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small cap

[smawl-kap] / ˈsmɔlˈkæp /
NOUN
capital
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lowercase lowercase letter
WEAK


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“The group moving as a monolith creates some concern about how durable this rally is,” Materne wrote in a Thursday note, pointing out that small-cap and midcap software names have surged alongside large-cap stocks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

But BofA Securities analyst Jill Carey believes small-cap energy stocks are “poised for re-rating.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Is the market “getting it right” when pricing small-cap energy stocks to oil ranging from $70 to $75 a barrel?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

“Across large-cap, small-cap, and broad-market universes, stocks that double rapidly tend to underperform over the subsequent 36 months,” they wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Outsourcing news bulletins to India also allows Reuters to extend the breadth of its reporting to more small-cap companies, companies it was not cost-efficient for Reuters to follow before with higher-paid journalists in New York.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman