Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

Qorvo, Inc.

Barclays has <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/22/buy-these-two-chip-stocks-primed-to-benefit-from-a-foldable-iphone-says-barclays.html">upgraded</a>&nbsp;to "buy" shares of mid-cap semiconductor manufacturers Skyworks Solutions and Qorvo, which could benefit from the release of a foldable iPhone <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-07/apple-s-foldable-iphone-remains-on-track-for-september-debut">expected</a>&nbsp;to go on sale in September, the analysts said.

Barclays upgrades two chipmakers on Apple's potential release of foldable iPhone

GitLab Inc.

Now may be the time to buy stock of GitLab, a mid-cap provider of software development tools, <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/04/22/everyones-nervous-about-gitlab-thats-exactly-why-y/">argues</a>&nbsp;Motley Fool contributor Geoffrey Seiler. The shares have <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/GTLB/">fallen</a>&nbsp;more than 40% year to date and are now trading at what he calls “insanely low” valuations.

Motley Fool analyst says software maker GitLab 'too cheap to ignore'

Yesway

Premarket trading in Yesway (YSWY) has started on the Freedom trading platform. Later on Wednesday, the company’s shares will debut on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol YSWY (Freedom clients: to trade, click on <a href="https://tap.freedom24.com/to/quote/YSWY.US?utm_source=stocks&amp;utm_medium=YSWY.US&amp;utm_campaign=pfu17895694">YSWY</a>).

Yesway IPO: Convenience store operator debuts on the Nasdaq

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation

Hecla Mining Company

Since the start of the year, the Russell 2000 index, the benchmark for small- and mid-cap stocks, has risen nearly 11.5% – despite a selloff in March, when it lost more than 10% from its January peak. Such volatility has been driven in part by the scale of the conflict in the Middle East and its impact on commodity flows. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz became the trigger that <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/strait-of-hormuz-closure-threatens-brent-crude-100-surge-w3sxph3pl#:~:text=The%2520Middle%2520East%2520conflict%2520pushed%2520Brent%2520crude%2520to%2520%2524119.50%2520a%2520barrel%2520for%2520the%2520first%2520time%2520since%25202022%2520but%2520prices%2520fell%2520back%2520on%2520reports%2520that%2520the%2520G7%2520will%2520intervene">pushed</a>&nbsp;Brent crude toward $120 per barrel, while small caps are particularly sensitive to fuel costs and consumer sentiment.

Stabilization or escalation: Two scenarios, four names to play the U.S.-Iran conflict

USA Rare Earth, Inc.

Shares of USA Rare Earth, a mid-cap rare earths producer, surged more than 13% on Monday. The company <a href="https://investors.usare.com/node/8761/pdf">announced</a>&nbsp;the acquisition of Serra Verde Group, the only large-scale producer of all four magnetic rare earth elements outside Asia, a move that will make it a global leader in the industry. “This is the deal that has been anticipated for years,” Noble Capital Markets <a href="https://www.channelchek.com/news-channel/usa-rare-earth-makes-a-2-8-billion-move-to-break-chinas-grip-on-critical-minerals">wrote</a>. Against this backdrop, Wedbush Securities has <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/USAR/">issued</a> a "buy" call on&nbsp;USA Rare Earth shares.

USA Rare Earth shares advance 13% on deal for Brazilian rare earths miner

COMPASS Pathways plc

AtaiBeckley Inc.

Definium Therapeutics, Inc.

GH Research PLC

Cybin Inc. Common Stock

Psychedelic drug developers’ shares <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/news/4576434-psychedelic-stocks-rally-after-trump-orders-faster-ptsd-research-compass-pathways-atai-lead-gains">jumped</a>&nbsp;at least 15% in early trading on Monday, Seeking Alpha <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/news/4576434-psychedelic-stocks-rally-after-trump-orders-faster-ptsd-research-compass-pathways-atai-lead-gains">reports</a>. The move followed an executive order <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-18/trump-signs-order-easing-restrictions-on-psychedelic-drugs">signed</a>&nbsp;by U.S. President Trump aimed at accelerating research and expanding patient access to psychedelics for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. On Wall Street, the move is being described as a structural turning point for the sector.

