10 Stocks Quietly Climbing Toward 2026

Ten stocks kicked off the last trading week of the year on a strong note, bucking an overall market decline that was dampened by the lack of fresh company-specific and macroeconomic developments.

On Wall Street, the Dow Jones led the drop, down 0.51 percent, followed by the Nasdaq, declining 0.50 percent, and the S&P 500, dipping 0.35 percent.

Indices aside, we spotlight the 10 top-performing stocks on Monday and break down the reasons behind their gains.

To come up with the list, we focused on the stocks with more than $300 million in market capitalization and 5 million shares in trading volume.

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10. Intuitive Machines Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR)

Intuitive Machines bounced back by 2.95 percent on Monday to close at $15.70 apiece as investors took path from an investment firm’s 47 percent price target upgrade for its stock.

In a market report, Clear Street gave Intuitive Machines Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR) a new price target of $25, a bump from $17 previously, while maintaining its “buy” recommendation.

The coverage reflected Clear Street’s optimism for the acquisition of Lanteris Space Systems, a spacecraft manufacturer with a strong record of delivering a highly reliable lineup for national security, civil, and commercial customers.

ClearStreet said that the transaction would create a next-generation space prime with an opportunity to capture multi-billion-dollar worth of space programs, especially with the United States’ aggressive lunar exploration.

Apart from Clear Street, Intuitive Machines Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR) also received bullish coverage from B. Riley, with the latter raising its price target to $20 from $14 previously,  alongside a “buy” recommendation.

The upgrade was based on optimism that Intuitive Machines Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR) would benefit from President Donald Trump’s newly issued executive order on December 18, which aims to ramp up space exploration activities to ensure the United States’ superiority in the industry.

9. eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY)

Shares of eBay surged to a fourth straight day on Monday, adding 2.97 percent to close at $87.74 apiece, as investors placed bets on strong growth in the retail sector amid an expected spike in consumer spending during the holiday season.

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) rallied alongside its internet retail counterparts, namely Etsy Inc., Global-E Online Ltd., Chewy Inc., Coupang Inc., and MercadoLibre Inc., on expectations that the jump in consumer spending during the holiday would significantly boost their sales volume in the last quarter of the year.

For the fourth quarter alone, eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) expects its revenues to hit $2.83 billion to $2.89 billion, or an implied growth of 8 to 10 percent year-on-year.

Meanwhile, it targets revenues for the full-year to end at $10.97 billion to $11.03 billion, or a projected year-on-year growth of 6 percent.

Last quarter, eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) posted mixed earnings results, with net income flat at $632 million. Total revenues, on the other hand, jumped by 9 percent to $2.82 billion from $2.58 billion year-on-year, with advertising revenues alone generating $525 million, or 2.6 percent of its gross merchandise value.