10 Little Stocks With Big Potential

Consistently Strong Returns

For example, Silent Witness shows a return on equity of 35% over the trailing 12 months. Return on equity was 31% at Concorde Career Colleges, 25% at Onesource Information (ONES Quote).

Fargo Electronics (FRGO Quote) shows positive year-to-year earnings growth in seven of the last eight quarters. Middleburg Financial has delivered that kind of growth even more consistently, with year-to-year earnings growth in each of the last 10 quarters.

You'll find consistency on the performance side, too. American Vanguard's worst performance in the last five years is a 3% loss in 1998. Cohesant Technologies shows an annualized average return of 30% over the last five years.

I think those kinds of numbers stack up against those delivered by much larger companies.

Good stocks can come in small packages.