List of best small cap companies from 2021 - Forbes

Here is the list of best small cap companies from #Forbes for 2021.

we have sorted out these by their 52-week return, with the top performers listed on top.  

As always, this is a good list for us to start our research with.  Please do our own due diligence before investing.

Forbes list of best small cap companies 2021
https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-small-cap-companies/#60bc3ec647db
Rank	Company	Industry	52-Week Return	Revenue
1	IDT	Telecommunications Services	498%	$1.4 B
2	Joint Corp	Health Care Equipment & Service	389.10%	$70.2 M
3	Big 5 Sporting Goods	Retailing	326.50%	$1.2 B
4	Gritstone bio	Drugs & Biotechnology	321.30%	$44.8 M
5	Aviat Networks	Technology Hardware & Equipmen	232.90%	$274.9 M
6	AMMO	Aerospace & Defense	222%	$97.3 M
7	Advansix	Chemicals	219.70%	$1.6 B
8	Citi Trends	Retailing	207.30%	$973.7 M
9	A-Mark Precious Metals	Trading Companies	183%	$7.6 B
10	Clearfield	Technology Hardware & Equipmen	182.30%	$122.8 M
11	Tilly'S	Retailing	162.20%	$683.3 M
12	San Juan Basin Royalty Trust	Diversified Financials	158.80%	$18.6 M
13	Onewater Marine	Retailing	157.60%	$1.2 B
14	Hibbett Sports	Retailing	153.40%	$1.6 B
15	MYR Group	Construction	147.50%	$2.5 B
16	Axcelis Technologies	Technology Hardware & Equipment	138%	$512.7 M
17	Shoe Carnival	Retailing	136.10%	$1.2 B
18	Kimball Electronics	Technology Hardware & Equipment	120%	$1.3 B
19	Ebix	Software & Services	104.20%	$912.8 M
20	Heritage-Crystal Clean	Business Services & Supplies	103.60%	$477.9 M
21	Insteel Industries	Materials	97.40%	$590.6 M
22	CyberOptics	Technology Hardware & Equipment	96.30%	$87.6 M
23	Semler Scientific	Health Care Equipment & Service	96%	$53.6 M
24	MGP Ingredients	Food Drink & Tobacco	87.30%	$487.1 M
25	Materion	Materials	84.50%	$1.5 B
26	Carriage Services	Business Services & Supplies	79.20%	$370.8 M
27	Ichor Holdings	Semiconductors	76.90%	$1 B
28	MarineMax	Retailing	72.10%	$2.1 B
29	Echo Global Logistics	Transportation	69.90%	$3.5 B
30	Zumiez	Retailing	69.20%	$1.2 B
31	Innoviva	Drugs & Biotechnology	69%	$381.6 M
32	Forterra	Construction	65.50%	$1.8 B
33	Ethan Allen Interiors	Consumer Durables	62%	$716.4 M
34	Heska	Health Care Equipment & Service	47.50%	$246.4 M
35	Monarch Casino & Resort	Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure	43.50%	$342.7 M
36	Supernus Pharmaceuticals	Drugs & Biotechnology	40.50%	$571 M
37	Container Store Group	Retailing	40.30%	$1.1 B
38	Cambium Networks	Telecommunications Services	38.60%	$337 M
39	Haverty Furniture	Retailing	37.40%	$988.2 M
40	Malibu Boats	Consumer Durables	37.10%	$926.5 M
41	Turtle Beach	Consumer Durables	35.80%	$417 M
42	Patrick Industries	Construction	32.60%	$3.7 B
43	Sportsmans Warehouse Holdings	Retailing	30.80%	$1.5 B
44	America's Car-Mart	Retailing	29.80%	$1 B
45	Johnson Outdoors	Consumer Durables	26.20%	$750.1 M
46	Retractable Technologies	Health Care Equipment & Service	25.10%	$151.7 M
47	Sturm, Ruger	Consumer Durables	23.90%	$699.4 M
48	Green Brick Partners	Construction	19.90%	$1.1 B
49	Growgeneration	Trading Companies	16.90%	$332.8 M
50	SIGA Technologies	Drugs & Biotechnology	4.70%	$95.5 M

 

From the table below, it seems that companies from industries of Telecommunications, Aerospace & Defense and Chemicals average the best returns.  Most of the companies listed amongst the top 50 are able to double within the pandemic year of 2021. 

For Retailing, these account for 12 (24%) of the top 50 best small cap companies.

Row Labels	Total returns	Average Return	% of no. of co.
Retailing	1423%	119%	24%
Health Care Equipment & Service	558%	139%	8%
Telecommunications Services	537%	268%	4%
Drugs & Biotechnology	436%	109%	8%
Technology Hardware & Equipmen	415%	208%	4%
Technology Hardware & Equipment	354%	118%	6%
Construction	266%	66%	8%
Aerospace & Defense	222%	222%	2%
Chemicals	220%	220%	2%
Trading Companies	200%	100%	4%
Consumer Durables	185%	37%	10%
Business Services & Supplies	183%	91%	4%
Materials	182%	91%	4%
Diversified Financials	159%	159%	2%
Software & Services	104%	104%	2%
Food Drink & Tobacco	87%	87%	2%
Semiconductors	77%	77%	2%
Transportation	70%	70%	2%
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure	44%	44%	2%
Grand Total	5719%	114%	100%