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JAN 2021 LEADER
GME +1784%
GameStop Corp.
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1 GME +1784.1% 2 AMC +559.7% 3 AMCR +380.7% 4 DDD +239.4% 5 LFMD +223.3%
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#1 GME leads with +1,784% January 2021

GME (GameStop Corp.) is the best performing stock in January 2021. Following are AMC (+560%) and AMCR (+381%). Top performing sectors: Communication Services (+226% avg, 2 in top 10), Consumer Cyclical (+217% avg, 2 in top 10), Healthcare (+105% avg, 3 in top 10).

Top Stock Gainers January 2021 - Monthly Performance Ranked

Discover the best stocks of January 2021 ranked by monthly performance. Find which stock gainers delivered the highest gains this month, with market caps over $100 million on Nasdaq and NYSE.
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This ranking shows the top performing stocks and biggest stock gainers during January 2021, calculated from the first to the last trading day of the month. See which stocks posted the highest gains this month. Using split-adjusted data ensures accurate performance calculations.

Monthly performance rankings reveal sustained momentum and sector rotation patterns not visible in shorter timeframes. These rapid movers often present opportunities for traders and momentum investors.

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Data as of April 10, 2026 at 2:43 PM EDT

Rank
Symbol
Company Name
Jan Gain
Market Cap
Price
Country
Sector
1
GME
GameStop Corp.
1784.06%
10.27 B
$ 22.91
United States
Consumer Cyclical
2
AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings,...
559.7%
780.95 M
$ 1.34
United States
Communication Services
3
AMCR
Amcor plc
380.67%
19.58 B
$ 42.37
Switzerland
Consumer Cyclical
4
DDD
3D Systems Corporation
239.45%
280.45 M
$ 1.92
United States
Technology
5
LFMD
LifeMD, Inc.
223.29%
166.47 M
$ 3.47
United States
Healthcare
6
ACRS
Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.
220.22%
478.29 M
$ 3.95
United States
Healthcare
7
CATX
Perspective Therapeutics, Inc.
214.81%
497.89 M
$ 4.37
United States
Healthcare
8
EH
EHang Holdings Limited
212.43%
794.71 M
$ 11.04
China
Industrials
9
GSAT
Globalstar, Inc.
207.56%
9.63 B
$ 74.91
United States
Communication Services
10
ABAT
American Battery Technology...
188.65%
378.01 M
$ 2.87
United States
Industrials
11
SAVA
Cassava Sciences Inc
179.55%
114.97 M
$ 2.38
United States
Healthcare
12
SENS
Senseonics Holdings, Inc. C...
154.84%
279.24 M
$ 6.68
United States
Healthcare
13
VIR
Vir Biotechnology, Inc.
141.27%
1.52 B
$ 9.52
United States
Healthcare
14
AMTX
Aemetis, Inc.
138.38%
184.57 M
$ 2.77
United States
Basic Materials
15
GEVO
Gevo, Inc.
134.64%
473.50 M
$ 1.95
United States
Basic Materials
16
LCID
Lucid Group, Inc.
127.89%
2.89 B
$ 8.82
United States
Consumer Cyclical
17
LXRX
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
124.72%
707.55 M
$ 1.67
United States
Healthcare
18
BMNR
Bitmine Immersion Technolog...
123.68%
9.80 B
$ 21.52
United States
Financial Services
19
SHIP
Seanergy Maritime Holdings ...
117.9%
302.92 M
$ 13.98
Greece
Industrials
20
KOPN
Kopin Corporation
117.02%
481.46 M
$ 2.73
United States
Technology
21
GOTU
Gaotu Techedu Inc.
115.41%
476.84 M
$ 1.97
China
Consumer Defensive
22
BB
BlackBerry Limited
114.29%
2.08 B
$ 3.53
Canada
Technology
23
SPWR
SunPower Inc.
113.39%
135.08 M
$ 1.13
United States
Technology
24
SNDA
Sonida Senior Living, Inc.
111.39%
1.55 B
$ 32.78
United States
Healthcare
25
EOLS
Evolus, Inc.
111.25%
266.10 M
$ 4.09
United States
Healthcare
26
CBUS
Cibus, Inc.
108.94%
118.39 M
$ 1.465
United States
Healthcare
27
SOFI
SoFi Technologies, Inc.
106.91%
21.03 B
$ 16.49
United States
Financial Services
28
FUTU
Futu Holdings Limited
103.13%
21.88 B
$ 157.14
Hong Kong
Financial Services
29
SSYS
Stratasys Ltd.
101.7%
714.37 M
$ 8.29
United States
Technology
30
JAN
Janus Living, Inc.
101.12%
6.24 B
$ 23.7
United States
Real Estate
31
TLRY
Tilray Brands, Inc.
101.11%
786.70 M
$ 6.75
Canada
Healthcare
32
REPX
Riley Exploration Permian, ...
100%
861.62 M
$ 39.22
United States
Energy
33
EVGO
EVgo, Inc.
98.48%
598.94 M
$ 1.91
United States
Consumer Cyclical
34
NEGG
Newegg Commerce, Inc.
97.36%
739.70 M
$ 35.28
United States
Consumer Cyclical
35
PLUG
Plug Power Inc.
96.36%
3.69 B
$ 2.65
United States
Industrials
36
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.
95.95%
355.81 M
$ 4.82
37
FCEL
FuelCell Energy, Inc.
95.66%
339.59 M
$ 6.41
United States
Industrials
38
NVAX
Novavax, Inc.
95.56%
1.37 B
$ 8.42
United States
Healthcare
39
SPCE
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.
90.82%
241.78 M
$ 2.97
United States
Industrials
40
PROP
Prairie Operating Co.
88.52%
160.81 M
$ 2.1
United States
Energy
41
MARA
MARA Holdings, Inc.
88.37%
3.61 B
$ 9.5
United States
Financial Services
42
CANG
Cango Inc.
87.83%
155.91 M
$ 0.4291
United States
Financial Services
43
DBVT
DBV Technologies S.A.
86.91%
1.27 B
$ 21.51
France
