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:
Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc. (ZLTQ)
Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc. gained 28.63% to $21.34 a share. The gains came on a volume of 5,202,610 shares against an average daily volume of 469,934 shares. Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc. has had a trading range from $24.79 to $5.87 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $15.90, and a 200-day SMA of $17.08.
ZELTIQ Aesthetics Inc is a medical technology company. It develops and commercializes medical products such as CoolSculpting system which is a non-invasive product for the selective reduction of body fat.
Galectin Therapeutics Inc. (GALT)
Galectin Therapeutics Inc. gained 15.79% to $6.60 a share. The gains came on a volume of 8,073,560 shares against an average daily volume of 647,151 shares. Galectin Therapeutics Inc. has had a trading range from $19.11 to $4.93 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $13.21, and a 200-day SMA of $12.09.
Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. is a development-stage company engaged in drug research and development to create new therapies for fibrotic disease and cancer.
Astronics Corp. (ATRO)
Astronics Corp. gained 14.83% to $59.08 a share. The gains came on a volume of 749,366 shares against an average daily volume of 129,935 shares. Astronics Corp. has had a trading range from $72.99 to $36.50 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 34.9, it has a 50-day SMA of $55.68, and a 200-day SMA of $55.91.
Astronics Corp is a supplier of products to the aerospace and defense industries. Its products include advanced, high-performance lighting and safety systems, electrical power generation and distribution systems, among others.
Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI)
Barrett Business Services Inc. gained 14.64% to $58.17 a share. The gains came on a volume of 257,022 shares against an average daily volume of 83,107 shares. Barrett Business Services Inc. has had a trading range from $102.20 to $41.96 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 22.3, it has a 50-day SMA of $49.34, and a 200-day SMA of $66.95.
Barrett Business Services Inc offers human resource management services to small and medium-sized businesses in managing the increasing costs and complexities and employment-related issues.
The Exone Company (XONE)
The Exone Company gained 12.43% to $37.08 a share. The gains came on a volume of 795,664 shares against an average daily volume of 629,365 shares. The Exone Company has had a trading range from $78.80 to $24.34 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $32.66, and a 200-day SMA of $43.45.
ExOne Co is a global provider of 3D printing machines & printed products to industrial customers. The Company's business consists of manufacturing & selling 3D printing machines & printing products to customers using its in-house 3D printing machines.
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.
All data provided by QuoteMedia and was accurate as of 4:30 pm ET.