The right product can turn a small-cap consumer goods company into a mid-cap or even a large-cap consumer goods company in a hurry, but precisely which products the fickle public will latch onto can be difficult to predict. However, with equities.com's Small-Cap Stars, our proprietary list of small-cap stocks best-positioned for future success based on their fundamentals, you can identify which companies are the most ready to capitalize on future gains.
Here are today's top-performing consumer goods Small-Cap Stars:
Marine Products Corp. (MPX)
Marine Products Corp. gained 5.83% to $8.17. The gains came on a volume of 12,378 shares against an average daily volume of 12,401 shares. Marine Products Corp. has had a trading range from $10.30 to $6.67 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 38, it has a 50-day SMA of $7.86, and a 200-day SMA of $8.34.
Marine Products Corp manufactures fiberglass motorized boats distributed and marketed through its independent dealer network. The Company's product offerings include Chaparral sterndrive pleasure boats and Robalo outboard sport fishing boats.
Cascade Microtech Inc. (CSCD)
Cascade Microtech Inc. gained 4.62% to $12.24. The gains came on a volume of 126,376 shares against an average daily volume of 199,443 shares. Cascade Microtech Inc. has had a trading range from $13.95 to $6.74 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 14.3, it has a 50-day SMA of $12.27, and a 200-day SMA of $10.56.
Cascade Microtech Inc designs, develops, manufactures and markets advanced wafer probing solutions for the electrical measurement and testing of high performance chips. It mainly operates in Beaverton, Oregon, North St. Paul, Minnesota, Munich, Germany.
Arctic Cat Inc (ACAT)
Arctic Cat Inc gained 3.22% to $38.78. The gains came on a volume of 188,611 shares against an average daily volume of 217,236 shares. Arctic Cat Inc has had a trading range from $61.13 to $31.95 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 12.9, it has a 50-day SMA of $37.32, and a 200-day SMA of $46.90.
Arctic Cat Inc designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles under the Arctic Cat brand name. It also provides related parts, and accessories.
Nautilus (NLS)
Nautilus gained 2.91% to $10.62. The gains came on a volume of 102,466 shares against an average daily volume of 176,562 shares. Nautilus has had a trading range from $11.99 to $6.15 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 6.9, it has a 50-day SMA of $10.99, and a 200-day SMA of $8.89.
Nautilus, Inc., is a fitness products company which provides solutions to help people achieve a fit and healthy lifestyle. It conducts its business in two segments namely Direct and Retail.
Winnebago Industries Inc. (WGO)
Winnebago Industries Inc. gained 2.84% to $25.37. The gains came on a volume of 247,092 shares against an average daily volume of 279,935 shares. Winnebago Industries Inc. has had a trading range from $32.41 to $21.26 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 15.9, it has a 50-day SMA of $24.36, and a 200-day SMA of $26.56.
Winnebago Industries Inc is a manufacturer of motor homes which are self-contained recreation vehicles used mainly in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities.
Equities.com Small-Cap Stars - Stocks That You Should Want to Consume
While accurately predicting the direction the consumer goods market is headed may take nothing less than a crystal ball, a smart investor can mitigate their risks by finding well-positioned, well-run companies and focusing their investments there. The Small-Cap Stars system helps identify just such companies by looking at past small-cap consumer goods companies that offered big returns, creating a profile of those companies by plugging dozens of specific fundamental metrics into a complex statistical regression, and then identifying which companies in the current market most resemble those previous success stories prior to their big gains.
Among other traits, our screen determined that high levels of cash as a percentage of total assets and a high net income trailing twelve months were key factors in predicting the success of small-cap consumer goods companies.