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APR 2022 LEADER
NKTX +61%
Nkarta, Inc.
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1 MGRT +3842.7% 2 SNDK +2266.9% 3 AXTI +1677.4% 4 ERAS +1152.3% 5 STTK +787.6%
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1 NINE +1131.4% 2 META +689.1% 3 INDV +557.1% 4 TUSK +348.2% 5 RDUS +319.0%
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1 NKTX +61.2% 2 RCMT +59.6% 3 DDL +45.5% 4 CURR +42.2% 5 TRVI +42.1%
Quick Access: 52-Week 2022 YTD Apr 2022 Market Cap Dividends
#1 NKTX leads with +61% April 2022

Among the 3,387 NYSE, Nasdaq and NYSE American stocks currently eligible for this ranking, NKTX (Nkarta, Inc.) has the highest gain in April 2022 with +61%. Following are RCMT (+60%) and DDL (+45%). Top performing sectors: Healthcare (+24% avg, 3 in top 10), Industrials (+20% avg, 3 in top 10), Technology (+17% avg, 1 in top 10).

Top Stock Gainers April 2022 - Monthly Performance Ranked

Track the top performing stocks of April 2022 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.

Best performing large-cap stocks in April 2022

MUSA Murphy USA Inc. +16.17% $11.11B
AR Antero Resources Corporation +13.29% $10.50B
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc. +11.88% $23.29B
PAG Penske Automotive Group, Inc. +11.21% $14.47B
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation +11.04% $37.54B
2022
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This ranking shows the top performing stocks and biggest stock gainers during April 2022, 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.

April 2022 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 April 2022. 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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April 2022 ranking, complete through April 29, 2022

29 stocks are withheld from this ranking because their price history is under review.

The gain covers the period above. Price, market cap, sector and country show each company as it is today, not as it was then.

