best performing small cap stocks 1977

Mesabi Trust (MSB) had the highest return in 1977 by a small-cap US stock, returning 52.1%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Mesabi Trust (MSB)
1977
52.1%
Stepan (SCL)
1977
36.98%
Tennant (TNC)
1977
14.81%
Universal (UVV)
1977
9.77%
Kennametal (KMT)
1977
2.69%
Sturm Ruger (RGR)
1977
1.72%
Northwest Natural Gas (NWN)
1977
1.25%
NACCO Industries (NC)
1977
-1.56%
Ducommun (DCO)
1977
-3.28%
H2O America (HTO)
1977
-11.69%
Xerox (XRX)
1977
-17.11%
La-Z-Boy (LZB)
1977
-29.63%
Small-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap between $300M and $2B.