Victoria's Secret & Co.

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, Inc.

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

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.

PSQ Holdings, Inc.

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?


IDT Corporation

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 International, Inc.

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

Altimmune, Inc.

Merck & Co., Inc.

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

Freedom Broker issues short-term idea to buy biotech Altimmune ahead of trial results

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

Vera Therapeutics, Inc.

Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.

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

Titan International, Inc.

Investment bank Noble Capital Markets has&nbsp;<a href="https://www.channelchek.com/news-channel/titan-international-twi-an-off-road-leader-initiating-research-coverage">initiated</a>&nbsp;coverage of Titan International, a small-cap company that designs and produces both wheels and tires for the agriculture markets. It recommends buying the stock with a target price implying 36% upside to&nbsp;<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TWI/">current quotes</a>. The company has recently eliminated noncore assets and is now ready to take advantage of the growth of demand in end markets, Noble Capital Markets argues.

Noble initiates on small tire maker Titan with 'buy' and TP implying 36% upside 

Alphawave IP Group plc

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Quotes on UK small-cap chip company Alphawave IP Group soared today, June 9, in London, rising more than a quarter to reach a one-year high. This came on the news of the company's acquisition by Qualcomm, which will buy Alphawave shares at a nearly 100% premium or exchange them for new Qualcomm stock. For Qualcomm, the deal is about expanding its technology for AI.

Qualcomm to buy UK semiconductor company Alphawave: What it means for investors

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

BofA has named four small-cap stocks with dividends yields outpacing Treasuries,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/05/buy-these-small-cap-stocks-with-attractive-dividends-bank-of-america-says.html">reports</a> CNBC.&nbsp;While small caps have more to lose from tariffs and macroeconomic uncertainty, they remain cheap relative to their large-cap peers, notes BofA&nbsp;Equity Strategist and Head of U.S. Small-/Mid-Cap Strategy Jill Carey Hall.&nbsp;The small-cap-tracking Russell 2000 index is still about 15% off its recent high, having lost about 4.5% since the beginning of the year.

Small caps