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Company	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Market Cap	Volume	Average Volume	Indicator(s)
ARAI Arrive AI	$0.20 -3.1%	N/A	$10.76 million	$36.38 million	$174.59 thousand	News Coverage High Trading Volume
BFRG Bullfrog AI	$0.69 +16.0%	N/A	$11.01 million	$25.76 million	$9.39 million	News Coverage High Trading Volume
SES SES AI	$0.79 -5.4%	N/A	$310.32 million	$20.91 million	$21.46 million
LSH Lakeside	$0.58 +3.5%	N/A	$19.95 million	$13.81 million	$80.84 thousand	Gap Up High Trading Volume
BEAT HeartBeam	$0.58 -10.7%	N/A	$36.86 million	$10.54 million	$12.08 million	News Coverage Analyst Forecast Gap Down
BRN Barnwell Industries	$0.96 +2.2%	N/A	$13.82 million	$9.40 million	$348.96 thousand	News Coverage Gap Up High Trading Volume
ALDX Aldeyra Therapeutics	$0.92 -0.8%	N/A	$55.72 million	$7.54 million	$1.31 million	Gap Up High Trading Volume
CMPX Compass Therapeutics	$1.00 +3.9%	N/A	$172.99 million	$7.27 million	$6.77 million	Positive News Gap Up
CIRC Atlantic International	$0.50 -7.9%	N/A	$49.75 million	$5.96 million	$311.29 thousand	News Coverage Gap Up High Trading Volume
AKBA Akebia Therapeutics	$0.88 -3.5%	N/A	$252.30 million	$5.43 million	$5.43 million	News Coverage
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EVTL Vertical Aerospace	$0.57 +4.6%	N/A	$75.01 million	$4.51 million	$3.40 million
DVLT Datavault AI	$0.15 -3.9%	N/A	$151.96 million	$4.26 million	$8.37 million
BZAI Blaize	$0.29 -33.5%	N/A	$63.13 million	$4.16 million	$834.27 thousand	Trending News Analyst Downgrade Gap Down High Trading Volume
IVVD Invivyd	$0.81 -3.9%	N/A	$247.36 million	$4.06 million	$5.75 million	News Coverage
FNGR FingerMotion	$0.22 -18.2%	N/A	$19.50 million	$3.84 million	$10.38 million	Upcoming Earnings Gap Down
PBK PowerBank	$0.25 +10.2%	N/A	$13.92 million	$3.53 million	$283.79 thousand	Upcoming Earnings High Trading Volume
VERI Veritone	$0.75 +2.8%	N/A	$73.77 million	$3.28 million	$3.96 million	Gap Up
INV Innventure	$0.57 +11.1%	N/A	$43.63 million	$2.20 million	$5.13 million	Trending News Gap Up
HUMA Humacyte	$0.48 -4.4%	N/A	$138.90 million	$2.03 million	$1.83 million	Analyst Forecast
OTLK Oncobiologics	$0.57 -3.9%	N/A	$144.97 million	$1.80 million	$2.53 million
CAN Canaan	$0.32 -2.6%	N/A	$238.35 million	$1.71 million	$4.26 million
CNTB Connect Biopharma	$0.91 +0.8%	N/A	$56.54 million	$1.67 million	$9.67 million	Trending News Analyst Revision
SAFX XCF Global Capital	$0.30 +0.7%	N/A	$123.41 million	$1.59 million	$1.30 million	News Coverage
OPTU Optimum Communications	$0.98 -0.7%	N/A	$269.54 million	$1.58 million	$1.98 million	News Coverage
MVST Microvast	$0.61 -0.7%	N/A	$236.72 million	$1.47 million	$3.52 million
TNYA Tenaya Therapeutics	$0.55 -3.1%	N/A	$126.49 million	$1.45 million	$1.57 million
COSM Cosmos Health	$0.32 -7.6%	N/A	$34.79 million	$1.43 million	$1.25 million
CGC Canopy Growth	$0.89 +0.7%	N/A	$397.40 million	$1.39 million	$1.95 million
LDI loanDepot	$0.62 +2.3%	N/A	$204.65 million	$1.32 million	$4.64 million	News Coverage Gap Up
STEX Streamex	$0.52 -12.7%	N/A	$69.01 million	$1.17 million	$568.82 thousand	News Coverage Analyst Revision Gap Up High Trading Volume
FLUX Flux Power	$0.49 -4.3%	N/A	$11.14 million	$1.09 million	$4.31 million
ACH Accendra Health	$0.46 +2.6%	N/A	$34.68 million	$1.07 million	$678.13 thousand	News Coverage Gap Up
