| Ticker | Company | Price | 1d % | 1w % | 1m % | 3m % | 6m % | 1y % | 3y % | 5y % | 10y % | 52-week High | 52-week Low | % off 52-week High | % off 52-week Low | Beta | Volume | Vol 1d % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDL | DINGDONG (CAYMAN) LTD | $2.52 | -2.33% | -1.18% | 0.80% | -10.95% | 46.51% | 18.31% | 6.33% | N/A | N/A | $3.41 | $1.65 | 26.10% | 52.73% | 1.07 | 149,000 | -48.97% |
| ZJK | ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD | $2.88 | 11.63% | 6.67% | 6.67% | 89.47% | -5.88% | -38.46% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $5.82 | $1.45 | 50.52% | 98.62% | 1.31 | 105,000 | 960.61% |
| IMPP | IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC/MARSHALL ISLANDS | $5.11 | -4.31% | -10.04% | 3.44% | 16.14% | 11.57% | 79.93% | 50.74% | N/A | N/A | $6.57 | $2.73 | 22.22% | 87.18% | 0.62 | 522,000 | -28.10% |
| MOMO | HELLO GROUP INC | $5.96 | -0.17% | 1.02% | -1.81% | -8.31% | -15.46% | -2.77% | -26.69% | -58.84% | -53.36% | $9.22 | $5.69 | 35.36% | 4.84% | 1.00 | 914,000 | 138.02% |
| RLX | RLX TECHNOLOGY INC | $2.06 | 1.48% | -0.48% | -3.74% | -11.59% | -16.94% | 1.98% | 14.44% | -82.62% | N/A | $2.84 | $1.97 | 27.46% | 4.57% | 0.96 | 2,081,000 | -31.88% |
| SPRO | SPERO THERAPEUTICS INC | $2.83 | -2.41% | 2.54% | 11.86% | 29.22% | 24.67% | 32.86% | 59.89% | -80.72% | N/A | $3.22 | $1.80 | 12.11% | 57.22% | 0.75 | 1,332,000 | 68.61% |
| RERE | ATRENEW INC | $4.65 | 0.43% | -0.64% | 5.68% | -19.69% | 1.53% | 76.81% | 66.07% | N/A | N/A | $6.47 | $2.41 | 28.13% | 92.95% | 1.05 | 1,356,000 | -33.56% |
| ADMA | ADMA BIOLOGICS INC | $7.98 | 0.63% | -3.16% | -24.72% | -51.87% | -58.82% | -59.64% | 97.52% | 356.00% | 2.97% | $22.37 | $7.21 | 64.33% | 10.68% | 1.22 | 1,892,000 | -31.32% |
| TASK | TASKUS INC | $6.33 | 0.32% | 2.76% | 0.32% | -40.11% | -45.19% | -62.19% | -40.56% | N/A | N/A | $18.39 | $5.39 | 65.58% | 17.44% | 1.72 | 323,000 | -13.40% |
| TIGR | UP FINTECH HOLDING LTD | $5.14 | 2.59% | 17.89% | -21.17% | -34.19% | -40.51% | -39.03% | 84.23% | -78.77% | N/A | $13.55 | $4.00 | 62.07% | 28.50% | 1.61 | 6,185,000 | -14.56% |
| VIOT | VIOMI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD | $0.97 | 1.26% | 7.22% | -0.52% | -31.07% | -61.09% | -31.07% | 13.26% | -88.51% | N/A | $4.33 | $0.87 | 77.71% | 10.92% | 1.01 | 476,000 | 30.41% |
| DOYU | DOUYU INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD | $5.24 | 2.34% | 12.21% | 6.50% | -6.60% | -25.78% | -22.14% | -46.26% | -93.34% | N/A | $9.34 | $4.28 | 43.90% | 22.43% | 1.52 | 20,600 | -46.49% |
| TBLA | TABOOLACOM LTD | $4.88 | -2.40% | -0.81% | 30.13% | 54.43% | 20.20% | 33.33% | 84.15% | -51.05% | N/A | $5.26 | $2.84 | 7.22% | 72.13% | 1.35 | 5,770,000 | 205.45% |
| VRRM | VERRA MOBILITY CORP | $4.51 | 9.20% | -66.57% | -69.67% | -72.99% | -79.48% | -81.08% | -74.38% | -68.19% | N/A | $25.83 | $3.40 | 82.54% | 32.65% | 0.80 | 20,884,000 | -35.36% |