Rank
Symbol
Company Name
Apr Gain
Market Cap (today)
Price (today)
Country
Sector
1
NKTX
Nkarta, Inc.
61.19%
158.83 M
$ 2.22
United States
Healthcare
2
RCMT
RCM Technologies, Inc.
59.63%
204.55 M
$ 28.86
United States
Industrials
3
DDL
Dingdong (Cayman) Limited
45.48%
526.96 M
$ 2.41
China
Consumer Defensive
4
CURR
CURRENC Group Inc.
42.17%
345.83 M
$ 3.08
Singapore
Technology
5
TRVI
Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.
42.11%
2.62 B
$ 18.43
United States
Healthcare
6
ASC
Ardmore Shipping Corporation
35.73%
668.75 M
$ 16.39
Bermuda
Industrials
7
NVCT
Nuvectis Pharma, Inc.
35.33%
624.84 M
$ 19.82
United States
Healthcare
8
SLVM
Sylvamo Corporation
32.1%
1.55 B
$ 38.92
United States
Basic Materials
9
PPIH
Perma-Pipe International Ho...
27.73%
206.47 M
$ 25.41
United States
Industrials
10
HNRG
Hallador Energy Company
23.48%
688.58 M
$ 14.61
United States
Utilities
11
SAIL
SailPoint, Inc.
22.7%
8.95 B
$ 15.78
United States
Technology
12
SND
Smart Sand, Inc.
22.54%
177.53 M
$ 4.13
United States
Energy
13
LYTS
LSI Industries Inc.
21.45%
880.00 M
$ 23.97
United States
Technology
14
EP
Empire Petroleum Corporation
20.81%
100.28 M
$ 2.52
United States
Energy
15
OSS
One Stop Systems, Inc.
20.2%
291.04 M
$ 11.75
United States
Technology
16
HPK
HighPeak Energy, Inc.
20.04%
811.85 M
$ 6.425
United States
Energy
17
BBAI
BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.
19.74%
1.32 B
$ 2.76
United States
Technology
18
COCO
The Vita Coco Company, Inc.
19.21%
3.97 B
$ 69.58
United States
Consumer Defensive
19
PBF
PBF Energy Inc.
17.46%
7.22 B
$ 61
United States
Energy
20
CAL
Caleres, Inc.
17.41%
446.74 M
$ 13.3
United States
Consumer Cyclical
21
AN
AutoNation, Inc.
17.27%
7.37 B
$ 220.33
United States
Consumer Cyclical
22
ELA
Envela Corporation
17.03%
555.36 M
$ 21.39
United States
Consumer Cyclical
23
ANIX
Anixa Biosciences, Inc.
16.91%
119.76 M
$ 3.52
United States
Healthcare
24
BSM
Black Stone Minerals, L.P.
16.64%
3.14 B
$ 14.79
United States
Energy
25
NEOV
NeoVolta Inc.
16.41%
110.36 M
$ 2.01
United States
Industrials
26
ABG
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
16.38%
4.49 B
$ 240.99
United States
Consumer Cyclical
27
ARLP
Alliance Resource Partners,...
16.22%
3.33 B
$ 25.91
United States
Energy
28
MUSA
Murphy USA Inc.
16.17%
11.11 B
$ 601.76
United States
Consumer Cyclical
29
AMPY
Amplify Energy Corp.
15.57%
151.52 M
$ 3.67
United States
Energy
30
UTI
Universal Technical Institu...
15.37%
2.15 B
$ 39.1
United States
Consumer Defensive
31
SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology C...
15.19%
7.51 B
$ 221.42
Hong Kong
Technology
32
AMR
Alpha Metallurgical Resourc...
14.76%
1.84 B
$ 145.07
United States
Basic Materials
33
SWKH
SWK Holdings Corp
14.62%
192.33 M
$ 15.9
United States
Financial Services
34
ESPR
Esperion Therapeutics Inc
14.52%
819.46 M
$ 3.18
United States
Healthcare
35
IIIN
Insteel Industries Inc.
14.37%
631.27 M
$ 32.61
United States
Industrials
36
FCFS
FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
14.04%
9.06 B
$ 206.73
United States
Financial Services
37
FLXS
Flexsteel Industries, Inc.
14.04%
317.41 M
$ 77.88
United States
Consumer Cyclical
38
STNG
Scorpio Tankers Inc.
13.96%
3.94 B
$ 79.09
Monaco
Energy
39
LNTH
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.
13.79%
6.68 B
$ 102.64
United States
Healthcare
40
EPSN
Epsilon Energy Ltd.
13.5%
164.85 M
$ 5.45
United States
Energy
41
LWLG
Lightwave Logic, Inc.
13.47%
887.50 M
$ 5.76
United States
Basic Materials
42
AR
Antero Resources Corporation
13.29%
10.50 B
$ 33.88
United States
Energy
43
EZPW
EZCORP, Inc.
13.27%
1.85 B
$ 30.04
United States
Financial Services
44
NC
NACCO Industries, Inc.
13.27%
358.71 M
$ 47.57
United States
Energy
45
REI
Ring Energy, Inc.
13.16%
286.85 M
$ 1.13
United States
Energy
46
WTI
W&T Offshore, Inc.
12.8%
473.11 M
$ 3.18
United States
Energy
47
HDSN
Hudson Technologies, Inc.
12.77%
259.14 M
$ 6.16
United States
Basic Materials
48
DKL
Delek Logistics Partners, LP
12.62%
3.07 B
$ 57.7
United States
Energy
49
WOW
WideOpenWest, Inc.
12.58%
439.98 M
$ 5.13
United States
Communication Services
50
PNRG
PrimeEnergy Resources Corpo...
12.26%
292.29 M
$ 180.65
United States
Energy
51
BVFL
BV Financial, Inc.
12.17%
185.00 M
$ 21.365
United States
Financial Services
52
OLLI
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Hold...
12.14%
4.17 B
$ 68.97
United States
Consumer Defensive
53
INSW
International Seaways, Inc.
12.1%
4.63 B
$ 93.6
United States
Energy
54
BURL
Burlington Stores, Inc.
11.88%
23.29 B
$ 370.01
United States
Consumer Cyclical
55
PPC
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
11.83%
7.09 B
$ 29.81
United States
Consumer Defensive
56
RGTI
Rigetti Computing, Inc.
11.74%
4.83 B
$ 14.52
United States
Technology
57
CPSS
