Lithium Americas Corp.

The U.S. government has <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-30/us-to-take-stake-in-lithium-americas-to-boost-nevada-project?srnd=phx-technology">agreed</a>&nbsp;to acquire a stake in Lithium Americas, the Canadian company developing the country’s largest lithium deposit at Thacker Pass in Nevada. Lithium is a critical raw material for EV batteries. On the news, the company’s shares <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/LAC/">surged</a>&nbsp;by a third in after-hours trading yesterday, September 30, and have maintained the gains in premarket trading so far this morning.

Lithium Americas shares up a third as U.S. government takes 5% stake in small miner

Beyond Meat, Inc.

Quotes of Beyond Meat, a small-cap producer of plant-based meat backed by Leonardo DiCaprio, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BYND/">plunged</a>&nbsp;36% yesterday, September 29, to an all-time low after the company launched an <a href="https://investors.beyondmeat.com/news-releases/news-release-details/beyond-meat-launches-exchange-offer-and-consent-solicitation">debt swap offer</a> to cut more than $800 million of debt.


Plant-based meat maker Beyond Meat hits all-time low after debt swap plan

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

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics

Quotes of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics, a mid-cap biotech developing therapies for inflammatory skin and joint diseases, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MLTX/">plunged</a>&nbsp;90% yesterday, September 29, after the company <a href="https://ir.moonlaketx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/moonlake-immunotherapeutics-reports-week-16-results-vela-phase-3">reported</a>&nbsp;disappointing phase III trial results for its lead candidate sonelokimab. Investors staged a massive selloff, erasing most of the company’s market value.

MoonLake shares crash 90% after mixed phase III trial data of skin disease drug

Global Self Storage, Inc.

Shares of <a href="https://oninvest.com/issuers/self?from=data">Global Self Storage</a>, a real estate investment trust specializing in self-storage warehouses, are undervalued about 20% versus their fair value, according to Freedom Broker. Its analysts note that the company is expanding faster than peers, targeting markets with a favorable supply/demand balance, and emphasizing tenant retention.

Freedom Broker initiates coverage of REIT Global Self Storage, sees 20% upside

BILL Holdings, Inc.

Now may be a good time to buy Bill Holdings, a mid-cap fintech that develops solutions to automate the finances of small and mid-sized businesses, <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/09/29/1-growth-stock-down-85-to-buy-hand-over-fist-accor/">argues</a>&nbsp;Motley Fool contributing analyst Jennifer Saibil. The market has yet to recognize the company’s potential: Bill is still growing quickly and has recently turned profitable, yet its stock price, way off its 2021 all-time high, has yet to recover, she noted.

Motley Fool says take a closer look at fintech Bill after 36% YTD slump

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

PSQ Holdings, Inc.

Quotes of the small-cap marketplace PSQ Holdings (PublicSquare), whose shareholders include Donald Trump Jr., plunged more than 25% yesterday, September 25. The trigger was the <a href="https://investors.publicsq.com/news/news-details/2025/PublicSquare-to-Launch-Crypto-Treasury-as-a-Service-to-Its-Robust-Merchant-Ecosystem/default.aspx">announcement</a>&nbsp;of a crypto treasury service.

Don Jr.-linked PublicSquare tumbles 25% on launch of crypto treasury service

WisdomTree, Inc.

DeFi Development Corp.

OSL Group Limited

In early April, the House Financial Services Committee voted to advance a U.S. stablecoin bill. By July, it had passed both chambers of Congress and was signed into law by President Trump. The GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins) is the first federal regulatory framework in U.S. history for stablecoins, which are dollar-backed digital assets designed to maintain a fixed value.

U.S. GENIUS Act: Small caps that will benefit from the new stablecoin regulation

Flowco Holdings Inc.

Perella Weinberg Partners

Resideo Technologies, Inc.

The managers of the Royce Small-Cap Opportunity Fund have <a href="https://www.royceinvest.com/insights/2025/3Q25/five-theme-based-holdings-in-our-small-cap-opportunistic-value-strategy">highlighted</a>&nbsp;five theme-based holdings in their portfolio. Like all strategies created by Wall Street legend Chuck Royce, the fund invests in small-cap stocks, but it <a href="https://www.royceinvest.com/funds/royce-small-cap-opportunity-fund/">focuses</a>&nbsp;on those with clear catalysts for future earnings growth, such as new leadership, innovation, or changes in the business environment.

Oil, media, finance: Five theme-based holdings from Royce Small-Cap Opportunity Fund

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp.

Shares of small-cap company Integral Ad Science (IAS), which provides AI-based measurement and verification services for digital advertising, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/IAS/">soared</a>&nbsp;20.5% yesterday, September 24, after the company <a href="https://investors.integralads.com/news-releases/news-release-details/ias-be-acquired-novacap-19-billion-further-support-its-strategic">announced</a>&nbsp;it would be acquired at a premium by Canadian investment firm Novacap.

Shares of small-cap adtech IAS soar 20% on news of company's acquisition at premium

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.