Benzinga | Dec 8, 2021 09:18AM EST

Benzinga Pro's Top 5 Stocks To Watch For Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021: BNTX, ROKU, PHUN, RKLB, NU

Today's 5 Stock Ideas:

* BioNTech (BNTX) - Shares were up about 5% after the company, along with Pfizer (PFE), announced a third vaccine dose neutralizes the omicron variant. The company's study showed 2 doses of its vaccine significantly reduced neutralization titers.

* Roku (ROKU) - The stock was up about 8% following a report the company and Google (GOOGL) reached a multi-year extension of its deal for YouTube.

* Phunware (PHUN) - Company COO Randall Crowder will present during Benzinga's Small Cap Conference Wednesday at 1:55 p.m. EST. The Small Cap event runs all day Wednesday and Thursday, from about 9 a.m. to about 5 p.m.

* Rocket Lab (RKLB) - A play on an upcoming rocket launch. Rocket Lab is expected to launch 2 earth-observation satellites Wednesday around 6:45 p.m. EST.

* Nu Holdings (NU) - An IPO for this week. A play on a digital banking platform in Latin and South America. The issue is expected to open for trade on Thursday of this week.