Crocs, Inc.

Footwear manufacturer Crocs reported the first decline in sales of its namesake brand in five years. Third-quarter revenue for the Crocs brand fell 2.5% year over year to $836 million, the company <a href="https://investors.crocs.com/news-and-events/press-releases/press-release-details/2025/Crocs-Inc--Reports-Third-Quarter-2025-Results/default.aspx">said</a>&nbsp;in the earnings release yesterday, October 30. It is the first drop since the second quarter of 2020, MarketWatch <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/has-crocs-demand-peaked-sales-just-dropped-and-are-expected-to-keep-falling-8d5a5e37?mod=newsviewer_click_seemore">notes</a>. In the current quarter, the company also expects Crocs-brand sales to decline about 3%.

Crocs sales decline for first time since 2020 and are expected to keep falling

Krispy Kreme, Inc.

Opendoor Technologies Inc.

Beyond Meat, Inc.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

In October, short sellers ramped up pressure on small- and mid-cap stocks, <i>Barron’s </i><a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/short-sellers-small-caps-meme-stocks-06a426a1?st=5FGUar">reports</a>. Short interest in these companies rose to 7.5% from 7.3% in September, according to Melissa Roberts, an analyst with Stephens. For megacaps, it edged down to 1.8% from 1.9%. Roberts flagged healthcare small caps and mid-cap consumer-lending names among the most targeted stocks.

Shorts are coming after small- and mid-cap stocks. Which names are feeling pressure?

Innodata Inc.

Is the Google partner and beneficiary of the AI boom still worth buying?

Small cap with big ambitions: Data services firm Innodata up nearly 300% in LTM

Shares of Beyond Meat, a small-cap producer of plant-based meat backed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Bill Gates, tumbled almost 50% yesterday, October 13, to an all-time low. This came after the company announced that investors had overwhelmingly accepted its offer to swap bonds for new debt and stock, triggering massive dilution.

Shares of Beyond Meat sink 50%, hit new all-time low as debt swap sparks big selloff

Shares of the plant-based meat producer have lost almost all their value since the 2019 IPO

Beyond Meat, backed by DiCaprio and Gates, is struggling. Can it bounce back?


Trilogy Metals Inc.

Lithium Americas Corp.

MP Materials Corp.

Shares of Canadian mining company Trilogy Metals have surged more than 190% in early trading today, October 7. The small-cap miner became the latest beneficiary of the Trump administration’s campaign to secure domestic critical minerals: Washington will invest $35.6 million in the company and receive a 10% equity stake. Similar U.S. government investments in the sector have already triggered rallies in MP Materials and Lithium Americas.

Shares of small-cap Trilogy Metals soar 190% as U.S. takes 10% strategic stake

QMMM Holdings Limited

Smart Digital Group Limited

The U.S. SEC has temporarily suspended trading in QMMM Holdings after the stock surged nearly 1,000% in three weeks, citing “potential manipulation” driven by social-media promotions. The Cayman-incorporated company, which until recently operated as a digital media and advertising firm, is the latest to join the wave of businesses adopting a crypto-treasury strategy.

SEC halts QMMM Holdings after three-week 959% surge on crypto-treasury announcement

Getty Images Holdings, Inc.

Shutterstock, Inc.

Adobe Inc.

Whether it is a book cover, a product label, or an image in a fitness app, chances are the photo came from a stock marketplace such as Shutterstock or Depositphotos.

The end of stock photos? Shutterstock and Adobe's future amid the AI boom

After the spring selloff, small-cap stocks are once again attracting investor attention, BofA said in a market outlook report earlier this week. But this is not a short-term rebound: easing from the Fed, rising earnings, and less taxes could support a sustained increase in small-cap valuations.

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