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52-WEEK LEADER
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MINE +9999%
Mayfair Gold Corp.
MAY 2021 LEADER
NEGG +1648%
Newegg Commerce, Inc.
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1 BW +3249.1% 2 BE +1555.9% 3 PL +999.5% 4 WOLF +872.5% 5 AMPX +791.2%
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1 MINE +9999.0% 2 SNWV +8459.1% 3 CLS +5132.2% 4 STRL +4856.5% 5 AEHR +3897.1%
🗓 May 2021 Top 5 Full List →
1 NEGG +1647.8% 2 AMC +169.0% 3 JILL +109.8% 4 BBW +85.5% 5 TGLS +80.5%
Quick Access: 52-Week 2021 YTD May 2021 Market Cap Dividends
#1 NEGG leads with +1,648% May 2021

NEGG (Newegg Commerce, Inc.) is the best performing stock in May 2021. Following are AMC (+169%) and JILL (+110%). Top performing sectors: Consumer Cyclical (+141% avg, 3 in top 10), Communication Services (+51% avg, 1 in top 10), Industrials (+45% avg, 2 in top 10).

Top Stock Gainers May 2021 - Monthly Performance Ranked

Track the top performing stocks of May 2021 ranked by monthly price gain. See 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 May 2021, calculated from the first to the last trading day of the month. It shows which stocks are going up this month, with split-adjusted data used for consistent performance calculations.

Monthly performance rankings can reveal price strength, sustained momentum, sector rotation, and event-driven moves that are not visible in one-day movers lists. The table is informational only and does not recommend any stock to buy, sell, or hold.

May 2021 Stock Market Momentum

This page answers a current-month trend question with data: which NYSE and NASDAQ stocks have shown the strongest price gains so far in May 2021. The ranking is based on observed market performance, not analyst ratings, price targets, or investment recommendations.

Use the list to research momentum, market breadth, sector strength, and catalysts behind large moves. Before acting on any stock, review the company's news, SEC filings, liquidity, volatility, and your own risk constraints.

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Data as of May 6, 2026 at 8:11 PM EDT

