American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

'Hottest ad out there': American Eagle jumps after Trump supports Sydney Sweeney ad

Argan, Inc.

Lumentum Holdings Inc.

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.

Business Insider has highlighted three mid-cap AI stocks as recommended by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/big-tech-ai-bullishness-small-cap-opportunity-investing-2025-8?IR=T">money managers</a>. All of them are building infrastructure into the AI boom, from which everyone in the "data center building food chain" should benefit.

Investment managers name three mid-cap stocks rising on the AI boom

Energy Recovery, Inc.

Freedom Broker has initiated, with a "buy" rating, on Energy Recovery, which manufactures energy efficiency technology solutions, in particular seawater desalination technologies. Growing water scarcity and stricter environmental policy are accelerating demand for sustainable infrastructure, Freedom Broker argues.

Freedom initiates on Energy Recovery with a 'buy' and TP implying almost 50% upside

Franklin Covey Co.

Many readers are familiar with American business coach Stephen Covey and his landmark 1989 book <i>The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People</i>. A global bestseller translated into dozens of languages, it has sold over <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-7-Habits-of-Highly-Effective-People/Stephen-R-Covey/9781982137137#:~:text=,Book%2520of%2520the%2520Twentieth%2520Century">40 million copies</a> to date. The book’s success became the springboard for a consulting business that formalized Covey’s approach into professional training programs. Although Covey passed away in 2012, his principles on personal and organizational effectiveness remain influential. Franklin Covey, the publicly traded company that evolved from his original business,&nbsp;showed how the book works in real life.

Franklin Covey off 47% YTD: What's wrong with '7 habits of highly effective people'

Investors who believe a slowdown in the economy is coming should look at the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO), which tracks the small-cap Russell 2000 index,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/07/30/is-the-vanguard-russell-2000-etf-a-buy-now/">writes</a>&nbsp;the Motley Fool contributor Chris Neiger. Small caps tend to bounce back faster after tough economic times than larger ones, but investing in the VTWO has its drawbacks: In the words of Neiger, the fund is "mostly missing out" on the AI boom.

Motley Fool makes arguments for and against investing in Vanguard Russell 2000 now

STIF Societe anonyme

RaySearch Laboratories AB

The period from 2021 to 2024 proved challenging for European small-cap stocks. Amid a prolonged phase of tight monetary policy in the eurozone and underperformance relative to the U.S., investors largely overlooked the Old World's smaller companies. Over that period, the MSCI Europe Small Cap index rose just 2.6%, including a nearly 27% drop in 2022. By comparison, the iShares STOXX Europe 600 UCITS ETF gained 39.7%, while the MSCI World index advanced 46.0%.

Why European small caps are back on investors’ radar in 2025

D-Wave Quantum Inc.

Quantum Computing Inc.

Rigetti Computing, Inc.

Quantum computing stocks jumped in early trading today, July 31. The trigger was a remark by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella that quantum technology will be the next cloud "accelerator."

Quantum computing stocks jump after Satya Nadella says quantum 'next big accelerator'

Peloton Interactive, Inc.

Shares of exercise equipment and media company Peloton Interactive <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PTON/">jumped</a> nearly 19% today, July 30. Swiss bank UBS <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/30/peloton-rips-higher-after-ubs-says-the-stock-could-surge-nearly-80percent.html">upgraded</a> its rating on the stock to "buy" and raised its target price. This comes a week before Peloton is due to report quarterly earnings. UBS says it sees signs of stabilization in the business, which took off during the pandemic but has since largely lost momentum.

UBS upgrades rating and TP on Peloton ahead of FY4Q25 earnings; shares jump

Pheton Holdings Ltd

Chinese micro-cap company Pheton Holdings, whose shares trade on the Nasdaq, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PTHL/">crashed</a> and lost nearly 95% of its value yesterday, July 29. Investors were reacting to a <a href="https://thebearcave.substack.com/p/problems-at-pheton-holdings-pthl">report</a> by the Bear Cave, a newsletter that "exposes corporate misconduct," which alleged that Pheton is "being manipulated by overseas stock manipulation groups and is at risk of a near-term, severe stock collapse" and called on regulators to halt trading in the stock before U.S. investors lost millions.

Chinese micro-cap company Pheton loses 95% in a day on allegations of pump-and-dump

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.

Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics, a small-cap developer of genetic medicines to treat rare neuromuscular and central nervous system diseases, soared 14% yesterday, July 29. The driver of the gains was the announcement that U.S. health regulators had authorized the biotech to resume shipments of its gene therapy that accounts for the majority of its revenue. Still, analysts&nbsp;caution that sales momentum will need to be maintained for the company to make a looming debt repayment.&nbsp;

Shares in biotech Sarepta soar after FDA allows shipments of Elevidys to resume


Allot Ltd.

Eyal Harari, CEO of the Israeli high-tech company Allot, explains how the company turned its first profit and plans to grow in the U.S.

'Create a culture of winners': New CEO of Allot tells Oninvest about turnaround

NVIDIA Corporation

Microsoft Corporation

Shares of the mid-cap Argan, which provides construction services to the energy sector, have more than tripled over the last 12 months, "smashing" the world's most valuable company, Nvidia, in terms of performance,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.investors.com/research/how-to-find-the-best-stocks-to-buy/argan-stock-smashes-nvidia-meta-tesla-magnificent-seven-stocks/">notes</a>&nbsp;the <i>Investor's Business Daily</i>. It argues that now is a good time to buy Argan stock ahead of a new breakout.&nbsp;&nbsp;