Small-Cap Stocks
Under-the-radar companies valued between $300M and $2B. Higher risk, higher reward — where multi-baggers are born.
200 stocks
Updated Mar 26, 2026
$345.98B
Total Market Cap
66.5
Avg P/E Ratio
+0.05%
Avg Daily Change
$2.17 – $410.93
Price Range
Small cap stocks are companies with market capitalizations typically between $300 million and $2 billion. These smaller companies offer higher growth potential than their large-cap counterparts because they are earlier in their business lifecycle and can expand more rapidly from a smaller base.
Historically, small caps have outperformed large caps over long periods, a phenomenon known as the "small cap premium." However, this outperformance comes with significantly higher volatility and greater business risk. Small companies are more vulnerable to economic downturns, have less access to capital, and may lack the diversified revenue streams that protect larger firms.
This list features small cap stocks that meet minimum liquidity and fundamental criteria. It includes current prices, P/E ratios, and market capitalizations updated daily. Small cap investing requires careful research due to the wide dispersion of outcomes in this segment.
| # | Symbol | Name | Price | Change % | Market Cap | P/E | 52W High | 52W Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APPN | Appian Corp-A | $25.98 | +2.61% | 2.00B | 1,619.0 | $46.06 | $21.77 |
| 2 | CENTA | Central Garden And Pet Co-A | $31.16 | -2.04% | 1.99B | 12.8 | $41.25 | $28.77 |
| 3 | CENT | Central Garden & Pet Co | $35.19 | -2.76% | 1.99B | 12.8 | $41.25 | $28.77 |
| 4 | CNXC | Concentrix Corp | $26.48 | -19.85% | 1.99B | — | $66.00 | $29.35 |
| 5 | XMTR | Xometry Inc-A | $41.63 | +0.43% | 1.99B | — | $73.87 | $18.59 |
| 6 | IMAX | Imax Corp | $36.69 | +0.19% | 1.98B | 56.8 | $43.16 | $20.48 |
| 7 | STOK | Stoke Therapeutics Inc | $33.40 | -0.33% | 1.98B | 48.2 | $39.81 | $5.35 |
| 8 | NKTR | Nektar Therapeutics | $72.22 | -3.50% | 1.98B | — | $75.67 | $6.48 |
| 9 | HCI | Hci Group Inc | $151.55 | -1.62% | 1.98B | 6.6 | $210.50 | $129.58 |
| 10 | BANR | Banner Corporation | $60.05 | +1.80% | 1.97B | 10.1 | $69.83 | $54.01 |
| 11 | FLOC | Flowco Holdings Inc-Cl A | $22.28 | +1.60% | 1.97B | 47.6 | $26.51 | $14.03 |
| 12 | GTM | Zoominfo Technologies Inc | $5.75 | -6.96% | 1.96B | 15.8 | $12.51 | $5.84 |
| 13 | RNW | Renew Energy Global Plc-A | $4.81 | +1.05% | 1.96B | 15.0 | $8.24 | $5.05 |
| 14 | EXTR | Extreme Networks Inc | $14.71 | -2.13% | 1.96B | 214.2 | $22.89 | $10.10 |
| 15 | PENN | Penn Entertainment Inc | $14.70 | +1.59% | 1.95B | — | $20.61 | $11.65 |
| 16 | EFSC | Enterprise Financial Service | $54.18 | -0.39% | 1.95B | 9.7 | $62.30 | $45.22 |
| 17 | CASH | Pathward Financial Inc | $90.80 | -0.50% | 1.94B | 10.2 | $96.06 | $64.45 |
| 18 | NEXT | Nextdecade Corp | $7.34 | +1.52% | 1.94B | — | $12.12 | $4.75 |
| 19 | BHE | Benchmark Electronics Inc | $57.04 | +0.00% | 1.94B | 78.1 | $61.12 | $30.73 |
| 20 | PAYO | Payoneer Global Inc | $4.73 | -1.25% | 1.93B | 26.7 | $10.75 | $4.92 |
| 21 | OCUL | Ocular Therapeutix Inc | $8.18 | -1.09% | 1.93B | — | $16.44 | $5.80 |
| 22 | ESTA | Establishment Labs Holdings | $62.65 | -4.39% | 1.92B | — | $83.31 | $26.56 |
| 23 | PTRN | Pattern Group Inc-Cl A | $11.17 | -1.06% | 1.92B | 118.1 | $20.10 | $8.92 |
| 24 | MAAS | Maase Inc-A | $5.57 | -0.89% | 1.92B | — | $14.00 | $2.41 |
