Top Performing Small Cap Stocks 2023 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 2023 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 Mar 10, 2023, 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) VEON Ltd. (VEON)

Price Gain: 3,197.96% 2023 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $1.16 billion
52-week Price Range: $15.46 - $525
List of ETFs holding VEON

2) Orchard Therapeutics plc (ORTX)

Price Gain: 1,193.80% 2023 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $609.12 million
52-week Price Range: $0.36 - $5.42
List of ETFs holding ORTX

3) Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc. (TRCH)

Price Gain: 607.14% 2023 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $788.32 million
52-week Price Range: $0.42 - $21.76
List of ETFs holding TRCH

4) Semantix, Inc. (STIX)

Price Gain: 414.37% 2023 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $364.55 million
52-week Price Range: $0.55 - $11.34

5) Ambrx Biopharma Inc. (AMAM)

Price Gain: 326.87% 2023 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $374.21 million
52-week Price Range: $0.38 - $13.07

6) Pandion Therapeutics, Inc. (PAND)

Price Gain: 304.38% 2023 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $1.77 billion
52-week Price Range: $10.28 - $62.9

7) New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYMT)

Price Gain: 244.92% 2023 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $807.16 million
52-week Price Range: $8.28 - $15
List of ETFs holding NYMT

8) SelectQuote, Inc. (SLQT)

Price Gain: 228.92% 2023 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $367.99 million
52-week Price Range: $0.51 - $3.25

9) BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (BBAI)

Price Gain: 222.10% 2023 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $306.3 million
52-week Price Range: $0.58 - $16.12

10) Penn Virginia Corporation (PVAC)

Price Gain: 202.07% 2023 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $646.57 million
52-week Price Range: $6.36 - $35.31
List of ETFs holding PVAC

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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:

VEON

VEON Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides mobile and fixed-line telecommunications services. It offers voice and data telecommunication services through a range of traditional and broadband mobile and fixed line technologies. The company provides mobile telecommunications services under contract and prepaid plans for corporate and consumer segments; value added services, including ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of VEON.
The Netherlands-headquartered company VEON Ltd. (VEON) is ranked number one among the best performing stocks of Small Cap of 2023. The Communication Services sector business falls under the Communication Services industrial sub-sector. Since the start of the year 2023, the stock price of VEON has changed by 3197.96 percent, which is calculated based on the previous year's closing price of $0.49 per share and year-to-date closing price of $16.16 per share as of writing. The market value of the company as indicated by its market-cap changed from $876.28 million to $1.16 billion during the same period. Along with Small Cap, the company is also in the business of Communication Services, Telecom Services, Telecom, Telecommunication, among other usual products and services.

Orchard Therapeutics

Orchard Therapeutics plc, integrated biopharmaceutical company, develops gene therapies for serious and life-threatening rare diseases. The company's gene therapy approach seeks to transform a patient's hematop ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Orchard Therapeutics.
During the given months of the year 2023, Orchard Therapeutics plc (ORTX) was successful in generating YTD returns of 1193.8 percentage which helped it gain the number two spot in the list of the top performing stocks which generated maximum returns during year 2023 till date. As of December of the previous year, the stock of the London, -based Orchard Therapeutics closed at a price of $0.37 per share, while it traded at a price of $4.8 per share as of Mar 10, 2023. The company's market cap changed from $47 million to $609.12 million during the same period YTD. The company is classified under the Healthcare industry sector and further specialized as a Healthcare 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 2023. 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 2023, 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.

Semantix, Inc.

Semantix is a software platform company that specializes in Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Data ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Semantix, Inc..
The Brazil-based Technology sector company Semantix, Inc. (STIX) holds the number four spot among the best performing stocks of the Small Cap sector. Classified as the Artificial Intelligence business, the stock price of Semantix, Inc. ended the previous year at a price of $0.88 per share while it reached the level of $4.53 apiece as of Mar 10, 2023 translating to a percentage change in stock price of 414.37%. As of writing, the company's market-cap value stands at $364.55 million.