Rank
Symbol
Company Name
May Gain
Market Cap
Price
Country
Sector
1
NEGG
Newegg Commerce, Inc.
1647.83%
661.28 M
$ 31.53
United States
Consumer Cyclical
2
AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings,...
169%
1.18 B
$ 1.59
United States
Communication Services
3
JILL
J.Jill, Inc.
109.75%
185.28 M
$ 12.43
United States
Consumer Cyclical
4
BBW
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
85.54%
460.95 M
$ 36.64
United States
Consumer Cyclical
5
TGLS
Tecnoglass Inc.
80.54%
1.98 B
$ 42.53
United States
Basic Materials
6
ARQ
Arq, Inc.
66.46%
101.62 M
$ 2.37
United States
Industrials
7
WRN
Western Copper and Gold Cor...
63.75%
626.40 M
$ 2.77
Canada
Basic Materials
8
NFGC
New Found Gold Corp.
63.51%
772.01 M
$ 2.01
Canada
Basic Materials
9
BTU
Peabody Energy Corporation
57.86%
3.05 B
$ 25
United States
Energy
10
SPCE
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.
55.06%
231.32 M
$ 2.45
United States
Industrials
11
AMR
Alpha Metallurgical Resourc...
54.19%
2.40 B
$ 188.52
United States
Basic Materials
12
SLS
SELLAS Life Sciences Group,...
51.97%
898.67 M
$ 4.87
United States
Healthcare
13
EOSE
Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc.
51.12%
2.12 B
$ 6.23
United States
Industrials
14
GTX
Garrett Motion Inc.
50.35%
4.89 B
$ 26.14
Switzerland
Consumer Cyclical
15
TEN
Tsakos Energy Navigation Li...
50.34%
1.33 B
$ 44.01
Greece
Energy
16
WW
WW International, Inc.
45.34%
118.99 M
$ 11.9
United States
Healthcare
17
KOR
Corvus Gold Inc.
45.33%
415.60 M
$ 3.21
18
SIM
Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V.
44.71%
4.30 B
$ 28.01
Mexico
Basic Materials
19
TTI
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
44.58%
1.32 B
$ 9.72
United States
Industrials
20
DDD
3D Systems Corporation
43.81%
379.75 M
$ 2.6
United States
Technology
21
RZLT
Rezolute, Inc.
43.07%
314.85 M
$ 3.29
United States
Healthcare
22
CLB
Core Laboratories Inc.
42.95%
655.96 M
$ 14.23
United States
Energy
23
MED
Medifast, Inc.
41.93%
144.77 M
$ 13.02
United States
Consumer Cyclical
24
BCRX
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
41.06%
2.29 B
$ 9.03
United States
Healthcare
25
SMID
Smith-Midland Corporation
40.87%
183.87 M
$ 34.65
United States
Basic Materials
26
SIC
Select Interior Concepts, Inc.
40.28%
375.96 M
$ 14.49
27
HL
Hecla Mining Company
39.97%
11.43 B
$ 17.05
United States
Basic Materials
28
FTK
Flotek Industries, Inc.
39.74%
609.90 M
$ 16.86
United States
Energy
29
AGEN
Agenus Inc.
39.67%
173.22 M
$ 4.17
United States
Healthcare
30
METC
Ramaco Resources, Inc.
37.89%
987.13 M
$ 15.03
United States
Basic Materials
31
ARL
American Realty Investors, ...
37.77%
219.83 M
$ 13.61
United States
Real Estate
32
AMRK
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.
37.74%
615.86 M
$ 25.01
United States
Financial Services
33
TCI
Transcontinental Realty Inv...
37.46%
309.11 M
$ 35.78
United States
Real Estate
34
RNAC
Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc.
37.34%
217.13 M
$ 7.39
United States
Healthcare
35
INSE
Inspired Entertainment, Inc.
37.25%
188.86 M
$ 7.08
United States
Consumer Cyclical
36
ABAT
American Battery Technology...
37.2%
422.79 M
$ 3.21
United States
Industrials
37
GME
GameStop Corp.
36.87%
10.86 B
$ 24.23
United States
Consumer Cyclical
38
VTLE
Vital Energy, Inc.
36.81%
648.56 M
$ 16.76
United States
Energy
39
LFMD
LifeMD, Inc.
36.73%
244.19 M
$ 5.13
United States
Healthcare
40
TSQ
Townsquare Media, Inc.
36.66%
108.96 M
$ 6.37
United States
Communication Services
41
AXR
AMREP Corporation
36.31%
146.26 M
$ 27.57
United States
Real Estate
42
COKE
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
36.01%
14.34 B
$ 215.4
United States
Consumer Defensive
43
VIST
Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V.
35.61%
7.59 B
$ 72.11
Mexico
Energy
44
TDUP
ThredUp Inc.
35.03%
646.49 M
$ 5.01
United States
Consumer Cyclical
45
FET
Forum Energy Technologies, ...
34.42%
669.89 M
$ 59.26
United States
Energy
46
STIM
Neuronetics, Inc.
33.69%
150.99 M
$ 2.17
United States
Healthcare
47
GSAT
Globalstar, Inc.
33.33%
10.53 B
$ 81.87
United States
Communication Services
48
ORLA
Orla Mining Ltd.
32.88%
4.64 B
$ 13.43
Canada
Basic Materials
49
AMPY
Amplify Energy Corp.
32.73%
258.46 M
$ 6.26
United States
Energy
50
BBAR
Banco BBVA Argentina S.A.
32.68%
2.95 B
$ 14.44
Argentina
Financial Services
51
VINP
Vinci Compass Investments Ltd.
32.6%
713.76 M
$ 10.91
Brazil
Financial Services
52
RNGR
Ranger Energy Services, Inc.
32.23%
400.38 M
$ 16.85
United States
Energy
53
GOGO
Gogo Inc.
31.98%
578.82 M
$ 4.28
United States
Communication Services
54
RBLX
Roblox Corporation
31.92%
31.53 B
$ 44.04
United States
Communication Services
55
AR
Antero Resources Corporation
31.87%
12.12 B
$ 39.13
United States
Energy
56
HDSN
Hudson Technologies, Inc.
31.78%
264.61 M
$ 6.29
United States
Basic Materials
57
OWL
Blue Owl Capital Inc.
31%
16.76 B
$ 10.75
United States
Financial Services
58
NUVB
Nuvation Bio Inc.
30.82%
1.68 B
$ 4.83
United States
Healthcare
59
FRD
Friedman Industries, Incorp...
30.54%
148.57 M
$ 20.89
United States
Basic Materials
60
IMAB
I-Mab
30.53%
318.48 M
$ 3.9
United States
Healthcare
61
TH
Target Hospitality Corp.
30.07%
1.56 B
$ 15.65
United States
Industrials
62
UPST
Upstart Holdings, Inc.
29.79%
2.98 B
$ 31.17
United States
Financial Services
63
CRCT
Cricut, Inc.
29.64%
893.72 M
$ 4.22
United States
Technology
64
XYF
X Financial
28.96%
191.43 M
$ 4.97
China
Financial Services
65
EZPW
EZCORP, Inc.
28.95%
2.06 B
$ 33.41
United States
Financial Services
66
III
Information Services Group,...
28.79%
198.33 M
$ 4.16
United States
Technology
67
JYNT
The Joint Corp.
28.63%
123.75 M
$ 8.64
United States
Healthcare
68
BRFS
BRF S.A.
28.39%
6.09 B
$ 3.8
Brazil
Consumer Defensive
69
BWAY
BrainsWay Ltd.
28.19%
657.34 M
$ 16.42
Israel
Healthcare
70
GEN
Gen Digital Inc.
27.94%
11.94 B
$ 19.71
United States
Technology
71
EXK
Endeavour Silver Corp.
27.62%
2.54 B
$ 8.59
Canada
Basic Materials
72
HAYW
Hayward Holdings, Inc.
27.48%
3.15 B
$ 14.54
United States
Industrials
73
OII
Oceaneering International, ...
27.3%
3.76 B
$ 37.66
United States
Energy
74
CIVI
Civitas Resources, Inc.
27.18%
2.34 B
$ 27.38
United States
Energy
75
MODG
Callaway Golf Company
27.09%
2.70 B
$ 14.68
United States
Consumer Cyclical
76
LQDT
Liquidity Services, Inc.
26.98%
1.15 B
$ 37.09
United States
Consumer Cyclical
77
OGI
Organigram Global Inc.
26.88%
195.48 M
$ 1.39
Canada
Healthcare
78
TRUE
TrueCar, Inc.
26.82%
225.91 M
$ 2.54
United States
Communication Services
79
BVS
Bioventus Inc.
26.55%
722.38 M
$ 10.68
United States
Healthcare
80
LEGN
Legend Biotech Corporation
26.35%
5.27 B
$ 28.51
United States
Healthcare
81
FLNG
FLEX LNG Ltd.
26.33%
1.80 B
$ 33.27
Bermuda
Energy
82
UXIN
Uxin Limited
26.28%
631.34 M
$ 2.87
China
Consumer Cyclical
83
GRVY
Gravity Co., Ltd.
26.18%
439.66 M
$ 63.27
South Korea
Communication Services
84
CRBP
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Hold...
26.16%
189.25 M
$ 10.67
United States
Healthcare
85
LNW
Light & Wonder, Inc.
26.03%
7.42 B
$ 88.43
United States
Consumer Cyclical
86
ABEV
Ambev S.A.
25.82%
52.56 B
$ 3.37
Brazil
Consumer Defensive
87
CLAR
Clarus Corporation
25.81%
108.02 M
$ 2.81
United States
Consumer Cyclical
88
slsr
Solaris Resources Inc.
25.45%
1.62 B
$ 9.68
Switzerland
Basic Materials
89
NEWT
NewtekOne, Inc.
25.43%
373.37 M
$ 12.95
United States
Financial Services
90
SAVA
Cassava Sciences Inc
25.42%
114.97 M
$ 2.38
United States
Healthcare
91
ATLC
Atlanticus Holdings Corpora...
25.39%
1.16 B
$ 77.59
United States
Financial Services
92
XPEL
XPEL, Inc.
25.17%
1.36 B
$ 49.37
United States
Consumer Cyclical
93
RRC
Range Resources Corporation
25.09%
10.14 B
$ 43.04
United States
Energy
94
IDR
Idaho Strategic Resources, ...
25%
694.15 M
$ 43.91
United States
Basic Materials
95
YPF
YPF Sociedad Anónima
25%
18.55 B
$ 43.97
Argentina
Energy
96
STOK
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc.
24.95%
1.95 B
$ 32.96
United States
Healthcare
97
F
Ford Motor Company
24.94%
46.58 B
$ 11.69
United States
Consumer Cyclical
98
BOTJ
Bank of the James Financial...
24.87%
106.27 M
$ 23.39
United States
Financial Services
99
GDEN
Golden Entertainment, Inc.
24.75%
753.69 M
$ 28.55
United States
Consumer Cyclical
100
MUR
Murphy Oil Corporation
24.44%
5.97 B
$ 41.67
United States
Energy
For the most accurate results, consider cross-referencing our data with other sources.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q Which stock has gained the most in May 2021?
A

