A highly volatile stock can deliver big gains - or just as easily wipe out a portfolio if things go south.
While some investors embrace risk, mistakes can be costly for those who aren’t prepared.
The stocks in this article have caught Wall Street’s attention in a big way, with price targets implying returns above 20%.
But investors should take these forecasts with a grain of salt because analysts typically say nice things about companies so their firms can win business in other product lines like M&A advisory.
Applovin Corporation (NASDAQ:APP) shares are trading higher on Monday after Needham upgraded the advertising technology company's stock from a hold to a buy rating and announced a $700 price target.
Date: January 22, 2026 Introduction AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ: APP) stands at a critical juncture in the early weeks of 2026. Once viewed primarily as a mobile gaming conglomerate, the company has spent the last year engineering a radical transformation into a pure-play AI software powerhouse. Today, AppLovin is the third-largest mobile advertising platform globally, trailing [...]
Shares of mobile app technology company AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) fell 5.6% in the afternoon session after a scathing report from short-seller CapitalWatch alleged the software firm had become a "safe haven" for illicit funds and had ties to a global money laundering syndicate.
