Microcap stock

Term · Finance and investing · MLC-T-FIN-000248

The term “microcap stock” (sometimes referred to as “penny stock”) applies to companies with low or micro market capitalizations. Companies with a market capitalization of less than $250 or $300 million are often called “microcap stocks” - although many have market capitalizations of far less than those amounts. The smallest public companies, with market capitalizations of less than $50 million, are sometimes referred to as “nanocap stocks.”

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-FIN-000248
Field	Finance and investing
References	SEC Investor.gov Glossary

Record as JSON

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