Gainers

  • Kaixin Auto Holdings KXIN shares climbed 293.7% to close at $8.15 on Monday after climbing over 55% on Friday. JP Morgan, last week, upgraded the company's stock from Neutral to Overweight.
  • Marine Petroleum Trust MARPS shares gained 91.3% to close at $4.40.
  • Senmiao Technology Limited AIHS rose 79.2% to close at $1.41.
  • Dragon Victory International Limited LYL gained 55.8% to close at $2.54 after declining over 15% on Friday.
  • BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. BSTC shares gained 45.4% to close at $88.69 after the company announced it would be acquired by Endo Pharmaceuticals for $88.50 per share in cash.
  • Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation GTEC shares rose 41.6% to close at $3.54.
  • Front Yard Residential Corporation RESI shares surged 34.9% to close at $13.44 after the company agreed be acquired for $13.50 per share in cash..
  • Natuzzi S.p.A. NTZ shares gained 34.4% to close at $5.66 after gaining 18% on Friday.
  • Renren Inc. RENN shares rose 28.4% to close at $5.75.
  • Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc. OBCI shares surged 20.9% to close at $16.44 after the company posted a 53% year-over-year rise in Q3 sales.
  • Altisource Asset Management Corporation AAMC rose 19.8% to close at $23.87.
  • Liquidia Technologies, Inc. LQDA shares gained 19.2% to close at $3.41. Liquidia announced postponement of special meeting of stockholders.
  • Aemetis, Inc. AMTX shares surged 18.7% to close at $4.50.
  • MoneyGram International, Inc. MGI surged 18.1% to close at $4.83. MoneyGram recently reported a partnership with PayMaya Philippines to launch new digital capability to allow customers to send money from US to Philippines through visa direct.
  • Midatech Pharma plc MTP surged 18% to close at $2.36 after the company disclosed headline results of MTX110 Phase I DIPG study.
  • Aurora Cannabis Inc. ACB gained 17.2% to close at $4.71. Aurora Cannabis recently opted to part ways with Australia-based Cann Group. The Canadian cannabis company sold its 12% stake via off-market trades "to a small number of undisclosed buyers."
  • Tilray, Inc. TLRY surged 16.6% to close at $6.48. Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris recently indicated the Biden administration would decriminalize marijuana.
  • AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. AMC climbed 16.5% to close at $3.54 after the company announced it will resume operations at many theatres in the state of New York.
  • South Mountain Merger Corp. SMMC rose 15.6% to close at $11.96 after the company announced it acquired Billtrust for $1.3 billion.
  • OraSure Technologies, Inc. OSUR surged 15.4% to close at $15.94 after the company received Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA for its's COVID-19 test which can be conducted at-home.
  • Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima EDN shares gained 15.1% to close at $3.67.
  • Oblong Inc. OBLG gained 14.2% to close at $4.67. Oblong, earlier during the month, announced new patents for remote work to enhance current and planned multi-share collaboration offerings.
  • Athira Pharma, Inc. ATHA surged 13.9% to close at $20.86.
  • Endo International plc ENDP gained 13.3% to close at $5.64 after the company announced it plans to acquire BioSpecifics for $88.50 per share in cash.
  • Textainer Group Holdings Limited TGH gained 12.3% to close at $16.11 after Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded the stock from Market Perform to Outperform and announced a price target of $18 per share.
  • Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. CDOR surged 12.3% to close at $2.4588. Condor Hospitality recently signed a settlement agreement with NHT Parties concerning the terminated merger agreement.
  • Centogene N.V. CNTG gained 12.1% to close at $12.17 as the company received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR assay for individuals without symptoms or other reasons to suspect COVID-19.
  • MOGU Inc. MOGU surged 12.1% to close at $2.78.
  • STAAR Surgical Company STAA gained 11.9% to close at $67.63.
  • Anavex Life Sciences Corp. AVXL rose 9% to close at $5.28. Anavex Life Sciences recently reported results from proof of concept controlled Phase 2 clinical trial of ANAVEX 2-73 in Parkinson's dementia.
  • Trinseo S.A. TSE climbed 8.5% to close at $33.12 after the company reported Q3 earnings.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. PLAY shares surged 7.4% to close at $17.36 after the company announced a proposed private offering of $500 million of senior secured notes due 2025.
  • Protara Therapeutics, Inc. TARA gained 7.4% to close at $21.57. Cowen & Co. initiated coverage on Protara Therapeutics with an Outperform rating and announced a price target of $50.
  • WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. WIMI rose 7.3% to close at $6.16 after the company announced new CEO late Friday and also formed a subsidiary to accelerate development of its AI algorithm and cloud computing services.
  • Cinemark Holdings, Inc. CNK rose 6.7% to close at $8.39.
  • Fluidigm Corporation FLDM rose 6% to close at $7.15 following a decision by the Trump administration to use the company's saliva test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
  • Kamada Ltd. KMDA gained 5.8% to close at $8.41 after the company announced a $3.4 million order from the Israeli government for its investigational COVID-19 product.