Psychedelics stocks jump on Trump executive order easing FDA restrictions

Golar LNG Limited

ConocoPhillips

Permian Resources Corporation

Vistra Corp.

Halliburton Company

Goldman Sachs has advised investors to look at five energy stocks, including one in the mid-cap segment, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/17/goldman-says-buy-these-dividend-paying-energy-stocks-with-upside.html">reported</a>. Goldman Sachs analyst Neil Mehta published a note on Friday after Iran <a href="https://en.oninvest.com/article/iran-announced-the-full-opening-of-the-strait-of-hormuz-for-the-duration-of-the-ceasefire">announced</a>&nbsp;the “complete” reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping. At the same time, Trump said the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and vessels remained in place.

Goldman Sachs puts out list of 'buy'-rated energy stocks; one is a mid cap

Independent Bank Corporation

Hanmi Financial Corporation

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.

Horizon Bancorp, Inc.

Accel Entertainment, Inc.

Green Dot Corporation

Freedom Broker, on the request of <i>Oninvest</i>, looked at which small caps in the financial sector were most popular among hedge funds in the fourth quarter. The sample includes 10 companies with market capitalizations below $6 billion during the period. Their stocks trade below $35 a share.

10 small-cap financial  stocks cheaper than $35 based on hedge fund holdings

QuidelOrtho Corporation

QuidelOrtho shares <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/QDEL/">tumbled</a>&nbsp;more than 27% on Thursday to their lowest level since April 2011 after the small-cap diagnostics provider <a href="https://ir.quidelortho.com/news/news-release-details/2026/QuidelOrtho-Announces-Preliminary-Revenue-for-the-First-Quarter-2026-and-Provides-Update-on-Full-Year-2026-Guidance/default.aspx">reported</a>&nbsp;preliminary first-quarter results that came in well <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/quidelortho-diagnostics-stock-moderate-flu-season-51c6af1a?mod=RTA">below Wall Street expectations.</a> The move was driven by a weaker flu season in the U.S. and the Middle East conflict, the company said.

Diagnostics stock QuidelOrtho falls to 15-year low on disappointing 1Q26 results

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Shares of mid-cap company Lumen Technologies, which builds fiber-optic infrastructure, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/LUMN/">jumped</a>&nbsp;more than 10% on Wednesday after the company <a href="https://ir.lumen.com/news/news-details/2026/AWS-and-Lumen-Redefine-Private-Cloud-Connectivity-by-Bringing-Cloud-and-Network-Together/default.aspx">said</a>&nbsp;it had become the first network provider to work with Amazon Web Services on the AWS Interconnect project.

Shares of fiber network provider Lumen jump on collaboration with AWS

easyJet plc

Shares of UK low-cost carrier EasyJet plunged nearly 9% in early trading in London on Thursday after the company <a href="https://corporate.easyjet.com/investors/regulatory-news/news-details/default.aspx?slug=trading-update-for-the-six-months-ended-31-march-2026">said</a>&nbsp;that, despite strong demand, its financial performance had worsened in the first half of fiscal 2026. The deterioration was driven by the conflict in the Middle East and the resulting rise in fuel prices.

EasyJet shares slide as company warns of 1H loss amid Middle East conflict

D-Wave Quantum Inc.

SEALSQ Corp

Riber S.A.

Quantum computing is among “the most stable high-return bets of the next decade,” Louis Navellier, founder and chief investment officer of Navellier &amp; Associates, <a href="https://www.investing.com/analysis/the-next-2-big-things-in-a-volatile-market-space-and-quantum-200678260">wrote</a>&nbsp;in a recent post on Investing.com. “In 2026, quantum-classical hybrid models are being used to manage portfolio risk and logistics routing with a precision that classical supercomputers cannot match,” Navellier says. Although the quantum technology market is still at an early stage, growth estimates are rising rapidly: the “$20 billion by 2030” figure is a “common middle-ground estimate,” while, depending on the analyst, projections could be as high as $125 billion, Navellier noted.

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