Small-cap industrial goods companies can often be the biggest beneficiaries of a growing economy, with their revenues rapidly increasing when the rest of the business world is making investments in infrastructure. Equities.com's Small-Cap Stars, our proprietary list of small caps that feature a profile of fundamentals that would best indicate strong potential for future success, includes more than two dozen small-cap industrial goods companies that are well positioned to make major gains.
Here are today's top-performing industrial goods Small-Cap Stars:
Sharps Compliance Corp (SMED)
Sharps Compliance Corp gained 2.08% to $4.42. The gains came on a volume of 11,839 shares against an average daily volume of 38,774 shares. Sharps Compliance Corp has had a trading range from $5.90 to $2.49 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 61.9, it has a 50-day SMA of $4.50, and a 200-day SMA of $4.52.
Sharps Compliance Corp provides various products and solutions for the management of of medical waste, used health care materials and unused dispensed medications.
Pgt Inc. (PGTI)
Pgt Inc. gained 2.05% to $10.46. The gains came on a volume of 515,275 shares against an average daily volume of 562,821 shares. Pgt Inc. has had a trading range from $12.61 to $7.34 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 21.9, it has a 50-day SMA of $8.76, and a 200-day SMA of $9.90.
PGT, Inc. is a U.S. manufacturer and supplier manufacturer of impact-resistant aluminum and vinyl-framed windows and doors and offers a broad range of fully customizable window and door products.
Ceco Environmental Corp. (CECE)
Ceco Environmental Corp. gained 1.89% to $14.05. The gains came on a volume of 277,442 shares against an average daily volume of 75,260 shares. Ceco Environmental Corp. has had a trading range from $19.42 to $11.83 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 43.1, it has a 50-day SMA of $14.68, and a 200-day SMA of $15.52.
CECO Environmental, along with its subsidiaries, is an environmental technology company focused on critical solutions in the product recovery, air pollution control, fluid handling and filtration segments.
Nn Inc (NNBR)
Nn Inc gained 1.11% to $28.33. The gains came on a volume of 65,891 shares against an average daily volume of 159,436 shares. Nn Inc has had a trading range from $30.94 to $13.50 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 24.9, it has a 50-day SMA of $26.68, and a 200-day SMA of $21.55.
NN Inc is a manufacturer of precision balls, cylindrical and tapered rollers, bearing retainers, plastic injection molded products, precision bearing seals and precision metal components.
Small-Cap Stars Industrial Goods Companies - Keeping Your Portfolio Working for You
Many have predicted that the slow rebound of economic activity after the Great Recession means that there's pent-up demand for industrial goods, pent-up demand that could mean industrials are a good area to be invested in. The Small-Cap Stars system helps you identify which small-cap companies in the industry are the most likely to take off in the near future. It does this by using historical data to identify which fundamental metrics have been the most predictive of future success in the past and then identifying those companies that best fit that profile now.
For industrial goods companies in 2014, our system found that a high rate of reinvestment, a low effective tax rate, and a high ratio of fixed assets to total assets were among the most important metrics in selecting small-cap industrial goods companies.
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