Gainers
- Energous Corporation WATT shares surged 94.4% to close at $7.23 on Friday following Bloomberg report Apple is working on magnetic battery pack. Energous was not mentioned in the report.
- Evolus, Inc. EOLS shares jumped 71.7% to close at $12.29 on Friday. AbbVie, Evolus, and Medytox reported resolution of intellectual property litigation.
- Vaccinex, Inc. VCNX shares climbed 70% to close at $4.88 on Friday in reaction to multi-project deals signed with two undisclosed prominent pharmaceutical companies, utilizing Vaccinex's ActivMAb, antibody discovery, and novel viral display platform for antibody discovery against complex antigens such as GPCRs and ion channels.
- Viomi Technology Co., Ltd VIOT shares jumped 49.4% to close at $15.88 after surging 22% on Thursday.
- JMP Group LLC JMP shares gained 44.9% to close at $7.20 after the company swung to a profit in the fourth quarter.
- Canaan Inc. CAN jumped 43.1% to close at $24.79 after declining over 15% on Thursday.
- Birks Group Inc. BGI gained 38.9% to close at $3.39.
- Dragon Victory International Limited LYL shares surged 35% to close at $3.78.
- Renren Inc. RENN rose 33.5% to close at $10.75.
- Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CTXR surged 32.1% to close at $2.06. Citius Pharmaceuticals, recently reported a $76.5 million registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules.
- The9 Limited NCTY gained 31.2% to close at $82.89.
- Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. ICD shares rose 29.2% to close at $6.64.
- ObsEva SA OBSV gained 27.2% to close at $5.05.
- AXT, Inc. AXTI jumped 27.1% to close at $15.37 after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 results. BWS Financial maintained AXT with a Buy and raised the price target from $14 to $20.
- BioVie Inc. BIVI gained 25.4% to close at $41.50.
- SGOCO Group, Ltd. SGOC shares rose 25% to close at $2.60.
- Casa Systems, Inc. CASA jumped 24.9% to close at $10.64 after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 results and issued strong FY21 sales guidance.
- Comstock Mining Inc. LODE gained 24.6% to close at $5.67. Comstock Mining recently secured a majority interest in a lithium-ion battery recycling company.
- Tuniu Corporation TOUR rose 24.5% to close at $4.07 after dropping 18% on Thursday.
- Tian Ruixiang Holdings Ltd TIRX shares surged 23.8% to close at $49.29.
- Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. SINO rose 22.8% to close at $10.50 after declining around 10% on Thursday. The company recently filed for $200 million mixed securities shelf.
- Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. MTSL jumped 22.8% to close at $3.66.
- Xunlei Limited XNET rose 22.6% to close at $10.30.
- Gores Holdings VI, Inc. GHVI surged 22.5% to close at $24.46 after CNBC's Josh Brown highlighted a buy in the stock, calling it a play on virtualization.
- Taoping Inc. TAOP shares gained 22.2% to close at $7.04 after the company engaged with Great Bay Capital investments as a consultant blockchain deployment.
- AeroCentury Corp. ACY jumped 20.6% to close at $11.76.
- Amyris, Inc. AMRS rose 19.6% to close at $16.20.
- Applied Molecular Transport Inc. AMTI shares rose 19.4% to close at $64.47.
- VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc. VTGN surged 19.3% to close at $2.96. Acuta Capital Partners, LLC, last week, reported a stake of 5.4% in Vistagen Therapeutics.
- Sphere 3D Corp. ANY gained 18.9% to close at $3.58 after jumping over 10% on Thursday. The company and Rainmaker Worldwide recently terminated a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of Rainmaker Holland BV.
- AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. MITT surged 17.8% to close at $4.04 after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 earnings.
- MVB Financial Corp. MVBF gained 17.5% to close at $27.50 after the company reported a rise in quarterly earnings.
- Akari Therapeutics, Plc AKTX rose 17.2% to close at $3.88.
- Kopin Corporation KOPN gained 17.1% to close at $11.85. Kopin is expected to report Q4 results on March 2, 2021.
- Pharvaris B.V. PHVS surged 16.8% to close at $35.91. Pharvaris said it presented pharmacodynamic activity of oral PHA121, Under development for treatment of HAE, at the 2021 American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Virtual Annual Meeting.
- Magenta Therapeutics, Inc. MGTA surged 16.6% to close at $10.77.
- TransEnterix, Inc. TRXC gained 16.3% to close at $5.14. TransEnterix, on Thursday, reported a partnership with Amsterdam Skills Centre for surgical training.
- Mmtec, Inc. MTC climbed 15.6% to close at $4.52 after declining more than 21% on Thursday.
- MannKind Corporation MNKD gained 15.5% to close at $6.14.
- AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc. UAVS jumped 15.2% to close at $10.32 after the company issued a press release defending itself against the claims made in Bonitas Research's short seller report.
- Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR jumped 15.2% to close at $29.00. Palantir Technologies is emerging as the new darling of the Reddit investor forum r/WallStreetBets. The comment volume on the Peter Thiel co-founded company stood at 2,535 as against 1,465 on GameStop, according to SwaggyStocks, a website that monitors WallStreetBets trends.
- DermTech, Inc. DMTK gained 15.2% to close at $79.76.
