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:
Manitex International Inc. (MNTX)
Manitex International Inc. gained 5.75% to $12.88. The gains came on a volume of 281,925 shares against an average daily volume of 148,816 shares. Manitex International Inc. has had a trading range from $17.85 to $10.00 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 15.5, it has a 50-day SMA of $14.74, and a 200-day SMA of $15.01.
Manitex International Inc, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the design, manufacture and distribution of engineered lifting solutions. It operates in two business segments the Lifting Equipment segment and the Equipment Distribution segment.
Real Goods Solar Inc (RGSE)
Real Goods Solar Inc gained 3.33% to $1.55. The gains came on a volume of 1,212,930 shares against an average daily volume of 789,283 shares. Real Goods Solar Inc has had a trading range from $5.65 to $1.38 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $2.36, and a 200-day SMA of $0.00.
Real Goods Solar Inc is a residential and commercial solar energy engineering, procurement, & construction firm. It offers services, including design, procurement, permitting, build-out, grid connection and warranty & customer satisfaction activities.
Broadwind Energy Inc. (BWEN)
Broadwind Energy Inc. gained 2.32% to $9.25. The gains came on a volume of 78,549 shares against an average daily volume of 110,574 shares. Broadwind Energy Inc. has had a trading range from $14.00 to $5.10 over the last year, it has a 50-day SMA of $8.93, and a 200-day SMA of $9.65.
Broadwind Energy, Inc., is engaged in providing products & services to energy, mining & infrastructure sector customers with significant presence within U.S. wind industry. The Company's business segment includes: Towers & Weldments; Gearing; Services.
Sharps Compliance Corp (SMED)
Sharps Compliance Corp gained 1.74% to $4.40. The gains came on a volume of 3,860 shares against an average daily volume of 36,922 shares. Sharps Compliance Corp has had a trading range from $5.90 to $2.49 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 61.7, it has a 50-day SMA of $4.52, 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.
Ceco Environmental Corp. (CECE)
Ceco Environmental Corp. gained 1.29% to $14.09. The gains came on a volume of 36,260 shares against an average daily volume of 85,145 shares. Ceco Environmental Corp. has had a trading range from $19.42 to $12.58 over the last year, its P/E ratio is 42.7, it has a 50-day SMA of $14.58, and a 200-day SMA of $15.46.
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.
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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