Top 10 High ROE Low PE Small Cap Stocks in the US — Top 100 List

Of the 1,114 small cap companies in the US on PositoAI, 161 make a profit with a return on equity of 15% or more. First on the list is ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (1.3). 2 of the top 10 have an active red or yellow flag.

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#	Company	Score	Market Cap (INR Cr) / USD	P/E	P/B	Owes vs Owns	ROE	Div Yield	Flag	Sector
1	ASA Gold and Precious Metals LimitedASA	22,800	₹8,488$899.30M	1.3	0.82	0.00×	72.2%	0.19%	—	Financial Services
2	Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc.RMT	21,163	₹6,455$683.90M	1.8	1.08	0.03×	51.6%	6.77%	—	Financial Services
3	LendingTree, Inc.TREE	22,697	₹3,652$386.93M	2.1	1.21	0.65×	82.8%	0	⚑	Financial Services
4	Diversified Energy CompanyDEC	18,773	₹9,377$993.45M	2.3	1.04	0.84×	53.7%	8.15%	—	Energy
5	ATN International, Inc.ATNI	22,285	₹3,813$404.03M	2.5	0.67	0.57×	24.6%	4.58%	—	Communication Services
6	OppFi Inc.OPFI	23,958	₹4,648$492.50M	2.7	1.19	0.46×	58.2%	0	⚑	Financial Services
7	Abrdn Life Sciences InvestorsHQL	21,552	₹5,152$545.82M	2.7	0.97	0.00×	41.4%	12.50%	—	Financial Services
8	Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.RIGL	20,288	₹8,615$912.70M	2.9	2.15	0.18×	126.9%	0	—	Healthcare
9	Orchid Island Capital, Inc.ORC	15,058	₹9,130$967.30M	3.0	0.67	0.89×	20.8%	24.64%	—	Real Estate
10	ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.ARR	14,803	₹16,955$1.80B	3.1	0.70	0.89×	20.3%	22.48%	—	Real Estate
Top 20
11	Gladstone Investment CorporationGAIN	20,439	₹5,553$588.37M	3.5	0.91	0.50×	29.2%	6.51%	—	Financial Services
12	Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities FundETO	20,705	₹4,646$492.30M	3.6	0.91	0.16×	28.4%	6.82%	—	Financial Services
13	CorMedix Inc.CRMD	21,985	₹5,959$631.35M	4.0	1.37	0.49×	54.9%	0	⚑	Healthcare
14	General American Investors Company, Inc.GAM	21,195	₹14,455$1.53B	4.0	0.87	0.01×	20.9%	0	—	Financial Services
15	The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.GAB	21,381	₹16,918$1.79B	4.2	0.90	0.05×	18.8%	11.45%	—	Financial Services
16	Abrdn Healthcare InvestorsHQH	21,376	₹11,018$1.17B	4.6	1.03	0.00×	24.2%	12.17%	—	Financial Services
17	Adamas Trust, Inc.ADAM	14,607	₹6,557$694.77M	4.6	0.47	0.89×	16.4%	16.12%	—	Real Estate
18	GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income TrustGGN	21,196	₹7,579$803.00M	4.6	0.86	0.08×	20.7%	7.97%	—	Financial Services
19	BlackRock Energy and Resources TrustBGR	20,550	₹4,358$461.77M	4.9	1.11	0.00×	24.5%	6.38%	—	Financial Services
20	Innoviva, Inc.INVA	20,963	₹14,361$1.52B	4.9	1.23	0.28×	36.7%	0	—	Healthcare
Top 50
21	NewtekOne, Inc.NEWT	20,776	₹3,168$335.64M	5.3	0.81	0.87×	18.0%	6.80%	—	Financial Services
22	Tortoise Energy Infrastructure CorporationTYG	21,431	₹9,122$966.47M	5.3	0.98	0.28×	15.7%	14.72%	—	Financial Services
23	Carter Bankshares, Inc.CARE	20,744	₹6,712$711.13M	5.3	1.32	0.89×	27.2%	1.32%	—	Financial Services
24	Arbutus Biopharma CorporationABUS	21,508	₹6,090$645.29M	5.3	2.49	0.06×	89.6%	0	—	Healthcare
