Investors Rushed Into These 10 Stocks Today

Ten stocks ended the trading session with strong gains on Friday, outperforming an overall lackluster market performance, thanks to a series of positive news, including buy recommendations and newly inked partnerships, among others.

Meanwhile, the Dow Jones ended in the green, but up by only 0.13 percent. The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 0.32 percent, while the S&P 500 dipped by 0.01 percent.

In this article, we identified 10 of Friday’s best-performing mid-cap stocks and detailed the reasons behind their strengths.

To come up with the list, we considered only the stocks with a $2 billion market capitalization and $5 million in trading volume.

10. Celsius Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH)

Celsius Holdings rallied for a second day on Friday, adding 4.24 percent to close at $37.88 apiece as investors continued to hunt for bargains following two investment firms’ “buy” recommendations for its stock.

Earlier this week, Jefferies assigned a “Buy” recommendation on Celsius Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH) with a price target of $45, higher than the $44 previously. The adjustment reflected its acquisition of Alani Nu as well as its outlook guidance, which aligns with the market consensus.

In its quarterly results, Celsius Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH) said that it is targeting to post adjusted EBITDA growth of 17 to 20 percent for the year, which falls within the 19 percent as targeted by analysts.

Meanwhile, Needham & Company maintained its “buy” recommendation and price target of $47 on Celsius Holdings Inc.’s (NASDAQ:CELH) stock.

Deutsche Bank, for its part, gave a more conservative “hold” recommendation with a lower price target of $33 from $35 previously.

9. Etsy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ETSY)

Etsy extended its winning streak for a fourth consecutive day on Friday, adding 4.45 percent to finish at $55.35 apiece as investors cheered the company’s adoption of artificial intelligence.

At the Bernstein 41st Annual Strategic Decisions Conference 2025 on Wednesday, Etsy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ETSY) CEO Josh Silverman and CFO Lanny Baker outlined the company’s growth trajectory and achievements while navigating market challenges, including the integration of AI and agentive commerce to beef up customer experience and drive traffic and sales.

It added that the company is setting its sights on international expansion in Germany and other European countries to boost growth.

In the first quarter of the year, Etsy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ETSY) swung to a net loss of $52 million from a $63 million net income in the same period last year.

Revenues ended at $651 million, relatively flat from the $646 million year-on-year.