| 25 | MBIN | Merchants Bancorp/In | $41.19 | -1.36% | 1.91B | 8.8 | $48.50 | $27.25 |
| 26 | NBHC | National Bank Hold-Cl A | $37.48 | -1.37% | 1.91B | 15.7 | $43.08 | $32.83 |
| 27 | STRA | Strategic Education Inc | $81.77 | -2.49% | 1.91B | 16.8 | $93.45 | $72.17 |
| 28 | FA | First Advantage Corp | $11.13 | -1.24% | 1.91B | — | $19.01 | $8.82 |
| 29 | DCO | Ducommun Inc | $122.02 | -0.58% | 1.91B | — | $140.02 | $51.76 |
| 30 | AAMI | Acadian Asset Management Inc | $50.83 | -2.34% | 1.91B | 21.7 | $57.03 | $22.60 |
| 31 | WS | Worthington Steel Inc | $32.63 | +3.42% | 1.91B | 15.2 | $49.17 | $21.30 |
| 32 | AUPH | Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc | $14.41 | +1.41% | 1.90B | 6.6 | $16.54 | $6.83 |
| 33 | SNDX | Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc | $24.23 | +0.96% | 1.90B | — | $22.73 | $8.58 |
| 34 | ATEC | Alphatec Holdings Inc | $11.76 | -3.21% | 1.90B | — | $23.29 | $8.81 |
| 35 | INVX | Innovex International Inc | $24.69 | -0.16% | 1.89B | 22.7 | $29.48 | $11.93 |
| 36 | UNIT | Uniti Group Inc | $7.77 | +3.46% | 1.89B | 1.5 | $9.73 | $5.30 |
| 37 | CLBK | Columbia Financial Inc | $17.47 | -0.34% | 1.89B | 36.4 | $18.87 | $12.64 |
| 38 | VECO | Veeco Instruments Inc | $35.31 | +2.68% | 1.88B | 53.3 | $35.77 | $16.92 |
| 39 | SLSR | Solaris Resources Inc | $7.80 | -3.47% | 1.87B | — | $15.47 | $3.55 |
| 40 | DGII | Digi International Inc | $49.60 | +0.00% | 1.86B | 43.8 | $51.26 | $22.39 |
| 41 | BCRX | Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc | $9.70 | -1.12% | 1.86B | — | $11.31 | $6.00 |
| 42 | ADUS | Addus Homecare Corp | $99.28 | -0.74% | 1.85B | 19.3 | $124.44 | $88.96 |
| 43 | ASM | Avino Silver & Gold Mines | $6.41 | +7.37% | 1.85B | 63.9 | $16.11 | $1.83 |
| 44 | TNET | Trinet Group Inc | $37.83 | +2.72% | 1.85B | 13.9 | $88.56 | $38.61 |
| 45 | SYBT | Stock Yards Bancorp Inc | $62.79 | -0.30% | 1.85B | 13.2 | $83.83 | $60.75 |
| 46 | ZYME | Zymeworks Inc | $24.02 | +3.00% | 1.85B | — | $28.49 | $9.03 |
| 47 | ROG | Rogers Corp | $106.04 | +1.48% | 1.85B | — | $112.81 | $51.43 |
| 48 | ECO | Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp | $48.44 | -4.31% | 1.84B | 27.1 | $57.29 | $17.91 |
| 49 | BORR | Borr Drilling Ltd | $5.35 | +2.69% | 1.84B | 25.4 | $6.07 | $1.55 |
| 50 | WMK | Weis Markets Inc | $65.98 | -1.63% | 1.83B | 18.4 | $90.23 | $61.53 |
| 51 | BTDR | Bitdeer Technologies Group-A | $8.60 | +4.50% | 1.83B | 27.9 | $27.80 | $6.84 |
| 52 | SGRY | Surgery Partners Inc | $12.14 | +1.17% | 1.83B | — | $24.64 | $12.25 |
| 53 | SRPT | Sarepta Therapeutics Inc | $17.62 | -0.51% | 1.82B | — | $103.32 | $10.42 |
| 54 | RVLV | Revolve Group Inc | $21.99 | -0.86% | 1.81B | 29.4 | $31.68 | $16.80 |
| 55 | SEMR | Semrush Holdings Inc-A | $11.95 | +0.17% | 1.81B | — | $11.95 | $6.56 |
| 56 | RCAT | Red Cat Holdings Inc | $15.87 | -1.31% | 1.81B | — | $18.78 | $4.60 |
| 57 | STEL | Stellar Bancorp Inc | $35.57 | +0.06% | 1.81B | 17.6 | $40.21 | $24.13 |
| 58 | NWBI | Northwest Bancshares Inc | $12.44 | +1.88% | 1.81B | 14.3 | $13.62 | $10.75 |
| 59 | DRVN | Driven Brands Holdings Inc | $12.76 | +3.07% | 1.80B | — | $19.74 | $9.80 |
| 60 | PHVS | Pharvaris Nv | $25.34 | -1.40% | 1.79B | — | $29.80 | $11.51 |
| 61 | ANAB | Anaptysbio Inc | $65.39 | +3.76% | 1.79B | — | $68.39 | $15.32 |
| 62 | AMRC | Ameresco Inc-Cl A | $28.96 | +2.26% | 1.79B | 28.5 | $44.93 | $8.49 |
