Angelica Ballesteros
2 min read
We recently published a list of 10 Surprising Stocks That Skyrocketed Today. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR) stands against other Friday’s top performers.
The stock market finished the trading week in the green territory as investors looked past the series of mixed corporate earnings performance and inflation worries, amid the easing trade tensions between the US and China.
The Dow Jones climbed by 0.78 percent, while the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq grew by 0.70 percent and 0.52 percent, respectively.
Beyond major indices, 10 companies—predominantly Bitcoin miners and quantum computing firms—registered a strong finish, thanks to fresh corporate developments boosting investor appetite.
In this article, we name Friday’s 10 top performers and detail the reasons behind their gains.
To come up with the list, we considered only the stocks with a $2 billion market capitalization and $5 million in trading volume.
A construction team in a mining datacenter building work site with plans and equipment in hand.
Bitdeer Technologies rallied by 10.63 percent on Friday to end at $15.19 apiece after reporting a strong earnings performance in the first quarter of the year.
In a statement, Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR) said net income expanded to $409 million from only $606,000 in the same period last year, despite revenues dropping by 41 percent to $70 million from $119 million year-on-year.
Looking ahead, Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR) said its research and development efforts will focus on its Sealminer A4 project, which it targets to be more efficient.
“We believe this new chip design will revolutionize the way Bitcoin mining ASICs are made in the future and tape-out is on track for Q4 2025. We believe SEALMINER A4, along with our 3rd generation chip, will position Bitdeer as the leading supplier of the world’s most energy-efficient mining rigs,” the company said.
Overall, BTDR ranks 6th on our list of Friday’s top performers. While we acknowledge the potential of BTDR as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than BTDR but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.
