We recently compiled a list of the 10 Micro-, Small-Cap Companies Lead Monday's Charge. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (NYSE:XIN) stands against the other stocks.

The stock market ended the first trading day of the week in the negative territory, with all major indices recording hefty losses, as investors continued to digest the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and his criticism of the Federal Reserve.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell the hardest among the major indices, down 2.55 percent, followed by the Dow Jones at 2.48 percent, and the S&P 500 at 2.36 percent.

Meanwhile, 10 companies bucked a broader market bloodbath, recording strong gains during the day. We have listed the 10 top-performing companies, dominated by micro- to small-cap stocks, and detailed the reasons behind their gains.

To come up with the list, we considered only the stocks with less than $1 billion in market capitalization.

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Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (NYSE:XIN)

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (NYSE:XIN) grew its share prices by 41.98 percent on Monday to close at $2.3 apiece following news that it reached a settlement agreement with creditors following an involuntary bankruptcy petition.

On April 14, XIN’s creditors filed an involuntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition against the company with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

As of Monday, April 21, XIN said it had already reached a settlement agreement with the creditors, agreeing to request a suspension of proceedings for 14 days.

According to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (NYSE:XIN), the settlement aims to dismiss the Chapter 11 case and elaborate on its efforts to stabilize its financial situation.

Additionally, Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (NYSE:XIN) is planning to restructure its debt obligations, and it is preparing to file its 2024 annual report this month.

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (NYSE:XIN) is a Chinese real estate developer with a significant market presence in urban areas across China.

Overall XIN ranks 6th on our list of Monday's top performers. While we acknowledge the potential of XIN 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 XIN but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

 

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