Hot or Not, Stock Market Edition: 01/02/2025

By Dan Simms, Stock Reporter

January 1, 2025 8:03 PM UTC

Hot or Not, Stock Market Edition: 01/02/2025

American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) continues to outperform, but the skies aren’t so friendly for Boeing’s (NYSE: BA). Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AENT) is up on robot-related news, while Vertical Aerospace (NYSE: EVTL) experiences some growing pains. 📈 Want more? Check out the biggest winners and biggest losers on WSZ.

🔥 HOT: American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) continued to outperform its aviation brethren on Monday, gaining 1.6% to bring its YTD gain to just under 30%. The stock got a nice boost from a ratings upgrade from Raymond James. The analysis firm raised its price target for AAL to $24 per share, which represents a 38% premium from Monday’s opening price. We give AAL a B Zen Rating and see it as a solid pick going into 2025.

🥶 NOT: Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) stock has been on the rise for a little over a month now but fell by 2.3% on Monday after a South Korean Boeing 737-800 crashed at the country’s Muan International Airport. The crash was allegedly due to faulty landing gear but may also have been caused by a mid-air collision with a bird. Whatever the case, Monday’s crash showed that Boeing investors are still skeptical about the company’s future. We give BA a Zen Rating of F and a Strong Sell recommendation due to the poor sentiment surrounding the stock and its potential for more safety-related dips.

🔥 HOT: Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AENT) has been on a tear since it acquired Handmade by Robots on December 18th. AENT gained another 13.9% on Monday, bringing its total gain over the last two weeks to a tidy 60.6%. While momentum is surely on AENT’s side, the sentiment surrounding the stock is overwhelmingly positive and what ultimately drives us to give it a Zen Rating of B.

🥶 NOT: Just under one week ago, Vertical Aerospace (NYSE: EVTL) secured $50 million worth of funding and soared to a 120% gain. As with many news-related rallies, the market may have overreacted to the good news. EVTL fell by 19.2% on Monday in a sobering return to the kind of performance it enjoyed before the funding announcement. Vertical’s financials are simply not good and its growth potential is limited, giving it a D Zen Rating and a Sell recommendation.

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