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CompanyCurrent PricePE RatioMarket CapVolumeAverage VolumeIndicator(s)
Super Micro Computer, Inc. stock logo
SMCI
Super Micro Computer
$698.00
+2.1%
54.49$39.04 billion9.38 million9.06 millionInsider Selling
Positive News
Gap Down
Saia, Inc. stock logo
SAIA
Saia
$553.10
+3.2%
41.68$14.68 billion314,737294,533Earnings Report
Analyst Report
Insider Selling
News Coverage
Celsius Holdings, Inc. stock logo
CELH
Celsius
$58.71
+1.6%
122.32$13.60 billion2.76 million4.59 millionInsider Selling
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
KRTX
Karuna Therapeutics
$316.12
+0.7%
N/A$11.93 billion501,2681.08 millionPositive News
Ovintiv Inc. stock logo
OVV
Ovintiv
$41.80
+0.1%
4.15$11.41 billion3.07 million2.67 millionAnalyst Revision
EMCOR Group, Inc. stock logo
EME
EMCOR Group
$242.00
+1.3%
21.10$11.38 billion250,668294,988Positive News
Performance Food Group stock logo
PFGC
Performance Food Group
$72.56
+0.1%
26.87$11.29 billion1.40 million903,195Earnings Report
Analyst Report
News Coverage
Chesapeake Energy Co. stock logo
CHK
Chesapeake Energy
$77.27
+1.6%
2.10$10.13 billion1.53 million2.33 millionOptions Volume
Positive News
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. stock logo
WSC
WillScot Mobile Mini
$51.23
+1.1%
22.37$9.82 billion2.00 million1.88 millionNews Coverage
Medpace Holdings, Inc. stock logo
MEDP
Medpace
$318.43
+3.1%
37.29$9.77 billion273,035162,594Upcoming Earnings
WESCO International, Inc. stock logo
WCC
WESCO International
$190.91
+1.4%
12.74$9.75 billion397,583289,918Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. stock logo
KNSL
Kinsale Capital Group
$409.50
+0.6%
35.06$9.49 billion136,491186,040Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stock logo
ELF
e.l.f. Beauty
$171.44
+4.0%
75.86$9.46 billion1.91 million1.77 millionAnalyst Report
News Coverage
Positive News
Lattice Semiconductor Co. stock logo
LSCC
Lattice Semiconductor
$68.05
+6.5%
45.07$9.39 billion3.92 million2.24 millionUpcoming Earnings
Tetra Tech, Inc. stock logo
TTEK
Tetra Tech
$174.03
-0.2%
40.28$9.26 billion300,237266,816Insider Selling
News Coverage
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. stock logo
TXRH
Texas Roadhouse
$135.49
+2.2%
31.22$9.05 billion807,727787,034Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Tenet Healthcare Co. stock logo
THC
Tenet Healthcare
$89.02
+1.0%
20.56$9.04 billion2.16 million1.08 millionAnalyst Upgrade
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. stock logo
BJ
BJ's Wholesale Club
$66.65
+1.0%
17.82$8.89 billion771,9271.19 millionAnalyst Downgrade
News Coverage
Shockwave Medical, Inc. stock logo
SWAV
Shockwave Medical
$236.78
+0.1%
36.88$8.74 billion344,623522,238Upcoming Earnings
Insider Selling
News Coverage
Wingstop Inc. stock logo
WING
Wingstop
$294.15
+0.5%
127.89$8.65 billion444,855347,913
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. stock logo
HLI
Houlihan Lokey
$125.38
+0.7%
31.11$8.65 billion286,301374,541Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
EastGroup Properties, Inc. stock logo
EGP
EastGroup Properties
$185.08
+3.2%
46.86$8.57 billion515,805265,478News Coverage
MicroStrategy Incorporated stock logo
MSTR
MicroStrategy
$587.81
+15.7%
20.86$8.54 billion2.26 million1.37 millionInsider Selling
News Coverage
Gap Up
Murphy USA Inc. stock logo
MUSA
Murphy USA
$401.03
+9.1%
16.91$8.53 billion753,473208,336Earnings Report
Analyst Report
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. stock logo
FIX
Comfort Systems USA
$237.10
+2.2%
29.67$8.47 billion274,782271,203Positive News
AppFolio, Inc. stock logo
APPF
AppFolio
$236.73
+1.5%
7,893.63$8.47 billion195,376307,732
ImmunoGen, Inc. stock logo
IMGN
ImmunoGen
$31.23
+5.7%
N/A$8.32 billion49.31 million7.30 millionAnalyst Report
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. stock logo
COKE
Coca-Cola Consolidated
$879.14
-0.5%
18.32$8.24 billion36,64643,072News Coverage
APi Group Co. stock logo
APG
APi Group
$34.86
+2.1%
96.83$8.21 billion1.46 million1.47 million
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. stock logo
SSD
Simpson Manufacturing
$190.47
+4.3%
23.06$8.13 billion409,357213,195Earnings Report
Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
Onto Innovation Inc. stock logo
ONTO
Onto Innovation
$164.83
+4.0%
51.67$8.09 billion733,023421,131Positive News
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
APLS
Apellis Pharmaceuticals
$68.12
+2.1%
N/A$8.07 billion2.62 million1.83 millionAnalyst Upgrade
Cytokinetics, Incorporated stock logo
CYTK
Cytokinetics
$78.94
+2.4%
N/A$7.74 billion1.42 million4.63 millionInsider Selling
BellRing Brands, Inc. stock logo
BRBR
BellRing Brands
$58.86
+0.4%
47.47$7.72 billion2.25 million1.34 millionAnalyst Report
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. stock logo
CERE
Cerevel Therapeutics
$42.18
+1.6%
N/A$7.60 billion2.35 million1.54 millionInsider Selling
RBC Bearings Incorporated stock logo
RBC
RBC Bearings
$258.15
-5.4%
45.77$7.51 billion374,252110,954News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
Amkor Technology, Inc. stock logo
AMKR
Amkor Technology
$30.17
+2.0%
20.66$7.42 billion1.51 million953,216Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
UFP Industries, Inc. stock logo
UFPI
UFP Industries
$117.44
+1.1%
13.75$7.24 billion306,873236,580Dividend Increase
KBR, Inc. stock logo
KBR
KBR
$53.65
+0.6%
N/A$7.24 billion818,1321.19 million
Southwestern Energy stock logo
SWN
Southwestern Energy
