PRISM Mid-Day Movers: Aerospace & Defense and Pharmaceuticals are Today’s Leaders.
Shares of Velo3D, Inc. (Nasdaq: VELO) are ripping higher, trading at $15.59, up 33.59% today after opening at $12.155 and touching an intraday high of $16.10 on volume of 8.86 million shares, well above its 2.20 million average. The move extends a sharp rebound for the metal 3D‑printing specialist as investors react to improving balance‑sheet optics—after the CEO converted debt to equity at $16.38 per share and the company cut total debt by about 60%—and a growing defense backlog that includes a new $9.8 million multi‑year Department of War contract and guidance calling for $60–$70 million in 2026 revenue with positive EBITDA expected in the back half of the year.
Shares of SciSparc Ltd. (Nasdaq: SPRC) are ripping higher, recently around $4.23, up about 23% on the day as volume jumps well above normal in this thinly traded Israeli micro‑cap. The move comes after a string of restructuring steps—including spinning its legacy cannabinoid‑drug and nutraceutical assets into NeuroThera Labs, selling oncology subsidiary MitoCareX, and pivoting toward newly acquired MUSE single‑use endoscopic IP and even quantum‑computing‑enabled AI drug‑discovery work—leaving SPRC trading as a high‑beta “new story” where small bursts of speculative buying can drive outsized swings.
Other Notable Movers:
Lisata Therapeutics ( LSTA) up 16%
Firefly Neuroscience. (AIFF) up 14%
HUB Security (HUBC) down -51%
