Quotes of John Wiley &amp; Sons, commonly known as Wiley, a small-cap publishing company that focuses on academic publishing and instructional materials, <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/wly">soared</a>&nbsp;10% yesterday, June 17. The driver was the company's&nbsp;<a href="https://s27.q4cdn.com/812717746/files/doc_financials/2025/q4/Q425-Earnings-Presentation.pdf">financial results</a>&nbsp;for the fiscal-2025 fourth quarter and full year, which beat&nbsp;Wall Street forecasts. The company fingered its leveraging of AI as one of the reasons for the performance.

Earnings of small publisher Wiley beat expectations amid AI push

Quotes of Sarepta Therapeutics, a small-cap developer of precision genetic medicines to treat rare neuromuscular and central nervous system diseases, plummeted 42% yesterday, June 16, to hit a nine-year low. The company reported the death of the second teenager in three months who was taking its drug to treat muscular dystrophy. In addition, Sarepta has withdrawn its revenue guidance for 2025 as it may be forced to pull the drug from the market, analysts warn.

Sarepta tanks after death of second teen taking its gene therapy; outlook 'cloudy'

AIRO Group Holdings 

Airo Group Holdings, a small-cap drone maker, has&nbsp;<a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-why-drone-maker-airos-stock-is-still-hot-despite-weak-demand-for-the-ipo-e6a268f0?mod=home_lead">soared</a> to nearly three times its IPO price in the first two days of trading, though shares were offered at well below the expected price. Airo is set to benefit as demand for military drones grows worldwide, analysts say.&nbsp;&nbsp;

After weak IPO, drone maker Airo soars amid Israel-Iran conflict, rising drone demand

Since the beginning of the year, Regencell Bioscience Holdings, a Hong Kong-based and Nasdaq-listed company that develops traditional Chinese medicine, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/RGC/">has soared</a>&nbsp;more than 46,000%, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-16/herbal-medicine-stock-with-no-sales-sees-wild-rally-top-64-000?sref=Y0jVLcFo&amp;embedded-checkout=true">Bloomberg</a>&nbsp;wrote yesterday.&nbsp;Just a year ago, the company was worth about $53 million, while now its market capitalization is approaching $30 billion, even though it has never turned a profit and has zero revenue.&nbsp;

Herbal medicine maker Regencell Bioscience skyrockets 46,000% this year on no news

In 2025, digital forensics and cybersecurity technologies are increasingly in the spotlight due to rising numbers of cyberattacks and growing regulatory requirements. The U.S. SEC&nbsp;<a href="https://auditboard.com/blog/sec-cybersecurity-rules">requires</a> public companies to report major cyber incidents within four business days, and a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cyberseek.org/docs/06-02-2025_CyberSeek_June_2025.pdf">shortage</a> of specialists is spurring demand for automated solutions. As a result, the global digital forensics market is growing rapidly, with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/PressReleases/digital-forensics.asp">expected</a>&nbsp;growth from $13 billion in 2025 to over $22 billion by 2030.&nbsp;

Six small caps punching above their weight in the cybersecurity market

Evercore ISI&nbsp;<a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/articles/small-cap-stocks-buy-cal-maine-485a34ff?mod=newsviewer_click_seemore">has recommended</a>&nbsp;six stocks to help investors to play the small-cap rally better than a simple bet on the Russell 2000 index. The investment bank screened for small caps that are in the highest quintile of profitability based on net profit margins and return on equity, as well as those in the top quintile of sentiment based on the change in analysts’ revenue and earnings estimates in the past three months. In addition, all of the Evercore ISI picks are able to raise prices to offset tariff-related costs and protect their profit margins.

