best performing stocks small cap stocks between january 1 1990 to december 31 1990

CONMED (CNMD) had the highest return between January 1, 1990 and December 31, 1990 by a small-cap US stock or small-cap US stock, returning 170.6%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
CONMED (CNMD)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
170.59%
Digi International (DGII)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
121.52%
Photronics (PLAB)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
78.05%
Nabors Industries (NBR)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
60.71%
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
53.78%
Matrix Service (MTRX)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
35.38%
RPC (RES)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
35.25%
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
33.22%
Transcontinental Realty Investors (TCI)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
30.1%
Distribution Solutions (DSGR)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
25.1%
National Presto Industries (NPK)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
18.9%
Owens & Minor (OMI)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
17.79%
Heartland Express (HTLD)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
17.13%
Tootsie Roll Industries (TR)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
16.39%
Stepan (SCL)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
15.8%
Healthcare Services (HCSG)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
15.7%
Tetra Technologies (TTI)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
15.46%
Vera Therapeutics (VERA)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
13.64%
Marten Transport (MRTN)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
12.52%
Lindsay (LNN)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
12.08%
Apogee Enterprises (APOG)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
11.28%
Cohu (COHU)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
11.25%
Northwest Natural Gas (NWN)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
11.06%
Seneca Foods Corp B (SENEB)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
10%
Allient (ALNT)
1/1/1990 - 12/31/1990
9.99%
Small-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap between $300M and $2B.