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:
Lnb Bancorp Inc. (LNBB)
Lnb Bancorp Inc. gained 6.59% to $13.90. The gains came on a volume of 20,396 shares against an average daily volume of 25,738 shares. Lnb Bancorp Inc. has had a trading range from $13.06 to $8.87 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 19.1, it has a 50-day SMA of $12.07, and a 200-day SMA of $11.01.
LNB Bancorp, through Lorain National Bank, provides lending and depository services, investment services, and other traditional banking services.
United Insurance Holdings Corp (UIHC)
United Insurance Holdings Corp gained 3.88% to $16.06. The gains came on a volume of 196,684 shares against an average daily volume of 266,197 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 8.8, it has a 50-day SMA of $16.41, and a 200-day SMA of $14.38.
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.
Tree.com Inc. (TREE)
Tree.com Inc. gained 3.85% to $30.46. The gains came on a volume of 217,996 shares against an average daily volume of 112,946 shares. Tree.com Inc. has had a trading range from $35.05 to $22.94 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $26.94, and a 200-day SMA of $29.48.
Tree.com is the owner of several brands and businesses that provide information, tools, advice, products and services for critical transactions in consumers' lives.
Federated National Holding Company (FNHC)
Federated National Holding Company gained 3.27% to $23.37. The gains came on a volume of 173,487 shares against an average daily volume of 225,138 shares. Federated National Holding Company has had a trading range from $26.60 to $8.30 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 8.8, it has a 50-day SMA of $23.43, and a 200-day SMA of $17.95.
Federated National Holding Co. is an insurance holding company controlling all steps in the insurance underwriting, distribution and claims processes through its subsidiaries and its contractual relationships with independent agents and general agents.
Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)
Ameris Bancorp gained 3.13% to $23.06. The gains came on a volume of 192,137 shares against an average daily volume of 81,249 shares. Ameris Bancorp has had a trading range from $24.22 to $17.52 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 23.8, it has a 50-day SMA of $21.66, and a 200-day SMA of $21.15.
Ameris Bancorp is a financial holding company through its subsidiary Ameris Bank operates a full service banking services to its retail and commercial customers.
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.