Equities.com Small-Cap Stars, our proprietary list of small-cap companies best-positioned for future success, generated returns of 45.32% in 2013. And this year’s list is full of even more small caps potentially poised to make big gains.
Here are today’s top-performing Small-Cap Stars:
Zhone Technologies Inc. (ZHNE)
Zhone Technologies Inc. gained 29.93% to $3.56 a share. The gains came on a volume of 8,793,870 shares against an average daily volume of 190,380 shares. Zhone Technologies Inc. has had a trading range from $6.62 to $1.36 over the last year , its P/E ratio is 20.8, it has a 50-day SMA of $2.99, and a 200-day SMA of $3.94.
Zhone Technologies, Inc., provides access products to carriers and services providers worldwide. It designs, develops and manufactures communications network equipment for telecommunications, wireless and cable operators worldwide.
Galectin Therapeutics Inc. (GALT)
Galectin Therapeutics Inc. gained 10.82% to $13.52 a share. The gains came on a volume of 275,686 shares against an average daily volume of 306,630 shares. Galectin Therapeutics Inc. has had a trading range from $19.1099 to $4.55 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $12.89, and a 200-day SMA of $12.
Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. is a development-stage company engaged in drug research and development to create new therapies for fibrotic disease and cancer.
Plug Power Inc. (PLUG)
Plug Power Inc. gained 9.83% to $5.03 a share. The gains came on a volume of 17,165,000 shares against an average daily volume of 13,498,290 shares. Plug Power Inc. has had a trading range from $11.72 to $0.3616 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $4.35, and a 200-day SMA of $3.59.
Plug Power Inc is a provider of alternative energy technology. The Company engaged in the design, development, commercialization and manufacture of fuel cell systems for the industrial off-road market.
Dyax Corp. (DYAX)
Dyax Corp. gained 8.85% to $8.86 a share. The gains came on a volume of 1,193,540 shares against an average daily volume of 1,156,430 shares. Dyax Corp. has had a trading range from $10.99 to $3.68 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $8.1, and a 200-day SMA of $8.14.
Dyax Corp is a biotechnology company, which is engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of biopharmaceuticals for unmet medical needs.
Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc. (IDRA)
Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc. gained 8.27% to $2.75 a share. The gains came on a volume of 1,299,200 shares against an average daily volume of 1,913,303 shares. Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc. has had a trading range from $6.874 to $0.73 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $2.85, and a 200-day SMA of $3.44.
Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnology company engaged in the discovery and development of novel synthetic DNA- and RNA- based drug candidates.
Equities.com’s Small-Cap Stars: One Way to Make Your Alpha Shine Bright
Equities.com’s Small-Cap Stars are a portfolio of small-cap companies that our system has identified as being best situated for future success based on their fundamentals. The list is built by looking at small-cap companies that recently made large gains, identifying which fundamental metrics they had in common prior to their growth, running a statistical regression to isolate those metrics most-predictive of future success, and seeking out those small-caps in the current market that best resemble that profile.
Our list of 369 companies represent those that should be in the best position to take advantage of what the market has to offer and have the highest potential to create big returns.