10 Small Cap Stocks Hit 52-Week Highs On Tuesday
As of Tuesday, October 6, there are 10 Small Cap US and Canada-listed stocks in the Trefis coverage universe trading at their 52-week highs. Small Cap here means a market value between $2 billion and $10 billion, the upper figure excluded.
SentinelOne (S), with a market value of about $8.8 billion, is the largest company on the list; its stock is up 29.8% over the past month and up 43.7% over the past year. By sector, Information Technology leads the list with 4 of the 10 names. For context, the S&P 500 is up 1.4% over the past month, including dividends.
Every Name On The List
The table below lists all 10 names this screen surfaced, largest first, with one-day, one-week, one-month and one-year returns:
| Tickers | Market Cap |
1D Return |
1W Return |
1M Return |
1Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | $8.8 Bil | 1.5% | 10.7% | 29.8% | 43.7% |
| GTLB | $8.7 Bil | 0.3% | 10.5% | 3.6% | 10.1% |
| ZETA | $8.1 Bil | 0.2% | 13.8% | 5.1% | 70.5% |
| HNGE | $7.8 Bil | 0.0% | 3.3% | 6.5% | 91.8% |
| MSM | $7.3 Bil | 0.1% | 4.6% | 7.3% | 47.0% |
| QLYS | $7.0 Bil | 0.6% | 12.1% | 16.5% | 52.5% |
| XMTR | $6.0 Bil | 2.7% | 6.2% | 19.6% | 114.8% |
| CVI | $5.8 Bil | 0.8% | 13.5% | 29.0% | 56.4% |
| CON | $4.6 Bil | 0.5% | 3.0% | 5.6% | 77.2% |
| LIND | $2.4 Bil | 1.3% | 15.4% | 39.5% | 189.1% |
Strong Prices, But How Strong Are The Businesses?
SentinelOne (S) grew revenue 21.1% over the last twelve months and posted an operating margin of -26.9%.
GitLab (GTLB) grew revenue 23.0% over the last twelve months and posted an operating margin of -8.5%.
Across the list, one-month moves range from +3.6% for GitLab (GTLB) to +39.5% for Lindblad Expeditions (LIND).
Over the past year, the median name here is up 63.4%.
A new high tells you what the market already believes. The harder question is which of these runs management itself is underwriting. Our Guidance Momentum screen tracks exactly that: stocks where the company raised its own forward numbers.
Strength Is A Clue. It Is Not A Plan
A stock at its 52-week high has momentum on its side, and momentum is a real force. It is also the most crowded signal in the market, and what separates a run that lasts from one that tops is usually the business underneath.
Checking that business, across thousands of names, is how the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio is assembled: roughly 30 companies that pass the quality screens, rebalanced on rules. It has a track record of outpacing a benchmark that combines the S&P 500, the S&P MidCap 400, and the Russell 2000. Let the highs point; let the discipline decide.