Ten stocks kicked off the trading week soaring by double digits as investors loaded up portfolios amid company-specific catalysts, while waiting for more concrete developments from the ongoing US-China trade talks.
The firms outpaced the sluggish performance among Wall Street’s major indices. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 both ended in the green, recording gains of 0.31 percent and 0.09 percent, respectively. In contrast, the Dow Jones remained unchanged from Friday’s close.
In this article, we highlight the names of Monday’s top-performing firms and detail the reasons behind their strong performance.
To compile the list, we considered only stocks with a market capitalization of at least $1 billion and a trading volume of over 5 million.
10. eToro Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ETOR)
eToro grew its share prices by 10.58 percent to close at $75.97 apiece, as investor sentiment was boosted by a rating upgrade from an investment firm.
In its first coverage, Jefferies gave a “buy” recommendation on stocks of eToro Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ETOR) with a price target of $80 apiece, representing a 5.3-percent upside from its latest closing price.
Jefferies said it was confident that eToro Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ETOR) is “well-positioned to benefit from the growing adoption of retail investing globally.”
Jefferies also noted the company’s strength in the European Union and the UK markets, given its various product offerings and distinguished brand.
Meanwhile, two other investment firms turned conservative about the trading platform operator’s stock.
UBS initiated coverage with a “neutral” stand and a price target of $70, representing a 7.8-percent downside from the firm’s closing price.
Citi, for its part, was also “neutral,” giving eToro Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ETOR) a price target of $72, or 5.2 percent lower than its closing price on Monday.
9. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:GT)
The Goodyear snapped a three-day losing streak on Monday, adding 10.71 percent to its valuation to close at $11.78 apiece after earning an upgraded rating from an investment firm.
In its market note, BNP Paribas raised its rating for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:GT) to “Outperform” from “Neutral” previously, while also giving a price target of $15, or a 27 percent upside from its latest closing price.
BNP Paribas’ assessment reflected its optimism for the company’s business despite the threats of automotive tariffs, thanks to its ability to manage pricing and product mix.
Additionally, it said that approximately 55 percent of all tires sold in the US that are not compliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) now face a 25-percent tariff, giving The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:GT) an estimated 10.5 percentage point advantage over its competitors.
In the first quarter of the year, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:GT) swung to a net income of $115 million from a net loss of $57 million in the same period last year.
Net sales, however, declined by 6.7 percent to $4.2 billion from $4.5 billion year-on-year.
8. Cameco Corporation (NYSE:CCJ)
Cameco Corp. extended its winning streak to a fifth straight day on Monday, adding 10.74 percent to finish at $66.91 apiece as investors mirrored two investment firms’ bullish stance on the company.
On Monday, Raymond James Financial raised its price target for Cameco Corporation (NYSE:CCJ) to CA$96 from CA$88 previously while maintaining its “outperform” rating on the stock, amid its advantageous position in the uranium market, diversified sources, and long-term contract portfolios that protect the company from the volatility of spot uranium prices.
Meanwhile, Cameco Corporation (NYSE:CCJ) also received a price target of CA$95 from BMO Capital Markets, higher than CA$85 previously, with a maintained “outperform” rating.
According to BMO Capital, the optimism reflects its huge advantage from its subsidiary’s partnership with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) in Czech Republic, which is expected to add $170 million to Cameco Corporation’s (NYSE:CCJ) share of Westinghouse’s EBITDA.
Additionally, BMO Capital is optimistic about Cameco Corporation (NYSE:CCJ) for the rest of the year, projecting a CA$2.27 billion EBITDA or a 12-percent increase in the full-year 2025 period.
7. Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE:EXK)
Endeavour Silver grew its share price by 11.14 percent on Monday to close at $4.99 apiece, mirroring higher silver prices that hit a new all-time high during the day.
As of 4:59PM ET, the spot prices of silver were up by 2.17 percent at $36.76 per troy ounce, extending a record high, as investors continued to flock to precious metals for safety while waiting for more concrete developments in the ongoing US-China trade talks.
Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE:EXK) currently operates mines in Mexico and Peru, in addition to exploration projects in the said countries, as well as in the US, Mexico, and Chile.
In the first quarter of the year, Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE:EXK) widened its net loss by more than 2,600 percent to $32.9 million from only $1.2 million in the same period last year. Revenues were flat at $63 million.
In the same period, the company was able to produce 1.2 million ounces of silver, lower by 17 percent lower than the 1.46 million ounces produced in the same period last year.
6. AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS)
ASTS SpaceMobile extended its winning streak to a sixth straight day on Monday, adding 11.64 percent to finish at $34.82 apiece as the company earned a boost from an ongoing dispute between billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump.
Specifically, Musk’s spat with Trump has dented prospects for its space company SpaceX, sparking investor optimism for publicly-listed space firms such as AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS).
Optimism was further supported by brewing reports of its potential tie-up with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, following an Instagram post by the former’s board member, Adriana Cisneros, showing herself alongside CEO Abel Avellan and Bezos, in a photo.
