E Small Cap Report: Best & Worst

 

The best scoring small caps from one year ago have outperformed the R2K by 748 bps over the past year, with no turnover.  The top performers are RAD up 230%, JAZZ up 172%, PRCP up 99%, TYL up 92%, and GBX, up 81%.


 


  • The top scoring small cap sector is industrial goods
  • The best scoring small cap industry is railroads

The average small cap score is 51.4 this week, below the four week moving average score of 57.74.  The average small cap is trading -22.49% below its 52 week high, 1.60% above its 200 dma, and has 6.5 days to cover short.
 
Industrials, financials, utilities, and healthcare score above average.  Services and technology score in line.  Consumer and basics score below average.
 

SMALL CAP       2/6/2014 4 Week MA
Company Name Symbol Sector INDUSTRY SCORE SCORE
BEST          
Builders FirstSource BLDR SERVICES HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES 100 100
Cali. Water Svcs. CWT UTILITIES WATER UTILITIES 100 92.5
Affymetrix Inc AFFX TECHNOLOGY SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS 95 96.25
Century Aluminum CENX BASIC MATERIALS ALUMINUM 95 96.25
Greenbrier Companies Inc GBX SERVICES RAILROADS 95 98.75
MarineMax, Inc. HZO SERVICES SPECIALTY RETAIL, OTHER 95 97.5
Saba Software SABA TECHNOLOGY INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES 95 98.75
Silicom LTD SILC TECHNOLOGY NETWORKING & COMMUNICATION DEVICES 95 95
Encore Wire WIRE BASIC MATERIALS COPPER 95 97.5
Anacor Pharma ANAC HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGY 90 97.5
Calgon Carbon Corp. CCC INDUSTRIAL GOODS POLLUTION & TREATMENT CONTROLS 90 86.25
C D I Corp CDI SERVICES STAFFING & OUTSOURCING SERVICES 90 91.25
Capstead Mortgage Corp CMO FINANCIALS MORTGAGE INVESTMENT 90 67.5
Dixie Group DXYN CONSUMER GOODS TEXTILES 90 93.75
Headwaters Inc HW INDUSTRIAL GOODS GENERAL BUILDING MATERIALS 90 90
Intevac Inc IVAC TECHNOLOGY DIVERSIFIED ELECTRONICS 90 92.5
LCA Vision LCAV HEALTHCARE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS 90 92.5
Perceptron Inc PRCP TECHNOLOGY SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS 90 93.75
Penn Virginia Corp PVA BASIC MATERIALS INDEPENDENT OIL & GAS 90 88.75
Warren Resources Inc WRES BASIC MATERIALS OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES 90 70
Consolidated Graphics Inc CGX SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES 85 88.75
Dxp Enterprises Inc DXPE SERVICES INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT WHOLESALE 85 87.5
American Ecology ECOL INDUSTRIAL GOODS WASTE MANAGEMENT 85 87.5
Keryx Bio KERX HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGY 85 92.5
Methode Elect MEI TECHNOLOGY DIVERSIFIED ELECTRONICS 85 87.5
Monolithic Power Sys MPWR TECHNOLOGY SEMICONDUCTOR-SPECIALIZED 85 83.75
Netscout Systems NTCT TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SOFTWARE & SERVICES 85 83.75
The Bancorp Inc. TBBK FINANCIALS REGIONAL BANKS 85 72.5
Career Education Corp CECO SERVICES EDUCATION & TRAINING SERV 80 91.25
CSG Systems International Inc. CSGS TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SOFTWARE & SERVICES 80 83.75
Diamond Foods, Inc. DMND CONSUMER GOODS PROCESSED & PACKAGED GOODS 80 76.25
Dyax Corp DYAX HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGY 80 83.75
Flagstar Bancorp FBC FINANCIALS SAVINGS & LOANS 80 72.5
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd A GLRE FINANCIALS PROPERTY & CASUALITY INSURANCE 80 77.5
INSYS Thera INSY HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGY 80 80
Mercantile Bank MBWM FINANCIALS REGIONAL BANKS 80 81.25
Matrix Service Co MTRX INDUSTRIAL GOODS HEAVY CONSTRUCTION 80 83.75
Newport Corp NEWP TECHNOLOGY SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS 80 86.25
Protein Design PDLI HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGY 80 83.75
Perficient Inc PRFT TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SOFTWARE & SERVICES 80 82.5
Smith & Wesson Hldg. SWHC CONSUMER GOODS SPORTING GOODS 80 85
West Marine Products WMAR SERVICES SPECIALTY RETAIL, OTHER 80 82.5
           
WORST          
Coeur D Alene CDE BASIC MATERIALS SILVER 10 16.25
Rediff.com  REDF TECHNOLOGY INTERNET INFORMATION PROVIDER 10 17.5
Sigma Designs SIGM TECHNOLOGY SEMICONDUCTOR-SPECIALIZED 10 18.75
Affymax AFFY HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGY 15 18.75
Harmony Gold Mining HMY BASIC MATERIALS GOLD 15 18.75
United Online UNTD TECHNOLOGY INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES 15 36.25
Chiquita Brands CQB CONSUMER GOODS FARM PRODUCTS 20 23.75
Consolidated Water Co Inc CWCO UTILITIES FOREIGN UTILITIES 20 27.5
Earthlink ELNK TECHNOLOGY INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS 20 23.75
Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes GOL SERVICES REGIONAL AIRLINES 20 30
Kopin KOPN TECHNOLOGY DIVERSIFIED ELECTRONICS 20 48.75
Layne Christensen Co LAYN INDUSTRIAL GOODS HEAVY CONSTRUCTION 20 32.5
Protalix Biothera PLX HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGY 20 31.25
Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc RIGL HEALTHCARE DRUG MANUFACTURERS 20 31.25
Schnitzer Steel SCHN BASIC MATERIALS STEEL & IRON 20 36.25
Sify Ltd SIFY TECHNOLOGY INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS 20 35
S T R Holdings STRI TECHNOLOGY SEMICONDUCTOR- SPECIALIZED 20 18.75

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