$6.48
+1.3%
1.40$7.14 billion13.02 million23.26 millionAnalyst Report
Fabrinet stock logo
FN
Fabrinet
$196.07
+1.9%
28.33$7.12 billion634,878453,437Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. stock logo
WTS
Watts Water Technologies
$213.31
+2.7%
26.01$7.11 billion168,738102,575Upcoming Earnings
Vaxcyte, Inc. stock logo
PCVX
Vaxcyte
$74.14
+0.9%
N/A$7.05 billion721,3261.04 millionInsider Selling
Parsons Co. stock logo
PSN
Parsons
$67.03
+1.9%
52.37$7.03 billion535,828526,190Upcoming Earnings
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. stock logo
ITCI
Intra-Cellular Therapies
$71.60
+4.4%
N/A$6.89 billion1.01 million835,930Positive News
Range Resources Co. stock logo
RRC
Range Resources
$28.45
+2.0%
5.10$6.86 billion3.90 million2.48 millionNews Coverage
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. stock logo
RHP
Ryman Hospitality Properties
$114.59
-0.1%
29.84$6.84 billion268,158395,961
Fluor Co. stock logo
FLR
Fluor
$40.08
-0.6%
59.82$6.83 billion2.21 million1.37 millionNews Coverage
STAG Industrial, Inc. stock logo
STAG
STAG Industrial
$37.51
+1.6%
36.77$6.81 billion1.07 million1.06 millionUpcoming Earnings
Positive News
SPS Commerce, Inc. stock logo
SPSC
SPS Commerce
$183.77
+0.7%
109.39$6.74 billion141,273130,957News Coverage
HealthEquity, Inc. stock logo
HQY
HealthEquity
$78.07
+0.9%
229.62$6.70 billion443,466674,139
The Ensign Group, Inc. stock logo
ENSG
The Ensign Group
$118.06
+0.6%
32.26$6.69 billion247,286265,740Analyst Report
Matador Resources stock logo
MTDR
Matador Resources
$55.44
+2.1%
7.88$6.61 billion1.10 million1.03 million
Antero Resources Co. stock logo
AR
Antero Resources
$21.65
+1.3%
7.79$6.51 billion5.24 million4.75 millionUpcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
PBF Energy Inc. stock logo
PBF
PBF Energy
$52.87
+0.6%
2.44$6.46 billion1.75 million2.30 millionUpcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Dillard's, Inc. stock logo
DDS
Dillard's
$395.12
+3.5%
8.55$6.41 billion77,06984,729News Coverage
Crocs, Inc. stock logo
CROX
Crocs
$104.31
+4.3%
9.61$6.32 billion1.14 million1.76 millionUpcoming Earnings
Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
Commercial Metals stock logo
CMC
Commercial Metals
$53.80
+1.3%
8.23$6.26 billion1.09 million1.20 millionInsider Selling
News Coverage
RLI Corp. stock logo
RLI
RLI
$137.22
-0.1%
20.73$6.26 billion171,628192,468
Qualys, Inc. stock logo
QLYS
Qualys
$169.65
-4.2%
45.85$6.24 billion1.48 million501,268Analyst Report
Insider Selling
News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
Insight Enterprises, Inc. stock logo
NSIT
Insight Enterprises
$189.44
+2.8%
26.09$6.17 billion181,039183,505Upcoming Earnings
Hamilton Lane Incorporated stock logo
HLNE
Hamilton Lane
$113.18
-0.8%
34.82$6.11 billion278,787204,903Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Report
News Coverage
SouthState Co. stock logo
SSB
SouthState
$79.89
-0.1%
12.37$6.07 billion400,473419,049Positive News
Rambus Inc. stock logo
RMBS
Rambus
$56.25
+4.9%
18.75$6.05 billion2.97 million1.81 millionAnalyst Report
Red Rock Resorts, Inc. stock logo
RRR
Red Rock Resorts
$57.91
+4.8%
16.59$6.05 billion2.24 million449,587Earnings Report
Analyst Report
News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
Avis Budget Group, Inc. stock logo
CAR
Avis Budget Group
$166.14
-0.2%
3.64$6.02 billion294,965503,912Upcoming Earnings
Options Volume
News Coverage
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. stock logo
INSP
Inspire Medical Systems
$202.02
-0.1%
N/A$5.96 billion1.02 million631,915Earnings Report
Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. stock logo
MTSI
MACOM Technology Solutions
$82.45
+2.0%
79.28$5.94 billion666,473475,973Insider Selling
Positive News
Tenable Holdings, Inc. stock logo
TENB
Tenable
$50.72
+1.1%
N/A$5.93 billion2.23 million1.02 millionAnalyst Report
Insider Selling
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated stock logo
HR
Healthcare Realty Trust
$15.57
-0.3%
N/A$5.93 billion2.39 million2.56 million
Murphy Oil Co. stock logo
MUR
Murphy Oil
$38.20
+0.6%
9.05$5.90 billion1.79 million2.18 millionNews Coverage
Installed Building Products, Inc. stock logo
IBP
Installed Building Products
$205.54
+3.1%
23.52$5.90 billion193,296235,237Positive News
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. stock logo
SIGI
Selective Insurance Group
$97.18
+0.1%
16.67$5.89 billion563,250300,287Analyst Report
Novanta Inc. stock logo
NOVT
Novanta
$163.28
+1.7%
77.75$5.85 billion194,005114,604Insider Selling
Taylor Morrison Home Co. stock logo
TMHC
Taylor Morrison Home
$53.61
+1.5%
6.78$5.76 billion841,275732,569Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Co. stock logo
ZWS
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
$33.25
+0.2%
51.15$5.75 billion1.61 million1.21 millionEarnings Report
Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
Positive News
Option Care Health, Inc. stock logo
OPCH
Option Care Health
$32.43
+3.0%
23.00$5.74 billion1.21 million1.24 millionPositive News
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. stock logo
BBIO
BridgeBio Pharma
$32.96
-2.4%
N/A$5.73 billion1.07 million1.81 millionPositive News
ChampionX Co. stock logo
CHX
ChampionX
$29.08
+0.2%
18.52$5.66 billion1.54 million1.68 millionEarnings Report
Dividend Increase
News Coverage
TriNet Group, Inc. stock logo
TNET
TriNet Group
$112.04
-2.3%
18.80$5.66 billion424,154213,162Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
Positive News
