Top Performing Small Cap Stocks 2022 USA: FKnol.com

Small cap stocks are those whose market capitalization value starts from the lower range of $300 million, and may reach the upper limit of $2 billion. Investors exploring investments and trading options in this market segment aim to look for promising businesses available at lower value at present, and may give high returns in future.
Consider the case of a small-sized technology company which is started by two young engineers, who develop a great app or software on their own, list their company on stock market, and in a few months their software product becomes a hit with mass adoption (for example, the surge of online Zoom meetings during the Covid-19 pandemic). Similarly, a small team of scientists working on finding cure for a disease may tomorrow become a big value company.
However, not all small cap companies turn successful, and hence investing in this space can be a high risk high reward game.
Among the available Small Cap stocks, which ones generated the top returns this year? Which of those figured among the winners in the long list of Small Cap stocks?
This article provides a list of Small Cap stocks which have generated top returns in the year 2022 so far till date of writing. The list is prepared based on the percentage returns generated by the individual Small Cap stocks between the end of the previous year and Nov 22, 2022, and the top 10 return generating Small Cap stocks are listed below.
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Top Small Cap Stocks With Highest Returns

The following list presents stocks of the companies which belong to the broader Small Cap segment by market cap, their corresponding prices as of given date, and the percentage gains realized:

1) Seadrill Limited (SDRL)

Price Gain: 1,138.19% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $1.57 billion
52-week Price Range: $24.51 - $34.53
List of ETFs holding SDRL

2) Nine Energy Service, Inc. (NINE)

Price Gain: 807.00% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $301.32 million
52-week Price Range: $0.79 - $11
List of ETFs holding NINE

3) Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc. (TRCH)

Price Gain: 607.14% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $788.32 million
52-week Price Range: $0.42 - $21.76
List of ETFs holding TRCH

4) Ebang International Holdings Inc. (EBON)

Price Gain: 516.26% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $310.16 million
52-week Price Range: $0.22 - $6.58

5) Hippo Holdings Inc. (HIPO)

Price Gain: 353.36% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $311.57 million
52-week Price Range: $12.77 - $96.25

6) Ardmore Shipping Corporation (ASC)

Price Gain: 348.22% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $614.3 million
52-week Price Range: $3.09 - $15.34
List of ETFs holding ASC

7) Pandion Therapeutics, Inc. (PAND)

Price Gain: 304.38% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $1.77 billion
52-week Price Range: $10.28 - $62.9

8) Target Hospitality Corp. (TH)

Price Gain: 294.10% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $1.37 billion
52-week Price Range: $2.72 - $15.67

9) Teekay Tankers Ltd. (TNK)

Price Gain: 214.31% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $1.16 billion
52-week Price Range: $9.89 - $35.44
List of ETFs holding TNK

10) AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AVEO)

Price Gain: 208.73% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $516.23 million
52-week Price Range: $3.06 - $14.95
List of ETFs holding AVEO

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Performance of Top Small Cap Stocks

Here's a look at the basic details and how the above mentioned stocks fared during the period:

Seadrill

Seadrill Limited, an offshore drilling contractor, provides offshore drilling services to the oil and gas industry worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Floaters, Jack-up Rigs, and Other. ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Seadrill.
The Bermuda-headquartered company Seadrill Limited (SDRL) is ranked number one among the best performing stocks of Small Cap of 2022. The Energy sector business falls under the Oil and Gas Production industrial sub-sector. Since the start of the year 2022, the stock price of Seadrill has changed by 1138.19 percent, which is calculated based on the previous year's closing price of $2.54 per share and year-to-date closing price of $31.45 per share as of writing. The market value of the company as indicated by its market-cap changed from $254.57 million to $1.57 billion during the same period. Along with Small Cap, the company is also in the business of Energy, Oil and Gas Production, Oil & Gas Drilling, Oil, among other usual products and services.

Nine Energy Service

Nine Energy Service, Inc. operates as an onshore completion and production services provider that targets unconventional oil and gas resource development in North America. It operates in two segments, Completio ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Nine Energy Service.
During the given months of the year 2022, Nine Energy Service, Inc. (NINE) was successful in generating YTD returns of 807 percentage which helped it gain the number two spot in the list of the top performing stocks which generated maximum returns during year 2022 till date. As of December of the previous year, the stock of the Houston, TX-based Nine Energy Service closed at a price of $1 per share, while it traded at a price of $9.07 per share as of Nov 22, 2022. The company's market cap changed from $36.11 million to $301.32 million during the same period YTD. It ranks as a key constituent of major indexes that include Wilshire 5000 index, and several other broader level multi-cap market indicators. The company is classified under the Energy industry sector and further specialized as a Oil & Gas Equipment & Services sector business.

Torchlight Energy Resources

Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc. (Torchlight), incorporated on October 30, 2007, is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, and/or development of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Torchlight Energy Resources.
Rank number three in the coveted list is held by Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc. (TRCH) for being among the top performing stocks of 2022. Headquartered in Texas, TX, the Energy sector company is categorized under the industrial sub-sector of Oil & Gas E&P. Since the start of the year 2022, stock of Torchlight Energy Resources has so far gained 607.14 percentage, based on the previous year's closing price of $0.7 per share and year-to-date price of $4.95 per share. During the same period, the market capitalization of the company changed from $69.75 million to $788.32 million. The stock of Torchlight Energy Resources continues to be a major constituent of many leading stock indexes which include Wilshire 5000 index, and several other broader level multi-cap market indicators.