25	Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.HRTG	20,658	₹10,580$1.12B	5.4	1.97	0.77×	45.3%	0	—	Financial Services
26	Tri-Continental CorporationTY	20,801	₹17,427$1.85B	5.4	0.93	0.00×	16.7%	3.43%	—	Financial Services
27	Velocity Financial, Inc.VEL	12,418	₹5,668$600.51M	5.5	0.83	0.91×	16.3%	0	—	Financial Services
28	BlackRock Health Sciences TrustBME	20,572	₹5,554$588.43M	5.6	1.04	0.00×	19.3%	6.89%	—	Financial Services
29	American Coastal Insurance CorporationACIC	22,422	₹5,082$538.40M	5.7	1.58	0.73×	31.6%	0	—	Financial Services
30	Star Group, L.P.SGU	20,564	₹4,020$425.89M	5.7	1.10	0.61×	24.1%	6.11%	—	Energy
31	BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend TrustBDJ	20,716	₹15,983$1.69B	5.8	0.94	0.02×	17.1%	7.72%	—	Financial Services
32	Leggett & Platt IncLEG	20,444	₹11,861$1.26B	5.9	1.16	0.70×	22.6%	0.02%	—	Consumer Cyclical
33	Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.BBW	22,794	₹2,836$300.47M	6.0	1.89	0.52×	32.8%	3.94%	—	Consumer Cyclical
34	Carter's, Inc.CRI	20,544	₹11,757$1.25B	6.3	1.34	0.63×	20.7%	3.08%	—	Consumer Cyclical
35	Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.UVE	20,159	₹12,714$1.35B	6.4	2.11	0.81×	40.2%	1.34%	⚑	Financial Services
36	SandRidge Energy, Inc.SD	21,713	₹4,983$527.95M	6.4	0.97	0.19×	16.2%	3.65%	—	Energy
37	American Integrity Insurance Group, Inc.AII	21,631	₹5,395$571.59M	6.6	1.55	0.77×	26.2%	0	—	Financial Services
38	Blue Bird CorporationBLBD	20,992	₹18,232$1.93B	6.7	2.95	0.44×	64.3%	0	—	Industrials
39	Vox Royalty Corp.VOXR	21,660	₹3,174$336.36M	7.0	2.20	0.06×	49.4%	1.21%	—	Basic Materials
40	CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.CBL	15,727	₹14,553$1.54B	7.2	3.61	0.84×	61.9%	5.12%	—	Real Estate
41	Mativ Holdings, Inc.MATV	19,209	₹6,381$676.08M	7.5	1.44	0.76×	20.2%	3.41%	—	Basic Materials
42	Alexander's, Inc.ALX	13,266	₹11,919$1.26B	7.5	13.92	0.92×	92.0%	7.55%	—	Real Estate
43	TaskUs, Inc.TASK	20,733	₹7,520$796.76M	7.5	2.66	0.70×	25.4%	0	—	Technology
44	EverQuote, Inc.EVER	20,781	₹7,846$831.31M	7.7	3.24	0.25×	53.6%	0	—	Communication Services
45	Hamilton Beach Brands Holding CompanyHBB	21,486	₹4,236$448.84M	7.9	2.07	0.47×	30.2%	1.47%	—	Consumer Cyclical
46	Nutex Health Inc.NUTX	18,130	₹13,321$1.41B	8.2	3.58	0.47×	64.6%	0	⚑	Healthcare
47	Tompkins Financial CorporationTMP	19,983	₹13,682$1.45B	8.2	1.51	0.89×	20.4%	2.83%	—	Financial Services
48	Hippo Holdings Inc.HIPO	20,303	₹9,609$1.02B	8.3	2.19	0.80×	30.3%	0	—	Financial Services
49	American Superconductor CorporationAMSC	23,132	₹11,435$1.21B	8.4	2.12	0.25×	30.2%	0	—	Industrials
50	The Gabelli Utility TrustGUT	21,573	₹4,469$473.55M	8.5	1.48	0.00×	17.0%	11.52%	—	Financial Services
Top 100
51	PagerDuty, Inc.PD	16,853	₹12,791$1.36B	8.5	5.84	0.74×	82.6%	0	—	Technology
52	Kaiser Aluminum CorporationKALU	21,046	₹17,745$1.88B	8.5	1.99	0.68×	26.4%	2.00%	—	Basic Materials
53	Green Plains Inc.GPRE	21,335	₹9,203$975.03M	8.6	1.12	0.48×	15.5%	0	—	Basic Materials
54	MNTN, Inc.MNTN	23,018	₹6,961$737.56M	9.0	2.21	0.17×	19.7%	0	—	Technology
55	Riley Exploration Permian, Inc.REPX	20,471	₹10,464$1.11B	9.1	1.75	0.50×	19.9%	3.31%	—	Energy
