Best Penny Stocks to Buy Now Under $1 (Hot Penny Stocks Today)
A list of the best penny stocks list of companies to buy right now under $1.

Price: <= $1
Due Diligence Score: >= 30
Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Growth
Market Cap
Revenue
EBITDA
Earnings
EPS
Rev. Y/Y
Rev. 5Y
Earn. Y/Y
Earn. 5Y
Earnings Date
DEFT
DEFI TECHNOLOGIES INC
$299.02M$71.84M$49.99M$45.22M$0.13231.58%99.07%N/A33.41%
TOUR
TUNIU CORP
$80.45M$83.89MN/A$4.52M$0.0416.68%3.58%-55.81%N/A
XTNT
XTANT MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC
$63.03M$133.93M$15.90M$4.97M$0.0414.21%20.22%N/AN/A2026-05-13
APRE
APREA THERAPEUTICS INC
$8.01M$285.76k-$13.23M-$12.60M-$1.93-80.98%N/AN/AN/A
ELOG
EASTERN INTERNATIONAL LTD
$10.82M$45.96M$2.61M$1.82M$0.1710.64%N/A54.55%N/A
DVLT
DATAVAULT AI INC
$451.52M$39.09M-$48.67M-$78.99M-$0.521,361.82%74.67%N/AN/A
RDGT
RIDGETECH INC
$105.39k$111.62M$15.26M$12.41M$2.253.10%-2.33%N/AN/A
CISS
C3IS INC
$188.87k$34.76M$17.42M$10.47M$46.81-17.83%N/AN/AN/A2026-05-04
CSAI
CLOUDASTRUCTURE INC
$14.15M$5.07M-$8.37M-$10.43M-$0.55271.41%N/AN/AN/A
IZM
ICZOOM GROUP INC
$6.79M$187.05M$2.63M$1.19M$0.105.12%2.51%N/A10.76%
CTM
CASTELLUM INC
$62.44M$52.87M-$694.70k-$2.51M-$0.0318.10%31.71%N/AN/A
SAFX
XCF GLOBAL INC
$108.53M$20.82M$83.16M$74.00M$0.52N/AN/AN/AN/A
AVX
AVAX ONE TECHNOLOGY LTD
$47.14M$2.34M-$31.99M-$33.20M-$2.038,709.31%N/AN/AN/A
AGMH
AGM GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$1.78M$48.53M$15.36M$15.24M$35.4618.79%190.92%N/AN/A
MAPS
WM TECHNOLOGY INC
$113.40M$174.70M$17.93M$1.96M$0.02-5.32%1.55%-75.00%-78.46%2026-05-13
ARBE
ARBE ROBOTICS LTD
$83.52M$1.03M-$47.67M-$46.42M-$0.4233.59%25.31%N/AN/A2026-05-27
NXGL
NEXGEL INC
$5.51M$11.42M-$2.23M-$3.00M-$0.3831.46%76.12%N/AN/A
CYPH
CYPHERPUNK TECHNOLOGIES INC
$69.28M$0.00$10.33M$4.82M$0.07N/A-100.00%N/AN/A
ENLV
ENLIVEX LTD
$207.47M$0.00$1.62B$1.24B$27.04N/AN/AN/AN/A
QSI
QUANTUM-SI INC
$157.73M$2.44M-$94.52M-$101.34M-$0.51-20.34%N/AN/AN/A2026-05-07
YCBD
CBDMD INC
$7.66M$19.09M-$488.62k-$3.71M-$1.68-0.66%-15.40%N/AN/A
INHD
INNO HOLDINGS INC
$4.24M$4.11M-$6.68M-$6.50M-$24.711,995.27%N/AN/AN/A
RANI
RANI THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS INC
$102.66M$1.63M-$23.97M-$29.67M-$0.4558.85%28.73%N/AN/A2026-05-13
REE
REE AUTOMOTIVE LTD
$21.08M$207.00k-$98.79M-$100.10M-$4.81-74.91%N/AN/AN/A2026-05-26
CHR
CHEER HOLDING INC
$4.05M$148.84M$32.63M$25.62M$24.071.11%3.76%-80.85%-44.45%
ATCH
ATLASCLEAR HOLDINGS INC
$33.23M$14.61M$11.20M$1.77M-$7.8652.99%N/AN/AN/A
INVZ
INNOVIZ TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$141.30M$55.09M-$61.86M-$67.80M-$0.34127.00%N/AN/AN/A
WORX
SCWORX CORP
$1.98M$2.88M-$1.46M-$4.44M-$0.61-3.75%-11.21%N/AN/A
ATYR
ATYR PHARMA INC
$80.79M$190.00k-$72.57M-$74.12M-$0.80-19.15%-55.14%N/AN/A2026-05-13
CLGN
COLLPLANT BIOTECHNOLOGIES LTD
$5.65M$2.37M-$10.58M-$11.49M-$0.94360.39%-17.32%N/AN/A
CUE
CUE BIOPHARMA INC
$17.29M$27.47M-$22.27M-$26.60M-$0.28195.75%54.16%N/AN/A2026-05-12
GTEC
GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP
$13.93M$90.69M$11.22M$4.93M$0.318.04%6.29%-69.90%-14.28%2026-05-14
VRME
VERIFYME INC
$11.31M$16.40M-$4.14M-$4.91M-$0.39-32.26%116.72%N/AN/A2026-05-19
GFAI
GUARDFORCE AI CO LTD
$9.47M$36.99M-$3.45M-$6.23M-$0.463.20%-0.89%N/AN/A2026-04-27
SCYX
SCYNEXIS INC
$40.96M$20.60M-$8.44M-$8.61M-$0.17449.95%N/AN/AN/A
MREO
MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC
$50.44M$500.00k-$42.32M-$41.88M-$0.25N/AN/AN/AN/A
AKAN
AKANDA CORP
$104.58k$359.66k-$2.10M-$2.23M$22.2021.94%N/AN/AN/A
RCON
RECON TECHNOLOGY LTD
$29.86M$15.86M-$2.82M-$4.04M-$0.4472.54%10.89%N/AN/A
TLPH
TALPHERA INC
$36.59M$28.00k-$14.29M-$14.29M-$0.34N/A-65.11%N/AN/A
RNXT
RENOVORX INC
$42.01M$1.12M-$11.08M-$11.17M-$0.322,511.63%N/AN/AN/A
MSAI
MULTISENSOR AI HOLDINGS INC
$20.20M$5.55M-$10.52M-$11.71M-$0.31-25.01%N/AN/AN/A
MXCT
MAXCYTE INC
$76.30M$33.03M-$39.49M-$44.63M-$0.42-14.50%4.76%N/AN/A2026-05-13
NMTC
NEUROONE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$41.94M$8.72M-$6.45M-$6.83M-$0.17-0.38%33.96%N/AN/A
JTAI
JETAI INC
$5.01M$9.18M$5.13M$4.59M$1.52-34.55%N/AN/AN/A
VTGN
VISTAGEN THERAPEUTICS INC
$21.51M$790.00k-$66.34M-$67.05M-$1.9013.18%4.06%N/AN/A
TANH
TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD
$539.84k$41.94M$9.89M$4.96M-$9.47-9.56%-3.90%N/AN/A
TNYA
TENAYA THERAPEUTICS INC
$143.22M$0.00-$79.69M-$90.60M-$0.59N/AN/AN/AN/A
ICCM
ICECURE MEDICAL LTD
$22.08M$3.38M-$14.80M-$15.06M-$0.242.67%-2.67%N/AN/A2026-06-03
FMFC
KANDAL M VENTURE LTD
$6.95M$15.57M$209.41k-$273.09k-$0.020.52%N/AN/AN/A
MEHA
FUNCTIONAL BRANDS INC
$3.45M$6.61M$1.56M$758.48k$0.080.69%N/AN/AN/A2026-05-15
GCL
GCL GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD
$76.34M$189.89M$8.04M$1.00M$0.0369.01%N/A-40.00%N/A
LAB
STANDARD BIOTOOLS INC
$347.16M$85.33M-$95.75M-$74.90M-$0.20-6.24%-9.19%N/AN/A2026-05-12
JZXN
JIUZI HOLDINGS INC
$1.12M$2.88M-$10.02M-$10.19M-$29.38105.89%-18.89%N/AN/A
YYAI
AIRWA INC
$38.73M$15.97M$8.69M$4.34M-$8.6017.69%14.85%N/AN/A
SLQT
SELECTQUOTE INC
$107.01M$1.62B$167.85M$19.57M$0.0911.14%16.04%N/A-38.10%
TNON
TENON MEDICAL INC
$8.40M$3.94M-$12.03M-$12.56M-$1.7020.35%145.95%N/AN/A
MYO
MYOMO INC
$27.04M$40.93M-$12.85M-$15.57M-$0.3725.73%40.10%N/AN/A2026-05-13
SOAR
VOLATO GROUP INC
$4.03M$78.56M$10.56M$5.17M$1.18101.10%N/AN/AN/A
GMEX
GMEX ROBOTICS CORP
$90.98k$5.20M$78.12k-$682.72k-$4.2416.42%N/AN/AN/A2026-04-27
ABLV
ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC
$30.62M$112.84MN/A$2.34M$0.05-12.26%N/AN/AN/A