Essent Group Ltd. stock logo
ESNT
Essent Group
$52.90
-0.5%
8.49$5.65 billion710,705469,178Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Meritage Homes Co. stock logo
MTH
Meritage Homes
$154.54
+0.7%
7.76$5.63 billion440,800367,591Analyst Revision
Mueller Industries, Inc. stock logo
MLI
Mueller Industries
$49.40
+0.8%
9.29$5.61 billion792,819628,660Positive News
Varonis Systems, Inc. stock logo
VRNS
Varonis Systems
$50.69
+4.6%
N/A$5.52 billion2.54 million1.49 millionAnalyst Report
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. stock logo
BECN
Beacon Roofing Supply
$86.33
+1.7%
N/A$5.47 billion512,168840,519Gap Up
Atkore Inc. stock logo
ATKR
Atkore
$148.66
+1.9%
8.91$5.47 billion347,035380,624Earnings Report
Boise Cascade stock logo
BCC
Boise Cascade
$137.66
+2.0%
10.90$5.45 billion204,576216,977Dividend Announcement
Terreno Realty Co. stock logo
TRNO
Terreno Realty
$63.45
+5.5%
33.22$5.42 billion1.18 million518,420Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. stock logo
ANF
Abercrombie & Fitch
$107.32
+3.2%
26.83$5.41 billion1.29 million1.37 millionAnalyst Revision
FirstCash Holdings, Inc. stock logo
FCFS
FirstCash
$116.95
+0.8%
24.36$5.28 billion179,540208,801Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Insider Selling
Macy's, Inc. stock logo
M
Macy's
$19.23
+3.7%
7.82$5.27 billion5.79 million7.89 millionPositive News
ATI Inc. stock logo
ATI
ATI
$40.74
+1.5%
16.23$5.20 billion1.28 million1.40 millionEarnings Report
Lancaster Colony Co. stock logo
LANC
Lancaster Colony
$188.16
+0.3%
40.21$5.18 billion105,517157,897
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. stock logo
SFM
Sprouts Farmers Market
$50.76
+1.6%
20.80$5.16 billion1.23 million1.10 millionPositive News
International Game Technology PLC stock logo
IGT
International Game Technology
$25.88
-0.3%
53.92$5.15 billion520,479807,381
Immunovant, Inc. stock logo
IMVT
Immunovant
$35.27
+0.1%
N/A$5.10 billion687,8731.33 millionUpcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
Positive News
Chart Industries, Inc. stock logo
GTLS
Chart Industries
$118.79
+1.3%
N/A$5.08 billion733,963713,306Positive News
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. stock logo
CWST
Casella Waste Systems
$87.28
+0.0%
136.38$5.06 billion261,321272,201Upcoming Earnings
Workiva Inc. stock logo
WK
Workiva
$93.53
+2.3%
N/A$5.06 billion293,458360,069Insider Selling
ExlService Holdings, Inc. stock logo
EXLS
ExlService
$30.64
-0.2%
29.41$5.05 billion821,797749,919Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
Nuvalent, Inc. stock logo
NUVL
Nuvalent
$80.58
+2.3%
N/A$5.05 billion715,465320,765Positive News
High Trading Volume
PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. stock logo
PWSC
PowerSchool
$24.58
+2.7%
N/A$4.96 billion317,599471,004News Coverage
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. stock logo
ASO
Academy Sports and Outdoors
$66.34
+3.2%
10.24$4.92 billion953,4641.10 millionAnalyst Report
Options Volume
Frontline plc stock logo
FRO
Frontline
$22.09
-1.1%
6.31$4.92 billion1.48 million2.68 millionPositive News
SPX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
SPXC
SPX Technologies
$106.62
+0.8%
164.03$4.87 billion133,437165,794News Coverage
Kinetik Holdings Inc. stock logo
KNTK
Kinetik
$32.57
-0.8%
40.21$4.84 billion295,790337,800
Inter Parfums, Inc. stock logo
IPAR
Inter Parfums
$150.75
+2.2%
30.45$4.82 billion148,439121,801Positive News
Maximus, Inc. stock logo
MMS
Maximus
$78.79
+1.1%
29.96$4.81 billion1.18 million435,954Earnings Report
News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. stock logo
MARA
Marathon Digital
$21.58
+23.0%
N/A$4.80 billion106.52 million89.15 millionGap Up
Federal Signal Co. stock logo
FSS
Federal Signal
$78.01
+0.4%
32.64$4.75 billion360,233296,164Positive News
Kite Realty Group Trust stock logo
KRG
Kite Realty Group Trust
$21.64
+1.2%
127.26$4.75 billion1.79 million1.62 millionUpcoming Earnings
Positive News
Brookfield Infrastructure Co. stock logo
BIPC
Brookfield Infrastructure
$35.94
-0.4%
24.96$4.74 billion331,443510,197Dividend Increase
News Coverage
Positive News
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) stock logo
HOMB
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)
$23.40
+0.8%
12.00$4.72 billion1.00 million1.02 millionInsider Buying
Positive News
Cadence Bank stock logo
CADE
Cadence Bank
$25.78
+0.9%
8.86$4.71 billion1.59 million1.68 millionAnalyst Report
Analyst Revision
Glaukos Co. stock logo
GKOS
Glaukos
$95.99
+1.8%
N/A$4.68 billion552,476945,892
United Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
UBSI
United Bankshares
$34.64
+0.5%
12.78$4.67 billion637,361621,217Positive News
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. stock logo
MDC
M.D.C.
$62.40
+0.3%
11.82$4.66 billion1.44 million2.11 millionAnalyst Report
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
HALO
Halozyme Therapeutics
$35.24
-0.2%
18.74$4.66 billion800,0131.68 millionAnalyst Revision
Old National Bancorp stock logo
ONB
Old National Bancorp
$15.89
+0.3%
8.19$4.65 billion1.75 million2.01 million
Clearway Energy, Inc. stock logo
CWEN
Clearway Energy
$22.95
-2.0%
49.89$4.64 billion957,078930,273News Coverage
Positive News
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$143.43
+0.8%
44.96$4.62 billion84,623111,193
KB Home stock logo
KBH
KB Home
$60.66
+1.2%
8.62$4.60 billion845,4531.28 million
Skyline Champion Co. stock logo
SKY
Skyline Champion
$79.51
+2.6%
22.78$4.58 billion326,880312,527Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. stock logo
