Investing in the services sector can be difficult, often requiring a clear understanding of what macro trends will be driving consumer behaviors in the near future. However, equities.com's Small-Cap Stars, our proprietary list of small-cap companies of small caps that have the best potential for future growth in share value, has developed a system for identifying those companies that are in the best position to take advantage of the market they're in.
Here are today's top performing services Small-Cap Stars:
Widepoint Corp. (WYY)
Widepoint Corp. gained 9.46% to $1.62. The gains came on a volume of 1,100,970 shares against an average daily volume of 304,311 shares. Widepoint Corp. has had a trading range from $1.95 to $0.70 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $1.60, and a 200-day SMA of $1.46.
WidePoint Corp is a provider of information technology based products, services, and solutions to commercial markets and federal and state government organizations.
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (EGLE)
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. gained 7.97% to $1.49. The gains came on a volume of 448,265 shares against an average daily volume of 989,319 shares. Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. has had a trading range from $8.75 to $1.02 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $2.36, and a 200-day SMA of $3.51.
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc is engaged in the ocean transportation of cargoes, including iron ores, coal, grains, cement and fertilizers along international shipping routes.
Daily Journal Corp. (DJCO)
Daily Journal Corp. gained 4.34% to $196.15. The gains came on a volume of 1,127 shares against an average daily volume of 999 shares. Daily Journal Corp. has had a trading range from $219.68 to $121.00 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 182.4, it has a 50-day SMA of $187.47, and a 200-day SMA of $169.57.
Daily Journal Corp publishes newspapers and web sites covering California and Arizona, as well as the California Lawyer magazine. It also produces several specialized information services.
Pdi Inc. (PDII)
Pdi Inc. gained 3.5% to $3.25. The gains came on a volume of 94,390 shares against an average daily volume of 17,744 shares. Pdi Inc. has had a trading range from $6.25 to $3.08 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $4.09, and a 200-day SMA of $4.77.
PDI, Inc. provides outsourced commercial services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare companies in the United States.
Staar Surgical Company (STAA)
Staar Surgical Company gained 3.48% to $11.61. The gains came on a volume of 331,098 shares against an average daily volume of 314,826 shares. Staar Surgical Company has had a trading range from $19.74 to $10.43 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $13.79, and a 200-day SMA of $15.04.
STAAR Surgical designs, develops, manufactures and sells implantable lenses for the eye. The Company is a maker of lenses used in corrective surgery, and it also makes lenses for use in surgery that treats cataracts.
Small-Cap Stars Services Companies - Giving Your Portfolio What it Needs
While diving into investing in small-cap services companies can be a daunting task, the Small-Cap Stars system can be your ally in finding companies that have the best chance for success. Our system identifies those small-cap companies that were the industry's biggest success stories, isolates those fundamental metrics that most correlated to success, then finds those companies that currently share a similar profile with those previous success stories.
For services companies, our system determined several important factors, including high reinvestment rates with low SG&A expenses and market D/E.
All data provided by QuoteMedia and was accurate as of 4:30 pm ET.