56	Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.SBH	18,445	₹15,570$1.65B	9.2	1.89	0.70×	23.5%	0	—	Consumer Cyclical
57	Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.SPH	19,102	₹11,164$1.18B	9.2	1.66	0.70×	19.2%	7.51%	—	Utilities
58	Pathward Financial, Inc.CASH	21,074	₹15,049$1.59B	9.6	1.87	0.88×	21.2%	0.27%	⚑	Financial Services
59	Unity Bancorp, Inc.UNTY	20,874	₹5,522$585.05M	9.6	1.57	0.88×	17.1%	1.20%	—	Financial Services
60	Northrim BanCorp, Inc.NRIM	20,842	₹5,081$538.32M	9.8	1.55	0.90×	16.6%	2.75%	⚑	Financial Services
61	Yelp Inc.YELP	22,184	₹10,602$1.12B	10.0	1.74	0.35×	18.2%	0	—	Communication Services
62	The Wendy's CompanyWEN	-15,895	₹11,824$1.25B	10.0	10.40	0.98×	108.0%	4.46%	—	Consumer Cyclical
63	Sonic Automotive, Inc.SAH	19,258	₹18,841$2.00B	10.1	1.95	0.84×	20.6%	2.70%	—	Consumer Cyclical
64	Northeast BankNBN	19,676	₹10,406$1.10B	10.1	1.83	0.88×	19.6%	0.03%	—	Financial Services
65	Preferred BankPFBC	20,147	₹12,152$1.29B	10.1	1.67	0.90×	17.6%	3.03%	—	Financial Services
66	PROG Holdings, Inc.PRG	20,940	₹11,967$1.27B	10.2	1.57	0.61×	17.1%	1.83%	—	Industrials
67	Seneca Foods CorporationSENEA	23,879	₹11,453$1.21B	10.3	1.57	0.39×	16.8%	0	—	Consumer Defensive
68	Plumas BancorpPLBC	20,304	₹4,170$441.83M	10.6	1.62	0.88×	16.6%	2.10%	—	Financial Services
69	Phoenix Education Partners, Inc.PXED	21,300	₹8,360$885.68M	10.6	2.73	0.46×	25.3%	3.55%	—	Consumer Defensive
70	AMERISAFE, Inc.AMSF	21,931	₹4,650$492.69M	10.7	1.97	0.78×	18.2%	6.43%	—	Financial Services
71	Orange County Bancorp, Inc.OBT	20,590	₹4,840$512.85M	10.7	1.67	0.89×	16.9%	1.93%	—	Financial Services
72	United Fire Group, Inc.UFCS	20,784	₹14,070$1.49B	10.8	1.53	0.76×	15.5%	1.40%	—	Financial Services
73	Private Bancorp of America, Inc.PBAM	21,197	₹4,690$496.93M	10.8	1.74	0.89×	16.9%	0	—	Financial Services
74	OneSpan Inc.OSPN	19,799	₹6,682$707.93M	10.9	2.59	0.29×	26.5%	2.75%	—	Technology
75	REX American Resources CorporationREX	21,786	₹12,469$1.32B	10.9	1.96	0.10×	19.6%	0	—	Basic Materials
76	First Business Financial Services, Inc.FBIZ	19,801	₹5,726$606.70M	11.1	1.53	0.91×	15.0%	1.92%	—	Financial Services
77	Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company HoldingsASIC	24,281	₹10,766$1.14B	11.1	1.72	0.60×	18.6%	0	—	Financial Services
78	Zevra Therapeutics, Inc.ZVRA	21,190	₹5,790$613.43M	11.2	2.82	0.28×	34.8%	0	—	Healthcare
79	MeiraGTx Holdings plcMGTX	20,760	₹8,857$938.34M	11.2	4.35	0.46×	72.2%	0	—	Healthcare
80	Verra Mobility CorporationVRRM	19,483	₹4,504$477.23M	11.6	2.13	0.86×	15.4%	0	—	Technology
81	Atlanticus Holdings CorporationATLC	15,034	₹13,106$1.39B	11.9	1.98	0.91×	23.0%	0	—	Financial Services
82	Driven Brands Holdings Inc.DRVN	16,031	₹18,406$1.95B	11.9	2.34	0.76×	20.7%	0	⚑	Consumer Cyclical
83	QuinStreet, Inc.QNST	20,597	₹9,117$965.93M	12.1	2.99	0.55×	28.6%	0	—	Communication Services
84	SBC Medical Group Holdings IncorporatedSBC	22,986	₹5,523$585.20M	12.1	2.22	0.31×	18.9%	0	—	Industrials
85	Upwork Inc.UPWK	22,563	₹11,070$1.17B	12.2	1.92	0.52×	16.7%	0	—	Communication Services
86	MetroCity Bankshares, Inc.MCBS	20,229	₹9,625$1.02B	12.3	1.80	0.87×	15.9%	3.13%	—	Financial Services
