With small and mid-cap companies, there may be the potential for a takeout, but it's just very hard to get ahead of that. It's a highly speculative way to invest and investors need to be very cautious,
Quotes about mid-cap (14 Quotes)
We believe that our third quarter revenue growth places Red Hat among the fastest growing mid-cap technology companies in the world.
The mid-cap area of the market has been pretty strong so I think you might see a change of emphasis away from mid-cap to large-cap in 2006. I think the market should make progress somewhere in the 5-10 percent range.
This year has really been a small- and mid-cap market, particularly on the value side. I think 2005 will be a shift to larger companies, and more of a growth market from a value market.
From 1991 to 1995, it was a very successful small-cap growth fund. As it got more attention and a greater inflow of money, it became difficult for (fund manager) Gary Pilgrim to continue focusing on small- and mid-cap stocks.
InterActive hasn't become too large yet and I think it can still grow its business further, ... It's a large cap name with a mid-cap growth factor.
It suggests we're looking, in the months ahead, at a correction. A big, bad bear market No. But a correction, especially in small and mid-cap stocks.
Mid-cap and large-cap growth funds tend to have a lot of technology stocks and biotech stocks, and biotech stocks have really gotten pummeled too. It seems like there's been a flight from anything perceived to be risky.
Investors have been attracted to growth opportunities. The most attractive growth rates are in the small and mid-cap space, with the growth styles leading returns for the month. We believe mid- and small-caps will continue to lead returns over the short term, as recent earnings disappointments have been focused in the large-cap arena.
Some of the higher-turnover areas, like small blend funds and mid-cap growth funds, have a problem delivering comparable returns to their peers when too much money flows into the fund.
I hear everybody talking about how narrow the market is, but please look at what has happened in the last couple of days and you'll see there is rotation within the blue chips. You're getting technology and even getting a few of the small mid-cap stocks participating. It's feeding itself and I think it bodes very well for the long term.
Internet stocks have enjoyed a strong run-up recently while traditional technology stocks have fared less well. Managers are voicing their bullishness across all styles of growth - large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap - and this sentiment has clearly found its way into the technology sector.
Since May of last year, most investors have not enjoyed the fruits of a rising market. What I've got to see is smaller-cap, mid-cap and technologies start to take leadership Only then will I be happy that the market has carried on in a bull phase.
Today the mid-cap stocks really replaced some of the activities of normal trading.