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:
Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc. (ZLTQ)
Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc. gained 31.53% to $21.82 in morning trading today. Volume reached 3,705,470 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 469,934 shares. Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc. has a 52-week high of $24.79 and a 52-week low of $5.87, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $15.90 and $17.08 respectively.
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 21.05% to $6.90 in morning trading today. Volume reached 6,435,360 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 647,151 shares. Galectin Therapeutics Inc. has a 52-week high of $19.11 and a 52-week low of $4.93, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $13.21 and $12.09 respectively.
Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. is a development-stage company engaged in drug research and development to create new therapies for fibrotic disease and cancer.
Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI)
Barrett Business Services Inc. gained 15.71% to $58.71 in morning trading today. Volume reached 186,344 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 83,107 shares. Barrett Business Services Inc. has a 52-week high of $102.20 and a 52-week low of $41.96, its P/E ratio is 22.3, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $49.34 and $66.95 respectively.
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.
Dyax Corp. (DYAX)
Dyax Corp. gained 11.66% to $9.96 in morning trading today. Volume reached 1,209,430 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 1,133,223 shares. Dyax Corp. has a 52-week high of $10.99 and a 52-week low of $3.68, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $8.50 and $8.22 respectively.
Dyax Corp is a biotechnology company, which is engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of biopharmaceuticals for unmet medical needs.
Astronics Corp. (ATRO)
Astronics Corp. gained 8.96% to $56.06 in morning trading today. Volume reached 481,030 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 129,935 shares. Astronics Corp. has a 52-week high of $72.99 and a 52-week low of $36.50, its P/E ratio is 34.9, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $55.68 and $55.91 respectively.
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.
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.