| 63 | GBX | Greenbrier Companies Inc | $52.17 | +0.93% | 1.79B | 9.7 | $58.69 | $37.77 |
| 64 | VZLA | Vizsla Silver Corp | $3.00 | -6.83% | 1.79B | — | $9.82 | $2.40 |
| 65 | INSP | Inspire Medical Systems Inc | $52.09 | -0.13% | 1.79B | 12.3 | $189.49 | $53.11 |
| 66 | ELE | Elemental Royalty Corp | $17.12 | -6.70% | 1.78B | 254.8 | $34.29 | $11.30 |
| 67 | BLBD | Blue Bird Corp | $55.29 | +3.48% | 1.78B | 13.8 | $62.90 | $30.04 |
| 68 | FUN | Six Flags Entertainment Corp | $17.42 | +2.23% | 1.78B | — | $41.56 | $12.51 |
| 69 | RXRX | Recursion Pharmaceuticals-A | $3.17 | -1.86% | 1.78B | — | $7.18 | $2.98 |
| 70 | NCNO | Ncino Inc | $14.68 | -5.41% | 1.78B | — | $33.92 | $13.80 |
| 71 | BBAI | Bigbear.Ai Holdings Inc | $3.55 | -3.53% | 1.78B | — | $9.39 | $2.36 |
| 72 | AORT | Artivion Inc | $36.33 | +1.76% | 1.77B | 181.0 | $48.25 | $21.97 |
| 73 | INVA | Innoviva Inc | $22.06 | +0.64% | 1.77B | 13.9 | $24.01 | $16.52 |
| 74 | SPB | Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc | $74.63 | +0.55% | 1.77B | 16.9 | $80.42 | $49.99 |
| 75 | CDRE | Cadre Holdings Inc | $31.88 | +0.85% | 1.76B | 38.9 | $46.64 | $27.07 |
| 76 | DVAX | Dynavax Technologies Corp | $15.50 | +0.00% | 1.76B | — | $15.73 | $9.20 |
| 77 | ODD | Oddity Tech Ltd-Cl A | $13.82 | -1.78% | 1.76B | 16.0 | $79.18 | $27.09 |
| 78 | FMC | Fmc Corp | $14.23 | +8.71% | 1.75B | — | $44.78 | $12.17 |
| 79 | MGNI | Magnite Inc | $12.31 | +2.33% | 1.75B | 30.3 | $26.65 | $8.22 |
| 80 | MCRI | Monarch Casino & Resort Inc | $98.02 | -0.24% | 1.75B | 17.3 | $113.88 | $69.99 |
| 81 | ELVN | Enliven Therapeutics Inc | $34.51 | +10.79% | 1.75B | — | $30.63 | $13.30 |
| 82 | ALKT | Alkami Technology Inc | $16.82 | -0.65% | 1.75B | — | $31.66 | $14.11 |
| 83 | LAC | Lithium Americas Corp | $4.01 | +1.78% | 1.75B | — | $14.75 | $3.30 |
| 84 | LSPD | Lightspeed Commerce Inc | $8.96 | +2.17% | 1.75B | — | $19.89 | $10.50 |
| 85 | TSLX | Sixth Street Specialty Lendi | $17.76 | -2.47% | 1.75B | 10.3 | $25.17 | $16.99 |
| 86 | PDS | Precision Drilling Corp | $101.96 | +0.07% | 1.75B | 29.7 | $138.65 | $51.38 |
| 87 | STC | Stewart Information Services | $57.39 | -4.84% | 1.75B | 15.1 | $78.61 | $56.39 |
| 88 | HMN | Horace Mann Educators | $43.29 | +0.93% | 1.74B | 10.6 | $48.33 | $38.76 |
| 89 | UPWK | Upwork Inc | $11.15 | -2.36% | 1.74B | 15.1 | $22.84 | $11.13 |
| 90 | MQ | Marqeta Inc-A | $4.23 | +3.68% | 1.73B | — | $7.04 | $3.48 |
| 91 | EVTC | Evertec Inc | $28.22 | -2.32% | 1.73B | 11.9 | $38.56 | $25.83 |
| 92 | BLX | Banco Latinoamericano Come-E | $50.90 | +1.01% | 1.73B | 7.8 | $51.99 | $31.14 |
| 93 | GLTO | Galecto Inc | $23.05 | +27.07% | 1.73B | — | $38.33 | $2.01 |
| 94 | KMPR | Kemper Corp | $29.69 | +0.88% | 1.73B | 12.1 | $69.25 | $28.41 |
| 95 | AGM | Federal Agric Mtg Corp-Cl C | $140.24 | +0.89% | 1.73B | 8.3 | $210.64 | $146.69 |
| 96 | OMCL | Omnicell Inc | $34.46 | +0.44% | 1.73B | 840.7 | $55.00 | $22.66 |
| 97 | RAMP | Liveramp Holdings Inc | $25.52 | -1.20% | 1.72B | 25.1 | $35.20 | $21.71 |
| 98 | CXW | Corecivic Inc | $20.23 | +3.96% | 1.72B | 14.8 | $23.54 | $15.74 |
| 99 | CAPR | Capricor Therapeutics Inc | $29.10 | -6.64% | 1.72B | — | $40.37 | $4.30 |
| 100 | FCF | First Commonwealth Finl Corp | $16.84 | +0.12% | 1.72B | 11.3 | $19.08 | $13.54 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What are small cap stocks?
