Why OptimizeRx Corp. (OPRX) Soared Last Week?

We recently published a list of These 10 Stocks Posted Double-, Triple-Digit Gains Last Week. In this article, we are going to take a look at where OptimizeRx Corp. (NASDAQ:OPRX) stands against other stocks that posted double-, triple-digit gains last week.

Micro- and small-cap companies dominated gains on the stock market last week, bucking an overall market pessimism, thanks to a flurry of company developments that bolstered investing appetite, including acquisition and stellar earnings performance.

In this article, we listed the names of last week’s top performers and detailed the reasons behind their gains based on their share prices last Friday, March 14, and their closing prices on March 7, or the Friday prior.

We classify micro-cap companies as those with a market capitalization below $300 million and small-cap firms as those with a market capitalization below $1 billion.

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OptimizeRx Corp. (NASDAQ:OPRX)

Shares of OptimizeRx Corp. jumped by 69.65 percent in the past five trading days as investors took path from its strong earnings performance last year coupled with an optimistic outlook guidance for 2025.

In its latest earnings release, OPRX said it narrowed its net loss in the fourth quarter of the year by 98 percent to $77,000 from the $4.14 million registered in the same period a year earlier, as net revenues increased by 13.7 percent to $32.3 million from $28.4 million.

Net loss, however, widened by 14.4 percent to $20.1 million from $17.6 million in full-year 2024 versus the year earlier, but revenues were higher by 28.8 percent to $92.1 million from $71.5 million.

Amid the strong performance last year, OPRX guided an optimistic outlook for this year, saying it expects revenues to end at around $100 million with an adjusted EBITDA of $12 million.

Overall, OPRX ranks 9th on our list of stocks that posted double-, triple-digit gains last week. While we acknowledge the potential of OPRX as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is as promising as OPRX but trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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