MMSI
Merit Medical Systems
$79.20
+1.8%
45.78$4.57 billion395,487663,952Analyst Report
News Coverage
Positive News
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. stock logo
HGV
Hilton Grand Vacations
$42.17
+0.3%
14.80$4.55 billion592,300788,578Positive News
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
AXSM
Axsome Therapeutics
$95.68
+1.8%
N/A$4.53 billion498,966642,948Analyst Report
ASGN Incorporated stock logo
ASGN
ASGN
$95.61
+1.3%
21.06$4.51 billion443,555238,113Earnings Report
News Coverage
Gap Up
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. stock logo
PFSI
PennyMac Financial Services
$90.32
+1.1%
33.33$4.51 billion270,088231,803Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
Blueprint Medicines Co. stock logo
BPMC
Blueprint Medicines
$74.16
-0.1%
N/A$4.51 billion864,802662,250Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Summit Materials, Inc. stock logo
SUM
Summit Materials
$37.73
+0.8%
14.46$4.51 billion757,896784,396Upcoming Earnings
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$97.72
+1.1%
23.66$4.50 billion112,857170,802Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
Mr. Cooper Group Inc. stock logo
COOP
Mr. Cooper Group
$68.27
+0.9%
10.25$4.50 billion484,837448,488Upcoming Earnings
Options Volume
Signet Jewelers Limited stock logo
SIG
Signet Jewelers
$101.03
+2.6%
12.23$4.48 billion534,701590,405
GATX Co. stock logo
GATX
GATX
$125.74
+1.0%
17.59$4.46 billion92,376150,637
Power Integrations, Inc. stock logo
POWI
Power Integrations
$78.29
+4.2%
69.90$4.45 billion598,791363,238Analyst Upgrade
Insider Selling
News Coverage
Positive News
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
FFIN
First Financial Bankshares
$31.18
+1.7%
22.27$4.45 billion466,399578,360Dividend Announcement
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. stock logo
PTEN
Patterson-UTI Energy
$10.65
-0.1%
8.07$4.44 billion4.29 million6.21 millionUpcoming Earnings
Positive News
Cabot Co. stock logo
CBT
Cabot
$80.09
+3.2%
10.40$4.44 billion398,698301,485Analyst Upgrade
R1 RCM Inc. stock logo
RCM
R1 RCM
$10.57
+1.9%
N/A$4.43 billion1.55 million3.68 millionNews Coverage
Equitrans Midstream Co. stock logo
ETRN
Equitrans Midstream
$10.23
+1.0%
14.01$4.43 billion3.40 million3.73 millionEx-Dividend
Positive News
National Beverage Corp. stock logo
FIZZ
National Beverage
$47.24
+1.6%
26.84$4.41 billion146,968180,736Positive News
Silicon Laboratories Inc. stock logo
SLAB
Silicon Laboratories
$137.27
+2.7%
75.42$4.36 billion423,124342,534Analyst Report
News Coverage
Blackbaud, Inc. stock logo
BLKB
Blackbaud
$80.67
+1.0%
N/A$4.34 billion120,363171,702Upcoming Earnings
Terex Co. stock logo
TEX
Terex
$64.39
+0.6%
9.11$4.33 billion909,300698,233News Coverage
Synaptics Incorporated stock logo
SYNA
Synaptics
$110.22
+2.0%
N/A$4.32 billion566,250325,314News Coverage
Enstar Group Limited stock logo
ESGR
Enstar Group
$268.99
-1.2%
6.43$4.31 billion52,47053,321
SM Energy stock logo
SM
SM Energy
$36.96
+1.4%
5.40$4.30 billion1.08 million1.25 millionAnalyst Report
Analyst Revision
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
$146.45
+2.3%
46.64$4.30 billion235,346214,849Positive News
Acushnet Holdings Corp. stock logo
GOLF
Acushnet
$65.66
+2.1%
19.90$4.29 billion265,619272,060Positive News
Iridium Communications Inc. stock logo
IRDM
Iridium Communications
$34.43
+2.3%
N/A$4.26 billion880,462729,226Upcoming Earnings
Herc Holdings Inc. stock logo
HRI
Herc
$150.51
+0.8%
12.37$4.26 billion134,869145,040Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Increase
News Coverage
Magnolia Oil & Gas Co. stock logo
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
$20.48
+1.3%
7.53$4.24 billion2.77 million2.34 millionUpcoming Earnings
Dividend Increase
News Coverage
Asana, Inc. stock logo
ASAN
Asana
$18.96
+5.3%
N/A$4.22 billion1.81 million1.82 million
Valley National Bancorp stock logo
VLY
Valley National Bancorp
$8.25
+3.3%
8.68$4.19 billion7.36 million5.75 millionAnalyst Report
Radian Group Inc. stock logo
RDN
Radian Group
$27.30
-3.7%
7.03$4.18 billion1.97 million946,768Earnings Report
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. stock logo
SWX
Southwest Gas
$58.43
+1.2%
N/A$4.18 billion292,891383,448
Matson, Inc. stock logo
MATX
Matson
$118.68
+1.7%
13.64$4.17 billion232,238263,472
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. stock logo
PECO
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.
$34.79
+0.2%
74.02$4.16 billion762,712572,960News Coverage
Surgery Partners, Inc. stock logo
SGRY
Surgery Partners
$32.84
+1.5%
N/A$4.15 billion817,336864,603News Coverage
H.B. Fuller stock logo
FUL
H.B. Fuller
$76.26
+0.1%
29.44$4.13 billion343,597328,670Insider Selling
CorVel Co. stock logo
CRVL
CorVel
$240.23
+3.5%
55.61$4.11 billion28,02632,942Insider Selling
News Coverage
Commvault Systems, Inc. stock logo
CVLT
Commvault Systems
$93.92
+0.5%
N/A$4.10 billion420,610321,089Analyst Revision
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. stock logo
EPRT
Essential Properties Realty Trust
$24.62
+1.0%
20.86$4.10 billion772,8061.07 millionUpcoming Earnings
Insider Selling
News Coverage
Insmed Incorporated stock logo
INSM
Insmed
$28.57
-1.4%
N/A$4.09 billion2.35 million1.68 millionPositive News
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
GBCI
Glacier Bancorp
$36.74
-0.4%
18.28$4.07 billion835,845891,530
New Jersey Resources Co. stock logo
NJR
New Jersey Resources
$41.16
+1.6%