MIST Milestone Pharmaceuticals	$0.76 -2.0%	N/A	$97.03 million	$1.06 million	$1.07 million	Gap Up
SLQT SelectQuote	$0.38 -9.3%	N/A	$75.07 million	$1.02 million	$357.42 thousand	High Trading Volume
LAB Standard BioTools	$0.72 -5.4%	3.28	$299.54 million	$1.01 million	$815.76 thousand	News Coverage
REKR Rekor Systems	$0.32 -11.0%	N/A	$50.10 million	$946.50 thousand	$563.29 thousand	News Coverage
SPWR CSLM Acquisition	$0.30 -3.6%	N/A	$65.00 million	$911.53 thousand	$954.03 thousand	News Coverage Gap Up
XTIA XTI Aerospace	$0.72 -1.9%	N/A	$28.38 million	$898.75 thousand	$538.61 thousand
DEFT DeFi Technologies	$0.52 +0.8%	8.71	$201.31 million	$875.65 thousand	$1.40 million
LUCD Lucid Diagnostics	$0.60 +1.1%	N/A	$120.59 million	$874.70 thousand	$983.61 thousand
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RKTO Rocket One Inc. Common Stock	$0.70 -1.2%	N/A	$15.85 million	$825.85 thousand	$289.09 thousand	Gap Up High Trading Volume
ECX ECARX	$0.84 +1.0%	N/A	$296.79 million	$806.05 thousand	$1.28 million	News Coverage
LASE Laser Photonics	$0.77 -4.0%	N/A	$39.99 million	$801.05 thousand	$4.98 million
RANI Rani Therapeutics	$0.83 +7.0%	N/A	$108.02 million	$790.61 thousand	$452.04 thousand	News Coverage Analyst Forecast Gap Up
BLNK Blink Charging	$0.51 -6.9%	N/A	$79.72 million	$783.14 thousand	$487.85 thousand
HRTX Heron Therapeutics	$0.33 -10.4%	N/A	$70.25 million	$768.09 thousand	$793.09 thousand
KPTI Karyopharm Therapeutics	$0.65 -3.1%	N/A	$15.21 million	$764.44 thousand	$1.06 million	News Coverage Gap Up
HYPR Hyperfine	$0.87 -1.5%	N/A	$93.63 million	$759.40 thousand	$451.03 thousand
ADBT Advasa	$0.13 -6.0%	N/A	$64.78 million	$745.95 thousand	$7.04 million	Gap Up
ARBE Arbe Robotics	$0.60 +1.1%	N/A	$75.24 million	$676.38 thousand	$4.27 million
HAIN The Hain Celestial Group	$0.52 +0.6%	N/A	$46.68 million	$669.44 thousand	$1.56 million
LX LexinFintech	$0.69 +2.7%	0.83	$113.23 million	$659.47 thousand	$1.51 million
AEON AEON Biopharma	$0.29 +7.3%	1.61	$14.45 million	$654.35 thousand	$850.20 thousand	Gap Down
SLND Southland	$0.72 +9.1%	N/A	$39.19 million	$599.55 thousand	$2.03 million	News Coverage Gap Down
FLNA Cassava Sciences	$0.87 +0.6%	N/A	$42.02 million	$586.19 thousand	$5.06 million	Positive News Gap Up
NMRA Neumora Therapeutics	$0.47 -10.3%	N/A	$98.70 million	$581.20 thousand	$992.10 thousand
RCT RedCloud	$0.13 -30.2%	N/A	$12.53 million	$566.57 thousand	$52.62 thousand	Earnings Report Gap Down High Trading Volume
INVZ Innoviz Technologies	$0.33 -1.6%	N/A	$71.44 million	$546.91 thousand	$850.30 thousand
NNOX Nano-X Imaging	$0.62 -4.3%	N/A	$50.53 million	$536.06 thousand	$737.88 thousand
WWR Westwater Resources	$0.48 +0.9%	N/A	$62.25 million	$530.82 thousand	$1.01 million
ONCY Oncolytics Biotech	$0.60 +0.2%	N/A	$76.11 million	$513.37 thousand	$716.73 thousand
ARAY Accuray	$0.26 -13.3%	N/A	$36.03 million	$471.61 thousand	$5.38 million	News Coverage Positive News
FBDT First Breach	$0.97 -3.0%	N/A	$55.78 million	$466.80 thousand	$4.71 million	Gap Up
FSP Franklin Street Properties	$0.31 +1.5%	N/A	$32.00 million	$464.23 thousand	$179.92 thousand	High Trading Volume
KSCP Knightscope	$0.69 -4.2%	N/A	$16.91 million	$445.54 thousand	$610.39 thousand	News Coverage
KNDI Kandi Technologies Group	$0.71 +1.1%	N/A	$70.83 million	$441.36 thousand	$3.65 million	Gap Down
