For risk takers: 5 smallcap stocks that have beaten volatile markets can rise up to 58%

As Nifty comes closer to form a new high, more small cap stocks are joining the party. Right from a power and a diagnostic major to an engineering company are coming on the list. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus applies different algorithms & filters to all BSE and NSE stocks, and lists stocks which fulfill the various criteria as specified into the algorithms & filters to find those which might help navigate the stock market.

Once again the US banks are at the center of a storm in equity markets. In such times, a few mid-cap stocks have been able to keep their head above water. They have been able to rise marginally in a market where the majority of stocks have been coming under pressure. Which makes it worthwhile to have a look at them. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus applies different algorithms & filters to all BSE and NSE stocks, and lists stocks which fulfill the various criteria as specified into the algorithms & filters to find those which might help navigate the stock market.

These large cap companies have shown an improvement in their SR score at a time when bears are ruling the street. All thanks to global developments, market breadth and all other market parameters have moved back into the correction zone. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus applies different algorithms & filters to all BSE and NSE stocks, and lists down stocks which fulfill the various criteria as specified into the algorithms & filters.

Even as the stock market corrects, small and midcap stocks are refusing to leave the party. On a number of days the breadth of the small cap segment is better than large caps. Coming on the list are stocks from infrastructure, FMCG and home appliances space. All of them have beaten the bearish phase of the last one month with a positive return in the last month. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus applies different algorithms & filters to all BSE and NSE stocks, and lists stocks which fulfill the various criteria as specified into the algorithms & filters to find those which might help navigate the stock market.

These large cap companies have been able to beat all the negative news flow and volatile moves of the nifty in the last one year. Their SR plus scores are also in positive range. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus applies different algorithms & filters to all BSE and NSE stocks, and lists down stocks which fulfill the various criteria as specified into the algorithms & filters.

For a large majority of investors, when the word “ large cap” is used , it is stocks like HDFC bank, ICICI and other big names come to mind. The fact is that these stocks have moved into the mega cap category. There is another set of stocks which have now entered into large cap territory when it comes to market capitalisation but in terms of certain aspects of business, some of these are from sectors which are getting discovered or getting re-rated as if they are mid-cap stocks. Having exposure to them might appear to be risky, but then the possibility of reward is higher as more institutional investors take exposure to them.

The gap between largecaps and small and mid cap indices is widening, but no structural breakdown has occurred. IT stocks, except for TCS, are in a downtrend. Tata Steel shares hit fresh 52-week highs. A largecap route is a more broad based one, while smaller cap approach is often in search of superlative returns, and provides a larger universe to pick. This advantage stays with the smaller market capitalized segment.

After refusing to leave the party when nifty and senex corrected for the last two months, small cap stocks witnessed correction in the last three weeks. One trend which has appeared is that on the day when the small index is down, the breadth of the whole segment is extremely weak. It is an indication that investors should put more checks and balances while navigating the small cap space. Also beware of rude shocks which this segment of the market may witness given the fact there are more headwinds ahead.ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus applies different algorithms & filters to all BSE and NSE stocks, and lists stocks which fulfill the various criteria as specified into the algorithms & filters to find those which might help navigate the stock market.