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How Dangerous are Five of the Most Heavily Shorted Small Cap Stocks?
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 4:15pm | 583Blyth (NYSE: BTH) Blyth sells household and weight management products utilizing direct marketing tactics. This marketing strategy accounts for over 75 percent of sales, a technique it began using in 1990. Aside from direct marketing, catalog and Internet sales represented 12 percent of total sales...
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Two Global Small-Cap ETFs Merit Consideration
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 1:40pm | 659It has been a good year for small-caps and the major ETFs that house them. The iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (NYSE: IWM) is up 14.3 percent year-to-date while the Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSE: VB) is higher by 15.6 percent. Decent performances to be sure, but not spectacular when considering...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Agricultural Chemicals Industry With The Highest Revenue
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 4:49am | 124Below are the top small-cap agricultural chemicals stocks on NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Intrepid Potash (NYSE: IPI) is $407.19 million. Intrepid Potash's operating margin for the same period is 33.25%. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at...
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Three Top Performing Healthcare Stocks to Watch
Monday, May 6, 2013 - 3:53pm | 1089The healthcare sector has been a very strong performer in 2013, driven in part by a near 12 percent rise in the S&P 500. The iShares Dow Jones US Healthcare ETF (NYSE: IYH) had climbed better than 19 percent and the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (NYSE: XBI) has also been outperforming the major...
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A Few Fun Kentucky Derby Facts
Friday, May 3, 2013 - 3:30pm | 617Yes, on Saturday, the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place at Churchill Downs (NASDAQ: CHDN) in where else but Kentucky. As of Friday afternoon, 19 crazy-expensive thoroughbreds will run for a piece of the $2,199,800 purse with the winner going home with $1,439,800. (Not the...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Scientific & Technical Instruments Industry With The Highest EPS
Friday, May 3, 2013 - 5:24am | 128Below are the top small-cap scientific & technical instruments stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings per share. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at Cubic (NYSE: CUB) is $3.13. Cubic's operating margin for the same period is 8.71%. The trailing-twelve-month...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Regional-Southwest Banks Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 4:15am | 113Below are the top small-cap regional-southwest banks stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ: GSBC) has a dividend yield of 2.80%. Great Southern Bancorp's shares closed at $25.16 yesterday. BancFirst (NASDAQ: BANF) has a dividend yield of 2.80...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Internet Information Providers Industry With The Highest EPS
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 4:13am | 130Below are the top small-cap internet information providers stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings per share. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at Sohu.com (NASDAQ: SOHU) is $2.03. Sohu.com's operating margin for the same period is 23.15%. The trailing-twelve-month...
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Emerging Markets Small-Caps ETF Soars Above Large-Cap Rivals
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 1:33pm | 623The proverbial they say it has been a bad year for emerging markets equities and ETFs. They are correct, but only to a limited extent as it has been the largest developing markets and the corresponding ETFs that have been real laggards. By focusing on large-cap emerging markets stocks and some of...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Diagnostic Substances Industry With The Lowest PEG Ratio
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 4:19am | 112Below are the top small-cap diagnostic substances stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. Trinity Biotech plc (NASDAQ: TRIB) has a PEG ratio of 1.29. Trinity Biotech's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 20.91%. Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ: VIVO) has a PEG ratio of 1.60....
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Paper & Paper Products Industry With The Highest EPS Estimates
Friday, April 26, 2013 - 4:10am | 140Below are the top small-cap paper & paper products stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next year. Schweitzer-Mauduit International (NYSE: SWM) is likely to earn $4.15 per share in the next year ending December, 2014. Schweitzer-Mauduit's trailing-twelve-...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Heavy Construction Industry With The Highest EPS Estimates
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 5:08am | 136Below are the top small-cap heavy construction stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next year. Granite Construction (NYSE: GVA) is likely to earn $2.55 per share in the next year ending December, 2014. Granite Construction's trailing-twelve-month operating margin...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The REIT-Office Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 4:26am | 116Below are the top small-cap REIT-office stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Government Properties Income Trust (NYSE: GOV) has a dividend yield of 6.60%. Government Properties Income Trust's shares closed at $26.17 yesterday. CapLease (NYSE: LSE) has a dividend yield of...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Oil & Gas Pipelines Industry With The Highest Revenue
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 4:23am | 134Below are the top small-cap oil & gas pipelines stocks on NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Star Gas Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SGU) is $1.55 billion. Star Gas Partners had $14.32 million in total cash for the latest quarter. The trailing-twelve-month...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Mortgage Investment Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 4:58am | 124Below are the top small-cap mortgage investment stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Dynex Capital (NYSE: DX) has a dividend yield of 11.40%. Dynex Capital's shares closed at $10.34 yesterday. Hercules Technology Growth Capital (NASDAQ: HTGC) has a dividend yield of 8.30...