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:
Net Element Inc. (NETE)
Net Element Inc. gained 62.76% to $2.36 a share. The gains came on a volume of 4,709,700 shares against an average daily volume of 216,703 shares. Net Element Inc. has had a trading range from $6.56 to $0.88 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $1.92, and a 200-day SMA of $3.10.
Net Element Inc is a financial technology-driven group specializing in mobile payments and value-added transactional services in emerging countries and in the United States.
Nn Inc (NNBR)
Nn Inc gained 15.85% to $29.53 a share. The gains came on a volume of 436,140 shares against an average daily volume of 128,604 shares. Nn Inc has had a trading range from $26.45 to $11.64 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 21.3, it has a 50-day SMA of $24.62, and a 200-day SMA of $20.17.
NN Inc is a manufacturer of precision balls, cylindrical and tapered rollers, bearing retainers, plastic injection molded products, precision bearing seals and precision metal components.
Aradigm Corp. (ARDM)
Aradigm Corp. gained 7.11% to $8.89 a share. The gains came on a volume of 879 shares against an average daily volume of 6,597 shares. Aradigm Corp. has had a trading range from $15.00 to $7.00 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $8.55, and a 200-day SMA of $0.00.
Aradigm Corp is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of drugs delivered by inhalation for the prevention and treatment of severe respiratory diseases.
Amtech Systems Inc. (ASYS)
Amtech Systems Inc. gained 5.86% to $10.12 a share. The gains came on a volume of 30,425 shares against an average daily volume of 33,130 shares. Amtech Systems Inc. has had a trading range from $13.74 to $5.44 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $10.28, and a 200-day SMA of $9.47.
Amtech Systems, Inc., is a supplier of horizontal diffusion furnace systems used for solar (photovoltaic) cell and semiconductor manufacturing. It operates in two business segments namely solar and semiconductor equipment, and polishing supplies.
Marine Products Corp. (MPX)
Marine Products Corp. gained 5.83% to $8.17 a share. 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.
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.