16.87$4.02 billion720,552559,543Earnings Report
Analyst Report
News Coverage
Portland General Electric stock logo
POR
Portland General Electric
$39.59
-0.2%
17.91$4.00 billion664,8171.04 millionAnalyst Downgrade
Otter Tail Co. stock logo
OTTR
Otter Tail
$95.52
+0.7%
14.41$3.98 billion166,877204,620Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Increase
Exponent, Inc. stock logo
EXPO
Exponent
$78.63
+2.1%
40.32$3.98 billion299,215393,971Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Revision
Haemonetics Co. stock logo
HAE
Haemonetics
$78.11
+1.3%
31.37$3.96 billion1.26 million411,087News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
Moelis & Company stock logo
MC
Moelis & Company
$55.22
+1.0%
288.05$3.93 billion1.14 million549,068Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Report
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
Rush Enterprises, Inc. stock logo
RUSHB
Rush Enterprises
$49.38
+1.3%
11.34$3.93 billion10,09014,037Upcoming Earnings
Columbia Banking System, Inc. stock logo
COLB
Columbia Banking System
$18.78
+2.2%
11.38$3.92 billion3.34 million2.64 million
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
FOLD
Amicus Therapeutics
$13.33
+2.5%
N/A$3.91 billion1.60 million2.81 millionPositive News
UMB Financial Co. stock logo
UMBF
UMB Financial
$80.29
+1.4%
11.18$3.90 billion232,356228,724Insider Selling
Box, Inc. stock logo
BOX
BOX
$27.05
0.0%
135.26$3.88 billion1.51 million1.30 millionPositive News
EngageSmart, Inc. stock logo
ESMT
EngageSmart
$23.05
-0.1%
153.67$3.88 billion22.26 million3.51 millionHigh Trading Volume
Progyny, Inc. stock logo
PGNY
Progyny
$40.35
+1.4%
77.60$3.87 billion512,292569,468Insider Selling
Ormat Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ORA
Ormat Technologies
$64.04
-2.2%
35.19$3.86 billion377,564452,351Analyst Report
News Coverage
JFrog Ltd. stock logo
FROG
JFrog
$37.91
+4.2%
N/A$3.86 billion3.09 million871,912Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Report
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
Urban Outfitters, Inc. stock logo
URBN
Urban Outfitters
$41.61
+1.2%
14.45$3.86 billion1.92 million1.62 million
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company stock logo
GT
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
$13.61
-1.1%
N/A$3.86 billion3.97 million3.62 millionUpcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
Lantheus Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LNTH
Lantheus
$55.56
+1.8%
38.85$3.81 billion618,0651.39 million
BlackLine, Inc. stock logo
BL
BlackLine
$61.75
+2.5%
N/A$3.78 billion587,454504,824Upcoming Earnings
StepStone Group LP stock logo
STEP
StepStone Group
$34.26
+1.1%
30.86$3.78 billion364,909268,923News Coverage
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. stock logo
HP
Helmerich & Payne
$38.17
-1.7%
9.11$3.77 billion1.21 million1.57 million
Biohaven Ltd. stock logo
BHVN
Biohaven
$46.92
-0.7%
N/A$3.76 billion641,532971,405Analyst Report
Encore Wire Co. stock logo
WIRE
Encore Wire
$237.15
+3.0%
9.26$3.74 billion170,970167,164Upcoming Earnings
Modine Manufacturing stock logo
MOD
Modine Manufacturing
$71.59
+4.4%
16.88$3.74 billion921,082908,341Analyst Revision
Verra Mobility Co. stock logo
VRRM
Verra Mobility
$22.40
+0.9%
47.66$3.73 billion1.03 million1.12 millionPositive News
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. stock logo
GPI
Group 1 Automotive
$269.10
+0.4%
6.31$3.72 billion271,842136,920
iRhythm Technologies, Inc. stock logo
IRTC
iRhythm Technologies
$121.07
+1.0%
N/A$3.71 billion200,208314,219News Coverage
Rush Enterprises, Inc. stock logo
RUSHA
Rush Enterprises
$46.55
+0.6%
10.69$3.70 billion256,536451,516Upcoming Earnings
The Macerich Company stock logo
MAC
Macerich
$17.13
+1.0%
N/A$3.69 billion3.07 million1.90 millionEarnings Report
Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
California Resources Co. stock logo
CRC
California Resources
$53.63
+0.8%
8.61$3.68 billion1.27 million646,158Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. stock logo
APLE
Apple Hospitality REIT
$16.07
+0.8%
22.95$3.68 billion986,8792.03 million
EnerSys stock logo
ENS
EnerSys
$90.97
-7.2%
15.60$3.68 billion593,638207,942Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
The Brink's Company stock logo
BCO
Brink's
$81.42
+2.6%
27.51$3.67 billion185,310186,371
Scorpio Tankers Inc. stock logo
STNG
Scorpio Tankers
$66.07
-0.8%
5.52$3.67 billion1.18 million1.58 millionUpcoming Earnings
Hancock Whitney Co. stock logo
HWC
Hancock Whitney
$42.40
-0.5%
9.42$3.65 billion366,496556,655Analyst Revision
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. stock logo
CCOI
Cogent Communications
$74.76
-0.9%
3.31$3.63 billion193,983252,085Positive News
Rapid7, Inc. stock logo
RPD
Rapid7
$58.73
+3.1%
N/A$3.61 billion2.38 million797,480Earnings Report
Analyst Report
News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
WD-40 stock logo
WDFC
WD-40
$265.74
-0.1%
52.31$3.60 billion71,548159,702Positive News
Insperity, Inc. stock logo
NSP
Insperity
$96.32
-14.8%
19.54$3.59 billion1.43 million250,171News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
Tidewater Inc. stock logo
TDW
Tidewater
$67.90
+3.8%
51.05$3.59 billion508,348668,880Gap Down
The Simply Good Foods Company stock logo
SMPL
Simply Good Foods
$35.88
-0.8%
27.39$3.58 billion1.31 million770,552Positive News
PotlatchDeltic Co. stock logo
PCH
PotlatchDeltic
$44.67
+0.3%
58.01$3.57 billion744,056466,550Positive News
Gap Down
United States Cellular Co. stock logo
USM
