 million in trading volume.
10. StoneCo. Ltd. (NASDAQ:STNE)
StoneCo ended two straight days of losses on Monday, adding 9.67 percent to close at $15.09 apiece, mimicking the broader market optimism, bolstered by global trade negotiations and expectations that Israel and Iran’s war will remain contained.
StoneCo. Ltd. (NASDAQ:STNE) is a Brazilian financial technology company that provides platform for businesses to manage payments, software, and banking solutions.
In the first quarter of the year, the company netted R$554.4 million, higher by 23 percent than the R$450.4 million registered in the same period last year.
Total revenues increased by 19 percent to R$3.67 billion from R$3.08 billion year-on-year.
For full-year 2025, StoneCo. Ltd. (NASDAQ:STNE) expects to book adjusted gross profit of R$7.05 billion, or a 14-percent growth year-on-year.
9. Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:NWL)
Newell Brands snapped a three-day losing streak on Monday, jumping 10.31 percent to close at $5.78 apiece as investors cheered its partnership with Adobe for the integration of artificial intelligence into its operations.
In a statement late last week, Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:NWL) said that it adopted Adobe’s generative AI—Adobe Firefly Services, Firefly Custom Models, and Adobe Express—to scale its e-commerce and digital marketing operations.
Initial findings showed that content production for Paper Mate packaging accelerated by 75 percent while time to create social assets for its Oster products reduced by 33 percent with Adobe Express, according to Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:NWL).
In other news, Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:NWL) earned a more bullish rating from JPMorgan, assigning the company with an “overweight” rating, an upgrade from “neutral” previously, citing business improvement.
For its part, UBS maintained a “neutral” stance with a price target of $5, citing uncertainties on category growth which could limit the pace and magnitude of a potential top line recovery.
8. Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROKU)
Roku Inc. grew its share prices by 10.43 percent on Monday to close at $82.17 apiece after clinching a major exclusive advertisement deal with Amazon Ads.
In a statement on Monday, Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROKU) said that it partnered with Amazon Ads to offer the largest authenticated Connected TVs (CTV) platform that would give advertisers access to more than 80 percent of households, or 80 million users connected with CTVs.
Under the partnership, Amazon’s demand-side platform would make Roku the primary platform for addressable CTV ad buying, and enable advertisers to run campaigns across major streaming services such as The Roku Channel, Prime Video, as well as other leading CTV streaming services on Roku and Fire TV operating systems.
They will also be able to run campaigns across Disney, FOX Corporation, Paramount, Tubi, and Warner Bros Discovery, among others.
According to the two firms, early tests of the integration propelled advertisers’ reach by 40 percent in terms of unique viewers.
7. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL)
Estee Lauder jumped by 10.82 percent on Monday to finish at $74.59 apiece, tracking a generally optimistic market environment following the United States’ trade deal progress with two of its trading partners.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) rallied in line with the recovery of consumer stocks, one of the sectors most sensitive to shifts in the global trade environment.
In other news, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) announced the passing of its chairman emeritus, Leonard A. Lauder, at age 92.
Leonard is the son of the company’s founders, Estee and Joseph. He finished studies at the Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business and served as lieutenant in the US Navy and as a Navy reservist. He formally joined Estée Lauder in 1958, became its president from 1972 to 1995 and as CEO from 1982 to 1999.
He was named chairman in 1995 and served in that role through June 2009.
6. PagSeguro Digital Ltd. (NYSE:PAGS)
PagSeguro saw its share prices grow by 12.68 percent on Monday to close at $9.42 apiece as investors gobbled up stocks following the declaration of cash dividends.
In a regulatory filing, PagSeguro Digital Ltd. (NYSE:PAGS) said its board of directors approved the distribution of cash dividends worth $0.12 to shareholders as of record date June 16, 2025. The dividends are payable on August 15, 2025.
PagSeguro Digital Ltd. (NYSE:PAGS) said it expects to make two additional special distribution of cash dividends in the same amount for common shareholders within the next three quarters, subject to certain conditions, including market and company financial conditions.
In the first quarter of the year, PagSeguro Digital Ltd. (NYSE:PAGS) said it achieved an 8.9-percent increase in net income at R$525 million from R$482 million in the same period last year. Revenues grew by 12.6 percent to R$4.85 billion from R$4.3 billion year-on-year.
