AlphaStocks

Top SmallCap 600 Stocks 2026 — Highest Rated by 5 Models

Best S&P SmallCap 600 stocks by composite score. Updated daily using 5 investment models.

8.7
PARRPAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS, INC.
Strong Buy
$56.06
8.4
BFAMBRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC.
Strong Buy
$70.90
8.3
KLICKULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Strong Buy
$133.88
8.3
LPGDORIAN LPG LTD.
Strong Buy
$34.83
8.2
WLYJOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
Strong Buy
$48.63
8.0
BFHBREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Strong Buy
$108.36
7.9
CATYCATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
Strong Buy
$61.98
7.9
IIPRINNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES INC
Strong Buy
$62.03
7.9
TMPTOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP
Strong Buy
$94.60
7.8
MBINMerchants Bancorp
Strong Buy
$50.00
7.8
ATMUAtmus Filtration Technologies Inc.
Strong Buy
$51.06
7.7
TRNTRINITY INDUSTRIES INC
Strong Buy
$34.61
7.6
ECPGENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC
Strong Buy
$93.22
7.6
KOPKoppers Holdings Inc.
Strong Buy
$45.00
7.6
MYRGMYR GROUP INC.
Strong Buy
$499.60
7.6
PFSPROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
Strong Buy
$23.66
7.6
ZDZIFF DAVIS, INC.
Strong Buy
$52.38
7.5
CENTACENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
Strong Buy
$38.77
7.5
KTBKontoor Brands, Inc.
Strong Buy
$83.38
7.5
MATXMatson, Inc.
Strong Buy
$192.23
7.5
OIIOCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL INC
Strong Buy
$40.53
7.4
CENTCENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
Consider Buy
$44.27
7.4
CWEN-AClearway Energy, Inc. (Class A)
Consider Buy
$40.41
7.4
PEBPebblebrook Hotel Trust
Consider Buy
$19.41
7.3
MTCHMatch Group, Inc.
Consider Buy
$38.05
7.3
FULTFULTON FINANCIAL CORP
Consider Buy
$24.20
7.3
GRBKGreen Brick Partners, Inc.
Consider Buy
$80.09
7.3
SMSM Energy Co
Consider Buy
$26.11
7.2
LRNStride, Inc.
Consider Buy
$86.21
7.2
MHOM/I HOMES, INC.
Consider Buy
$161.43
7.2
MSGSMadison Square Garden Sports Corp.
Consider Buy
$402.04
7.2
VCTRVictory Capital Holdings, Inc.
Consider Buy
$84.00
7.2
VIRTVirtu Financial, Inc.
Consider Buy
$59.55
7.2
WDFCWD 40 CO
Consider Buy
$244.02
7.1
AVNSAVANOS MEDICAL, INC.
Consider Buy
$24.89
7.1
BHEBENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC
Consider Buy
$98.79
7.1
INSWInternational Seaways, Inc.
Consider Buy
$76.63
7.1
MGYMagnolia Oil & Gas Corp
Consider Buy
$25.59
7.1
NGVTIngevity Corp
Consider Buy
$74.65
7.1
PRGPROG Holdings, Inc.
Consider Buy
$46.63
7.1
WTWisdomTree, Inc.
Consider Buy
$16.96
7.0
AAMIAcadian Asset Management Inc.
Consider Buy
$71.53
7.0
APLEApple Hospitality REIT, Inc.
Consider Buy
$16.83
7.0
DGIIDIGI INTERNATIONAL INC
Consider Buy
$74.94
7.0
IRDMIridium Communications Inc.
Consider Buy
$54.85
7.0
TRMKTRUSTMARK CORP
Consider Buy
$46.01
7.0
RUSHARUSH ENTERPRISES INC \TX\
Consider Buy
$72.95
6.9
AZZAZZ INC
Consider Buy
$155.25
6.9
ENVAEnova International, Inc.
Consider Buy
$240.64
6.9
EZPWEZCORP INC
Consider Buy
$34.58

Understanding the SmallCap Leaders Ranking

Every S&P 500 giant started small. Apple was a $1 billion company once. The question is not whether small-caps can produce outsized returns — Fama and French documented that size premium decades ago (roughly 11.8% annualized for small-caps vs. 10.3% for large-caps since 1926). The question is how to find the handful worth owning among hundreds of volatile, thinly-covered names.

The starting point matters. The S&P SmallCap 600 ($1-5 billion market cap) already filters out unprofitable companies — a quality gate the Russell 2000 does not apply. That single requirement eliminates hundreds of cash-burning, speculative businesses and is the primary reason the S&P 600 has historically outperformed the Russell 2000 by 1-2% annually.

AlphaStocks takes the filtering further. Every SmallCap 600 constituent runs through five investment models. The Quality axis carries outsized importance here: small companies are more fragile, so the Piotroski F-Score's nine financial health checks and Buffett's moat assessment act as structural integrity tests. A small-cap scoring 8+ on Quality has demonstrated consistent cash flow, improving margins, and manageable debt — the markers of a business that can survive a downturn and keep compounding. Sector calibration ensures each company is measured against appropriate benchmarks; a small community bank is not compared to a small biotech.

The trade-off is real: volatility runs roughly 20% annualized (vs. 15% for the S&P 500), liquidity is thinner, and a single bad quarter can crater a position. The stocks at the top of this ranking have cleared every filter — S&P profitability screens, high composite scores, positive momentum — and represent the small-cap names where risk and reward are most favorably aligned.

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