- The best small cap sector is industrials.
- The top small cap industry is semi ICs.
The average score in small cap is 57.77. Over the past four weeks, the score has averaged 56.71. The average small cap stock in our universe is trading -22.08% below its 52 week high, 4.51% above its 200 dma, and has 6.46 days to cover held short.
Industrial goods, financials, basic materials, and technology score above the universe average score. Consumer goods and services score in line. Utilities and healthcare score below average.
The following stocks score best and worst in our small cap universe this week.
The next chart shows historical average small cap scores since the Great Recession.
The top small cap industries are semi ICs (DIOD), catalogs (NSIT, GAIA), semi equipment & materials (UTEK, TSRA, OSIS), trucking (SAIA, MRTN), and education (CECO).
Drillers (WTI), steel & iron (USAP, HAYN), and independent oil & gas (CRK) offer upside in basic materials. The best consumer goods groups are processed & packaged goods (MGPI) and auto parts (TWI, MTOR). In financials, P&C insurers (STFC, HMN), savings & loans (OCFC, BRKL, DCOM), and regional banks (LTXB, MBWM, LKFN, CFNL) offer upside. Specialized health (BEAT, USPH), home health (CHE, AFAM, ADUS), and medical appliances (WMGI, CUTR, NXTM, ELOS, CRY) are top scoring in healthcare. General building (HW), heavy construction (MTRX), and industrial electrical (BGC) are strongest in industrial goods. The top services industries are catalogs, trucking, and education. Focus on semi ICs, semi equipment & materials, and scientific & technical instruments (FARO, IIVI) in technology.
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