| INTR | INTER & CO INC | $6.17 | -2.68% | 0.16% | -17.62% | -29.81% | -31.75% | -14.66% | 151.84% | N/A | N/A | $10.36 | $5.64 | 40.44% | 9.40% | 0.99 | 15,388,000 | 120.43% |
| NRDS | NERDWALLET INC | $8.60 | 0.35% | 2.99% | -20.44% | -22.38% | -44.19% | -20.00% | -10.70% | N/A | N/A | $16.24 | $7.33 | 47.04% | 17.33% | 1.31 | 816,000 | 6.53% |
| LX | LEXINFINTECH HOLDINGS LTD | $2.20 | -0.90% | 12.24% | 7.84% | -24.91% | -32.31% | -69.74% | 4.02% | -81.20% | N/A | $7.99 | $1.79 | 72.45% | 22.91% | 1.36 | 1,644,000 | -30.92% |
| YMM | FULL TRUCK ALLIANCE CO LTD | $8.82 | -0.34% | 5.50% | 6.01% | -5.36% | -22.08% | -27.47% | 52.07% | N/A | N/A | $14.07 | $8.04 | 37.31% | 9.70% | 1.23 | 15,474,000 | -22.70% |
| PAYS | PAYSIGN INC | $7.27 | 1.11% | 8.18% | 10.32% | 100.28% | 45.11% | 64.11% | 187.35% | 117.01% | 4,176.47% | $8.88 | $3.08 | 18.13% | 136.04% | 1.37 | 464,000 | -9.20% |
| UPWK | UPWORK INC | $8.82 | 2.68% | 0.23% | -14.78% | -32.77% | -55.63% | -43.50% | 14.25% | -81.92% | N/A | $22.84 | $7.44 | 61.38% | 18.55% | 1.60 | 5,363,000 | 98.78% |
| VFF | VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC | $2.53 | -1.94% | -2.69% | -10.28% | -26.67% | -36.43% | 110.83% | 295.31% | -73.48% | N/A | $4.99 | $0.98 | 49.30% | 158.16% | 1.41 | 421,000 | -28.16% |
| TME | TENCENT MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP | $9.22 | 1.43% | 4.65% | 2.22% | -36.11% | -50.00% | -47.28% | 33.24% | -43.61% | N/A | $26.70 | $8.44 | 65.47% | 9.31% | 1.09 | 9,634,000 | -8.13% |
| TOUR | TUNIU CORP | $5.91 | -2.96% | -4.68% | -15.45% | -11.47% | -19.04% | -34.33% | -49.92% | -78.11% | -93.61% | $10.10 | $5.65 | 41.49% | 4.66% | 0.83 | 13,500 | -1.46% |
| III | INFORMATION SERVICES GROUP INC | $4.51 | -0.44% | 1.58% | 11.63% | -6.82% | -15.23% | -3.63% | -11.22% | -23.56% | 19.31% | $6.45 | $3.74 | 30.07% | 20.59% | 0.98 | 181,000 | -33.70% |
| DTST | DATA STORAGE CORP | $3.73 | 0.27% | -1.06% | -6.52% | -3.62% | -15.99% | -3.87% | 95.29% | -35.02% | 366.25% | $5.44 | $3.25 | 31.42% | 14.77% | 0.87 | 19,400 | 14.12% |
| RAVE | RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP INC | $3.04 | 2.70% | 5.19% | 11.36% | 7.80% | 6.29% | 14.29% | 73.71% | 97.40% | -26.39% | $3.75 | $2.25 | 18.93% | 35.11% | 0.58 | 94,000 | -87.28% |
| FATN | FATPIPE INC | $7.96 | 3.92% | 110.58% | 220.97% | 434.23% | 203.82% | -19.51% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $10.90 | $1.31 | 26.97% | 507.63% | 0.20 | 610,000 | -86.34% |
| FINV | FINVOLUTION GROUP | $5.25 | 1.16% | 16.93% | 8.25% | -8.38% | 2.14% | -39.79% | 31.91% | -36.75% | N/A | $10.90 | $4.35 | 51.83% | 20.69% | 0.78 | 1,015,000 | -11.74% |
| MSGM | MOTORSPORT GAMES INC | $4.15 | -0.95% | -7.57% | -4.16% | 11.56% | 54.28% | 36.07% | -2.35% | -97.39% | N/A | $5.56 | $2.11 | 25.33% | 97.15% | 1.53 | 9,300 | -89.67% |