Why Do Some Investors Buy Penny Stocks?

Since penny stocks are usually early-stage companies, they can be exciting investments and can generate outstanding returns very quickly.

Because of the small size of penny stock companies, these investments can double, triple, or 100x much more easily than large-cap stocks.

However, cheap stocks can also be volatile and risky. It’s important to identify penny stocks with solid business fundamentals as we’ve aimed to do with this penny stock list.

What are the Best Stocks Under $1?

Some of the best penny stocks to buy today are the companies listed above.

We’ve collected a NYSE and NASDAQ list of penny stocks under $1 and sorted them based on Zen Score, so you can find the best penny stocks based on their Valuation, Financials, Forecast, Performance, and Dividend (if applicable) Scores.

What are Some Hot Penny Stocks to Buy Today?

By using Zen Score, we’ve created a list of stocks under $1 that show signs of potential to increase in price and become more established businesses.

To further narrow your search for the top penny stocks with potential in {{"now" | date: "%Y"}}, look at the stocks with the highest Forecast Scores or filter by Analyst Consensus or Price Target under the Forecast tab.

What are Penny Stocks?

A penny stock is any stock that trades for less than $5 per share and usually less than $1 per share. Since these are cheap stocks, you can accumulate many shares for a very small sum.

For investors with a higher risk tolerance, buying penny stocks is a popular way to see quick returns while investing nominal amounts of capital.

Are Penny Stocks Risky?

Penny stocks are highly volatile and represent one of the most speculative asset classes. Only experienced investors with a high appetite for risk should consider investing in penny stocks.

However, if you have specific knowledge of a new product or technology that a penny stock company has created, buying penny stocks can be very lucrative.

WallStreetZen does not provide financial advice and does not issue recommendations or offers to buy stock or sell any security.

Information is provided 'as-is' and solely for informational purposes and is not advice. WallStreetZen does not bear any responsibility for any losses or damage that may occur as a result of reliance on this data.