Equities.com created the Small-Cap Stars, our proprietary list of small-cap companies best-positioned for future success, to help investors identify those small-cap companies with the most fundamental strength and the best chance for future success.
In 2013, the Small-Cap Stars generated returns in excess of 45%, and 2014 brings 369 new companies that feature an excellent chance at breaking through.
Here are the today's top-performing Small-Cap Stars as of noon on the east coast:
Overstock.com Inc. (OSTK)
Overstock.com Inc. gained 14.68% to $16.01 in morning trading today. Volume reached 520,591 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 157,415 shares. Overstock.com Inc. has a 52-week high of $35.57 and a 52-week low of $13.82, its P/E ratio is 4.1, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $15.39 and $21.32 respectively.
Overstock.com, Inc. is an online retailer offering closeout and discount brand and non-brand name merchandise, including bed-and-bath goods, home décor, kitchenware, watches, jewelry, electronics and computers, apparel, and designer accessories.
Datawatch Corporation (DWCH)
Datawatch Corporation gained 13.93% to $13.58 in morning trading today. Volume reached 442,551 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 164,796 shares. Datawatch Corporation has a 52-week high of $38.70 and a 52-week low of $11.75, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $13.85 and $25.08 respectively.
Datawatch Corp is engaged in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and support of business computer software primarily for the information optimization and business service management markets.
Organovo (ONVO)
Organovo gained 6.68% to $8.16 in morning trading today. Volume reached 4,504,320 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 1,777,497 shares. Organovo has a 52-week high of $13.65 and a 52-week low of $4.43, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $7.43 and $8.29 respectively.
Organovo Holdings Inc is a development-stage company. It is engaged in developing and commercializing functional human tissues.
Biolase Inc (BIOL)
Biolase Inc gained 5.05% to $2.29 in morning trading today. Volume reached 314,991 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 434,711 shares. Biolase Inc has a 52-week high of $3.87 and a 52-week low of $1.14, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $1.98 and $2.22 respectively.
Biolase Inc is a biomedical company that develops, manufactures, and markets lasers in dentistry and medicine and also markets and distributes dental imaging equipment.
Provectus Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (PVCT)
Provectus Biopharmaceuticals Inc. gained 4.55% to $0.92 in morning trading today. Volume reached 362,117 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 1,449,927 shares. Provectus Biopharmaceuticals Inc. has a 52-week high of $6.03 and a 52-week low of $0.30, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $1.24 and $1.65 respectively.
Provectus Biopharmaceuticals Inc is a development-stage pharmaceutical company. It develops, licenses, and sells pharmaceutical products for oncology and dermatology indications.
Equities.com's Small-Cap Stars: Taking Your Portfolio to the Moon
The equities.com Small-Cap Stars represent a list of small caps that our system has selected as among those most likely to make big gains this year. Our systems takes hundreds of small-cap companies and runs a complex statistical regression to determine how the best companies differ from the worst based on a few dozen fundamental metrics. This allows us to identify an industry-specific statistical profile that previously successful companies featured immediately prior to their stock taking off. Then, by applying that profile to the current markets, we can find those companies in the best position for big potential gains in the coming year.
These 369 small caps should give any investor more than a few investment ideas to get started with, and ones that should have a real chance to succeed in the volatile and unpredictable small-cap investing space.
All data provided by quotemedia and was accurate as of 12:00 pm ET.