| PLX | PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC | $2.11 | 0.48% | 0.48% | -0.47% | -30.36% | 24.12% | 32.70% | 4.98% | -29.19% | -73.63% | $3.19 | $1.32 | 33.86% | 59.85% | 0.70 | 425,000 | -36.76% |
| YDDL | ONE & ONE GREEN TECHNOLOGIES INC | $3.35 | -1.47% | -2.90% | -33.00% | -54.17% | -36.55% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $16.23 | $3.20 | 79.36% | 4.69% | -1.52 | 32,200 | -45.42% |
| NAGE | NIAGEN BIOSCIENCE INC | $3.86 | 0.52% | 5.46% | -18.91% | -22.65% | -42.13% | -64.33% | 175.71% | -53.94% | -26.05% | $14.69 | $3.57 | 73.72% | 8.27% | 1.53 | 1,902,000 | 169.02% |
| OPRX | OPTIMIZERX CORP | $5.19 | 1.76% | 5.06% | -15.47% | -29.77% | -63.81% | -56.93% | -62.12% | -89.82% | N/A | $22.25 | $4.57 | 76.67% | 13.57% | 1.52 | 529,000 | 117.70% |
| HGBL | HERITAGE GLOBAL INC | $1.22 | -3.17% | 1.67% | -12.23% | -7.58% | -6.87% | -40.20% | -67.42% | -56.58% | N/A | $2.32 | $1.13 | 47.41% | 7.96% | 0.46 | 106,000 | 119.01% |
| GDYN | GRID DYNAMICS HOLDINGS INC | $7.20 | -2.31% | 0.98% | 28.34% | 5.42% | -17.05% | -43.31% | -20.44% | -52.88% | N/A | $12.86 | $5.13 | 44.01% | 40.49% | 1.52 | 2,482,000 | 5.26% |
| RNW | RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC | $6.39 | 2.40% | 7.94% | 26.04% | 15.55% | -16.03% | -7.39% | 16.18% | -35.58% | N/A | $8.24 | $4.39 | 22.45% | 45.72% | 0.94 | 2,039,000 | -9.78% |
| JRSH | JERASH HOLDINGS (US) INC | $3.40 | 0.29% | 4.29% | -3.13% | 5.92% | 11.48% | 2.56% | -20.19% | -46.96% | N/A | $3.60 | $2.85 | 5.56% | 19.30% | 0.48 | 440,000 | 383.52% |
| XNET | XUNLEI LTD | $6.06 | 2.19% | 10.58% | 1.17% | 5.76% | -15.24% | -4.72% | 352.24% | 16.09% | -5.02% | $11.03 | $4.02 | 45.06% | 50.75% | 1.33 | 347,000 | -29.47% |
| IVR | INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC | $7.87 | 0.00% | 0.00% | -2.72% | -5.86% | -3.91% | 4.24% | -26.52% | -76.78% | -94.53% | $9.50 | $7.10 | 17.16% | 10.85% | 1.08 | 1,359,000 | -32.86% |
| SBC | SBC MEDICAL GROUP HOLDINGS INC | $3.21 | 0.63% | 4.56% | -2.73% | -17.69% | -8.02% | -30.97% | -68.53% | N/A | N/A | $5.75 | $2.78 | 44.17% | 15.47% | 0.22 | 260,000 | 44.44% |
| JFIN | JIAYIN GROUP INC | $4.33 | 2.12% | 8.79% | -5.46% | -32.87% | -35.66% | -69.83% | -29.71% | -33.28% | N/A | $19.23 | $3.70 | 77.48% | 17.03% | 1.02 | 113,000 | 46.75% |
| MNTN | MNTN INC | $9.43 | 5.13% | 12.53% | -3.18% | -2.98% | -28.94% | -63.73% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $32.00 | $7.67 | 70.53% | 22.95% | 1.11 | 764,000 | -6.94% |
| ERII | ENERGY RECOVERY INC | $8.17 | -5.33% | -7.68% | -23.64% | -20.37% | -43.50% | -34.01% | -66.95% | -57.99% | -24.00% | $18.32 | $8.09 | 55.40% | 0.99% | 1.14 | 892,000 | 67.98% |
| CRMD | CORMEDIX INC | $8.44 | 0.24% | 5.76% | 12.83% | 17.06% | -13.79% | -30.93% | 75.10% | 15.46% | -40.35% | $17.43 | $6.13 | 51.58% | 37.80% | 1.13 | 1,041,000 | -15.23% |