- Sintx Technologies, Inc. SINT rose 15.2% to close at $2.81 after declining over 12% on Thursday.
- Riot Blockchain, Inc. RIOT rose 15% to close at $71.33 after dropping more than 20% on Thursday.
- Forest Road Acquisition Corp. FRX shares gained 14.7% to close at $14.05. A team of former Walt Disney executives are uniting again with NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal on a new SPAC that was filed Thursday after market close. Forest Road Acquisition Corp II is seeking to raise $300 million by selling 30 million units.
- Everbridge, Inc. EVBG rose 14.5% to close at $160.89 after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 results. The company also issued strong Q1 and FY21 sales guidance.
- Gevo, Inc. GEVO gained 14.2% to close at $12.17 after HC Wainwright & Co. maintained a Buy rating on the stock and raised its price target from $5 to $18.
- Baidu, Inc. BIDU jumped 14.1% to close at $339.91 after a CNBC report highlighted the company hired a CEO for its EV venture and plans to launch its first vehicle within 3 years.
- Polar Power, Inc. POLA rose 12.2% to close at $15.80.
- Sify Technologies Limited SIFY rose 11.7% to close at $3.93.
- PainReform Ltd. PRFX gained 11.7% to close at $6.50.
- UP Fintech Holding Limited. TIGR gained 11.3% to close at $34.98. UP Fintech’s subsidiary, Tiger Brokers Singapore, recently reported a 100% quarterly growth in client accounts.
- The ExOne Company XONE shares rose 11% to close at $44.14. ExOne was recently awarded a U.S. Department of Defense contract to develop a fully operational, self-contained 3D printing "factory" housed in a shipping container.
- Futu Holdings Limited FUTU gained 10.4% to close at $189.70 after dropping over 6% on Thursday. Morgan Stanley recently initiated coverage on the stock with an Overweight rating and announced a $253 price target.
- Cuentas Inc. CUEN shares rose 10% to close at $4.13. Cuentas, earlier during the month, priced upsized 2.79 million share public offering at $4.30 per share.
- Nxt-ID, Inc. NXTD shares gained 9.9% to close at $2.66 after dipping 29% on Thursday.
- CyberOptics Corporation CYBE shares gained 7.2% to close at $29.69 after reporting upbeat quarterly results.
- Applied Materials, Inc. AMAT rose 5.4% to close at $119.46 after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 results and issued Q2 guidance above estimates.
Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers
Losers
- Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. CBLI shares dipped 27.4% to close at $6.93 on Friday after the company announced $14 million registered direct offering of common stock.
- U.S. Well Services, Inc. USWS fell 17% to close at $2.24.
- Motus GI Holdings, Inc. MOTS shares dropped 16.7% to close at $2.05 on Friday after surging 38% on Thursday.
- Rackspace Technology, Inc. RXT dropped 16.2% to close at $20.93 after the company issued FY21 earnings guidance below estimates.
- Takung Art Co., Ltd. TKAT fell 14.6% to close at $3.50 after jumping over 27% on Thursday.
- GTT Communications, Inc. GTT shares declined 14.3% to close at $2.39. GTT Communications is said to weight pre-packaged bankruptcy filing to cut debt.
- Net Element, Inc. NETE fell 13.9% to close at $14.74.
- PDF Solutions, Inc. PDFS dipped 13.8% to close at $18.33 after reporting a loss for the fourth quarter.
- Lucira Health, Inc. LHDX fell 13.6% to close at $30.32.
- 180 Life Sciences Corp. ATNF dropped 13.5% to close at $4.50 after the company reported a $11.7 million private placement.
- Quidel Corporation QDEL shares fell 13% to close at $182.59 after reporting Q4 results. Raymond James maintained Quidel with a Outperform and lowered the price target from $250 to $245.
- Puhui Wealth Investment Management Co., Ltd. PHCF shares declined 13% to close at $5.48 after climbing 20% on Thursday.
- Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation GTEC fell 12.2% to close at $12.94. Greenland Technologies shares surged over 95% on Thursday following news of a deal with South China Heavy Machinery Manufacture Co. for US production of electric industrial vehicles.
- Conduent Inc. CNDT fell 12.1% to close at $5.08 after the company reported Q4 earnings results.
- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. EBS shares declined 12% to close at $103.04 following Q4 results. Chardan Capital downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral and announced a price target of $112per share.
- Socket Mobile, Inc. SCKT fell 11.4% to close at $12.22.
- OraSure Technologies, Inc. OSUR dipped 10.9% to close at $11.43.
- OPKO Health, Inc. OPK fell 10.3% to close at $4.81 after reporting Q4 results.
- Jaguar Health, Inc. JAGX fell 9.5% to close at $2.86. Jaguar Health, on Thursday, announced a deal with the lead sponsor of the Dragon SPAC.
- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. ONTX shares fell 7.1% to close at $1.6350. Onconova Therapeutics recently reported closing of $28.75 million public offering of common stock including full exercise of the over-allotment option.
- NOW Inc. DNOW shares fell 7% to close at $9.37 after JP Morgan downgraded the stock from Neutral to Underweight and announced a price target of $5 per share.
- Appian Corp APPN shares fell 5.9% to close at $203.86 after the company reported Q4 earnings and issued weak FY21 EPS guidance.
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