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:
United Insurance Holdings Corp (UIHC)
United Insurance Holdings Corp gained 3.48% to $15.48. The gains came on a volume of 155,981 shares against an average daily volume of 280,708 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 8.3, it has a 50-day SMA of $16.67, and a 200-day SMA of $14.21.
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.
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (OPY)
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. gained 2.93% to $23.91. The gains came on a volume of 35,841 shares against an average daily volume of 22,793 shares. Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. has had a trading range from $29.91 to $16.51 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 15.9, it has a 50-day SMA of $23.41, and a 200-day SMA of $23.87.
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.
Metro Bancorp Inc (METR)
Metro Bancorp Inc gained 2.72% to $23.39. The gains came on a volume of 14,918 shares against an average daily volume of 22,997 shares. Metro Bancorp Inc has had a trading range from $24.61 to $18.45 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 16.8, it has a 50-day SMA of $23.17, and a 200-day SMA of $21.36.
Metro Bancorp Inc, through its subsidiary Metro bank, provides retail and commercial banking services for consumers, and small and mid-sized companies in Pennsylvania.
Suffolk Bancorp (SUBK)
Suffolk Bancorp gained 2.34% to $21.47. The gains came on a volume of 40,279 shares against an average daily volume of 21,688 shares. Suffolk Bancorp has had a trading range from $23.08 to $16.25 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 16.2, it has a 50-day SMA of $21.75, and a 200-day SMA of $20.94.
Suffolk Bancorp owns all of the outstanding capital stock of the Suffolk County National Bank of Riverhead. The Bank offers domestic commercial and retail banking services and wealth management services.
Stratus Properties Inc. (STRS)
Stratus Properties Inc. gained 2.28% to $15.70. The gains came on a volume of 301 shares against an average daily volume of 1,932 shares. Stratus Properties Inc. has had a trading range from $17.93 to $12.06 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 48.1, it has a 50-day SMA of $15.94, and a 200-day SMA of $16.49.
Stratus Properties Inc along with its subsidiaries is engaged in the acquisition, development, management, operation and sale of commercial, hotel, entertainment, multi-family & residential real estate properties located mainly in the Austin, Texas area.
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.