small-cap

American  

[smawl-kap] / ˈsmɔlˈkæp /

adjective

1. designating a company, or a mutual fund that invests in companies, with a market capitalization of under $1 billion: considered to have more growth potential and higher investment risk.

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Example Sentences

Is the market “getting it right” when pricing small-cap energy stocks to oil ranging from $70 to $75 a barrel?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

But BofA Securities analyst Jill Carey believes small-cap energy stocks are “poised for re-rating.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

“Across large-cap, small-cap, and broad-market universes, stocks that double rapidly tend to underperform over the subsequent 36 months,” they wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

As we see it, the bigger challenge facing Phreesia is the continuing repricing in the market toward these types of small-cap tech names with a questionable competitive moat.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Outsourcing news bulletins to India also allows Reuters to extend the breadth of its reporting to more small-cap companies, companies it was not cost-efficient for Reuters to follow before with higher-paid journalists in New York.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman