Hot or Not, Stock Market Edition: 01/21/2025

On the hot list: Orion Group Holdings (NYSE: ORN) was on fire last Friday after receiving a prominent Buy rating. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) continues to impress analysts and investors alike.

On the not list: Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ: LWLG) takes a nosedive on tariff fears, and Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) stock loses despite closing a high-profile deal. Keep reading to learn more.

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🔥 HOT: Orion Group Holdings (NYSE: ORN) gained 9.5% on Friday after DA Davidson initiated its coverage of the stock with a Buy rating and a price target of $11 per share, a 44% premium over its opening price of $7.63 per share. We give ORN an A Zen Rating and a recommendation of Strong Buy due to its strong growth potential and relatively low volatility compared to stocks that offer a similar value. ORN has returned 63.9% over the last year.

🥶 NOT: Shares of Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ: LWLG) continued their nosedive on Friday, losing another 2.6% to bring the stock’s early 2025 loss to 15.1% barely two weeks into the year. Fears of what President-elect Trump’s proposed tariffs could do to the company’s ability to access capital are keeping LWLG’s growth potential down. Tariffs could put pressure on the market to remain in the current inflationary regime, which would make it significantly more difficult for companies like Lightwave to access the prodigious amounts of capital they need to do business. We give LWLG a D Zen Rating and a Sell recommendation.

🔥 HOT: Despite some recent struggles, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) maintains a B Zen Rating due to its impressive revenue and margins, especially for a company that’s grown so much over the last two years. NVDA rose by another 3.1% on Friday, breaking a mini skid that saw the company lose 15.1% over the last week. It would be foolish to discount NVDA’s growth potential just because it’s already gained so much, considering that tech companies are continuing to invest heavily in AI chips. NVDA has gained 144% over the last calendar year.

🥶 NOT: Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) lost 1.1% on Friday despite closing a last-minute deal with the Biden administration for a $8.3 billion loan from the Energy Department. Rivian’s future is uncertain due to concerns that the incoming administration will make it harder for clean-energy companies like Rivian to compete by rolling back incentives and imposing tariffs on materials needed for EVs. Even without that concern, Rivian’s financials are poor, and the current sentiment surrounding the stock is negative. RIVN is down 16.5% over the last year and has a Zen Rating of F.

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