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:
Tile Shop Hldgs Inc. (TTS)
Tile Shop Hldgs Inc. gained 9.89% to $10.89. The gains came on a volume of 1,516,290 shares against an average daily volume of 1,000,700 shares. Tile Shop Hldgs Inc. has had a trading range from $30.25 to $9.06 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 40, it has a 50-day SMA of $13.53, and a 200-day SMA of $15.73.
Tile Shop Holdings Inc is a retailer of manufactured & natural stone tiles, setting & maintenance materials, & related accessories. Its products include ceramic, porcelain, glass, and stainless steel manufactured tiles, among others.
Tree.com Inc. (TREE)
Tree.com Inc. gained 4.76% to $26.65. The gains came on a volume of 176,602 shares against an average daily volume of 134,972 shares. Tree.com Inc. has had a trading range from $35.05 to $18.02 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $26.37, and a 200-day SMA of $29.60.
Tree.com is the owner of several brands and businesses that provide information, tools, advice, products and services for critical transactions in consumers' lives.
Doral Financial Corp. (DRL)
Doral Financial Corp. gained 4.2% to $4.96. The gains came on a volume of 370,656 shares against an average daily volume of 1,268,748 shares. Doral Financial Corp. has had a trading range from $24.74 to $1.87 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $4.68, and a 200-day SMA of $10.67.
Doral Financial Corporation is a bank holding company engaged in banking, mortgage banking and insurance agency activities through its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Mbt Financial Corp. (MBTF)
Mbt Financial Corp. gained 3.08% to $5.35. The gains came on a volume of 30,649 shares against an average daily volume of 23,266 shares. Mbt Financial Corp. has had a trading range from $5.99 to $3.57 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 3.7, it has a 50-day SMA of $5.40, and a 200-day SMA of $4.80.
MBT Financial Corp is a bank holding company for Monroe Bank & Trust providing customary retail and commercial banking and trust services to its customers.
United Insurance Holdings Corp (UIHC)
United Insurance Holdings Corp gained 2.66% to $15.05. The gains came on a volume of 287,273 shares against an average daily volume of 379,833 shares. United Insurance Holdings Corp has had a trading range from $18.56 to $7.35 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 8, it has a 50-day SMA of $17.04, and a 200-day SMA of $13.98.
United Insurance Holdings Corp along with its subsidiaries is engaged in the property and casualty insurance business in Florida, South Carolina, and Massachusetts, among others. It also offers reinsurance services.
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.