Archer Aviation Inc.

Joby Aviation, Inc.

Electric air-taxi developer Archer Aviation is <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/flying-taxi-maker-archer-sues-joby-accusing-rival-of-playing-down-reliance-on-china-df9a8ae9">suing</a>&nbsp;rival Joby Aviation, alleging it misled regulators, concealed ties to China, and imported aerospace components from the country disguised as shipments of socks. Shares of both companies nevertheless rose – markets were reacting to the White House selecting them to participate in a program to develop air taxis.

'Thousands of pounds of socks from China': Flying-taxi maker Archer sues Joby

Investors should take a look at shares of air taxi developer Joby Aviation, <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/03/09/this-10-stock-could-be-your-ticket-to-millionai/">argues</a>&nbsp;Steven Porrello, a Motley Fool contributor. The startup, whose stock trades below $10 per share, is already among the leaders in the nascent electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft market. Over the longer term, the stock could deliver significant gains, Porrello says.

Motley Fool: Joby is $10 eVTOL stock with 'explosive potential'

Victoria's Secret & Co.

Shares of Victoria’s Secret &amp; Co., owner of the eponymous lingerie brand, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VSCO/">fell</a>&nbsp;more than 12% on Thursday, even after the company <a href="https://www.victoriassecretandco.com/news-releases/news-release-details/victorias-secret-co-reports-2025-fourth-quarter-and-full-year">reported</a>&nbsp;strong fourth-quarter results and sales that beat Wall Street forecasts. The results, however, fell short of investors’ elevated expectations, <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/victorias-secret-earnings-stock-price-f850f6e4?mod=RTA">argues</a>&nbsp;Guggenheim Partners analyst Simeon Siegel.

Victoria's Secret posts longest sales growth streak in four years, but stock tanks

Primo Brands Corporation

Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Dauch Corporation

ProPetro Holding Corp.

ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.

Freedom Broker, at the request of <i>Oninvest</i>, has analyzed which small cap stocks are most widely held by hedge funds as of the end of the fourth quarter. The sample includes 15 names with market capitalizations below $6 billion as of then, with 13 of them offering Wall Street target prices of $20 per share or less.

Freedom looks at top small-cap holdings among hedge funds; most are below $20 a share

The Wendy's Company

Wendy’s is the <a href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/story/qsr-50-2025-top-fast-food-burger-chains-ranked-by-sales/#:~:text=2,%2D97">second-largest burger chain</a> in the U.S. by sales, trailing only McDonald's. Yet the company, which has been in business for more than five decades, is going through a rough patch. Over the last year, its shares have roughly halved in value, sales and profits have declined, and pressure from shareholders is mounting – including from activist <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/wendys-stock-activist-investor-nelson-peltz-0bfc50de?mod=mw_quote_news&amp;adobe_mc=MCMID%3D75889249592239885323644039103887073922%7CMCORGID%3DCB68E4BA55144CAA0A4C98A5%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1771923921&amp;_gl=1*1ieusx9*_gcl_au*NjQxNTE5NTU2LjE3NzEzMjIyMzQ.*_ga*MTY5NDIyMTYyMi4xNzcxMzIyMjM0*_ga_K2H7B9JRSS*czE3NzE5MjM0MzUkbzEwJGcxJHQxNzcxOTIzOTE5JGoyOCRsMSRoMTEwMTU0Mzg2OQ">Nelson Peltz</a>, the former chair of Wendy’s board.

Wendy's stock is down 50% in LTM. Can Nelson Peltz right the ship?

Star Equity Holdings, Inc.

Noble Capital Markets has initiated <a href="https://dashboard.channelchek.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/STRR_20260304_28032.pdf">coverage</a>&nbsp;of Star Equity Holdings with an “outperform” rating and a valuation implying upside of about 60% from current levels. It says the diversified holding company is seeking replicate the playbook of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in the micro-cap space.

Noble initiates on 'Mini Berkshire in the making' Star Equity with 60% upside 

Ondas Inc.

BlackSky Technology Inc.

Iridium Communications Inc.

Oppenheimer analysts have identified three small companies whose technology could help the U.S. and its allies defend against drone attacks in the Middle East. “It appears the US and Israel have significantly underestimated Iran’s drone capabilities,” Oppenheimer analyst Timothy Horan wrote in a research note <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/anti-drone-stocks-iran-war-ondas-blacksky-iridium-4066149d?mod=RTA">cited</a>&nbsp;by Barron’s.

Oppenheimer names three promising small caps making counter-drone technology

Small caps are more vulnerable than large caps to further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, according to a BofA <a href="https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/russell-2000-how-exposed-is-it-to-the-iran-shock-4537982">note</a>. The main risk is a stagflation shock triggered by higher oil prices. At the same time, small caps tend to recover faster than their large-cap peers after risk-off periods, BofA points out.

BofA: Key risk for small caps in Iran conflict is oil-driven stagflation shock

NextVision Stabilized Systems, Ltd.

Aryt Industries Ltd.

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.

Mobilicom Limited

ParaZero Technologies Ltd.

The escalating conflict between Israel and the U.S. and Iran is fueling demand for modern warfare defense and software systems faster than supply chains can keep up. In Israel’s equity market, this has significantly boosted defense and tech companies. On <a href="https://www.tradingview.com/news/te_news:529637:0-israel-stocks-hit-record-high/#:~:text=Israel%E2%80%99s%20main%20stock%20index%2C%20the%20TA%2D125%2C%20surged%20nearly%206%25%20on%20Monday">Monday</a>, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange’s benchmark TA-125 index rose as much as 6% intraday. On <a href="https://market.tase.co.il/en/market_data/index/137/major_data#:~:text=Previous%20Trading%20Days">Tuesday</a>, the index closed up 4.75%.

Which small Israeli defense tech stocks can vie with large peers for defense budgets?

GitLab Inc.

GitLab, a mid-cap provider of software development tools, fell nearly 9% in the first minutes of Wednesday's premarket trading after <a href="https://ir.gitlab.com/news/news-details/2026/GitLab-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-Fiscal-Year-2026-Financial-Results-Board-of-Directors-Authorizes-400-million-for-Share-Repurchase-Program/default.aspx">warning</a>&nbsp;that revenue growth will slow in the near term. CEO Bill Staples&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/gitlab-sees-ai-agent-platform-hybrid-pricing-driving-growth-131daa1a">said</a>&nbsp;"we aren’t satisfied with our revenue growth guidance."

Software provider GitLab sees shares tumble on disappointing sales guidance

M-tron Industries, Inc.

Shares of M-tron Industries, a small-cap firm that manufactures frequency and spectrum control products for electronic circuits, could now rise about 12% on a two-month horizon, according to a trade idea released by Freedom Broker (and seen by <i>Oninvest</i>). The analysts cite a likely rise in military spending amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Freedom Broker: M-tron has more than 12% upside on 2-month horizon amid ME conflict

TMD Energy Limited

Trio Petroleum Corp.

STAK Inc.

The biggest gainers in the small-cap segment on Monday were three energy companies, whose shares surged more than 149% on the day. The stocks rallied on concerns over oil supplies in the Middle East amid renewed hostilities between Iran and the U.S. and Israel, Benzinga <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/26/03/50991856/trio-petroleums-cooling-off-after-hours-after-169-rally-what-made-tpet-shoot-up">reported</a>.