Small-cap financial investing is its own beast, with a variety of regional banks and savings and loan firms offering a chance at far bigger returns than their mega-cap cousins can produce. Equities.com's Small-Cap Stars, our proprietary list of small-cap companies with fundamentals we believe give them the potential for big gains, can help identify which of those growing, small-cap financial companies could offer the biggest returns.
Here are today's top-performing financial stocks from the Small-Cap Stars as of noon on the east coast:
Communityone Bancorp (COB)
Communityone Bancorp gained 4.77% to $9.67 in morning trading today. Volume reached 4,759 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 10,550 shares. Communityone Bancorp has a 52-week high of $13.09 and a 52-week low of $8.02, its P/E ratio is 19.7, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $9.88 and $10.71 respectively.
CommunityOne Bancorp through its subsidiaries offers complete line of consumer, wealth management, mortgage & business banking services, including loan, deposit, cash management, investment management & trust services to individual & business customers.
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (OPY)
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. gained 3.71% to $23.49 in morning trading today. Volume reached 9,655 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 22,860 shares. Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. has a 52-week high of $29.91 and a 52-week low of $16.51, its P/E ratio is 15.9, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $23.51 and $23.96 respectively.
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc is an investment bank & full service investment firm offering securities brokerage, institutional sales & trading, investment banking, research, market-making, trust services & investment advisory & asset management services.
Tile Shop Hldgs Inc. (TTS)
Tile Shop Hldgs Inc. gained 2.74% to $11.23 in morning trading today. Volume reached 173,295 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 1,059,785 shares. Tile Shop Hldgs Inc. has a 52-week high of $30.25 and a 52-week low of $9.06, its P/E ratio is 44.1, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $13.06 and $15.32 respectively.
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.
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (LTS)
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. gained 2.72% to $3.74 in morning trading today. Volume reached 91,212 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 437,828 shares. Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. has a 52-week high of $3.90 and a 52-week low of $1.61, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $3.28 and $2.92 respectively.
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc is engaged in independent brokerage and advisory services, investment banking, equity research, institutional sales and trading, asset management services and trust services.
Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc. (CVLY)
Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc. gained 2.62% to $21.17 in morning trading today. Volume reached 619 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 6,639 shares. Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc. has a 52-week high of $22.35 and a 52-week low of $16.67, its P/E ratio is 9.4, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $20.91 and $20.66 respectively.
Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc., is a bank holding company, which through its subsidiaries offers business and consumer banking services.
Equities.com's Small-Cap Stars - A Smart Place to Store Your Money
Financial companies generally have massive balance sheets that are loaded with a wide variety of assets and liabilities. Figuring out which of these companies is healthy and ready to go and which are due for trouble can be difficult for even the savviest investor. But with equities.com's Small-Cap Stars system, you have a valuable tool for picking out those small-cap financial stocks most likely to be winners. The system takes the most successful small-cap financial stocks of recent history, runs a complex statistical regression using dozens of metrics to determine which characteristics these success stories had in common, then use the fundamental profile create by that regression to identify those stocks currently situated well for future success.
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 12:00 pm ET.