Undiscovered Gems in United States Featuring 3 Promising Small Caps

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Over the last 7 days, the market has risen 4.1%, driven by gains in every sector, and it is up 25% over the last 12 months with earnings forecast to grow by 15% annually. In this thriving environment, identifying promising small-cap stocks can offer unique opportunities for growth and diversification.

Top 10 Undiscovered Gems With Strong Fundamentals In The United States

Name

Debt To Equity

Revenue Growth

Earnings Growth

Health Rating

Morris State Bancshares

10.20%

-0.32%

6.73%

★★★★★★

National Presto Industries

NA

1.58%

-11.29%

★★★★★★

John B. Sanfilippo & Son

12.65%

3.66%

8.36%

★★★★★★

Teekay

NA

-6.48%

55.79%

★★★★★★

Mission Bancorp

25.37%

16.23%

20.16%

★★★★★★

Omega Flex

NA

1.31%

3.88%

★★★★★★

First Northern Community Bancorp

NA

7.12%

10.04%

★★★★★★

Valhi

38.71%

2.57%

-19.76%

★★★★★☆

Tiptree

68.59%

20.55%

20.06%

★★★★★☆

FRMO

0.17%

12.99%

23.62%

★★★★☆☆

Click here to see the full list of 223 stocks from our US Undiscovered Gems With Strong Fundamentals screener.

Here's a peek at a few of the choices from the screener.

Merchants Bancorp

Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★★☆

Overview: Merchants Bancorp operates as a diversified bank holding company in the United States with a market cap of approximately $1.99 billion.

Operations: Merchants Bancorp generates revenue primarily from Banking ($324.39 million), Mortgage Warehousing ($132.25 million), and Multi-Family Mortgage Banking ($155.67 million) segments, totaling approximately $612.31 million.

Merchants Bancorp, with total assets of US$18.2B and equity of US$1.9B, has shown impressive earnings growth of 40.6% over the past year, outpacing the Diversified Financial industry’s 12.5%. Total deposits stand at US$14.9B, while loans are US$10.9B with a net interest margin of 3.1%. Despite an appropriate level of bad loans at 1.3%, its allowance for bad loans is low at 56%. Trading at a significant discount to fair value (60%), it offers potential upside for investors seeking undervalued opportunities in the financial sector.

NasdaqCM:MBIN Debt to Equity as at Aug 2024
NasdaqCM:MBIN Debt to Equity as at Aug 2024

Andersons

Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★★★

Overview: The Andersons, Inc. operates in trade, renewables, and nutrient and industrial sectors across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Egypt, Switzerland, and internationally with a market cap of $1.70 billion.

Operations: With a market cap of $1.70 billion, Andersons generates revenue primarily from its trade ($8.50 billion), renewables ($3.01 billion), and nutrient & industrial sectors ($852.52 million).