Small Cap Stocks At 52-Week Highs: Wednesday’s Full List
As of Wednesday, October 14, there are 6 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.
MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), with a market value of about $7.4 billion, is the largest company on the list; its stock is up 10.6% over the past month and up 60.3% over the past year. Health Care contributed the most names, 2 of the 6. For context, the S&P 500 is up 1.8% over the past month, including dividends.
Every Name On The List
Here are all 6 names, sorted by market capitalization, with returns over four windows:
| Tickers | Market Cap |
1D Return |
1W Return |
1M Return |
1Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSM | $7.4 Bil | 0.3% | 1.7% | 10.6% | 60.3% |
| BOX | $5.2 Bil | 1.4% | 6.6% | 9.4% | 16.2% |
| CRVL | $4.1 Bil | 2.0% | 5.1% | 12.2% | 12.6% |
| ATKR | $3.2 Bil | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 51.8% |
| FIGS | $3.1 Bil | 3.5% | 32.5% | 40.3% | 162.8% |
| FTRE | $2.0 Bil | 2.0% | 3.8% | 8.2% | 117.3% |
Strong Prices, But How Strong Are The Businesses?
MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) trades at 35.6 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 2.2% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 8.4%.
BOX trades at 40.0 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 9.6% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 9.4%.
Across the list, one-month moves range from +0.4% for Atkore (ATKR) to +40.3% for FIGS.
The median stock on the list is up 56.0% over the past year.
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.
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.