Evercore ISI picks six stocks to play the small-cap rally better

Victoria's Secret, the world-famous lingerie maker, is facing a new activist attack. Barington Capital Group&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/victorias-secret-is-under-mounting-pressure-from-latest-activist-investor-a3ada347?mod=e2li">plans to seek</a>&nbsp;changes in the company's board and a reversal of a shareholder-rights plan put forward by the company. Less than a week ago, another Victoria's Secret investor, Australia's BBRC International, <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/investor-aktivist-obvinil-sovet-direktorov-victoria-s-secret-v-nizkoj-dohodnosti">accused</a> the board of "systematic value destruction."&nbsp;&nbsp;

Victoria's Secret faces second activist fight in a week

Inuvo, an advertising technology and AI company that develops and sells AI-powered solutions for brands and agencies, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/INUV/">soared</a> more than 17% yesterday, June 12. It&nbsp;<a href="https://inuvo.com/inuvo-reaffirms-25-q2-yoy-growth-guidance-and-completes-110-reverse-stock-split/">confirmed</a> that its second-quarter revenue will be up at least a quarter versus the previous-year period and completed a reverse stock split. The latter is meant to attract institutional investors,&nbsp;<a href="https://investor-update.com/unlocking-growth-opportunities-why-targeting-institutional-investors-matters">reducing</a>&nbsp;risks for them, while giving Inuvo greater stability.&nbsp;&nbsp;

AI adtech Inuvo confirms 2Q revenue guidance, does reverse stock split; shares soar

Celebrity investment or collaboration often gives a healthy boost to stocks. For investors the question is: How to make money on hype around a celebrity backer?

Oninvest investigates: Does celebrity backing help boost the value of companies?


Freedom Broker has raised its target price for small-cap fintech IDT Corporation by almost 11% and reiterated its "buy" recommendation. The new price target implies 29.5% upside to&nbsp;<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/IDT/">current quotes</a>. IDT is a global provider of communications and payment services. All its&nbsp;<a href="https://www.idt.net/idt-corporation-reports-third-quarter-2025-results/">financial metrics</a>&nbsp;reflecting the profitability of the business beat forecasts in the latest earnings.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Freedom Broker sees 30% upside for fintech IDT after TP upgrade; 'buy' reiterated

Papa John's is the third-largest pizza delivery company in the world

Papa John's jumps most in month after take-private proposal at 25% premium

The company's lead candidate could treat both obesity and alcohol use disorder

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Victoria's Secret, the world-famous lingerie retailer, is engaged in "systematic value destruction," <a href="https://www.victoriassecretandco.com/static-files/dbb5121c-549c-43bc-9869-6f67b262a4d4">alleges</a>&nbsp;a letter from activist investor and shareholder,&nbsp;BBRC International PTE Limited, of Australia. The stock, against this backdrop,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/vsco/analystestimates?mod=mw_quote_tab">dropped</a>&nbsp;more than 2% yesterday, June 10.

Activist BBRC slams Victoria's Secret board for low returns

Shares of small-cap biotech Vera Therapeutics have plummeted nearly 28% in the last two sessions, after a huge jump in the days before. Last week, Vera and one of its main competitors published clinical trial data for drugs fighting the same disease. Vera took the worst of it, but analysts say this is far from the end of the story.

Vera Therapeutics soars on positive test data, only to plunge after competitor trial

The summer of 2025 might belong to small caps, according to market watchers cited by CNBC. Since early June, the small-cap-tracking Russell 2000 index is <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/%5ERUT#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">up 3.6%</a>. This could mark the start of a rally, some think.

'So bad they're good': Wall Street flags small-cap rally in the summer – CNBC

The US Federal Reserve left the rate unchanged, but revised its inflation and growth forecasts, reinforcing fears of possible "moderate stagflation". In parallel, tense negotiations continue between Microsoft and OpenAI: the former threatens to withdraw from the deal if it does not get more favorable terms of access to AI technologies, while the developer ChatGPT seeks to complete the transformation into a commercial structure and attract funding. Against a backdrop of geopolitical instability, Donald Trump is considering a military strike on Iran, heightening tensions over the conflict with Israel. About these and other topics - in the review of key events for the morning of June 19.

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