5 Stocks With Easy 8-20% Gains

In this article, we will look at the 5 Stocks With Easy 8-20% Gains. For a deeper discussion and an extended list, please see 10 Stocks With Easy 8-20% Gains.

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5. Relay Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:RLAY)

Relay Therapeutics extended its winning streak to a third consecutive day on Thursday, jumping 16.43 percent to finish at $12.54 apiece, as investors gobbled up shares ahead of business updates for its cancer treatment, Zovegalisib.

In a statement on the same day, Relay Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:RLAY) said that it would present updated initial data from its clinical trial at the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA) World Congress 2026 in Philadelphia from May 19 to 22, 2026. The results covered the study of the drug on 20 efficacy-evaluable enrolled patients.

Last month, Relay Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:RLAY) said that zovegalisib, in combination with fulvestrant, maintained “robust efficacy” at the recommended Phase 3 dose of 400 mg twice a day, taken with food.

“These results further support our decision to advance this regimen into the ongoing Phase 3 ReDiscover-2 trial and reinforce our confidence in selectively targeting PI3Kα mutations as a potentially differentiated approach for CDK4/6-experienced patients,” said Relay Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:RLAY) President of Research and Development Don Bergstrom.

Zovegalisib is an investigational, orally administered, selective inhibitor designed to treat patients with HR+, HER2- breast cancer with a PI3Kα mutation, as well as those suffering from vascular anomalies driven by a PI3Kα mutation.

4. Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL)

Planet Labs extended its winning streak to a third consecutive day on Thursday, jumping 16.83 percent to close at $35.88 apiece, as investor sentiment was boosted by the growing interests in space stocks, thanks to a giant player’s plans to go public.

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) rallied alongside its counterparts, namely Intuitive Machines, AST SpaceMobile, and Firefly Aerospace, as Elon Musk-led SpaceX gears up for a $75-billion initial public offering (IPO).

The offer, which is considered one of the largest in history, sparked a vote of confidence in the space industry, spilling over to all players.

Further buoying sentiment was news earlier this week that Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) is set to expand its manufacturing facility in Germany as it eyes doubling the production capacity of its next-generation, high-resolution Pelican fleet, while reinforcing the European country’s role as a hub for advanced aerospace engineering.

The company has already begun the recruitment of 70 highly-skilled individuals to add to its existing 150 employees, which would include high-level leadership and specialized technical roles such as director of manufacturing, mission director for constellation services, and multiple engineering roles.

Berlin has served as Planet Labs PBC’s (NYSE:PL) headquarters for more than 10 years, acting as the Mission Control center for its global fleet of about 200 satellites. Its expansion would support the company’s $900 million worth of backlogs for the current fiscal period, which marked a 79 percent growth from fiscal year 2026.

“With this excellent backlog as well as our healthy pipeline, we project strong growth for this year and beyond,” said Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) Chairman and CEO Will Marshall.

3. Intuitive Machines Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR)

Intuitive Machines soared to a new all-time high on Thursday, as investors continued to take heart from its bagging of an $180.4-million contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

In intra-day trading, Intuitive Machines Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR) climbed to its highest price of $24.30 before trimming gains to finish the session just up by 18.53 percent at $23.99 apiece.

Earlier, Intuitive Machines Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR) said that it bagged a $180.4 million contract from NASA for the delivery of seven payloads to the lunar surface, and would support increased understanding of the chemical composition and structure of regolith, as well as the radiation environment in and around the South Pole region.

The said award marks Intuitive Machines Inc.’s (NASDAQ:LUNR) fifth Commercial Lunar Payload Services contract with NASA, which has delivered payloads to the Moon twice with their IM-1 and IM-2 missions.

“NASA continues to progress lunar science and exploration by enabling commercial lunar landings,” said Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for exploration, Science Mission Directorate, at NASA Headquarters in Washington

“These science and technology investigations aim to support long-term sustainability and contribute to a deeper understanding of the lunar surface, test technologies, and prepare for future human missions at the South Pole,” he added.

2. SBA Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:SBAC)

SBA Communications soared by 18.93 percent on Thursday to close at $204.04 apiece, as investors gobbled up shares following news that it was mulling over a sale after receiving takeover interest from large companies.

According to a report by Bloomberg, SBA Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:SBAC) has received a preliminary takeover interest from large infrastructure funds, and it is currently working with advisers to evaluate the offer.

Negotiations are at an early stage, and a deal is not yet guaranteed.

SBA Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:SBAC) is one of the largest independent wireless communications infrastructure companies in the US. Last year, it grew its attributable net income by 40.6 percent to $1.05 billion from $749.5 million in 2024.

Total revenues increased by 4.48 percent to $2.8 billion from $2.7 billion year-on-year.

In the fourth quarter alone, attributable net income more than doubled to $370.29 million from $173.6 million, while revenues inched up by 3.7 percent to $719.58 million from $693.7 million.

For this year, SBA Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:SBAC) is targeting to generate total revenues of $2.8 billion to $2.86 billion, of which site leasing would make up a range of $2.625 billion to $2.65 billion.

Adjusted EBITDA is targeted at $1.9 billion to $1.93 billion.

1. Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI)

Applied Optoelectronics saw its share prices increase by 20.34 percent on Thursday to close at $103.91 apiece, after announcing an increased demand for its 800G data center transceivers.

In an updated report, Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) said that its major hyperscale customer upsized to $124 million its order for 800G single-mode data center transceivers, more than doubling its existing backlog for the latter.

“This increased order for our 800G transceivers reflects both the customer’s confidence in AOI and the growing demand for 800G optics,” Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) Chairman and CEO Dr. Thompson Lin said

“Following product qualification, we expect to begin delivering both the initial order—totaling more than $53 million—and this additional order in the second quarter. We anticipate completing delivery of the initial order in the third quarter, with this new order by the end of this year. We also recently shipped the first 10,000 units of an 800G single-mode transceiver order to another hyperscale datacenter customer,” he noted.

Launched in September last year, the 800G optical transceivers are built for high-performance AI and cloud data center networks requiring superior port density and bandwidth efficiency. It is available in standard pluggable form factors and is essential for high-capacity spine switching and high-speed GPU cluster interconnects.