EHTH eHealth	$0.76 +11.4%	N/A	$21.82 million	$434.72 thousand	$273.61 thousand	News Coverage Gap Up
MREO Mereo BioPharma Group	$0.35 -9.8%	N/A	$61.96 million	$428.56 thousand	$709.90 thousand	Gap Up
AIFC ALT5 Sigma	$0.45 -3.7%	1.07	$65.26 million	$422.80 thousand	$297.99 thousand
OGI Organigram Global	$0.97 +3.5%	2.11	$132.15 million	$405.41 thousand	$560.42 thousand	Positive News
VTGN VistaGen Therapeutics	$0.25 -4.8%	N/A	$11.68 million	$395.51 thousand	$7.85 million
BLNE Beeline	$0.78 -0.7%	N/A	$25.57 million	$375.58 thousand	$238.03 thousand	News Coverage Gap Up
LTRN Lantern Pharma	$0.95 +1.4%	N/A	$12.02 million	$370.64 thousand	$286.42 thousand	Gap Up
BFRI Biofrontera	$0.93 +4.6%	N/A	$13.23 million	$363.78 thousand	$663.36 thousand
BAER Bridger Aerospace Group	$0.60 -9.2%	N/A	$36.85 million	$328.25 thousand	$493.01 thousand	Analyst Upgrade
TYGO Tigo Energy	$0.87 +0.3%	6.18	$65.49 million	$319.47 thousand	$804.99 thousand	Trending News Analyst Downgrade Gap Up
CGTX Cognition Therapeutics	$0.94 +0.2%	N/A	$89.21 million	$309.68 thousand	$404.64 thousand	Analyst Forecast
CNTX Context Therapeutics	$0.32 -4.4%	N/A	$30.92 million	$289.17 thousand	$357.86 thousand
ATYR aTyr Pharma	$0.28 -2.3%	N/A	$28.44 million	$288.79 thousand	$2.37 million
CHGG Chegg	$0.71 -1.4%	N/A	$79.98 million	$265.72 thousand	$533.67 thousand	Gap Up
SLGB Smart Logistics Global	$0.28 -6.5%	N/A	$13.57 million	$264.12 thousand	$1.39 million	Gap Down
ACTU Actuate Therapeutics	$0.81 -7.2%	N/A	$21.01 million	$261.48 thousand	$187.50 thousand
LGO Largo	$0.47 -1.0%	N/A	$54.20 million	$261.36 thousand	$653.47 thousand
HOWL Werewolf Therapeutics	$0.92 -0.9%	N/A	$45.20 million	$256.46 thousand	$638.86 thousand
ROCG Roth CH Acquisition IV	$0.86 -0.5%	N/A	$12.80 million	$253.09 thousand	$17.21 thousand	High Trading Volume
SKIN Beauty Health	$0.59 -2.3%	N/A	$78.08 million	$245.27 thousand	$185.46 thousand	Gap Up
HODO Brag House	$0.13 -3.5%	N/A	$12.21 million	$241.69 thousand	$400.44 thousand	News Coverage Gap Down
WALD Waldencast	$0.87 -1.2%	N/A	$111.75 million	$239.77 thousand	$329.48 thousand	Gap Up
PRZO ParaZero Technologies	$0.63 +1.3%	N/A	$16.15 million	$235.59 thousand	$337.09 thousand	News Coverage
REFR Research Frontiers	$0.72 -1.6%	N/A	$25.39 million	$225.40 thousand	$3.64 million	News Coverage Gap Up
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ELUT Elutia	$0.78 -5.4%	0.82	$36.39 million	$218.86 thousand	$316.09 thousand	News Coverage
DFLI Dragonfly Energy	$0.68 -4.2%	N/A	$10.64 million	$214.00 thousand	$203.05 thousand
CTXR Citius Pharmaceuticals	$0.48 -7.6%	N/A	$14.27 million	$201.47 thousand	$83.06 thousand	News Coverage High Trading Volume
GCL GCL Global	$0.78 +14.0%	N/A	$87.98 million	$184.61 thousand	$91.90 thousand	Gap Up High Trading Volume
JSPR Jasper Therapeutics	$0.56 -5.5%	N/A	$19.73 million	$183.67 thousand	$194.72 thousand	News Coverage
NXXT NextNRG	$0.65 -2.4%	N/A	$11.26 million	$176.27 thousand	$207.82 thousand
DH Definitive Healthcare	$0.99 +0.2%	N/A	$105.27 million	$174.44 thousand	$863.57 thousand
TPST Tempest Therapeutics	$0.79 -0.6%	N/A	$13.39 million	$171.32 thousand	$6.13 million
TCRX TScan Therapeutics	$0.28 -6.7%	N/A	$20.01 million	$165.28 thousand	$217.21 thousand
TOON Kartoon Studios	$0.57 +3.3%	N/A	$35.39 million	$161.75 thousand	$411.36 thousand

