The recent sluggishness in economic growth could mean a lot of pent-up demand for industrial goods, something that would likely be boon for small-cap industrial stocks. Equities.com's Small-Cap Stars, our proprietary list of small-cap companies with characteristics we consider the most indicative of future success, includes more than two dozen small-cap industrial goods companies that should be well positioned to make major gains.
Here are today's top-performing industrial goods Small-Cap Stars as of noon on the east coast:
Astronics Corp. (ATRO)
Astronics Corp. gained 6.9% to $64.10 in morning trading today. Volume reached 83,480 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 165,468 shares. Astronics Corp. has a 52-week high of $72.99 and a 52-week low of $40.38, its P/E ratio is 32.7, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $56.45 and $56.50 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.
Broadwind Energy Inc. (BWEN)
Broadwind Energy Inc. gained 6.15% to $9.49 in morning trading today. Volume reached 74,305 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 139,277 shares. Broadwind Energy Inc. has a 52-week high of $14.00 and a 52-week low of $5.00, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $9.41 and $9.57 respectively.
Broadwind Energy, Inc., is engaged in providing products & services to energy, mining & infrastructure sector customers with significant presence within U.S. wind industry. The Company's business segment includes: Towers & Weldments; Gearing; Services.
Erickson Air-crane Inc (EAC)
Erickson Air-crane Inc gained 5.46% to $13.32 in morning trading today. Volume reached 30,061 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 59,391 shares. Erickson Air-crane Inc has a 52-week high of $21.94 and a 52-week low of $11.32, its P/E ratio is 83.2, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $15.41 and $18.04 respectively.
Erickson Inc provides aerial services, including critical supply & logistics to military forces, humanitarian relief & other purposes. It also offers support & maintenance, repair, remanufacture & related overhaul services to Aircrane & other aircrafts.
Ceco Environmental Corp. (CECE)
Ceco Environmental Corp. gained 3.43% to $13.87 in morning trading today. Volume reached 15,809 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 91,812 shares. Ceco Environmental Corp. has a 52-week high of $19.42 and a 52-week low of $11.81, its P/E ratio is 41.8, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $14.80 and $15.68 respectively.
CECO Environmental, along with its subsidiaries, is an environmental technology company focused on critical solutions in the product recovery, air pollution control, fluid handling and filtration segments.
Real Goods Solar Inc (RGSE)
Real Goods Solar Inc gained 3.24% to $2.29 in morning trading today. Volume reached 227,548 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 590,120 shares. Real Goods Solar Inc has a 52-week high of $5.65 and a 52-week low of $2.00, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $2.45 and $0.00 respectively.
Real Goods Solar Inc is a residential and commercial solar energy engineering, procurement, & construction firm. It offers services, including design, procurement, permitting, build-out, grid connection and warranty & customer satisfaction activities.
Small-Cap Stars Industrial Goods Companies - Building Your Portfolio with Strength
Picking the right small-cap industrial stocks to try and capitalize on a recovering economy can be tricky. What's more, if the predicted pick-up in the economy never materializes, you want to be backing a company strong enough to survive or even thrive in tough times.
The Small-Cap Stars system helps you find those small-cap industrials that are best positioned to make the most of any economy. It does this by using data from previous small-cap industrials success stories to determine which combination of fundamental metrics is the most predictive of significant growth, then isolates which companies are currently the most similar to those companies that had previously made major gains.
For small-cap industrials, our system found that a high rate of reinvestment, a low effective tax rate, and a high ratio of fixed assets to total assets were among the characteristics that were most likely to predict success.
All data provided by QuoteMedia and was accurate as of 12:00 pm ET.