Healthcare
44
FLGT
Fulgent Genetics, Inc.
86.32%
494.38 M
$ 15.83
United States
Healthcare
45
ESOA
Energy Services of America ...
86.27%
259.37 M
$ 13.9
United States
Industrials
46
RCAT
Red Cat Holdings, Inc.
84.84%
1.58 B
$ 13.04
United States
Industrials
47
ATXS
Astria Therapeutics, Inc.
84.44%
718.13 M
$ 12.58
United States
Healthcare
48
LGND
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inco...
83.39%
4.15 B
$ 208.09
United States
Healthcare
49
TIGR
UP Fintech Holding Limited
82.22%
1.20 B
$ 6.73
Singapore
Financial Services
50
LWLG
Lightwave Logic, Inc.
81.63%
1.25 B
$ 8.39
United States
Basic Materials
51
ATOM
Atomera Incorporated
80.63%
171.16 M
$ 4.42
United States
Technology
52
FIZZ
National Beverage Corp.
78.83%
3.24 B
$ 34.63
United States
Consumer Defensive
53
AVIR
Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
76.24%
472.46 M
$ 5.93
United States
Healthcare
54
CAPR
Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.
75.94%
1.82 B
$ 31.6
United States
Healthcare
55
FUBO
FuboTV Inc.
74.3%
354.67 M
$ 12.05
United States
Communication Services
56
EXPI
eXp World Holdings, Inc.
73.63%
964.69 M
$ 5.99
United States
Real Estate
57
PLL
Piedmont Lithium Inc.
73.4%
159.11 M
$ 7.25
United States
Basic Materials
58
SBET
Sharplink, Inc.
70.59%
1.27 B
$ 6.42
United States
Financial Services
59
DBI
Designer Brands Inc.
70.38%
308.80 M
$ 6.09
United States
Consumer Cyclical
60
SFIX
Stitch Fix, Inc.
70.31%
425.27 M
$ 3.115
United States
Consumer Cyclical
61
FOSL
Fossil Group, Inc.
69.79%
303.45 M
$ 5.2
United States
Consumer Cyclical
62
YALA
Yalla Group Limited
67.7%
1.03 B
$ 6.51
United Arab Emirates
Technology
63
REI
Ring Energy, Inc.
67.19%
297.34 M
$ 1.42
United States
Energy
64
ORMP
Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.
66.9%
140.75 M
$ 3.48
United States
Healthcare
65
NNOX
Nano-X Imaging Ltd.
65.75%
162.15 M
$ 2.33
Israel
Healthcare
66
UAMY
United States Antimony Corp...
65.71%
1.27 B
$ 8.84
United States
Basic Materials
67
STIM
Neuronetics, Inc.
65.7%
104.61 M
$ 1.51
United States
Healthcare
68
BW
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprise...
65.67%
2.32 B
$ 17.15
United States
Industrials
69
MRUS
Merus N.V.
65.48%
5.28 B
$ 69.8
Netherlands
Healthcare
70
GTE
Gran Tierra Energy Inc.
64.02%
267.21 M
$ 7.57
Canada
Energy
71
NAK
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.
62.78%
918.38 M
$ 1.64
Canada
Basic Materials
72
ARMP
Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
62.36%
443.99 M
$ 12.12
United States
Healthcare
73
SIFY
Sify Technologies Limited
61.54%
998.44 M
$ 13.8
India
Communication Services
74
RAIL
FreightCar America, Inc.
61.33%
163.32 M
$ 8.56
United States
Industrials
75
JMIA
Jumia Technologies AG
61.29%
862.01 M
$ 6.96
Germany
Consumer Cyclical
76
nndm
Nano Dimension Ltd.
61.08%
351.26 M
$ 1.67
United States
Technology
77
HOV
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
60.63%
671.13 M
$ 113.02
United States
Consumer Cyclical
78
UNFI
United Natural Foods, Inc.
60.43%
2.84 B
$ 46.58
United States
Consumer Defensive
79
REKR
Rekor Systems, Inc.
58.88%
105.00 M
$ 0.7688
United States
Technology
80
GILT
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
58.83%
1.41 B
$ 18.72
Israel
Technology
81
JAKK
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.
58.74%
249.95 M
$ 21.84
United States
Consumer Cyclical
82
PR
Permian Resources Corporation
58.11%
17.42 B
$ 20.56
United States
Energy
83
SKT
Tanger Inc.
57.13%
4.10 B
$ 35.78
United States
Real Estate
84
BYON
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.
56.89%
541.91 M
$ 9.44
United States
Consumer Cyclical
85
PED
PEDEVCO Corp.
56.3%
212.81 M
$ 16
United States
Energy
86
CLPT
ClearPoint Neuro, Inc.
55.56%
272.79 M
$ 9.17
United States
Healthcare
87
MRNA
Moderna, Inc.
54.98%
20.66 B
$ 52.1
United States
Healthcare
88
HY
Hyster-Yale, Inc.
54.59%
629.90 M
$ 35.19
United States
Industrials
89
ACHV
Achieve Life Sciences, Inc.
54.43%
173.56 M
$ 3.26
United States
Healthcare
90
RMNI
Rimini Street, Inc.
53.93%
310.12 M
$ 3.38
United States
Technology
91
CGC
Canopy Growth Corporation
53.41%
467.04 M
$ 1.04
Canada
Healthcare
92
SRL
Scully Royalty Ltd.
53.15%
114.96 M
$ 7.55
China
Financial Services
93
LTBR
Lightbridge Corporation
52.64%
364.68 M
$ 11.2
United States
Industrials
94
POWW
Outdoor Holding Company
52.62%
242.79 M
$ 2.07
United States
Industrials
95
CRNT
Ceragon Networks Ltd.
52.4%
206.75 M
$ 2.3
Israel
Technology
96
APPN
Appian Corporation
52.03%
1.71 B
$ 23.11
United States
Technology
97
NIU
Niu Technologies
52%
228.43 M
$ 2.93
China
Consumer Cyclical
98
XNET
Xunlei Limited
51.83%
371.48 M
$ 5.91
China
Technology
99
BLDP
Ballard Power Systems Inc.
51.66%
782.37 M
$ 2.6
Canada
Industrials
100
DDS
Dillard's, Inc.
51.4%
9.32 B
$ 596.74
United States
Consumer Cyclical
For the most accurate results, consider cross-referencing our data with other sources.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q What is the best stock of January 2021?
A

