Sub-$5 stocks being talked about on r/wallstreetbets and r/pennystocks, ranked by combined mention count over the past 24 hours. Mention surges in penny stocks often correlate with pump cycles — useful signal, but read with caution.
| # | Symbol | Company | Price | Day Chg | Mentions | 24h Mentions Δ | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HTZ | Hertz | $2.4200 | 0.00% | 37 | +30 (429%) | WSBr/p |
| 2 | DJT | Trump Media & Technology Group | $4.5750 | 0.00% | 19 | +17 (850%) | WSB |
| 3 | UP | Wheels Up | $3.0750 | 0.00% | 11 | +7 (175%) | WSBr/p |
| 4 | TE | T1 Energy | $2.7350 | +1.83% | 4 | +3 (300%) | WSB |
| 5 | AMC | AMC Entertainment | $3.5310 | -0.85% | 3 | +1 (50%) | WSB |
| 6 | CRIS | Curis | $1.1350 | 0.00% | 2 | +2 | r/p |
| 7 | PGEN | Precigen | $4.8850 | 0.00% | 1 | +1 | r/p |
| 8 | OPEN | Opendoor | $1.9860 | 0.00% | 1 | +1 | r/p |
| 9 | OM | Outset Medical | $4.1900 | 0.00% | 1 | +1 | r/p |
| 10 | VRAX | Virax Biolabs | $1.3450 | 0.00% | 1 | +1 | r/p |
| 11 | PRME | Prime Medicine | $4.9010 | 0.00% | 1 | +1 | r/p |
| 12 | BKYI | BIO-key International | $2.3450 | 0.00% | 1 | 0 (0%) | r/p |
| 13 | DNUT | Krispy Kreme | $3.6340 | 0.00% | 1 | 0 (0%) | r/p |
| 14 | NRXP | NRx Pharmaceuticals | $2.5000 | 0.00% | 1 | 0 (0%) | r/p |
| 15 | RCAT | Red Cat Holdings | $4.0500 | 0.00% | 1 | 0 (0%) | r/p |
| 16 | TCRT | Alaunos Therapeutics | $1.7860 | 0.00% | 1 | 0 (0%) | r/p |
| 17 | EOSE | Eos Energy Enterprises | $2.3430 | 0.00% | 1 | 0 (0%) | r/p |
| 18 | CTM | Castellum | $0.5000 | +3.04% | 1 | 0 (0%) | r/p |
| 19 | INO | Inovio Pharmaceuticals | $1.5540 | 0.00% | 1 | -1 (-50%) | r/p |
| 20 | GRAB | Grab Holdings | $3.3350 | 0.00% | 1 | -1 (-50%) | r/p |
Social-mention data tells you what retail attention is concentrated on. For sub-$5 stocks, retail attention IS the catalyst for many short-term moves — both up (momentum buying) and down (when the crowd loses interest). The same data is also a pump-and-dump leading indicator: a ticker that vaults from rank 50 to rank 3 in 24 hours on a stock with no fundamental catalyst is the classic pump setup.
What to weigh:
Before sizing into anything from this list, read our pump and dump concept page and check the stock's recent filings (S-1, S-3, 8-K) for dilution events. Most pumps end with offerings.
See also: today's price movers, short squeeze candidates, TTM squeeze setups.