Nvidia, Applied Digital, Celestica, T3 Defense Corp. and SanDisk: Why These Stocks Are on Investors' Radars Today
The major U.S. indexes finished Monday in mixed fashion as Wall Street digested softer oil prices and renewed hopes for diplomacy in the Middle East. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day higher by 0.5% at 52,210.08, the S&P 500 inched up 0.02% to 7,413.18, while the Nasdaq fell 0.18% to 24,932.08. A sell-off in semiconductor stocks wiped off earlier gains seen on Wall Street on Monday. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors through the day. Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA ) Nvidia fell 4.99% to close at $196.51, trading between an intraday low of $195.44 and a high of $208.75; the stock has ranged from a 52-week low of $164.07 to a high of $236.54. The chipmaker came under pressure after a report described its expanding web of AI-related financing deals, with the timeline of those circular financing arrangements adding to concerns about...
The major U.S. indexes finished Monday in mixed fashion as Wall Street digested softer oil prices and renewed hopes for diplomacy in the Middle East.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day higher by 0.5% at 52,210.08, the S&P 500 inched up 0.02% to 7,413.18, while the Nasdaq fell 0.18% to 24,932.08.
A sell-off in semiconductor stocks wiped off earlier gains seen on Wall Street on Monday.
These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors through the day.
Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA ) Nvidia fell 4.99% to close at $196.51, trading between an intraday low of $195.44 and a high of $208.75; the stock has ranged from a 52-week low of $164.07 to a high of $236.54.
The chipmaker came under pressure after a report described its expanding web of AI-related financing deals, with the timeline of those circular financing arrangements adding to concerns about how much the company is helping fund the broader buildout it stands to benefit from.
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In after-hours trading, the stock gained 3.92% to $27.41.
Applied Digital posted a strong fiscal fourth quarter, with revenue surging 407% year over year to $258.75 million and adjusted EPS of 4 cents, easily beating analyst estimates.
Growth was driven by services revenue of $208.2 million and data center revenue of $50.6 million.
The AI infrastructure company ended the quarter with $4.2 billion in cash and $5 billion in debt.
It also highlighted 1,410 MW of long-term contracted IT load across five campuses, with multiple AI data center projects under construction as it continues expanding capacity.
Celestica Inc. (NYSE: CLS ) Celestica gained 4.25% to close at $318.24, with an intraday range of $289.26 to $323.55; the stock’s 52-week range runs from $169.19 to $474.03.
In extended trading, the stock shot up 8.02% to $343.75 Celestica beat second-quarter expectations, reporting adjusted EPS of $2.54 on revenue of $4.7 billion, with both figures exceeding the high end of its guidance.
The company also achieved a record adjusted operating margin of 8.2%, reflecting strong execution.
Celestica raised its full-year fiscal 2026 outlook, increasing adjusted EPS guidance to $11.30 and revenue guidance to $20.5 billion, both above Wall Street estimates.
Shares rose more than 9% in extended trading following the results.
T3 Defense Corp. (NASDAQ: DFNS ) T3 Defense surged 201.15% to $13.10, ranging from $6.11 to $15.99 during the session; its 52-week span runs from $3.70 to $335.00.
The shares jumped 25.5% to $16.44 in the after-hours session.
The defense name jumped on a sharp float squeeze after a reverse split reduced the share count, while the company’s move into Project35 and counter-drone technologies also remained part of the story behind the latest burst of speculative trading, according to the stock’s Monday surge.
SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK ) Sandisk dropped 11.02% to finish at $1,278.23, with a session low of $1,222.01 and a high of $1,462.99; the stock has traded between $40.10 and $2,354.39 over the past year.
In the after-hours session, the stock fell 2.59% to $1,245.06.
The memory chip maker came under pressure as questions around the broader semiconductor selloff and the latest weakness in AI-linked chip names kept traders on edge.
Edge Stock Rankings indicate Nvidia stock has a Momentum score in the 64th percentile and a Value score in the 7th percentile.
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