GME (GameStop Corp.) was the best performing stock in January 2021 with a gain of 1,784%. Top performers this month include GME, AMC, AMCR.

Q What stocks gained the most in January 2021?
A

The biggest gainers in January 2021 were: GME (+1,784%), AMC (+560%), AMCR (+381%), DDD (+239%), LFMD (+223%). These monthly rankings show which stocks had the strongest short-term momentum.

Q Which sectors performed best in January 2021?
A

The top performing sectors in January 2021 included Consumer Cyclical, Communication Services, Technology, based on the stocks with highest monthly gains. GME led the Consumer Cyclical sector.

Q How is monthly stock performance calculated?
A

Monthly stock performance is calculated by comparing the closing price on the last trading day of the month to the opening price on the first trading day. Split-adjusted prices ensure accuracy.

Q Where can I find today's top stock gainers and most active stocks?
A

This page ranks stocks by their full-month performance in January 2021. For today's top stock gainers, real-time stock movers, and the most active stocks right now, visit our Momentum Scanner which tracks live intraday market activity across NYSE and NASDAQ.

Understanding Monthly Stock Performance

Monthly performance rankings reveal short-term momentum patterns and help identify stocks experiencing rapid price movements:

  • Momentum Trading: Stocks showing strong monthly performance often continue their trend into subsequent months, making this data valuable for momentum-based strategies.
  • Sector Rotation: Monthly rankings can reveal which sectors are gaining favor with investors, signaling potential rotation opportunities.
  • Event-Driven Moves: Earnings releases, product launches, and regulatory approvals often create significant monthly price movements.

Using Monthly Data Effectively

  • Combine Timeframes: Compare monthly gainers with 52-week and YTD performance to identify stocks with both short and long-term momentum.
  • Research the Catalyst: Investigate why top monthly performers moved significantly - understanding the cause helps assess sustainability.
  • Watch for Reversals: Extreme monthly gains sometimes precede corrections, so consider risk management when chasing recent performers.

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