Why Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (RXRX) Surged On Friday?

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12-04-2025

We recently published a list of . In this article, we are going to take a look at where Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:RXRX) stands against other Friday's top performing stocks.
The stock market finished the trading week on a positive note, wiping out earlier losses on Friday, as investors weighed the escalating trade tensions between the US and China.
Having been battered this week, Wall Street's major indices all finished in the green, led by the Nasdaq, up 2.06 percent, followed by the S&P 500 with 1.81 percent, and the Dow Jones with 1.56 percent.
Ten companies, predominantly under the mining and biopharmaceutical sectors, mimicked gains on the back of fresh industry catalysts that boosted buying appetite. In this article, let us explore Friday's top performers and 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 trading volume.
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Recursion Pharmaceuticals soared by 27.72 percent on Friday to finish at $5.76 apiece as investors gobbled up shares in the company following the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to replace the use of animals in testing drugs with Artificial Intelligence.
RXRX is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that uses AI in its discovery and development processes. It was also one of the companies that received the backing of technology giant Nvidia Corp.
According to the FDA, the initiative was designed to replace animal testing with 'more effective human-relevant methods' in the development of monoclonal antibody therapies and other drugs.
The move was not only expected to improve drug safety and expedite the evaluation process, but it could also result in lower research and development costs, thereby reducing drug prices for the end consumers.
According to the FDA, it will begin to encourage the inclusion of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) data in investigational new drug applications.
Overall, RXRX ranks 1st on our list of Friday's top performing stocks. While we acknowledge the potential of RXRX 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 as promising as RXRX but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.
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