Alphabet Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

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Ambarella, Inc.

Investors should take a closer look at shares of Ambarella, a mid-cap partner of Ford, based on analyst views <a href="https://www.investors.com/stock-lists/stock-spotlight/ai-stock-ambarella-amba-tests-entry-as-profits-soar/?src=A00220">compiled</a>&nbsp;by the<i> Investor’s Business Daily</i>. Investment bank Craig-Hallum describes Ambarella as “a leader in the AI market,” while Rosenblatt says it is “encouraged by a strong design pipeline.”

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NVIDIA Corporation

Tesla, Inc.

Apple Inc.

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Carel Industries S.p.A.

Avio S.p.A.

Millicom International Cellular S.A.

Interpump Group S.p.A.

ERG S.p.A.

Italian small caps often get overlooked, yet many offer meaningful growth exposure in niches with global demand, from energy and industrial equipment to aerospace technologies. Some companies benefit from large government investment programs, while others are accelerating expansion through active M&amp;A.

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Robinhood Markets, Inc.

Applied Materials, Inc.

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Innodata Inc.

Byrna Technologies Inc.

TSS, Inc.

To compile the list, Forbes used&nbsp;<a href="https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-small-cap-companies/">FactSet data</a> to find 621 companies with a market value between $300 million and $5 billion that also had positive sales growth over the last 12 months and a share price of at least $5 per share. Financial institutions, REITs, utilities, royalty trusts, and limited partnerships were excluded, as were companies that have been public for less than one year. The top 100 names were ranked based on earnings growth, sales growth, return on equity, and total stock return for the last 5 years available, with more weight given to the last 12 months of data. All data is as of October 31. Below are the top 10.

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Netflix, Inc.

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Amprius Technologies, Inc.

Ballard Power Systems Inc.

Resolute Holdings Management, Inc.

While tech giants remain at the center of market attention, another trend – the rapid rise of small-capitalization industrial stocks – has largely gone unnoticed. Take the Equal Weight Industrial Small Caps Index, compiled for <i>Oninvest </i>by analyst Aldiyar Anuarbekov: it has gained 19.6% year to date.

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Palantir Technologies Inc.

The IT sector is said to remain 'vulnerable to negative surprises'

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Tom Lee, co-founder of research firm Fundstrat Global Advisors and chairman of BitMine Immersion Technologies, known for his optimistic forecasts, <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wall-streets-biggest-bull-reveals-what-investors-got-wrong-this-year-and-whats-ahead-for-stocks-and-crypto-e7fd79bc?mod=newsviewer_click_seemore">told</a> MarketWatch in an interview where he thinks investors have been wrong this year.

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Ituran Location and Control Ltd.

Perfect Corp.

Gaia, Inc.

Dave Inc.

A “Goldilocks” scenario is unfolding in the stock market – a balanced backdrop in which the economy grows but does not overheat, inflation continues to normalize, and the labor market is supported by a neutral-to-soft policy by the Fed. This combination of factors creates favorable conditions for growth by equities, says Vadim Merkulov, head of research at Freedom Finance Global. He offers investors two “simple but effective strategies.”

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