Hexcel Corporation

The Boeing Company

Freedom Broker has put out a trade idea that investors who missed out on Boeing’s rebound may want to consider buying shares of a Boeing supplier, mid-cap Hexcel Corporation. Hexcel largely moves in line with Boeing, but it has yet to recover from recent losses.

Freedom recommends Hexcel Corporation to investors who missed out on Boeing’s rebound

Their strategists recommend small and undervalued companies as short-term investments


As U.S. stocks rally, Citigroup and JPMorgan like laggards


Morningstar has <a href="https://www.morningstar.ca/ca/news/264863/the-6-top-etfs-to-buy-before-small-cap-stocks-revive.aspx">identified</a> the six best ETFs to buy ahead of a small-cap “revival.” Morningstar contributor Susan Dziubinski says now is the best time to invest in the segment: Small caps remain the most undervalued part of the market, and although Fed easing and charged economic growth are not expected in the near term, small caps could start to pay off “later this year or [in] early 2026.”

Morningstar names ETFs to buy ahead of a small-cap rally


ABM Industries Incorporated

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

Northwest Natural Holding Company

Analysts interviewed by <i>Barron’s</i> have <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/3-small-cap-stocks-2-funds-solid-dividends-98898bf0?mod=hp_LEDE_C_1_B_3">identified</a> three small-cap stocks and two funds offering “solid” returns. The former have liquidity risks, while the latter may be preferable for those looking to de-risk.

Analysts share small caps and funds offering ‘solid’ returns


Agree Realty Corporation

EPR Properties

STAG Industrial, Inc.

The Motley Fool has <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/05/05/3-high-yield-dividend-stocks-to-buy-in-may-to-coll/">identified</a> three REITs that have high dividend yields, which makes them “ideal” to buy for investors seeking passive income each month. REITs are among the few types of companies that pay monthly dividends.

Motley Fool recommends three small caps ‘ideal’ for monthly passive income


The investment bank Noble Capital Markets <a href="https://www.channelchek.com/news-channel/the-great-rotation-why-small-caps-may-outshine-tech-giants-in-an-era-of-debt-anxiety">expects</a> quality small caps to outpace large caps, which tends to happen during periods of financial stress, often marked by rising debt-servicing costs.

Small caps to outperform larger companies amid ‘debt anxiety’ — Noble


The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.

Noble Capital Markets has initiated <a href="https://www.channelchek.com/news-channel/the-one-group-hospitality-stks-a-leader-in-vibe-dining-initiating-research-coverage">coverage</a> of ONE Group Hospitality, which owns restaurant chains and provides management services to hotels and casinos. It issued a “buy” rating on the stock with a target price implying nearly 70% upside. Last year is said to have marked a transformational period for the company and opened up significant growth opportunities.

Noble rates international restaurant company ONE Group a ‘buy’


Rocket Lab Corporation

BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.

D-Wave Quantum Inc.

Motley Fool contributor George Budwell has <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/04/22/3-incredible-growth-stocks-im-buying-on-the-dip/">highlighted</a> three small- and mid-cap growth stocks that investors should consider buying during the current market downturn. They have fallen significantly since the beginning of the year and the April selloff. However, Budwell sees “tremendous upside potential” in these three “game-changing innovators.”

The Motley Fool spotlights three ‘incredible growth’ small caps to buy on the dip


Phunware, Inc.

Phunware created a mobile app for Trump’s 2020 campaign

Ascendiant says AI ‘presents strong growth potential’ for software firm Phunware

QuoteMedia, Inc.

Noble Capital Markets has <a href="https://www.channelchek.com/company/qmci">slashed</a> its target price for QuoteMedia, a micro-cap software developer and financial data provider, by 23%, while reiterating its “buy” recommendation. The past year was QuoteMedia’s worst in nearly a decade, and although the management has promised record revenue in the first quarter of 2025, investors might be wary, Noble <a href="https://www.channelchek.com/news-channel/quotemedia-inc-qmci-a-sanguine-outlook-for-2025">argued</a> in its note on QuoteMedia.

Noble slashes target price for micro-cap software developer QuoteMedia by 23%


Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

HeartSciences Inc.

Bio-Techne Corporation

Portfolio managers of multiple funds within Royce Investment Partners, the firm founded by <a href="https://kz.kursiv.media/2024-08-15/mrdr-royce/?ysclid=m18w5gmllb147978577">Wall Street legend</a> Chuck Royce, have <a href="https://www.royceinvest.com/insights/2025/2Q25/small-cap-investing-in-the-bear-market">highlighted</a> six small caps to buy during a bear market. Some of them are poised to benefit from the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, while others are likely to be merely unaffected by them.

Royce spotlights small caps to invest in during a bear market

Longevity Health Holdings, Inc.

Shares of Longevity Health Holdings, a <a href="https://last10k.com/sec-filings/xage#item_1_business:~:text=%D1%83%20%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%20%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B5%20%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8%20%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C">maker</a> of regenerative skin care products, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/XAGE#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">fell</a> nearly 13% yesterday, April 15, following a 67% surge the previous day. The rally was triggered by an <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/04/14/3060883/0/en/Longevity-Health-Holdings-Announces-Execution-of-Merger-Agreement-With-20-20-Biolabs.html">announced</a> merger with diagnostic test provider 20/20 BioLabs. Noble Capital Markets <a href="https://www.channelchek.com/news-channel/longevity-health-merges-with-20-20-biolabs-in-bid-to-redefine-healthy-aging">points out</a> that this is neither Longevity’s first nor likely last deal as it positions itself as a “unique micro-cap consolidator” in the rapidly growing longevity space.

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