<i>Barron’s</i> <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/small-cap-stocks-tariffs-trump-buy-4ce23557">notes</a> the potential for a turnaround in small-cap stocks. The S&amp;P SmallCap 600, which tracks small and mid-sized companies, is now so undervalued versus last year’s highs that any piece of positive news could send the index soaring. <i>Barron’s</i> believes now could be the time for investors to take advantage of the decline in small-cap valuations.

Barron’s highlights big rebound potential for small caps


Peloton Interactive, Inc.

Quotes on Peloton Interactive, a maker of fitness equipment and media content, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PTON/">gained</a> 8% yesterday, April 22, after Wall Street veteran Stephen Guilfoyle <a href="https://pro.thestreet.com/trade-ideas/new-peloton-price-target-panic-point-as-wall-street-braces-for-contraction#viaLogin">claimed</a> that the company’s balance sheet “is not nearly as weak as many may believe.”

Peloton soars on analysis from veteran Wall Street trader 


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

DDC Enterprise Limited

Shares of DayDayCook (DDC), a Hong Kong-based ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat Asian food producer that targets Gen Z consumers, <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/ddc">plunged</a> more than 12% yesterday, April 21, on the first day of trading after an exchange-imposed suspension. The New York Stock Exchange had suspended trading for over two weeks after the company’s shares were nearly zeroed during the global stock market selloff.

Gen Z-focused food maker DDC plunges after trading suspension ends


Acme United Corporation

Acme United Corp., a small-cap worldwide supplier of cutting, measuring, first aid, and sharpening products, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/q1-2025-acme-united-corp-074817318.html#:~:text=%D0%A5%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%8F%20%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F%20%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0%2C%20%D0%BC%D1%8B%20%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B6%D0%B5%20%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%BC%20%D0%B5%D0%B5%20%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BA%20%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8E%20%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B0.">views</a> the uncertainty surrounding Trump’s tariffs as a chance to gain market share through acquisitions, it stated during the first-quarter earnings call. The company argues that, unlike peers, it has a strong balance sheet that will allow it to weather the tariff headwinds.

Cutting tools supplier Acme says its strong balance sheet to help amid tariffs


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%


CaliberCos Inc.

Quotes on CaliberCos Inc., which invests in real estate, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CWD/">plummeted</a> more than 33% yesterday, April 17, before paring some of the losses in after-hours trading. The plunge was triggered by the announced terms of a $900,000 stock offering, which was priced at a steep discount, signaling an urgent need for capital and potential dilution for existing shareholders.

Real estate investor CaliberCos loses third of market value after public offering

VolitionRx Limited

One in nine men and one in 12 women die of cancer each year, according to <a href="https://www.who.int/ru/news/item/01-02-2024-global-cancer-burden-growing--amidst-mounting-need-for-services">estimates</a> by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. A frequent contributing factor, VolitionRx believes, is difficulties and delays with diagnosis. The small-cap company is <a href="https://ir.volition.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/834/volitions-nu-q-cancer-diagnostics-test-aims-to-disrupt-the-multi-billion-dollar-liquid-biopsy-industry">developing</a> a simple test that could detect cancer using just a few drops of blood. This makes analysts <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/vnrx/analystestimates?mod=mw_quote_tab">bullish</a> on its stock, which is seen as offering almost 500% upside.

VolitionRx, maker of cancer blood test, could have upside of 500%


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

Comstock Inc.

Shares of Comstock, a small-cap emerging technology and materials company, <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/lode">jumped</a> more than 11% yesterday, April 16. The company <a href="https://comstock.inc/press-release/comstock-metals-and-rwe-clean-energy-enter-strategic-solar-recycling-partnership/">announced</a> it will become the “preferred strategic partner” of the U.S. subsidiary of energy giant RWE, recycling expired solar panels.

Comstock to recycle solar panels for energy giant RWE; shares surge

MIRA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Quotes on MIRA Pharmaceuticals, a developer of treatments for neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MIRA/">jumped</a> almost 20% yesterday, April 16, before giving back some of the gains in after-hours trading. The surge came after the company reported positive animal trial results of its drug candidate for diabetic neuropathy, a condition in which nerves are damaged due to high blood sugar levels.

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