Small Cap Research
A Restructured Biotech Royalty Opportunity
Theravance Bio (TBPH) unusual trade on 9/16 bought 3000 March $7.5/$15 call spreads to open for $2.65 and shares trading sideways for months down 8% YTD. TBPH is a biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of...
Small Cap Advisory Stock with Upside from Rising Government Program Spending
ICF International (ICFI) a small cap showing impressive relative strength with shares +5% YTD breaking out past 2021 highs and always shows up as a top name on fundamental screens. ICFI provides professional services and technology-based solutions to government and...
Small Cap Convenience Store Company Expanding Rapidly
Arko Corp (ARKO) a new name that popped onto my radar last week after it announced a $375M asset acquisition deal and shares +18% YTD as a small player in an attractive convenience store industry. ARKO does trade 265K shares per day and worth taking a closer look....
Attractive Fitness Growth Story with Asset-Light Model
Xponential Fitness Group (XPOF) shares are -2.7% YTD and have outperformed peers while closing last week out of a weekly bull flag with room back to its 2022 record highs near-term and a potentially stronger return investment over the long run. Xponential's...
A Long-Term Winner in Restaurants with Impressive Management & Financials
First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG) stood out as one of the most impressive earnings reports this past quarter in its industry and shares +3.3% YTD are outperforming. FWRG shares bounced strong above the rising 55-day moving average and retest of the May high last...
Small Cap Solar Name with Strong Growth Prospects
FTC Solar (FTCI) with an unusual trade on 8/23 as 2000 January $5 calls opened for $0.95, a Solar stock down 45% YTD. FTCI shares recently saw a rally rejected at the falling 200-day moving average but the larger pattern forming is an inverse head and shoulders with a...
Undervalued Small Cap Fertilizer Play in Tight Supply/Demand Market
LSB Industries (LXU) a small cap seeing unusual call buying the past week as European providers of similar products are cutting production due to soaring natural gas input prices. LXU shares are +38% YTD and freshly breaking out of a pullback trend while retaking its...
Virtual Power Plant Small Cap with a Massive Opportunity Amid Legislative Tailwinds
Stem (STEM) an interesting small cap with the recent passage of the IRA and has 10,000 August 26th (W) $14 calls in open interest from a buyer on 8/4. Shares are -23% YTD but flagging above the 21-MA that crossed the 200-MA. The provider of virtual power plants is an...
An Industrial Provider to a Resilient Industry with Strong Financials and Moat
Janus International (JBI) shares last week cleared a pullback trend and worked above VWAP off record highs with shares -10.75% YTD looking to be a strong value with its exposure to the self-storage industry which has been posting strong numbers and Janus will report...
Small Cap IoT Company with Accelerating Growth and Margins
Indetiv (INVE) a small company that reported very impressive numbers last week and despite rallying 30% over the past month shares remain down 45% YTD. On the weekly chart MACD has crossed bullish after a strong 200-week EMA base and weekly RSI back above 50 while an...