Ebang International Holdings

Ebang International Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of Bitcoin mining machines and telecommunication products in ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Ebang International Holdings.
The China-based Technology sector company Ebang International Holdings Inc. (EBON) holds the number four spot among the best performing stocks of the Small Cap sector. Classified as the Computer Hardware business, the stock price of Ebang International Holdings ended the previous year at a price of $0.98 per share while it reached the level of $6.04 apiece as of Nov 22, 2022 translating to a percentage change in stock price of 516.26%. As of writing, the company's market-cap value stands at $310.16 million.

Hippo Holdings Inc.

Hippo Holdings Inc. provides personal property insurance brokerage services and underwrites insurance policies in the United States and the District of ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Hippo Holdings Inc..
Based on the market-cap change from $1.68 billion to $311.57 million during the given months of the year 2022 and the share price change from $2.98 per share to a price of $13.51 per share as of Nov 22, 2022, Hippo Holdings Inc. (HIPO) was successful in generating YTD returns of 353.36 percentage. Standing at the number five rank in the top performing list of Small Cap stocks, the Palo Alto ,United States-based Hippo Holdings Inc. is categorized as the Insurance Specialty sub-sector business which falls under the larger Finance sector.

Ardmore Shipping

Ardmore Shipping Corporation, incorporated on May 14, 2013, provides seaborne transportation of petroleum products and chemicals to national oil companies, oil and chemical traders, and chemical companies, with its fleet ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Ardmore Shipping.
At number six in the list of top stocks stands Ardmore Shipping Corporation (ASC), which saw a change in its stock price from the level of $3.38 apiece during previous year December end to the price of $15.15 per share as of Nov 22, 2022. It translates to a change of 348.22 percentage. The Hamilton, HM-headquartered Transportation sector company also saw its market value change from $114.43 million to $614.3 million.

Pandion Therapeutics

Pandion Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing various therapeutics to address the unmet needs of patients ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Pandion Therapeutics.
Pandion Therapeutics, Inc. (PAND) has moved by 304.38 percentage over the given period of 2022-YTD, helping it gain a place at number seven among the top performing stocks. The Healthcare sector company managed to achieve the feat as its stock price changed from $14.85 apiece to the price of $60.05 per share between the end of December of the previous year and Nov 22, 2022. The smart run of the Watertown, Massachusetts-based Biotechnology sector company lead to a handsome gain in its marketcap which changed from $438.37 million to $1.77 billion over the same duration.

Target Hospitality Corp.

Target Hospitality Corp. operates as a specialty rental and hospitality services company in the United States. It operates through four segments: Permian ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Target Hospitality Corp..
Target Hospitality Corp. (TH) generated percentage returns of 294.1 percent during the 2022 year-to-date. Its returns are based on the share price which moved from $3.56 per share from the previous year-end to the price of $14.03 per share as of Nov 22, 2022. The company's value, as indicated by the market-cap figure, changed from $362.54 million to $1.37 billion during the same period.
The company is categorized as a Energy speciality business with further classification in the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services sub-category. Based in The Woodlands, United States, the YTD performance of the Small Cap sector also fared better than that of the returns generated by some of the closley tracked stock market indexes.

Teekay Tankers

Teekay Tankers Ltd. provides marine transportation services to oil industries in Bermuda and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Conventional Tanker and Ship-To-Ship Transfer. ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Teekay Tankers.
The number nine spot in the list of top performing stocks of the Small Cap sector is taken by Teekay Tankers Ltd. (TNK). The company's stock price changed from $10.9 per share at the end of December of the previous year to the price of $34.26 per share as of writing. Overall, the stock managed to realized price change of 214.31 percent during the given time period. The corresponding change in the market capitalization value of the Bermuda-based Consumer Services sector company was from $361.2 million to $1.16 billion. Being ranked in the top 10 best performing stocks of the Small Cap sector, the company also succeeded in outperforming the returns generated by some of the popular stock market indexes.

AVEO Pharma

AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AVEO), incorporated on October 19, 2001, is a biopharmaceutical company. The Companys platform delivers insights into cancer and related disease. The Companys product candidates include Tivozanib, Ficlatuzumab, ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of AVEO Pharma.
The Massachusetts, MA-based AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AVEO) belongs to the Healthcare sector and is categorized as a Major Pharmaceuticals company. The stock of AVEO Pharma ended the previous year at a price of $4.81 per share. As of Nov 22, 2022, the stock price has reached $14.85 apiece, which indicates a change of 208.73 percent making the company rank among the top performing stocks of the Small Cap for the year 2022 till date. At the end of the last year, company's market capitalization stood at $165.34 million. It has now changed to $516.23 million as of writing. AVEO Pharma continues to be a leading constituent of many major stock market indexes like Wilshire 5000 index, and several other broader level multi-cap market indicators.

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