small-cap
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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So far this year, the small-cap value benchmark is up 23%, outpacing the growth index’s 15% gain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Expanding market leadership and broader earnings growth across sectors has also benefited small-cap value stocks, said Francis Gannon, co-chief investment officer at Royce Investment Partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Brandon Nelson of Calamos Investments and his colleagues seek to identify small-cap companies with a “unique edge” allowing them to widen their profit margins as they increase revenue quickly.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
“You have a combination of a significant number of small-cap companies in indexes that don’t make money, some with business models that are moonshots.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 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
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