United States Cellular
$41.73
+0.5%
321.02$3.56 billion238,402202,593Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
GMS Inc. stock logo
GMS
GMS
$87.29
+0.8%
11.81$3.54 billion405,727288,105
Sprout Social, Inc. stock logo
SPT
Sprout Social
$63.10
+3.9%
N/A$3.53 billion432,611504,267Analyst Report
Insider Selling
News Coverage
Integer Holdings Co. stock logo
ITGR
Integer
$105.69
+0.8%
43.14$3.52 billion187,794222,196Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
CVR Energy, Inc. stock logo
CVI
CVR Energy
$35.04
+1.7%
4.46$3.52 billion678,605845,052News Coverage
Positive News
Evolent Health, Inc. stock logo
EVH
Evolent Health
$30.64
+0.7%
N/A$3.52 billion813,891941,866
CSW Industrials, Inc. stock logo
CSWI
CSW Industrials
$226.78
+0.8%
36.40$3.52 billion57,718119,290Analyst Revision
Neogen Co. stock logo
NEOG
Neogen
$16.26
+1.5%
271.05$3.52 billion1.40 million2.51 million
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$300.06
+1.9%
30.62$3.51 billion74,96877,973Positive News
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
$84.22
+13.0%
13.65$3.51 billion665,384230,999News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
Instructure Holdings, Inc. stock logo
INST
Instructure
$24.39
-0.7%
N/A$3.51 billion360,014232,852
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$124.57
+0.2%
N/A$3.51 billion186,030183,768
Black Hills Co. stock logo
BKH
Black Hills
$51.23
+3.2%
13.27$3.48 billion1.70 million582,148Earnings Report
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
Kontoor Brands, Inc. stock logo
KTB
Kontoor Brands
$61.83
+4.2%
16.44$3.47 billion554,314376,056Positive News
Griffon Co. stock logo
GFF
Griffon
$67.56
-0.6%
48.26$3.47 billion684,201412,789Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Report
News Coverage
Cactus, Inc. stock logo
WHD
Cactus
$43.38
+1.6%
18.78$3.45 billion560,985684,540Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Axonics, Inc. stock logo
AXNX
Axonics
$67.95
+0.2%
N/A$3.44 billion784,8962.00 millionPositive News
Itron, Inc. stock logo
ITRI
Itron
$75.43
+1.9%
46.28$3.43 billion216,933284,223News Coverage
Quaker Chemical Co. stock logo
KWR
Quaker Chemical
$190.35
-0.4%
211.50$3.42 billion97,13690,661
Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. stock logo
PBH
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
$68.80
+9.4%
N/A$3.41 billion676,436245,431News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. stock logo
TPH
Tri Pointe Homes
$35.16
+1.2%
8.64$3.41 billion627,194682,385Positive News
M/I Homes, Inc. stock logo
MHO
M/I Homes
$122.36
+1.8%
7.53$3.41 billion188,878307,328Analyst Revision
Dycom Industries, Inc. stock logo
DY
Dycom Industries
$116.14
-0.5%
15.67$3.41 billion138,971208,014Positive News
Peabody Energy Co. stock logo
BTU
Peabody Energy
$25.99
+0.2%
3.43$3.41 billion4.81 million4.44 millionDividend Announcement
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
Cohen & Steers, Inc. stock logo
CNS
Cohen & Steers
$69.21
+0.2%
26.62$3.40 billion149,334212,342Positive News
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. stock logo
APAM
Artisan Partners Asset Management
$42.42
-0.4%
13.42$3.39 billion369,409557,748Positive News
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
MDGL
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
$171.37
-9.1%
N/A$3.38 billion1.39 million453,496Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
Avient Co. stock logo
AVNT
Avient
$37.01
+2.0%
5.69$3.37 billion354,937481,411Upcoming Earnings
Sanmina Co. stock logo
SANM
Sanmina
$59.29
+3.1%
12.81$3.37 billion704,501689,622Gap Up
Select Medical Holdings Co. stock logo
SEM
Select Medical
$26.22
+0.9%
14.81$3.36 billion411,202651,981
Shake Shack Inc. stock logo
SHAK
Shake Shack
$79.20
+4.0%
1,980.50$3.35 billion591,421863,348Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. stock logo
IRT
Independence Realty Trust
$14.88
+0.9%
57.23$3.34 billion1.43 million2.61 millionUpcoming Earnings
Positive News
ONE Gas, Inc. stock logo
OGS
ONE Gas
$60.27
+2.6%
14.70$3.34 billion757,368426,358Analyst Revision
Visteon Co. stock logo
VC
Visteon
$119.81
+2.2%
22.27$3.33 billion509,047252,999Positive News
High Trading Volume
Revolution Medicines, Inc. stock logo
RVMD
Revolution Medicines
$30.38
+1.2%
N/A$3.33 billion883,7061.05 million
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
ARWR
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
$30.85
-2.5%
N/A$3.31 billion1.75 million1.81 millionEarnings Report
Analyst Report
News Coverage
ArcBest Co. stock logo
ARCB
ArcBest
$139.81
-0.4%
17.68$3.31 billion352,202244,089Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Report
News Coverage
Inari Medical, Inc. stock logo
NARI
Inari Medical
$57.53
+1.5%
N/A$3.31 billion255,731685,357Positive News
Nelnet, Inc. stock logo
NNI
Nelnet
$88.31
+0.4%
25.23$3.30 billion80,01781,849Dividend Announcement
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
SFBS
ServisFirst Bancshares
$60.42
+1.0%
15.94$3.29 billion194,536183,812
Enpro Inc. stock logo
NPO
Enpro
$157.14
+2.1%
21.24$3.29 billion54,79184,406Positive News
International Bancshares Co. stock logo
IBOC
International Bancshares
$52.81
+1.9%
8.00$3.28 billion131,381194,762Positive News
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. stock logo
NOG
Northern Oil and Gas
$32.47
+1.1%
4.18$3.26 billion840,2651.23 millionDividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
What is the Russell 2000 Index and How Can Investors Use it For Profitable Trading?