87	NerdWallet, Inc.NRDS	21,653	₹6,733$713.38M	12.4	2.19	0.22×	18.2%	0	—	Communication Services
88	Chain Bridge Bancorp, Inc.CBNA	21,334	₹3,149$333.67M	12.5	1.82	0.92×	15.6%	0	—	Financial Services
89	J.Jill, Inc.JILL	18,843	₹3,205$339.62M	12.7	2.43	0.69×	20.8%	1.54%	—	Consumer Cyclical
90	John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.JBSS	21,005	₹7,535$798.31M	13.0	2.10	0.42×	16.7%	1.45%	—	Consumer Defensive
91	Five Star BancorpFSBC	21,072	₹10,227$1.08B	13.1	2.29	0.91×	16.2%	2.32%	—	Financial Services
92	Carriage Services, Inc.CSV	19,534	₹5,543$587.33M	13.2	2.10	0.80×	17.3%	1.26%	—	Consumer Cyclical
93	Tecnoglass Holdings Inc.TGLS	23,244	₹16,214$1.72B	13.5	2.18	0.45×	17.0%	1.59%	—	Basic Materials
94	Lakeland Financial CorporationLKFN	20,303	₹13,932$1.48B	13.6	1.91	0.89×	15.0%	3.59%	—	Financial Services
95	Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc.IDR	22,816	₹2,974$315.10M	13.6	2.61	0.05×	25.5%	0	⚑	Basic Materials
96	Bank7 Corp.BSVN	21,761	₹5,287$560.12M	13.7	2.10	0.86×	16.0%	2.08%	⚑	Financial Services
97	Pagaya Technologies Ltd.PGY	20,418	₹15,135$1.60B	13.9	2.70	0.62×	19.5%	0	—	Technology
98	Flexsteel Industries, Inc.FLXS	20,005	₹3,282$347.72M	14.0	2.60	0.47×	22.0%	1.20%	—	Consumer Cyclical
99	Natural Resource Partners L.P.NRP	21,288	₹14,354$1.52B	14.6	2.34	0.14×	17.2%	2.62%	—	Energy
100	Quad/Graphics, Inc.QUAD	16,705	₹4,731$501.23M	14.8	4.02	0.90×	29.5%	4.26%	—	Industrials

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Which small cap companies in the US have a high return on equity and a low P/E?

The first five on PositoAI's list are ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (1.3), Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. (1.8), LendingTree, Inc. (2.1), Diversified Energy Company (2.3), ATN International, Inc. (2.5).

How many small cap companies in the US make a profit with a return on equity of 15% or more?

161 of the 1,114 small cap companies in the US on PositoAI make a profit with a return on equity of 15% or more; this page shows the top 100.

How is this list made?

Profit-making companies with a return on equity of at least 15%, ordered by P/E ratio, lowest first. The list is updated every day from PositoAI's data.

What counts as a small cap stock in the US?

In the US, large cap usually means a market value above $10 billion, mid cap $2–10 billion and small cap $300 million to $2 billion.

Profit-making companies with a return on equity of at least 15%, ordered by P/E ratio, lowest first. Score is the Positivity Score; Owes vs Owns is everything a company owes compared with everything it owns (what each figure means); ⚑ marks an active red or yellow flag. All top lists for United States. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.

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Which small cap companies in the US have a high return on equity and a low P/E?

How many small cap companies in the US make a profit with a return on equity of 15% or more?

How is this list made?

What counts as a small cap stock in the US?