Hims & Hers Health, Inc.

U.S. telehealth platform and online pharmacy Hims &amp; Hers Health will <a href="https://investors.hims.com/news/news-details/2026/Hims--Hers-Announces-Agreement-to-Acquire-Eucalyptus-Accelerating-Its-Vision-to-Become-the-Leading-Global-Consumer-Health-Platform/default.aspx">acquire</a>&nbsp;Australian peer Eucalyptus. The deal comes as the company <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hims-hers-1-2-billion-165104901.html">seeks</a>&nbsp;to reshape investor perceptions after U.S. regulators <a href="https://en.oninvest.com/article/novo-shares-rise-cheap-copy-of-its-drug-fails-to-survive-criticism-from-us-regulatorhttps://en.oninvest.com/article/novo-shares-rise-cheap-copy-of-its-drug-fails-to-survive-criticism-from-us-regulatorhttps://en.oninvest.com/article/novo-shares-rise-cheap-copy-of-its-drug-fails-to-survive-criticism-from-us-regulator">criticized</a>&nbsp;it over the sale of a copycat of Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy and the Danish drugmaker filed a lawsuit.

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Peloton Interactive, Inc.

Alvotech

Grab Holdings Limited

Snap Inc.

Aurora Innovation, Inc.

AtaiBeckley Inc.

FuboTV Inc.

Small-cap stocks could benefit from several structural trends in 2026. The segment is expected to be supported by investments in AI infrastructure, as well as localization and upgrades of production facilities, American Century Investments <a href="https://www.americancentury.com/institutional-investors/insights/global-small-caps-trends/">said</a> in a January report. Analysts expect small-cap companies to outpace large-cap peers in earnings per share (EPS) growth in 2026: small-cap EPS is projected to rise 21.8% versus 16.0% for large caps. In 2025, the situation was the opposite, with small-cap EPS up 12.2% versus 13.9% for large caps.

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Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

ARK Invest, headed by investor Cathie Wood, has increased its stake in small-cap biotech Recursion Pharmaceuticals, which <a href="https://ir.recursion.com/">uses</a>&nbsp;one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to identify patterns and develop therapies for deadly diseases. The news of Wood's purchase <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/RXRX/">helped lift</a> the stock more than 5% on Thursday. Earlier, it emerged that chipmaker Nvidia had exited its position in the company.

Cathie Wood increases stake in small-cap biotech Recursion after Nvidia exits

Rush Street Interactive, Inc.

Citizens Investment Bank has <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/RSI/">upgraded</a>&nbsp;Rush Street Interactive to “market outperform” from “market perform,” setting a $24 per share target price on the online casino operator, which has a market capitalization of about $4.2 billion. Three other Wall Street analysts have raised their target prices after the company’s quarterly revenue reached a record and full-year revenue exceeded the management’s own forecast. “The continued stability of beating and raising expectations compared with peers drives our sustained bullish stance on the shares,” Jefferies <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/jefferies-sees-this-online-casino-soaring-more-than-75percent.html">said</a>.

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NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd.

Wall Street sees 12-fold upside in the name

Fresh trial data boosts shares of ALS drugmaker NeuroSense 

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.

Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft

Shares of Israel's&nbsp;<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ZIM/">ZIM Integrated Shipping Services</a>, listed in New York, soared Tuesday more than 25% to a 3.5-year high after the company <a href="https://investors.zim.com/news/news-details/2026/ZIM-to-be-Acquired-by-Hapag-Lloyd-for-35-00-per-Share-in-Cash-at-Aggregate-Cash-Consideration-of-Approximately-4-2-Billion-New-Israeli-Company-New-ZIM-to-Acquire-Portion-of-ZIMs-Business/default.aspx">announced</a>&nbsp;an agreement according to which it will be acquired at a premium by Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd. The deal is set to strengthen Hapag-Lloyd’s position as the world’s fifth-largest container shipping company.

Stock of shipper ZIM soars to three-year high as Hapag-Lloyd agrees to takeover

Raspberry Pi Holdings plc

Shares of British Raspberry Pi, the maker of some of the simplest personal computers, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/RPI.L/">surged</a>&nbsp;about 25% in the first minutes of trading on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The move followed a <a href="https://x.com/aleabitoreddit/status/2023415224372756782">post on X</a> suggesting that AI agents such as OpenClaw could boost demand for Raspberry Pi single-board computers as an alternative to Apple devices.

Shares of tiny Raspberry Pi soar on X post that AI agents could drive demand

Applied Digital Corporation

TeraWulf Inc.

Hut 8 Corp.

In 2025, the bitcoin mining sector rebounded strongly and outpaced the performance of the cryptocurrency itself. The Smid-cap Bitcoin Miner Equal Weight Index, put together by analyst Aldiyar Anuarbekov for Oninvest, gained 46%. The index includes 17 small- and mid-cap mining companies. Meanwhile, the&nbsp;Smid-cap Bitcoin Miner Cap Weight Index&nbsp;added 27%. By comparison, bitcoin fell 9.7% in 2025, while the S&amp;P 500 rose 16.3%. In 2026, investors are increasingly betting on companies at the intersection of mining and AI infrastructure.

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MNTN, Inc.

Braze, Inc.

PAR Technology Corporation

TipRanks contributor Kirti Tak has <a href="https://www.tipranks.com/news/3-small-cap-strong-buy-stocks-with-big-upside-in-2026-according-to-analysts-4">highlighted</a>&nbsp;three "strong buy" small caps investors should watch. All have declined year to date, yet Wall Street sees more than 95% upside in each.

TipRanks flags three 'strong buy' small caps with 95% upside in 2026

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Century Aluminum Company

Freedom Broker is opening a short-term trade idea on mid-cap aluminum producer Century Aluminum, expecting the stock to gain about 13% over the next two months. The call is based on what the analysts describe as the company’s unique position as a domestic producer of primary aluminum, benefitting from Trump's trade policy and tariff protection.

Freedom short-term trade idea: Buy Century Aluminum as beneficiary of Trump policies

Sports Entertainment Gaming Global Corporation

Shares of small media platform SEGG Media, owner of Sports.com, Concerts.com, and Lottery.com, jumped 9% on Friday. The company&nbsp;<a href="https://investors.seggmediacorp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/segg-media-unlocks-20m-annual-revenue-finalizing-terms-secure">agreed</a>&nbsp;to buy a 51% stake in the UK’s Veloce Media Group, whose assets include the Quadrant apparel brand founded by Formula One driver Lando Norris and his partners. The deal will boost SEGG Media’s revenue and “a paradigm shift for SEGG Media and its shareholders,” the company said in its press release.

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