14 Small Cap Stocks Just Made New 52-Week Highs
As of Tuesday, November 3, there are 14 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.
At about $9.9 billion in market value, Jackson Financial (JXN) is the largest company on the list; its stock is up 5.1% over the past month and up 44.0% over the past year. For context, the S&P 500 is down 2.6% over the past month, including dividends.
The Ten Largest At New Highs
The table below shows the 10 largest of the 14 names, sorted by market capitalization, with returns over four windows:
| Tickers | Market Cap |
1D Return |
1W Return |
1M Return |
1Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JXN | $9.9 Bil | 2.2% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 44.0% |
| RHP | $8.6 Bil | 0.5% | 2.5% | 12.4% | 63.2% |
| VSXY | $8.0 Bil | 2.0% | 9.0% | 12.4% | 185.2% |
| CROX | $7.3 Bil | 0.3% | 28.5% | 30.0% | 88.0% |
| XMTR | $6.0 Bil | 16.5% | 14.6% | 3.3% | 128.6% |
| FCN | $5.2 Bil | 1.0% | 21.9% | 40.3% | 17.4% |
| CDNA | $4.6 Bil | 3.0% | 25.4% | 26.7% | 489.8% |
| OGN | $3.6 Bil | 0.2% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 106.9% |
| HOG | $3.5 Bil | 0.8% | 13.2% | 27.2% | 27.6% |
| MGRC | $3.2 Bil | 2.7% | 11.2% | 14.5% | 25.9% |
What Sits Behind The Biggest New Highs?
Jackson Financial (JXN) grew revenue 15.5% over the last twelve months.
Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) trades at 31.5 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 12.2% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 20.0%.
Across the list, one-month moves range from +1.1% for Organon (OGN) to +40.3% for FTI Consulting (FCN).
Over the past year, the median name here is up 75.6%.
Before chasing any name on this list, ask what the company itself expects next. Our Guidance Momentum screen surfaces the stocks whose managements just raised their own outlooks.
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