Small cap stocks are companies with market capitalizations between approximately $300 million and $2 billion. They are typically younger or niche companies that haven't yet reached the scale of mid-cap or large-cap firms. The Russell 2000 index is the primary benchmark for small caps, tracking 2,000 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000. Small caps span every sector but are especially common in healthcare, technology, and industrials.
Are small cap stocks risky?
Small cap stocks carry higher risk than large caps. They are more volatile, more sensitive to economic downturns, and more likely to face financial distress. Individual small caps can lose 50% or more in a year. However, diversified portfolios of small caps have historically delivered strong long-term returns. The key risks are lower liquidity, less analyst coverage, weaker balance sheets, and higher sensitivity to economic cycles.
Do small cap stocks outperform large caps?
Historically, small caps have delivered higher average returns than large caps — approximately 1-2% more per year over multi-decade periods. This "small cap premium" compensates for the additional risk. However, the outperformance is not consistent — there are extended periods where large caps dominate, as seen from 2014-2023 when mega-cap tech stocks led the market. Small cap outperformance tends to be strongest during economic recoveries.
How to invest in small cap stocks?
The safest approach is through small cap index funds or ETFs like the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) or Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB). These provide instant diversification across hundreds of small companies. For individual stock picking, focus on companies with strong balance sheets, growing revenue, and competitive advantages in niche markets. Due diligence is especially important because small caps have less analyst coverage and transparency.
What is the Russell 2000?
The Russell 2000 is the most widely followed small cap index, comprising the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 index. It is reconstituted annually in June. The index has a total market cap of roughly $3-4 trillion — less than some individual mega-cap companies. The Russell 2000 is used as the benchmark for small cap fund performance and is tracked by major ETFs like IWM.
When do small cap stocks perform best?
Small caps historically perform best during early economic recoveries when economic growth is accelerating. They also tend to outperform when interest rates are falling, the dollar is weakening, and credit conditions are easing. Small caps underperform during economic slowdowns and periods of financial stress because they have fewer resources to weather downturns. The first year after a recession has historically been especially strong for small cap returns.
What is the difference between small cap and penny stocks?
Small cap stocks are legitimate companies with market caps of $300 million to $2 billion, typically listed on major exchanges with proper financial reporting. Penny stocks usually trade below $5 per share on OTC markets, often with minimal revenue and higher fraud risk. While there is some overlap, small cap investing involves fundamentally sound companies that are simply earlier in their growth cycle, not speculative micro-cap companies.
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