• The best small cap sector is industrials.
• The top small cap industry is catalogs.

The average score in small cap is 58.54. Over the last four weeks, small cap scores average 59.40. The average small cap stock in our coverage is trading -21.36% below its 52 week high, 5.09% above its 200 dma, and has 6.83 days to cover held short.

The top small cap sectors this week are industrial goods, financials, and technology. Services, basic materials, and consumer goods score in line with the average small cap universe score. Utilities and healthcare score below average.

The following stocks score best and worst in small cap this week:

The next chart offers insight into historical small cap scores over time.

The best small cap industries are catalogs (FLWS, NSIT, GAIA), trucking (SAIA, MRTN), integrated semiconductors (DIOD), P&C insurers (STFC, GLRE), and Internet information providers (BCOR).

The best basics industries are steel & iron (ZEUS, USAP, ROCK, HAYN) and oil & gas drillers (PKD). Auto parts (TWI, SMP) and processed & packaged goods are the top scoring consumer groups. P&C insurers, regional banks (MBWM, LTXB, LKFN), and S&Ls (NWBI, DCOM, OCFC, BRKL) offer upside in financials. Specialized health services (BEAT, USPH), medical appliances (CNMD, WMGI, CUTR, NXTM, IVC, ELOS), and home healthcare (CHE, AFAM) are top scoring in healthcare. Heavy construction (MTRX, AEGN) and general building materials (HW) offer upside in industrial goods. Catalogs, trucking, and education (CECO, UTI, STRA) are best in services. Integrated semiconductor, Internet information, and business software (MSTR, NTCT, ISSC, CSGS) are strongest in technology.