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Penny stocks can offer high-reward opportunities but come with significant risks due to volatility, low liquidity, and potential for fraud. They are best suited for experienced or risk-tolerant investors.

Most penny stocks trade on OTC markets, where companies don’t need to meet strict listing requirements. Some also trade on major exchanges like the NYSE or Nasdaq if they qualify.

Penny stocks are often thinly traded, lack financial transparency, and can be subject to price manipulation, making them riskier than traditional stocks.

Use resources like MarketBeat.com to research financial reports, company news, volume trends, industry potential, analyst ratings, insider activity, and top penny stock movers. This list of the most active penny stocks is a great place to start your search.

Penny stocks are defined by share price (typically under $1.00 or $5.00), while micro-cap stocks are classified by market capitalization, usually under $300 million. Some overlap, but they aren’t always the same.

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This page shows the most active penny stocks today. Sorting penny stocks by trading volume helps traders identify stocks with higher liquidity, which allows investors to enter and exit positions without significantly impacting the stock price. With active penny stocks, investors are less likely to get stuck with a stock, unable to sell it at a price that makes sense. High trading volume can also indicate investor interest and that the price may move up or down soon. While by default these stocks are sorted by the highest dollar volume of trading, you can also sort by most shares traded. Be sure to check the average trading column as well to compare the stock's volume so far today with the stock's volume on an average day.

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