This premier small-cap index offers risks and rewards for investors who are comfortable with volatility.

The Russell 2000 Index tracks the 2,000 smallest stocks out of the 3,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index. The index makes up about 10% of the entire market capitalization of the Russell 3000. The Russell 2000 is managed by the FTSE Russell Group in London. Its focus on small-cap, U.S. stocks makes it one of the bellwethers of the U.S. economy and the broader market. Every stock in the index must trade on a major stock exchange (i.e., the NYSE, NASDAQ, or AMEX).

This article will go into detail about the Russell 2000, including how it removes some risk from investing in small-cap stocks. We’ll also go over some options for investors looking to trade the Russell 2000 stocks.

The Russell 2000 is a small cap index because the stocks it tracks have stocks that fit the small-cap market capitalization definition. Small-cap stocks are generally companies with a market capitalization of less than $2 billion dollars. When they are compared to large- and mid-cap companies, small-cap stocks are typically seen as having better growth potential.

By nature, small-cap stocks are subject to volatile price swings that make them appropriate only for risk-tolerant investors. One such risk is that many small-cap companies are newer entries into their field. And depending on where they are in their business cycle, they may require access to a lot of capital which can be hard to acquire.

The first index fund debuted in 1960. As of July 2022, there are more than 1,700 index funds. And that number is up from just over 400 in 2003. With so many index funds to choose from, it’s important to understand what makes one index fund stand out from another.