She also captioned: “Amazing things are happening at AST & Science + Blue Origin.”
Prior to the Instagram post, Blue Origin executives visited the AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) headquarters in Texas, with speculations that discussions may have gone beyond launch logistics to cover broader strategic and financial matters.
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) already holds a major commercial agreement with Blue Origin for the launch of up to 45 BlueBird Block 2 satellites, with the option to add 15 more.
5. Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY)
Joby Aviation jumped by 13.67 percent on Monday to end at $9.23 apiece as investor sentiment was buoyed by President Donald Trump’s new executive order aiming to unleash “American Drone Dominance.”
Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY) rallied alongside its counterpart, Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE:ACHR), on the US’s new program of ramping up the adoption of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) technology.
According to the White House, the new EO is meant to combat “unfair foreign competition [that] has posed a national security risk.”
“All agencies shall prioritize the integration of UAS manufactured in the United States over those made abroad to the maximum extent permitted by law,” the EO reads.
Additionally, the EO ordered government-owned financial institutions to prioritize support to US-manufactured civil UAS and related systems through direct loans and guarantees as well as equity investments and co-financing, among others.
Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY) is a US-based eVTOL company headquartered in Santa Cruz, California. Just recently, the company secured a $500-million investment from giant carmaker Toyota Motor Corporation for the certification and commercial production of its electric air taxi.
4. Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT)
Viasat grew its share prices by 15.20 percent on Monday to finish at $10.61 apiece, as the company continues to benefit from the ongoing spat between SpaceX owner Elon Musk and President Donald Trump.
Despite not being a direct competitor to SpaceX, Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) traded higher alongside its peer, AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS), with Musk and Trump’s dispute sparking investor optimism for publicly-listed satellite firms.
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) is a US-based provider of high-speed satellite broadband services and secure networking systems for military and commercial markets.
Last month, the company partnered with billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to support the launch of its InRange launch telemetry relay service as part of its work with NASA’s Communications Services Project (CSP).
Viasat, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:VSAT) Space and Mission Systems team—part of the company’s Defense and Advanced Technologies (DAT) segment—will work with Blue Origin across two launches to integrate the user terminal and InRange solution on the New Glenn launch vehicle to showcase the innovative space-based launch communications capability. The New Glenn is expected to launch in August this year.
3. CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV)
CoreWeave jumped by 15.65 percent on Monday to close at $162.10 apiece as investors continued to gobble up shares in the company following its record-breaking performance results using Nvidia Corp.’s latest Grace Blackwell chips.
Last week, CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) said in a statement that it used 2,496 Nvidia GPUs on its AI-optimized cloud platform, making its submission the largest-ever benchmarked under MLPerf.
CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) said that the test was 34x larger than the only other submission from a cloud provider.
“AI labs and enterprises choose CoreWeave because we deliver a purpose-built cloud platform with the scale, performance, and reliability that their workloads demand,” said CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) Chief Technology Officer Peter Salanki.
“These MLPerf results reinforce our leadership in supporting today’s most demanding AI workloads,” he added.
The announcement followed its newly clinched $7-billion deal with Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD), covering two 15-year lease agreements, under which the latter will deliver 250 megawatts of critical IT load to host its artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure at its Ellendale, North Dakota data center campus.
2. Navitas Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:NVTS)
Navitas Semiconductor rallied by 18.12 percent on Monday to finish at $7.30 apiece as investors loaded up portfolios on expectations that the Chinese government would ease up on restrictions on semiconductor products.
This followed the ongoing trade negotiations between the US and China in London today, sparking optimism that the US would officially loosen restrictions on chip exports to China.
The news propelled the company’s stock price to a new all-time high of $7.87 before a slight profit-taking pulled down its price to end the day at $7.30.
Navitas Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:NVTS) rallied alongside its peers such as Nvidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices, and Intel Corp., among others.
Last week, Navitas Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:NVTS) announced a new partnership with BrightLoop for the incorporation of its auto-qualified G3F SiC MOSFETs into the latter’s 250 kW HV-DC/DC converter, with an output of 950V DC at 480A, and can be paralleled to achieve megawatt power capability.
1. Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG)
Plug Power grew its share prices by 25.88 percent on Monday to finish at $1.22 apiece as investors mimicked its chief finance officer’s (CFO) acquisition of additional stake in the company.
On the same day, Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG) announced that its CFO, Paul Middleton, acquired 650,000 of its shares at an average price of $1.0339 apiece. The transaction followed a previous purchase earlier this month, underscoring Middleton’s continued confidence in its long-term strategy, strong financial trajectory, and leadership.
The transaction also pushed the company’s share price above the $1 minimum bid price, which is a requirement of the Nasdaq to stay listed on the exchange.
Prior to Monday’s close, Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG) has notably been trading below the minimum bid price for 28 consecutive days since April 16, 2025.
Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG) is a US-based company engaged in the development of hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyser systems that replace conventional batteries in equipment and electric vehicles.
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