Small Caps


Small Cap Stocks

Even though definitions fluctuate over time and companies shrink or grow, small-cap stocks generally are companies with market capitalization in between $300 million and $2 billion. Market capitalization, which aims to estimate a company’s value, is the total outstanding shares multiplied by the price of the stock.
Small-cap stocks can be great investments because they don’t get a lot of attention, which leads analysts to undervalue them, despite large growth potential. Plus, retail investors can buy into small-cap stocks more easily.

3 Small-Cap Stocks That Make the Grade

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Small-cap stocks are a high-risk, high-reward market segment. But you can amplify the reward and reduce potential risks by focusing on strong fundamentals.

Don’t Look for a Meaningful Correction Anytime Soon

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
With few sellers, pullbacks should continue to be shallow. Get Sam Collins' take on the markets.

The Number to Watch for a Correction

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
In the coming days, the S&P 500 is likely to push to new highs or break this crucial support level.

Exploit This Volatility Spike With Iron Condors

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
The Russell 2000 was taken to the woodshed Monday, but if you think the cratering will give way to more even trading, consider this options play.

ETF Alternatives for Last Week’s Hot Stocks

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
This week, we'll look at ways to bundle small-cap, retail, cruise and cable stocks into exchange-traded funds.

5 Soaring Small Caps With 5%-Plus Yield

By Jeff Reeves
These five small-cap stocks have all beaten the market in the past year – and pay juicy dividends north of 5% to boot.

Heed the Signs, Take Your Foot Off the Gas

By Richard Band
Think corporate insiders are trading at a cheetah's pace for the fun of it? A correction's a-comin', and until it does, you should stay away from stocks and favor Treasuries instead.

3 High-Flying Small Caps With Plenty of Altitude Left

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
These three small-cap stocks are basically Goldilocks in stature, meaning their size is just right for delivering big portfolio gains.

Attention Traders: Time to Get Defensive

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The near-term market outlook has suddenly taken an ominous turn.

Stumbling Small Caps Suggest Market Weakness Ahead

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Investors appear to be jumping from riskier small caps to more defensive stocks -- a good sign that the market's risk appetite is waning.

Sell in April and Go Away?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
With sell signals flashing on the midcap and small-cap indices, this may be the right course of action for lower-quality stocks.

2 Areas for Bargain Hunters to Watch

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
If the market does pull back, these groups could provide the best opportunities.

Microcaps: The More the Merrier

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Micro- and nano-cap stocks have held up better than small caps during the recent pullback. Investors should consider the space, as long as they think broadly.

The Smaller They Are, the Harder They Fall (Sort of)

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Small- and midcaps are unsurprisingly leading the market's march south, but micro- and nanocaps have proven resilient. That's still no reason to go diving into these tiny, risky companies.

Nail Down Profits and Tighten Stop-Losses

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Speculators and traders should protect their hard-earned gains since nothing goes up forever.

A Comforting ‘Norm’: Small-, Mid-Cap Stocks Leading the Way

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Small-cap stocks are finally taking their logical place as performance leaders amid a roaring bull market, but under-heralded mid-caps keep chugging along, too.

Forget Managed Funds — Pick Your Own Small-Cap Stocks

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
The edge that small-cap gurus used to enjoy has been deteriorating, so you're better off picking the stocks yourself instead of buying a managed fund.

Small-Caps at All-Time Highs, But Can It Last?

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
The macro backdrop looks good, but if earnings are as bad as expected, small caps could turn south in a hurry.

Is the Russell 2000 Fund a Pointless ETF?

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
In recent years, the archetype iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF hasn’t shown any stronger returns than its large-cap counterpart, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF.
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