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Why Oscar Health, Inc. (OSCR) Skyrocketed This Week

We recently published a list of These 10 Stocks Moved the Market This Week, Here’s Why. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Oscar Health, Inc. (NYSE:OSCR) stands against other stocks that moved the market this week.

The stock market edged lower week-on-week, as cautious investors repositioned their portfolios ahead of the United States and China’s high-stakes negotiations on trade policies that have for months dented global economies.

On a week-on-week basis, the Dow Jones was down by 0.16 percent, the S&P 500 dropped 0.47 percent, while the Nasdaq dipped by 0.27 percent.

Beyond the major indices, 10 companies bucked a wider market decline, with gains skyrocketing in just a week’s trading.

In this article, we name the 10 top-performing companies this week and the primary reasons that bolstered their gains.

To come up with the list, we considered only the stocks with a $2-billion market capitalization and $5-million trading volume.

The stocks were chosen based on the highest percentage increase in closing prices on May 9 as against their prices a week earlier, or on May 2.

Why Oscar Health, Inc. (OSCR) Skyrocketed This Week
Why Oscar Health, Inc. (OSCR) Skyrocketed This Week

A close up of a patient and a healthcare professional engaging in conversation, showing the company’s commitment to patient care.

Oscar Health Inc. grew its share prices by 29.6 percent week-on-week to $17.11 last Friday from $13.20 a week earlier, following a strong earnings performance in the first three months of the year.

During the period, Oscar Health, Inc. (NYSE:OSCR) said it achieved a 55-percent increase in net income attributable to the company, at $275 million versus the $177 million in the same period last year.

Revenues were also higher by 42 percent to $3.05 billion from $2.14 billion year-on-year.

Membership similarly grew by 40.8 percent to 2.039 million from 1.448 million in the same period a year ago.

“We continue to expect meaningful margin expansion this year as we deliver superior value to our members and partners,” said Oscar Health, Inc. (NYSE:OSCR) CEO Mark Bertolini, adding that the company has reaffirmed its full year 2025 outlook across all metrics.

Oscar Health, Inc. (NYSE:OSCR) expects revenues between $11.2 billion and $11.3 billion and operational earnings of $225 million to $275 million.

Overall, OSCR ranks 6th on our list of stocks that moved the market this week. While we acknowledge the potential of OSCR 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 OSCR but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.