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Top Stock Gainers August 2023 - Monthly Performance Ranked

The top US-listed stocks of August 2023 by monthly gain, on split-adjusted closes. Ranks 3,462 companies above $100M on NYSE, Nasdaq and NYSE American.

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2023
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August 2023 ranking, complete through August 31, 2023

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

The gain covers the period; price, market cap, sector and country show each company as it is today.

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Rank
Symbol
Company Name
Aug Gain
Market Cap (today)
Price (today)
Country
Sector
1
TSHA
Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc.
+372.32%
$1.98B
$6.09
United States
Healthcare
2
AHG
AKSO HEALTH GROUP
+218.34%
$796.48M
$0.9297
China
Healthcare
3
USM
United States
+162.41%
$6.62B
$77.01
United States
Communication Services
4
NPCE
Neuropace Inc
+126.27%
$481.57M
$14.03
United States
Healthcare
5
TSAT
TELESAT CORP
+113.61%
$2.28B
$44.29
Canada
Technology
6
TNGX
Tango Therapeutics Inc
+99.08%
$4.03B
$23.88
United States
Healthcare
7
AAOI
Applied Optoelec
+95.87%
$10.56B
$124.82
United States
Technology
8
ANTX
AN2 Therapeutics, Inc.
+83.41%
$219.25M
$5.81
United States
Healthcare
9
KINS
Kingstone
+78.76%
$287.06M
$19.83
United States
Financial Services
10
APLS
Apellis Pharmace
+74.28%
$5.25B
$41.03
United States
Healthcare
11
SLN
Silence Therapeutics Plc
+71.15%
$824.78M
$13.27
United Kingdom
Healthcare
12
LWAY
Lifeway Food
+67.71%
$391.72M
$25.93
United States
Consumer Defensive
13
SOLS
SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATLS INC
+66.67%
$8.92B
$56.16
United States
Basic Materials
14
GRPN
Groupon
+60.86%
$796.63M
$19.59
United States
Communication Services
15
ETON
Eton Pharmaceuticals
+59.57%
$1.81B
$63.47
United States
Healthcare
16
BLTE
Belite Bio, Inc
+57.50%
$6.49B
$161.06
United States
Healthcare
17
GYRE
Gyre Therapeutics Inc
+55.56%
$732.69M
$6.91
United States
Healthcare
18
PRAX
Praxis Precision Medicines,...
+53.48%
$10.50B
$375.94
United States
Healthcare
19
CURR
Currenc Group Inc
+50.00%
$394.11M
$3.51
Singapore
Technology
20
BETR
Better Home & Finance Holdi...
+49.19%
$221.90M
$11.68
United States
Financial Services
21
FULC
Fulcrum Therapeutics
+49.06%
$292.22M
$3.83
United States
Healthcare
22
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
+48.47%
$100.85B
$261.95
United States
Industrials
23
BWAY
Brainsway Ltd.
+48.07%
$592.39M
$14.74
Israel
Healthcare
24
UPWK
Upwork
+47.80%
$1.08B
$8.61
United States
Communication Services
25
CPRI
Capri Holdings Limited
+44.12%
$1.57B
$13.65
United Kingdom
Consumer Cyclical
26
VFF
Village Farms Intl Inc
+42.70%
$332.62M
$2.72
United States
Consumer Defensive
27
DLO
Dlocal Ltd
+42.08%
$4.46B
$15.17
Uruguay
Technology
28
WALD
Waldencast plc
+41.55%
$166.74M
$1.30
United Kingdom
Consumer Defensive
29
SHOT
Rmg Ml Sports Holdings
+41.21%
$285.82M
$9.83
United States
Financial Services
30
CAPR
Capricor Therapeutics Inc
+41.18%
$365.69M
$6.29
United States
Healthcare
31
ABL
Abacus Global Management
+40.59%
$618.69M
$6.45
United States
Financial Services
32
ACIC
American Coastal Insurance
+39.57%
$433.93M
$9.18
United States
Financial Services
33
NESR
National Energy Services Reuni
+39.57%
$3.33B
$33.03
United States
Energy
34
OSUR
Orasure Tech
+39.22%
$267.60M
$3.88
United States
Healthcare
35
GCT
Gigacloud Tech
+39.00%
$1.77B
$49.65
United States
Technology
36
ACMR
Acm Research
+37.83%
$5.53B
$79.41
United States
Technology
37
CELH
Celsius Hldgs Inc
+37.64%
$8.44B
$33.36
United States
Consumer Defensive
38
APP
Applovin Corp
+37.51%
$102.72B
$305.77
United States
Communication Services
39
INDP
Indaptus Therapeutics Inc
+37.14%
$171.88M
$1.29
United States
Healthcare
40
POWL
Powell Inds
+37.00%
$7.20B
$197.67
United States
Industrials
41
CWCO
Consolidated Water
+36.55%
$471.74M
$29.46
Cayman Islands
Utilities
42
ANF
Abercrombie & Fitch Co
+36.08%
$4.84B
$109.01
United States
Consumer Cyclical
43
PGEN
Precigen Inc
+35.66%
$2.58B
$7.20
United States
Healthcare
44
ARMP
Armata Pharmctcl
+35.16%
$189.63M
$5.10
United States
Healthcare
45
DSP
Viant Technology Inc.
+34.26%
$829.76M
$12.45
United States
Technology
46
