best performing small-cap stocks of 1973

Kennametal (KMT) had the highest return in 1973 by a small-cap US stock, returning 26.3%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Kennametal (KMT)
1973
26.32%
Tennant (TNC)
1973
14.7%
Mesabi Trust (MSB)
1973
5.29%
H2O America (HTO)
1973
-2.14%
Ducommun (DCO)
1973
-6.67%
Xerox (XRX)
1973
-17.24%
Northwest Natural Gas (NWN)
1973
-20%
Sturm Ruger (RGR)
1973
-21.12%
Universal (UVV)
1973
-21.55%
Stepan (SCL)
1973
-39.41%
Nabors Industries (NBR)
1973
-42.86%
Stewart Information Services (STC)
1973
-51.02%
La-Z-Boy (LZB)
1973
-63.05%
Small-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap between $300M and $2B.