The Russell 2000 is a relatively old fund. It launched in 1984 and was one of the first index funds to specifically focus on small-cap stocks. Before we explain why that is significant, it’s important to understand how the Russell 2000 relates to its “parent index,” the Russell 3000.

The Russell 3000 index is a benchmark index of the entire U.S. stock market. As its name suggests, the index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest publicly held companies in the United States and represents approximately 97% of the entire U.S. public equity market. The Russell 3000 is weighted by market capitalization. Like the Russell 2000, the Russell 3000 debuted in 1984.

The objective of the Russell 2000 is to measure the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000. As of the first quarter of 2022, the average value for a company in the index was $3.17 billion, and the median market cap was $0.93 billion. The index is the most widely quoted measure of the overall performance of small- to mid-cap stocks.

In addition to the Russell 2000, there are two sub-indexes that are fine-tuned to track special characteristics that are sought after by investors.  For example, the Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-value ratios and projected higher growth values. Conversely, the Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of companies in the index with low price-to-book (P/B) ratios and is projected to have lower growth values.

  • A focus on smaller, more volatile companies - The most obvious difference is the index’s focus on small-cap stocks. Many other indices such as those that track the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) track large-cap stocks. However, the Russell 2000 focuses more on newer growth companies which tend to be more volatile than large-cap companies.
  • Larger growth potential – Small-cap stocks offer the potential for more growth than large-cap companies. This is even true in growth sectors like technology. This means that, over time, small-cap stocks tend to outperform large-cap stocks.
  • Offers diversification - Investing in small-cap stocks is only for risk-tolerant investors. However, because the Russell 2000 index consists of 2,000 stocks, the risk is more evenly distributed over many stocks and is not reliant on the performance of a handful of companies.

Another way the Russell 2000 Index is different from other indices is in the way it is weighted. Specifically, it is weighted by market capitalization and adjusted by each company’s number of shares outstanding. As opposed to an index that is exclusively weighted by market cap, the Russell 2000 Index is influenced by a stock’s closing price and the number of shares that are available to be traded.

The Russell Reconstitution is the period in which the index rebalances its holdings. This means that the managers of the index add some companies and drop others. It also means the weighting of companies within the index may change. Every index fund rebalances its holding. That reflects the fact that markets are always evolving. This process allows the Russell 2000 to reflect these changes.

This is a multi-week process that typically concludes in late June. The final day of the reconstitution is one of the most closely watched and anticipated events. One reason for this is that the reconstitution may impact over $9 trillion in assets that are either invested or benchmarked to the Russell Indexes. Investors can expect significant price movement in several of the index components in the period after the reconstitution.

Investors have many options to invest in mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that passively track the performance of the Russell 2000 index. The most heavily traded of the ETFs is the iShares Russell 2000 index ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM).

Funds such as the RVX Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund are ideal for investors who want exposure to a specific market. This fund is an offshoot of the Russell 2000. Another example is the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO). This fund invests in all 2,000 stocks according to their relative weights. This fund's low (0.10%) expense ratio is an attractive feature.

Investors who are specifically interested in trading the index based on the reconstitution can trade the CME E-mini Russell 2000 Index (RTY) Future contracts.  Doing so means the futures contracts will track the index, and the investor does not have to be concerned about any tracking errors caused by the reconstitution.

Having exposure to small-cap stocks is an ideal way for risk-tolerant investors to diversify their portfolios. The Russell 2000 is a weighted index fund that incorporates the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index. The size of the index helps to smooth out the volatility that can be found in small-cap stocks and offer market-beating performance at times when the economy is growing.



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