| TALK | TALKSPACE INC | $5.20 | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.19% | 5.48% | 66.13% | 58.54% | 385.98% | -47.79% | N/A | $5.20 | $2.22 | 0.00% | 134.23% | 0.97 | 2,858,000 | 139.56% |
| YEXT | YEXT INC | $4.18 | 3.98% | 13.59% | 10.29% | -25.49% | -50.65% | -37.80% | -52.87% | -69.44% | N/A | $9.20 | $3.29 | 54.57% | 27.05% | 1.13 | 1,025,000 | -25.24% |
| CAAS | CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC | $4.65 | -0.21% | 0.43% | 6.65% | 6.97% | 12.59% | 13.55% | -2.11% | 4.49% | 17.42% | $5.15 | $3.86 | 9.71% | 20.47% | 0.55 | 26,900 | -21.80% |
| DSWL | DESWELL INDUSTRIES INC | $3.35 | -0.89% | -3.18% | -1.18% | -4.29% | -10.67% | 39.00% | 25.94% | -15.62% | 117.53% | $4.48 | $2.26 | 25.22% | 48.23% | 0.14 | 3,700 | -15.91% |
| ABUS | ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORP | $4.56 | -0.87% | 4.83% | 10.41% | -2.36% | 8.31% | 32.56% | 84.62% | 59.44% | 10.14% | $5.10 | $3.04 | 10.59% | 50.00% | 0.95 | 2,384,000 | 131.68% |
| CXDO | CREXENDO INC | $9.88 | -0.75% | 2.81% | 50.61% | 54.13% | 47.90% | 84.67% | 533.33% | 80.62% | 558.67% | $10.20 | $5.13 | 3.14% | 92.59% | 1.17 | 578,000 | 43.42% |
| VIRC | VIRCO MFG CORPORATION | $6.03 | -0.66% | 0.84% | -0.33% | -4.74% | -15.55% | -26.19% | 55.09% | 90.22% | 70.82% | $9.09 | $5.16 | 33.63% | 16.97% | 0.68 | 29,600 | 45.10% |
| FBIO | FORTRESS BIOTECH INC | $2.80 | -0.36% | 2.19% | 26.13% | -15.15% | 2.94% | 43.59% | -65.24% | -95.25% | -93.38% | $4.53 | $1.70 | 38.19% | 64.71% | 1.16 | 355,000 | -6.08% |
| XTNT | XTANT MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC | $0.46 | -1.70% | -3.75% | -15.23% | -19.09% | -21.69% | -33.91% | -24.26% | -68.14% | -98.17% | $0.95 | $0.44 | 51.37% | 5.48% | 0.49 | 104,000 | -42.54% |
| NA | NANO LABS LTD | $2.67 | 8.98% | 7.66% | 66.36% | -9.49% | -35.04% | -27.05% | -89.10% | N/A | N/A | $31.48 | $1.58 | 91.52% | 68.99% | 0.75 | 124,000 | 110.17% |
| NEON | NEONODE INC | $1.71 | -5.52% | -4.47% | 8.92% | -5.00% | -20.47% | -83.25% | -78.19% | -73.77% | -91.32% | $29.90 | $1.27 | 94.28% | 34.65% | 1.15 | 113,000 | -37.22% |
| LZ | LEGALZOOMCOM INC | $6.29 | 0.00% | -1.10% | -2.78% | -9.10% | -31.18% | -30.88% | -42.13% | N/A | N/A | $12.40 | $5.28 | 49.27% | 19.13% | 1.37 | 2,941,000 | -16.04% |
| MAX | MEDIAALPHA INC | $8.90 | 0.11% | 4.83% | -11.00% | -12.40% | -29.48% | -15.32% | 2.89% | -79.30% | N/A | $13.92 | $7.09 | 36.06% | 25.53% | 1.23 | 580,000 | 20.08% |
| HLLY | HOLLEY INC | $2.73 | -5.86% | 8.76% | -14.42% | -32.09% | -36.81% | 36.50% | -16.77% | -72.81% | N/A | $4.48 | $1.91 | 39.05% | 43.31% | 1.08 | 687,000 | -50.86% |
| PAGS | PAGSEGURO DIGITAL LTD | $9.35 | 0.21% | 2.30% | -5.17% | -12.86% | -10.27% | 8.97% | -7.24% | -80.79% | N/A | $12.32 | $7.74 | 24.11% | 20.88% | 1.64 | 3,051,000 | 59.74% |