HWKN
Hawkins
+34.00%
$2.48B
$118.99
United States
Basic Materials
47
ABEO
Abeona Therapeut
+33.84%
$348.25M
$6.09
United States
Healthcare
48
VNET
VNET GROUP INC
+33.45%
$1.91B
$6.72
China
Technology
49
NN
Nextnav Inc
+33.33%
$2.96B
$17.55
United States
Technology
50
BTDR
Bitdeer Technologies Group
+32.84%
$3.09B
$11.37
Singapore
Technology
51
FSLY
Fastly
+32.61%
$3.97B
$24.95
United States
Technology
52
LMB
Limbach Hldgs Inc
+32.15%
$511.58M
$42.90
United States
Industrials
53
ARRY
Array Technologies, Inc.
+32.08%
$721.45M
$4.69
United States
Technology
54
RLMD
Relmada Therapeutics Inc
+32.03%
$493.88M
$4.63
United States
Healthcare
55
SENEB
Seneca Foods Corp
+31.47%
$1.32B
$195.39
United States
Consumer Defensive
56
STRL
Sterling Infra
+31.41%
$15.81B
$516.81
United States
Industrials
57
IDYA
Ideaya Biosciences
+31.01%
$3.83B
$39.67
United States
Healthcare
58
CORT
Corcept Therapeutics Inc
+30.92%
$13.22B
$122.25
United States
Healthcare
59
BOOM
Dmc Global Inc
+30.76%
$143.99M
$7.01
United States
Industrials
60
SENEA
Seneca Foods Corp
+30.64%
$1.31B
$194.07
United States
Consumer Defensive
61
ADSE
Ads-Tec Energy PLC
+30.60%
$851.97M
$11.34
Ireland
Industrials
62
HDSN
Hudson Tech
+30.38%
$236.96M
$5.63
United States
Basic Materials
63
MTRX
Matrix Svc Co
+30.25%
$311.44M
$11.07
United States
Industrials
64
ESOA
Energy Services of America ...
+29.97%
$220.36M
$11.81
United States
Industrials
65
IESC
Ies Holdings Inc
+29.72%
$13.65B
$685.04
United States
Industrials
66
NEXA
Nexa Resources
+29.55%
$2.04B
$15.40
Luxembourg
Basic Materials
67
NTRA
Natera Inc
+29.48%
$47.86B
$332.03
United States
Healthcare
68
PESI
Perma-Fix Environmental Svcs
+29.19%
$367.08M
$17.30
United States
Industrials
69
AMRX
Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc
+29.02%
$6.24B
$17.91
United States
Healthcare
70
SABR
Sabre Corp
+28.53%
$847.52M
$2.10
United States
Technology
71
IVVD
Invivyd
+28.28%
$293.73M
$0.9965
United States
Healthcare
72
CAMT
Camtek
+28.16%
$6.85B
$146.81
Israel
Technology
73
DHC
Diversified Healthcare Tr
+28.07%
$1.94B
$8.02
United States
Real Estate
74
LEU
Centrus Energy
+28.06%
$3.72B
$186.26
United States
Energy
75
RELY
Remitly Global, Inc.
+27.86%
$5.65B
$26.67
United States
Technology
76
GSAT
Globalstar
+27.43%
$10.67B
$82.36
United States
Communication Services
77
EOSE
Eos Energy Enterprises Inc
+26.95%
$1.38B
$3.81
United States
Industrials
78
TPL
Texas Pacific Ld
+26.87%
$26.46B
$383.64
United States
Energy
79
ANIP
Ani Pharmaceutic
+26.80%
$1.73B
$75.35
United States
Healthcare
80
KRT
Karat Packaging Inc.
+26.59%
$957.72M
$48.05
United States
Consumer Cyclical
81
ERIE
Erie Indty Co
+26.48%
$13.85B
$264.85
United States
Financial Services
82
OPFI
OppFi Inc
+26.47%
$594.75M
$6.98
United States
Financial Services
83
TH
Target Hospitality Corp
+26.29%
$1.78B
$17.85
United States
Industrials
84
PAR
Par Technology
+26.03%
$807.81M
$19.53
United States
Technology
85
SGHC
Super Group (SGHC) Ltd
+25.58%
$6.76B
$13.31
Guernsey
Consumer Cyclical
86
MMYT
Makemytrip Limited Mauritius
+25.51%
$5.69B
$60.46
India
Consumer Cyclical
87
MOD
Modine Manf
+25.01%
$10.50B
$197.68
United States
Consumer Cyclical
88
GALT
Galectin Therapeutics Inc
+25.00%
$371.13M
$3.68
United States
Healthcare
89
KD
Kyndryl Hldgs Inc
+24.58%
$2.73B
$12.55
United States
Technology
90
ESEA
Euroseas
+24.55%
$529.37M
$75.03
Greece
Industrials
91
LZM
Lifezone Metals
+24.37%
$392.03M
$4.36
Isle of Man
Basic Materials
92
TLRY
TILRAY BRANDS INC
+24.37%
$665.89M
$4.84
Canada
Healthcare
93
LYTS
Lsi Inds Inc Ohio
+24.02%
$746.73M
$20.34
United States
Technology
94
MNSO
Miniso Group Holding Ltd
+23.51%
$3.29B
$11.02
China
Consumer Cyclical
95
SHEN
Shenandoah Telecommunications
+23.39%
$682.65M
$12.33
United States
Communication Services
96
NBTX
Nanobiotix S.A.
+23.01%
$2.21B
$43.55
France
Healthcare
97
CXDO
Crexendo Inc
+22.84%
$212.49M
$6.39
United States
Communication Services
98
GCO
Genesco
+22.82%
$389.52M
$35.07
United States
Consumer Cyclical
99
NCMI
National Cinemedia Inc
+22.43%
$238.94M
$2.54
United States
Communication Services
100
FSTR
L B Foster
+22.38%
$400.59M
$38.08
United States
Industrials
Top gain on this page +372.32% TSHA
Rows on this page 100 ranks 1–100
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Period August 2023 closed