NEGG (Newegg Commerce, Inc.) has the highest monthly gain in this ranking for May 2021, with a gain of 1,648%. Top performers this month include NEGG, AMC, JILL.

Q What stocks gained the most in May 2021?
A

The biggest gainers in May 2021 were: NEGG (+1,648%), AMC (+169%), JILL (+110%), BBW (+86%), TGLS (+81%). These monthly rankings show which stocks had the strongest short-term momentum.

Q Does this page recommend the best stocks to buy now?
A

No. This page is an informational ranking of stocks that have already gone up during May 2021. It does not make buy, sell, or hold recommendations and should be used as a research starting point, not financial advice.

Q How can this ranking help explain current stock market trends?
A

The ranking shows where price strength is concentrated during May 2021. Comparing the top gainers by sector, market cap, and recent catalysts can help identify momentum themes and market rotation without implying that any listed stock is a recommendation.

Q Which sectors performed best in May 2021?
A

The top performing sectors in May 2021 included Consumer Cyclical, Communication Services, Basic Materials, based on the stocks with highest monthly gains. NEGG 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 May 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 Research: Stocks showing strong monthly performance can help identify where market attention and price strength are concentrated.
  • Sector Rotation: Monthly rankings can reveal which sectors are gaining favor with investors and where market leadership is shifting.
  • 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. The reason for the move matters as much as the percentage gain.
  • Watch for Reversals: Extreme monthly gains sometimes precede corrections, so treat the ranking as a research starting point rather than a buy list.

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