MICRO CAP STOCKS 2016 UPDATE

At some point the index will overshoot, but at the moment, the levels and the performance are not too troubling,вЂќ Forrest said. вЂњInvestors are paying current multiples for small stocks because of low interest rates and still growing economy. Kulicke & Soffa is a supplier of semiconductor packaging equipment, used to connect integrated circuits.

The shares of companies with a market capitalization of less than 50 million are typically. 15, while eight out of the top 10 funds also had small-caps as a strategy. equity fund was the Bridgeway Small-Cap Value fund which posted a 61.5 return, according to Morningstar data through Dec. The years top-performing actively managed U.S. However, falling earnings have pushed valuations of the small stocks higher as stock prices continues to rally. One of my favorite small-cap stocks for 2016 is Kulicke & Soffa Industries ( NASDAQ:KLIC). In business and investing, term microcap stock (also micro-cap) refers to the stock of public companies in the United States which have a market capitalization of roughly 50 million to 300 million. Small-stock strategy powers best-performing US equity funds.

economy is more stable than other large economies and may be improving has also benefited small-cap stocks that are predominantly domestic companies,вЂќ Forrest said.ДЄ more stable performance by both the dollar and oil played a role in the rebound of the small independent energy companies, contributing to the rise of the Russell 2000, according to Forrest. Given the apparent potential for small-cap stocks to fall, Gordon wants to buy the October 7th weekly 124-strike puts and sell the October 7th weekly 120-strike puts for a total of 1.42 per share. вЂњSmall-caps had been beaten down a lot, underperforming large-caps for a while, which made them more attractive to investors concerned with high valuations,вЂќ said Kim Caughey Forrest, senior analyst and portfolio manager at Fort Pitt Capital Group.

MICRO CAP STOCKS 2016 UPDATE

Some analysts suggest that the strong performance has been driven by a number of factors, including a lack of alternatives among different asset classes. We are planning to examine the fundamentals of Lingo Media (symbol LM.V) in a separate post, but we wanted to update readers on an important ongoing development in the stock price of this micro cap.

Micro cap stocks 2016