Best performing large-cap stocks in August 2023

AAOI Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. +95.87% $10.56B
PRAX Praxis Precision Medicines,... +53.48% $10.50B
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co +48.47% $100.85B
APP AppLovin Corporation +37.51% $102.72B
STRL Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. +31.41% $15.81B

August 2023 Stock Market Momentum

This page answers a current-month trend question with data: which US-listed stocks have shown the strongest price gains so far in August 2023. 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.

Looking for a specific Symbol?
#1 TSHA leads with +372% August 2023

Among the 3,462 NYSE, Nasdaq and NYSE American stocks currently eligible for this ranking, TSHA (Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc.) has the highest gain in August 2023 with +372%. Following are AHG (+218%) and USM (+162%). Top performing sectors: Healthcare (+64% avg, 6 in top 10), Communication Services (+51% avg, 1 in top 10), Financial Services (+43% avg, 1 in top 10).

MARKET LEADERS
52-WEEK LEADER
SNDK +3312%
SanDisk Corp
2023 YTD LEADER
ZJYL +3020%
Jin Medical
AUG 2023 LEADER
TSHA +372%
Taysha Gene Therapies,..
52-Week Top 5 Full List →
1 SNDK +3311.9% 2 MGRT +2754.7% 3 AXTI +2390.8% 4 ERAS +1008.8% 5 NUAI +899.0%
2023 YTD Top 5 Full List →
1 ZJYL +3020.1% 2 SLNO +1737.9% 3 CVNA +1043.4% 4 AAOI +927.7% 5 ENLT +876.5%
August 2023 Top 5 Full List →
1 TSHA +372.3% 2 AHG +218.3% 3 USM +162.4% 4 NPCE +126.3% 5 TSAT +113.6%
Quick Access: 52-Week 2023 YTD Aug 2023 Market Cap Dividends

This ranking shows the top performing stocks and biggest stock gainers during August 2023, 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.

Gains are computed on split-adjusted closes, so a split inside the month does not read as a move. This ranking is informational and is not investment advice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q Which stock has gained the most in August 2023?
A

TSHA (Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc.) has the highest monthly gain in this ranking for August 2023, with a gain of 372%. Top performers this month include TSHA, AHG, USM.

Q What stocks gained the most in August 2023?
A

The biggest gainers in August 2023 were: TSHA (+372%), AHG (+218%), USM (+162%), NPCE (+126%), TSAT (+114%). 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 August 2023. 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 August 2023. 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 companies does this ranking include?
A

3,462 companies with a market capitalization above $100 million traded on NYSE, Nasdaq and NYSE American, each with at least one trading day inside August 2023. One close inside the month is enough to qualify, so a company that listed during the month is ranked on the part of it that it traded.

Q Which sectors performed best in August 2023?
A

The top performing sectors in August 2023 included Healthcare, Communication Services, Technology, based on the stocks with highest monthly gains. TSHA 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 August 2023. 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 activity across US-listed symbols.

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.

Evaluate Your Positions

Researching one of this month's top movers? Use our Stock Return Calculator to review historical performance, or the Position Size Calculator to model position sizing and risk before making your own decision.