Looking ahead, PagSeguro Digital Ltd. (NYSE:PAGS) said it is confident to deliver and achieve its 2025 guidance, saying that the bank is “a company recognized for its strong track record in delivering results and balancing growth with profitability despite economic cycles.”
5. Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL)
Circle Internet rallied to a new record high on Monday, jumping 13.10 percent to close at $151.06 apiece as investors took path from optimistic comments from a market expert.
At intraday trading, Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) hit as high as $165.6 before paring gains to end the day at $151.06 apiece.
In the latest episode of Mad Money, host and former fund manager Jim Cramer said that investors love Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) due to it being a pure play in digital assets.
“Speaking of the financials, Circle’s numbers—they are pretty impressive. In the first quarter of the year, they posted 59 percent revenue growth, 75 percent net income growth. So, at the end of the day, where do I come down on Circle? This is actually a pretty darn good business. USDC’s popular,” he said, adding that it is “a solid company.”
Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) was able to raise $1.1 billion in fresh funds from an upsized initial public offering two weeks ago. Since its market debut, the company already registered a whopping 434-percent gain.
4. MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP)
MP Materials rose for a third day on Monday, jumping 13.42 percent to end at $34.65 apiece as investor sentiment was boosted by the United States and China’s progress on rare earths mineral exports.
Last week, the US and China engaged in a three-day trade negotiation in London that was said to have focused on rare earths negotiations.
Under the agreement, China will loosen restrictions on rare earths, allowing companies to supply magnets and elements to US firms.
MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP)—the only rare earth producer in the US, also benefitted from the trade talks progress given its heavy reliance on Chinese companies in the refinery of elements.
It can be learned that MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) stopped shipping mines to China for processing after the Chinese government previously slapped a 125-percent tariff on US imports.
3. Quantum Computing Inc. (NASDAQ:QUBT)
Quantum Computing jumped by 27.22 percent on Monday to close at $21.22 apiece as investors continued to snap up shares following Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang’s optimistic comments on quantum computers.
In his keynote speech at a conference in Paris recently, Huang said that the application of quantum computers in areas that can solve interesting problems is now within reach.
“This is a really exciting time,” he noted.
Earlier this year, Huang walked back his comment that the practical use of quantum computers is only 15 to 30 years away.
Last week, Ascendiant Capital Markets reaffirmed its “buy” recommendation on Quantum Computing Inc.’s (NASDAQ:QUBT) stock, while raising its price target to $22 from $14 previously.
2. TMC the metals company Inc. (NASDAQ:TMC)
TMC rallied by 28.80 percent on Monday to finish at $5.59 apiece after raising $85.2 million in fresh funds from a new investor.
In a statement, TMC the metals company Inc. (NASDAQ:TMC) said that it entered into a strategic agreement with South Korea-based Korea Zinc, a non-ferrous metal refining and precursor Cathode Active Material (pCAM) technology company, for the acquisition of 19.6 million common shares at a price of $4.34 apiece.
Under the agreement, Korea Zinc will also have with a three-year warrant to purchase 6.9 million common shares with an exercise price per share of $7 apiece.
Upon closing, Korea Zinc will become one of TMC’s largest strategic shareholders with ownership of approximately 5 percent of the company’s outstanding common shares. It said the transaction is expected to close on June 26, 2025.
Korea Zinc is currently evaluating a bulk sample of nodule material supplied by The Metals Company USA, LLC (TMC USA) under an existing LOI, with its research and development team to validate intermediate processing and refining pathways and potential synergies through vertical integration.
Korea Zinc also expressed interest in working with TMC USA to establish processing, refining and potentially pCAM manufacturing capacity in the United States.
1. EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS)
EchoStar Corporation jumped by 50 percent on Monday to close at $25.11 apiece as investor sentiment was buoyed by reports that President Donald Trump stepped in to its ongoing battle with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), spurring optimism about business continuations.
According to a report by Reuters, Trump urged FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS) Chairman Charlie Ergen to reach a deal over the fate of the latter’s wireless spectrum licenses.
This followed a letter from the FCC last month notifying the company that it initiated an investigation to look into the company’s compliance obligations to provide 5G services in the US.
Following the probe, EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS) announced that it intentionally did not pay worth $326 million of interest payments for one of its senior notes, saying that its ongoing battle with the FCC froze its ability to make decisions.
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