Consumer Portfolio Services...
11.55%
207.11 M
$ 9.545
United States
Financial Services
58
BBWI
Bath & Body Works, Inc.
11.44%
4.13 B
$ 20.5
United States
Consumer Cyclical
59
AFYA
Afya Limited
11.27%
1.32 B
$ 14.45
Brazil
Consumer Defensive
60
PAG
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
11.21%
14.47 B
$ 220.01
United States
Consumer Cyclical
61
HURN
Huron Consulting Group Inc.
11.12%
1.97 B
$ 121.37
United States
Industrials
62
GCBC
Greene County Bancorp, Inc.
11.09%
576.14 M
$ 33.84
United States
Financial Services
63
KMB
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
11.04%
37.54 B
$ 113.09
United States
Consumer Defensive
64
SMCI
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
11.02%
18.40 B
$ 28.45
United States
Technology
65
TNK
Teekay Tankers Ltd.
10.8%
2.66 B
$ 76.78
Bermuda
Energy
66
LSTR
Landstar System, Inc.
10.79%
6.29 B
$ 185.32
United States
Industrials
67
SD
SandRidge Energy, Inc.
10.73%
485.48 M
$ 13.15
United States
Energy
68
YOU
Clear Secure, Inc.
10.62%
7.20 B
$ 53.84
United States
Technology
69
CVEO
Civeo Corporation
10.59%
376.23 M
$ 34.38
United States
Consumer Cyclical
70
RBBN
Ribbon Communications Inc.
10.58%
361.09 M
$ 2.05
United States
Technology
71
WFG
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
10.55%
5.28 B
$ 67.44
Canada
Basic Materials
72
PLX
Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc.
10.48%
187.73 M
$ 2.33
United States
Healthcare
73
UAL
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
10.31%
40.17 B
$ 123.77
United States
Industrials
74
ROST
Ross Stores, Inc.
10.11%
80.53 B
$ 251.03
United States
Consumer Cyclical
75
SWX
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.
10.08%
6.70 B
$ 92.64
United States
Utilities
76
TOI
The Oncology Institute, Inc.
10.08%
494.92 M
$ 4.95
United States
Healthcare
77
VLO
Valero Energy Corporation
10.08%
88.75 B
$ 298.88
United States
Energy
78
ANF
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
10.06%
4.58 B
$ 103.16
United States
Consumer Cyclical
79
CHEF
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
10.01%
4.09 B
$ 100.18
United States
Consumer Defensive
80
LKQ
LKQ Corporation
9.8%
6.77 B
$ 26.56
United States
Consumer Cyclical
81
KNTK
Kinetik Holdings Inc.
9.73%
8.26 B
$ 49.39
United States
Energy
82
RLX
RLX Technology Inc.
9.73%
2.43 B
$ 1.99
China
Consumer Defensive
83
CZFS
Citizens Financial Services...
9.52%
369.40 M
$ 76.88
United States
Financial Services
84
AVT
Avnet, Inc.
9.48%
7.07 B
$ 86.22
United States
Technology
85
PARR
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.
8.83%
3.97 B
$ 79.09
United States
Energy
86
CTGO
Contango Silver & Gold Inc.
8.7%
528.59 M
$ 15.78
United States
Basic Materials
87
ESQ
Esquire Financial Holdings,...
8.66%
1.10 B
$ 127.58
United States
Financial Services
88
TRMD
TORM plc
8.56%
3.05 B
$ 29.8
United Kingdom
Energy
89
SHOO
Steven Madden, Ltd.
8.51%
3.22 B
$ 44.06
United States
Consumer Cyclical
90
smc
Summit Midstream Corporation
8.51%
412.36 M
$ 29.85
United States
Energy
91
VHI
Valhi, Inc.
8.49%
385.76 M
$ 13.63
United States
Basic Materials
92
CNDT
Conduent Incorporated
8.48%
251.26 M
$ 1.62
United States
Technology
93
MAT
Mattel, Inc.
8.43%
4.49 B
$ 15.44
United States
Consumer Cyclical
94
WY
Weyerhaeuser Company
8.42%
17.74 B
$ 24.61
United States
Real Estate
95
JILL
J.Jill, Inc.
8.38%
277.95 M
$ 18.59
United States
Consumer Cyclical
96
CXW
CoreCivic, Inc.
8.18%
3.03 B
$ 30.63
United States
Industrials
97
DGICB
Donegal Group Inc.
8.18%
809.53 M
$ 21.85
United States
Financial Services
98
NWL
Newell Brands Inc.
8.18%
2.24 B
$ 5.26
United States
Consumer Defensive
99
RPRX
Royalty Pharma plc
8.18%
34.53 B
$ 59.97
United States
Healthcare
100
GASS
StealthGas Inc.
8.07%
329.47 M
$ 8.86
Greece
Industrials
For the most accurate results, consider cross-referencing our data with other sources.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q Which stock has gained the most in April 2022?
A

NKTX (Nkarta, Inc.) has the highest monthly gain in this ranking for April 2022, with a gain of 61%. Top performers this month include NKTX, RCMT, DDL.

Q What stocks gained the most in April 2022?
A

The biggest gainers in April 2022 were: NKTX (+61%), RCMT (+60%), DDL (+45%), CURR (+42%), TRVI (+42%). 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 April 2022. 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 April 2022. 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 April 2022?
A

The top performing sectors in April 2022 included Healthcare, Industrials, Consumer Defensive, based on the stocks with highest monthly gains. NKTX led the Healthcare 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 April 2022. 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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