15 Small-Cap Stocks Poised to Outperform in 2025

9. AirShip AI Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:AISP)

Analysts covering AirShip AI posted a generally positive outlook on the company, giving it a “buy” rating and a $6 price target in mid-November.

In the past year, the company’s stock price rose to as high as 194.48 percent at $5.33 apiece, reflecting a bounce and more confidence from investors after clocking in a 45.33-percent drop over the last five years.

The Washington-based firm operates an enterprise AI data management platform with key use cases of border monitoring, law enforcement, defense, and commercial enterprise, and is an AI player in accelerating threat environments across government, public safety, and commercial markets, the analyst said. With a market capitalization of $187.99 million, it is considered a micro-cap company but is growing at a fast rate.

The stock also garnered an extremely bullish sentiment (84/100) among watchers, and message volume has also stayed at extremely high levels.