Ambrx Biopharma Inc.

Ambrx Biopharma Inc., a clinical-stage biologics company, focuses on discovering and developing engineered precision biologics using its proprietary ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Ambrx Biopharma Inc..
Based on the market-cap change from $87.66 million to $374.21 million during the given months of the year 2023 and the share price change from $2.27 per share to a price of $9.69 per share as of Mar 10, 2023, Ambrx Biopharma Inc. (AMAM) was successful in generating YTD returns of 326.87 percentage. Standing at the number five rank in the top performing list of Small Cap stocks, the La Jolla ,United States-based Ambrx Biopharma Inc. is categorized as the Biotechnology sub-sector business which falls under the larger Healthcare sector.

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.
At number six in the list of top stocks stands Pandion Therapeutics, Inc. (PAND), which saw a change in its stock price from the level of $14.85 apiece during previous year December end to the price of $60.05 per share as of Mar 10, 2023. It translates to a change of 304.38 percentage. The Watertown, Massachusetts-headquartered Healthcare sector company also saw its market value change from $438.37 million to $1.77 billion.

New York Mortgage Trust

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. acquires, invests in, finances, and manages mortgage-related and residential housing-related assets in the United States. Its investment portfolio includes structured mul ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of New York Mortgage Trust.
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYMT) has moved by 244.92 percentage over the given period of 2023-YTD, helping it gain a place at number seven among the top performing stocks. The Consumer Services sector company managed to achieve the feat as its stock price changed from $2.56 apiece to the price of $8.83 per share between the end of December of the previous year and Mar 10, 2023. The smart run of the New York, NY-based Real Estate Investment Trusts sector company lead to a handsome gain in its marketcap which changed from $949.92 million to $807.16 million over the same duration. New York Mortgage Trust is a key member of many popular stock market indexes. They include Wilshire 5000 index, and several other broader level multi-cap market indicators.

SelectQuote

SelectQuote, Inc. operates a technology-enabled, direct-to-consumer distribution platform that sells a range of insurance policies to consumers from various ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of SelectQuote.
SelectQuote (SLQT) generated percentage returns of 228.92 percent during the 2023 year-to-date. Its returns are based on the share price which moved from $0.67 per share from the previous year-end to the price of $2.21 per share as of Mar 10, 2023. The company's value, as indicated by the market-cap figure, changed from $111.85 million to $367.99 million during the same period.
The company is categorized as a Finance speciality business with further classification in the Insurance Brokers sub-category. Based in Overland Park, Kansas, 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.

BigBear.ai, Inc.

BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. provides artificial intelligence and machine learning, data science, advanced analytics, offensive and defensive cyber, data ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of BigBear.ai, Inc..
The number nine spot in the list of top performing stocks of the Small Cap sector is taken by BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (BBAI). The company's stock price changed from $0.67 per share at the end of December of the previous year to the price of $2.17 per share as of writing. Overall, the stock managed to realized price change of 222.1 percent during the given time period. The corresponding change in the market capitalization value of the Columbia, United States-based Technology sector company was from $85.07 million to $306.3 million. 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.

Penn Virginia

Penn Virginia Corporation, an independent oil and gas company, engages in the onshore exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas in the United States. ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Penn Virginia.
The Texas, TX-based Penn Virginia Corporation (PVAC) belongs to the Energy sector and is categorized as a Oil & Gas E&P company. The stock of Penn Virginia ended the previous year at a price of $10.15 per share. As of Mar 10, 2023, the stock price has reached $30.66 apiece, which indicates a change of 202.07 percent making the company rank among the top performing stocks of the Small Cap for the year 2023 till date. At the end of the last year, company's market capitalization stood at $154.28 million. It has now changed to $646.57 million as of writing. Penn Virginia 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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