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.
As of Nov 7, 2026, the list has 50 stocks; LPG ranks first.
Data as of
| # | Ticker | Score | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LPG | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| 2 | FFBC | 8.3 | 8.3 |
| 3 | CATY | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| 4 | OFG | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| 5 | EAT | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| 6 | FBP | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| 7 | PARR | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| 8 | STBA | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| 9 | WABC | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| 10 | CHCO | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| 11 | SAFT | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| 12 | KLIC | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| 13 | CTS | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| 14 | TRMK | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| 15 | AX | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| 16 | ENVA | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| 17 | ABCB | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 18 | CORT | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 19 | FCF | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 20 | FULT | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 21 | INSW | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 22 | MYRG | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 23 | SCSC | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 24 | CXW | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 25 | DGII | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 26 | IOSP | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 27 | PLAB | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 28 | PAYC | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 29 | ACLS | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 30 | ASO | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 31 | MATX | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 32 | OGN | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 33 | PLUS | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 34 | URBN | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 35 | VSXY | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| 36 | CNXN | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| 37 | GTES | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| 38 | OII | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| 39 | MCRI | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 40 | CENTA | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 41 | CRGY | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 42 | KFY | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 43 | LRN | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 44 | NHC | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 45 | NTCT | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 46 | PRK | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 47 | PRLB | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 48 | RDN | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 49 | TILE | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 50 | TRST | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Understanding the SmallCap Leaders Ranking
Small-caps are followed by fewer analysts than larger companies, so a systematic score covers ground fewer professional opinions do. That is coverage, not an edge: our backtest found no statistically significant excess return from the scores. Banz (1981) first documented that smaller US stocks had earned higher average returns, and Fama and French (1992) confirmed the size effect; whether it persists is disputed — it has been weak and uneven since — and past returns do not predict future ones.
The starting point matters. S&P adds companies of $1.2–8.0 billion market cap to the SmallCap 600 and requires positive earnings at addition (both rules apply at addition, not to continued membership) — a profitability screen the Russell 2000 does not apply.
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 ten-year tests of returns, owner earnings and debt act as structural integrity tests. A small-cap that scores high on Quality passes most of these tests on its latest filings — cash flow, margins, debt — which describes the business as filed, not its future. 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: small-caps swing more than large caps, liquidity is thinner, and a single bad quarter can crater a position. What this ranking shows: the small-cap companies where quality, valuation and momentum score highest together today. The scoring does not predict returns; it shows which pass the most of each model's tests right now.