Small-cap financial stocks offer a distinctly different investment thesis than their massive cousins on Wall Street, but one that can be financially rewarding with the right approach. Equities.com's Small-Cap Stars, our proprietary list of small-cap companies with metrics that indicate the highest chance of future success, can help identify which of those growing, small-cap financial companies could be the diamond in the rough that pays off in the long run.
Here are today's top-performing financial stocks from the Small-Cap Stars:
Wilshire Bancorp Inc. (WIBC)
Wilshire Bancorp Inc. gained 2.89% to $9.62. The gains came on a volume of 474,655 shares against an average daily volume of 317,724 shares. Wilshire Bancorp Inc. has had a trading range from $11.96 to $7.98 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 15.2, it has a 50-day SMA of $10.13, and a 200-day SMA of $10.04.
Wilshire Bancorp Inc is a bank holding company offers financial products & services mainly through its main subsidiary. It operates in three segments: Banking Operations, Trade Finance Services and Small Business Administration Lending Services.
First Acceptance (FAC)
First Acceptance gained 2.88% to $2.50. The gains came on a volume of 5,554 shares against an average daily volume of 41,595 shares. First Acceptance has had a trading range from $2.95 to $1.45 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 13.5, it has a 50-day SMA of $2.44, and a 200-day SMA of $2.28.
First Acceptance Corp is a retailer, servicer & underwriter of non-standard personal automobile insurance. It writes non-standard personal automobile insurance in 12 states and are licensed as an insurer in 13 additional states.
Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc. (CVLY)
Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc. gained 2.79% to $20.99. The gains came on a volume of 913 shares against an average daily volume of 9,051 shares. Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc. has had a trading range from $22.35 to $16.63 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 9.5, it has a 50-day SMA of $20.91, and a 200-day SMA of $20.55.
Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc., is a bank holding company, which through its subsidiaries offers business and consumer banking services.
Soestrn Bk Fincl Corp Ga (SBFC)
Soestrn Bk Fincl Corp Ga gained 1.93% to $23.80. The gains came on a volume of 6,942 shares against an average daily volume of 764 shares. Soestrn Bk Fincl Corp Ga has had a trading range from $24.75 to $19.80 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 10.1, it has a 50-day SMA of $22.75, and a 200-day SMA of $21.45.
Southeastern Bank Financial Corp provides residential and commercial real estate loans, construction and development loans and commercial and consumer loans. It also offers deposit programs interest checking, money management, savings and time deposits.
Farmers Capital Bank Corporation (FFKT)
Farmers Capital Bank Corporation gained 1.78% to $22.90. The gains came on a volume of 33,297 shares against an average daily volume of 66,514 shares. Farmers Capital Bank Corporation has had a trading range from $26.98 to $17.64 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 15.2, it has a 50-day SMA of $20.50, and a 200-day SMA of $20.83.
Farmers Capital Bank Corp is a bank holding company. The Company provides banking and bank-related services to customers throughout Central and Northern Kentucky.
Equities.com's Small-Cap Stars - A Smart Place to Store Your Money
Nailing down precisely which small-cap financial companies offer the best returns over time can be difficult, with a range of assets and liabilities spread over hundreds of balance sheets to consider. However, the Small-Cap Stars system takes the most successful financial small caps of years past, compares them using a complicated statistical regression that utilizes dozens of metrics creates a profile of a successful small-cap financial company prior to its growth with that regression, and then identifies which small caps are currently the best fits for that profile.
Given that the financial industry is one where a lot of leverage goes a long way, the screen found some of the most predictive traits to be high levels of total debt, high volatility in stock price, and a high book value of its assets.
All data provided by quotemedia and was accurate as of 4:30 pm ET.