| SOTK | SONO TEK CORP | $4.94 | 1.65% | -6.62% | 2.70% | 16.78% | 33.15% | 30.34% | -5.18% | 20.78% | 420.00% | $5.70 | $3.23 | 13.33% | 52.94% | 0.23 | 56,000 | -18.37% |
| AREC | AMERICAN RESOURCES CORP | $2.20 | -8.71% | 1.85% | 6.28% | -31.25% | -22.54% | 228.36% | 57.14% | -23.61% | N/A | $7.11 | $0.63 | 69.06% | 249.21% | 1.46 | 3,327,000 | 14.09% |
| PBYI | PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC | $7.17 | -0.97% | 1.27% | -4.14% | 11.68% | 44.56% | 112.13% | 119.27% | -33.05% | -81.03% | $7.90 | $3.03 | 9.22% | 136.63% | 1.00 | 197,000 | 10.67% |
| ORMP | ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC | $3.97 | 0.25% | -0.50% | 3.39% | 18.86% | 44.36% | 78.03% | -1.24% | -65.98% | -54.47% | $5.01 | $1.98 | 20.76% | 101.01% | 1.21 | 122,000 | -62.58% |
| TAL | TAL EDUCATION GROUP | $9.71 | -0.51% | -0.61% | -10.51% | -8.05% | -12.68% | -8.65% | 74.01% | -76.03% | 9.06% | $13.37 | $9.52 | 27.37% | 2.00% | 0.88 | 3,033,000 | 28.95% |
| BVS | BIOVENTUS INC | $8.51 | -4.06% | -8.30% | -12.00% | -2.96% | 11.97% | 29.73% | 192.44% | -52.46% | N/A | $11.25 | $5.81 | 24.35% | 46.47% | 1.22 | 697,000 | 39.96% |
| ANNA | ALEANNA INC | $3.02 | -5.33% | -5.92% | -25.06% | -17.03% | -8.57% | -66.59% | -70.99% | N/A | N/A | $10.64 | $2.31 | 71.62% | 30.74% | -0.42 | 507,000 | -52.71% |
| HTLM | HOMESTOLIFE LTD | $2.00 | 9.89% | 16.28% | 5.82% | 5.26% | -34.43% | -46.24% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $4.19 | $1.56 | 52.27% | 28.21% | 0.06 | 6,300 | 57.50% |
| IRWD | IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC | $3.57 | -0.83% | -8.93% | -13.98% | 0.00% | 2.00% | 465.77% | -66.79% | -69.12% | -71.42% | $5.78 | $0.56 | 38.24% | 535.23% | 0.75 | 2,036,000 | 8.07% |
| HLMN | HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP | $7.46 | -0.80% | 1.36% | -8.91% | -8.13% | -14.45% | 0.27% | -8.80% | -31.56% | N/A | $10.85 | $6.55 | 31.24% | 13.89% | 1.10 | 1,483,000 | 10.75% |
| GASS | STEALTHGAS INC | $9.18 | -1.29% | -7.46% | -6.61% | 5.76% | 34.80% | 55.86% | 194.23% | 200.98% | 95.74% | $10.55 | $5.70 | 12.99% | 61.05% | 0.57 | 159,000 | -17.62% |
| KMDA | KAMADA LTD | $7.81 | -0.64% | -0.26% | -3.70% | -13.89% | 16.05% | 13.68% | 56.83% | 34.42% | 113.39% | $9.35 | $6.50 | 16.47% | 20.15% | 0.70 | 34,000 | 30.77% |
| WDH | WATERDROP INC | $1.53 | 0.00% | 6.25% | -8.93% | -15.47% | -17.30% | 6.99% | -40.93% | -81.91% | N/A | $2.18 | $1.29 | 29.82% | 18.60% | 0.67 | 107,000 | -52.23% |
| EGAN | EGAIN CORP | $7.43 | 2.06% | 6.14% | 1.09% | -20.19% | -22.68% | 34.12% | 4.21% | -26.65% | 132.19% | $15.95 | $4.97 | 53.42% | 49.50% | 1.05 | 408,000 | 0.25% |
| PETZ | TDH HOLDINGS INC | $1.20 | 3.45% | 7.14% | 19.64% | 2.56% | 16.50% | 30.58% | 0.84% | -97.21% | N/A | $1.68 | $0.81 | 28.57% | 48.15% | 1.00 | 38,700 | -29.64% |
