Benzinga | Dec 23, 2021 08:00AM EST

Benzinga Pro's Top 5 Stocks To Watch For Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021 (Happy Holidays! Edition): NVAX, CROX, ADTH, KXIN, ALLK

Today's 5 Stock Ideas (Happy Holidays! Edition):

* Novavax (NVAX) - A play on another COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer. On Wednesday, study results showed the company's two-dose regimen of showed cross-reactive immune responses against Omicron and other variants.

* Crocs (CROX) - The company announced the purchase of shoe company HEYDUDE for $2.5 billion.

* AdTheorant (ADTH) - Will begin trading on the Nasdaq Thursday. The company announced the completion of its special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) merger with MCAP Acquisition.

* Kaixin Auto Holdings (KXIN) - Shares were up 10% following news of an order for 10,000 customized electric trucks, valued at about $250 million.

* Allakos (ALLK) - One of the most-discussed stocks in the Benzinga Pro chat Wednesday.

The Benzinga newsdesk wants to wish our readers and community a very happy holiday over the next couple weeks! Here's to making even more money in the markets in 2022! 🤑

A reminder the US stock market will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 to observe the Christmas holiday on Saturday.

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