Small Cap Best & Worst Stocks

Small-Cap Report -- Summary  

•  The best ranked small-cap sectors are utilities and technology.
• The top-scoring industry is aerospace/defense.

The best small-cap sectors are utilities (CWT), technology (NTGR, AMBA, GLOB, MEI), and industrial goods (AIR, BZH, CVCO). Financials and REITs are neutral. Services, consumer goods, basic materials, and healthcare score below average.

Stock Ratings -- Best & Worst Scoring 

The following stocks are top-rated in small cap this week:

 Sector & Industry Ranking-- Best & Worst Scoring 

The highest-rated small-cap industries include aerospace/defense (AIR), newspaper publishers (GCI), staffing & outsourcing (BBSI), communication equipment (NTGR), and asset management (GROW).

The best basic materials basket is gold (DRD, SA). Textiles (RCKY) and rubber/plastics offer upside in consumer goods. Focus on asset managers, S&Ls (FBC), and P&C insurers (HMN) in financials. The highest scoring healthcare industries include specialized health (USPH), medical appliances (CNMD), and medical instruments (LMAT, UTMD). Aerospace/defense (AIR) and heavy construction (AEGN) are top-ranked in industrial goods. REITs (EPRT, STAR) rank neutral. Newspaper publishers (GCI), staffing & outsourcing (BBSI), and trucking (HTLD) score highest in services. The top technology industries are communication equipment (NTGR), business software (CSGS, PRFT), and application software (PRO, FIVN).