Why These 15 Financial Services Stocks Are Surging In 2025

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1. Cantor Equity Partners Inc (NASDAQ:CEP)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 10

Cantor Equity Partners Inc (NASDAQ:CEP) is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that seeks to merge with or acquire businesses in sectors like financial services, technology, and healthcare, but currently has no significant operations.

The overwhelming reason for CEP’s meteoric rise in 2025 is its announced merger with Twenty One Capital, a bitcoin-focused company, in a deal valued at $3.6 billion.

News of the merger sent CEP shares soaring by 58% on the day of the announcement, with subsequent gains of 41% and additional surges of 16% and 19% in the following days as investor excitement around the company’s pivot into blockchain and cryptocurrency intensified.

CEP stock is up 302.12% year-to-date.

While we acknowledge the potential of CEP, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than CEP but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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