Zinger Key Points
- Agilon Health led mid-cap gains, soaring 37% after Bernstein’s upgrade and price target hike to $8.50.
- FDA reforms and tariff pauses boosted biotech and defense stocks like Certara (36%) and AeroVironment (31%).
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- Agilon Health AGL shares jumped 36.87%. Bernstein analyst Amir Farahan upgraded the company from Market Perform to Outperform and raised the price forecast from $3.3 to $8.5.
- Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. RXRX stock escalated 35.85% after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration news about animal testing.
- Certara Inc. CERT stock upped 35.18%. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a major shift in evaluating monoclonal antibody therapies and other drugs, emphasizing a transition from traditional animal testing.
- AeroVironment, Inc. AVAV shares increased 31.06%, probably following President Trump’s decision to implement a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for all countries except China.
- Sterling Infrastructure STRL shares increased by 30.61%, probably following President Trump’s decision to implement a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for all countries except China.
- Orla Mining Ltd. ORLA shares rose 29.35%.
- Iamgold Corporation IAG shares were up 28.24%, probably as gold and silver gained amid macro uncertainty.
- Sibanye Stillwater SBSW shares were up 27.33% last week as gold and silver gained amid macro uncertainty.
- Loar Holdings Inc. LOAR stock upped 27.20%.
- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. RYTM shares gained 26.84% after the company announced that the Phase 3 TRANSCEND trial met its primary endpoint. Multiple analysts raised their price targets on the stock.
- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited TLX stock surged 22.34%. The company selected Cardinal Health to distribute Gozellix, a PSMA-PET imaging agent for prostate cancer, across the U.S.
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AVAVAeroVironment Inc
$240.852.52%
Edge Rankings
Momentum
88.00
Growth
47.47
Quality
64.34
Value
8.57
Price Trend
Short
Medium
Long
RXRXRecursion Pharmaceuticals Inc
$5.13-0.56%
AGLAgilon Health Inc
$2.18-%
CERTCertara Inc
$10.86-%
IAGIamgold Corp
$7.350.41%
LOARLoar Holdings Inc
$83.81-%
ORLAOrla Mining Ltd
$9.85-%
RYTMRhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc
$62.29-%
SBSWSibanye Stillwater Ltd
$7.517.29%
STRLSterling Infrastructure Inc
$224.50-0.06%
TLXTelix Pharmaceuticals Ltd
$15.89-0.63%
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