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:
Doral Financial Corp. (DRL)
Doral Financial Corp. gained 4.38% to $7.86 in morning trading today. Volume reached 504,044 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 1,026,127 shares. Doral Financial Corp. has a 52-week high of $24.74 and a 52-week low of $1.87, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $5.28 and $10.18 respectively.
Doral Financial Corporation is a bank holding company engaged in banking, mortgage banking and insurance agency activities through its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (OPY)
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. gained 3.41% to $23.95 in morning trading today. Volume reached 16,508 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 24,370 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 $23.41 and $23.91 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.
Fidelity D&d Bancorp Inc (FDBC)
Fidelity D&d Bancorp Inc gained 3.21% to $30.25 in morning trading today. Volume reached 3,924 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 863 shares. Fidelity D&d Bancorp Inc has a 52-week high of $32.00 and a 52-week low of $25.00, its P/E ratio is 9.6, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $28.30 and $26.88 respectively.
Fidelity D & D Bancorp is a bank holding company for the Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank. It provides various financial services to individuals and corporate customers in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties.
First Internet Bancorp (INBK)
First Internet Bancorp gained 2.95% to $18.16 in morning trading today. Volume reached 20,040 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 16,139 shares. First Internet Bancorp has a 52-week high of $31.82 and a 52-week low of $17.04, its P/E ratio is 22.4, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $19.86 and $21.61 respectively.
First Internet Bancorp through First Internet Bank of Indiana, provides online commercial and retail banking products and services in the US. It offers checking accounts, regular and money market accounts, and certificates of deposit, among others.
Global Cash Access Holdings (GCA)
Global Cash Access Holdings gained 2.15% to $8.07 in morning trading today. Volume reached 84,466 by noon. The stock's average daily volume is 459,259 shares. Global Cash Access Holdings has a 52-week high of $10.42 and a 52-week low of $6.37, its P/E ratio is 22.4, and its 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA are $8.65 and $8.47 respectively.
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. provides cash access services and related equipment and services to the gaming industry.
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.