| ACCO | ACCO BRANDS CORP | $3.96 | -2.22% | 3.66% | 22.22% | -2.46% | 13.79% | 10.31% | -18.01% | -56.72% | -60.16% | $4.30 | $2.81 | 7.91% | 40.88% | 1.03 | 689,000 | -33.43% |
| ABEO | ABEONA THERAPEUTICS INC | $5.78 | 0.00% | 6.25% | 8.24% | 14.23% | 20.92% | -6.17% | 87.66% | -86.48% | -92.08% | $7.54 | $4.00 | 23.34% | 44.50% | 0.92 | 694,000 | -0.14% |
| CCLD | CARECLOUD INC | $2.35 | 1.29% | 3.07% | -20.88% | -4.86% | -21.67% | 10.85% | -19.52% | -72.22% | 146.07% | $4.01 | $1.98 | 41.40% | 18.69% | 1.10 | 323,000 | 19.63% |
| TYGO | TIGO ENERGY INC | $4.07 | -0.25% | -2.16% | -10.35% | 10.00% | 135.26% | 307.41% | -61.78% | N/A | N/A | $5.33 | $0.99 | 23.60% | 311.11% | 0.63 | 911,000 | 35.57% |
| VOXR | VOX ROYALTY CORP | $5.84 | 0.34% | -1.68% | 12.52% | -8.32% | 22.95% | 64.04% | 117.50% | N/A | N/A | $6.70 | $3.03 | 12.84% | 92.74% | 0.64 | 347,000 | -43.49% |
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $6.24 | -4.73% | 12.64% | 10.25% | -51.59% | -65.52% | -76.33% | 32.48% | -73.64% | 140.00% | $34.30 | $4.85 | 81.81% | 28.66% | 1.15 | 408,000 | -45.01% |
| OPRT | OPORTUN FINANCIAL CORP | $5.42 | 2.46% | -0.55% | -6.39% | 0.93% | 5.86% | -18.62% | -3.90% | -72.23% | N/A | $7.97 | $4.03 | 31.95% | 34.49% | 1.51 | 777,000 | -68.91% |
The above is a list of the best stocks to buy now under $10.
We’ve filtered these top stocks under $10 by Zen Score, which is a compilation of 38 time-tested due diligence checks we’ve automated to provide you with a snapshot of a stock’s underlying fundamentals.
However, just because a stock has a high Zen Score doesn’t mean you should buy it. This list should be used as a launching pad for further investigation into stocks you may be interested in.
After performing your own due diligence, you will know exactly which of the best stocks under $10 you should buy in 2022.
Many of the reasons for buying stocks under $10 per share are psychological. You can read in the next section about why stocks under 10 dollars aren’t necessarily “cheap”.
That said, it’s a lot more fun when you’re able to buy many shares of a stock as opposed to just 1 or 2.
For instance, if you have $500 to invest right now, you could only buy about 3 shares of AAPL at its current price. However, that same $500 could buy you more than 55 shares of SMED.
Stocks under $10 aren’t necessarily cheap or expensive.
In fact, a stock’s price can only indirectly tell you if the company is cheap or expensive. This is because businesses can divide their companies into as many individual shares as they want.
A $1 million company can issue 10 shares of stock (each valued at $100,000) or 100,000 shares of stock (each valued at $10 per share). In either case, the total value of the company is still $1 million.
If you want to know if a stock is cheap, you should look at its market capitalization. The market capitalization is the total value of the underlying company.