 


Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

Losers

  • Abraxas Petroleum Corporation AXAS shares dipped 24.3% to close at $2.19 on Monday following effectiveness of 1-for-20 reverse split.
  • Westwater Resources, Inc. WWR shares declined 19.8% to close at $4.62. Westwater Resources recently reported the receipt of 30 metric tonnes of graphite concentrate for pilot plant production.
  • CHF Solutions, Inc. CHFS shares declined 17.3% to close at $6.98. CHF Solutions recently announced data demonstrating benefit of aquadex therapy for the treatment of heart failure and COVID-19.
  • Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. CBIO fell 16% to close at $5.38. Catalyst Biosciences recently received US patent for its anti-complement factor 3 portfolio of engineered proteases.
  • Highway Holdings Limited HIHO shares dropped 15.1% to close at $3.76. Highway Holdings, last week, reported a $1.5 million manufacturing order for video gaming consoles from Playmaji.
  • American Equity Investment Life Holding Company AEL dropped 14.9% to close at $27.49 after the company rejected an acquisition offer from Athene Holding and instead announced Brookfield Asset Management would acquire a 20% stake in the company at $37 per share.
  • Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. PPSI dropped 14.9% to close at $2.63.
  • Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AERI fell 14.8% to close at $9.92 after Bank of America downgraded the stock from Neutral to Underperform and announced a price target of $9 per share.
  • Organogenesis Holdings Inc. ORGO shares fell 13.5% to close at $4.12. Organogenesis, last week, announced strong preliminary Q3 and FY20 sales.
  • Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. HTZ declined 13.2% to close at $2.17. Hertz Global stock climbed around 143% on Friday following news the company secured $1.65 billion in debtor-in-possession financing commitments..
  • USA Truck, Inc. USAK dipped 12.4% to close at $9.15.
  • Kaleido Biosciences, Inc. KLDO shares declined 12% to close at $7.74. Kaleido Biosciences will present data from MMT programs at upcoming scientific conferences.
  • ReWalk Robotics Ltd. RWLK fell 11.9% to close at $1.26 after surging over 23% on Friday. Traders circulated an August 27th press release that highlighted the US Court of Appeals dismissed a securities lawsuit against the company.
  • Integrated Media Technology Limited IMTE shares declined 11.9% to close at $4.01.
  • Loop Industries, Inc. LOOP fell 11.8% to close at $6.92. Hindenburg Researched, last week, released a negative short-seller report on Loop Industries.
  • Flux Power Holdings, Inc. FLUX slipped 11.4% to close at $9.24. Flux Power, last month, reported a quarterly loss of $0.63 per share.
  • Vaxart, Inc. VXRT fell 6.7% to close at $5.67. Vaxart, last week, announced the first subject has been dosed in its Phase 1 study of VXA-CoV2-1, an oral tablet COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
  • Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. CSCW fell 6.6% to close at $0.55 after declining over 6% on Friday. Color Star Technology recently announced plans to launch offline music festival series.
  • SG Blocks, Inc. SGBX fell 5.9% to close at $2.57. SG Blocks and OSANG Healthcare reported a managed supply agreement and purchase order to distribute COVID-19 rapid test.
  • The9 Limited NCTY fell 5.6% to close at $2.55. The9 changed the ratio of ordinary shares each ADS represents from 3 to 30.
  • iHuman Inc. IH shares fell 4.2% to close at $23.75. iHuman recently priced its IPO at $12 per ADS.
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