Monday, April 30, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
100 Best Small Publicly Traded Companies in America
100 Best Small Publicly Traded Companies in America
S&P Capital IQ provided us with corporate information, financial data and rankings based on a series of metrics. We started with a universe of 1,200 publicly traded, small companies, which we defined as having between $5 million and $1 billion in revenue over the last 12 months. To narrow this group down, we required that sales growth, earnings per share growth and return on equity to be greater than zero for both the latest 12 months and over the companies’ last five fiscal years. We also excluded companies whose stock price is lower than $5.This brought the size of the list to 164
S&P Capital IQ provided us with corporate information, financial data and rankings based on a series of metrics. We started with a universe of 1,200 publicly traded, small companies, which we defined as having between $5 million and $1 billion in revenue over the last 12 months. To narrow this group down, we required that sales growth, earnings per share growth and return on equity to be greater than zero for both the latest 12 months and over the companies’ last five fiscal years. We also excluded companies whose stock price is lower than $5.This brought the size of the list to 164
Friday, April 27, 2012
Top Small Caps On Deck Next Week, RGR Tops List From IBD (Investors Business Daily)
Top Small Caps On Deck Next Week, RGR Makes List From IBD
The gun maker with a 99 Composite Rating reports after the close Tuesday. Analysts expect earnings per share to surge 62% to 68 cents. Revenue is forecasted to climb 34.8% to $101.70 million.
Ruger, No. 2 on the IBD 50 list, is operating at capacity as customers boost orders now, out of worry that tougher gun control laws could be coming.
Shares edged up Thursday to 54.63.
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The network security hardware and software provider reports after the market closes Monday. Analysts are looking for EPS to double to 8 cents, while revenue climbs 35% to $41.65 million.
Sourcefire, which owns a best-possible 99 Composite Rating, is benefiting from increased spending on tools to keep medical records, credit cards and other key data safe from increasingly sophisticated attacks.
Shares rose 2% Thursday to 49.61.
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The final small-fry on deck to report is Liquidity Services, a sort of online flea market for government and corporations to buy and offload surplus goods.
The company has climbed to No. 1 on the IBD 50 list, as companies try to cut purchasing costs, and governments look to make a buck unloading unneeded ambulances or dental office equipment.
Shares climbed more than 2% Thursday to 54.45.
Apple's Semiconductor Food Chain Benefits From Surging Profits
Apple's Semiconductor Food Chain Benefits From Surging Profits
"The whole apple semiconductor food chain likely benefits," said RBC Capital analyst Doug Freedman.
"The whole apple semiconductor food chain likely benefits," said RBC Capital analyst Doug Freedman.
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