best performing small-cap stocks of 1979

Spectrum Brands (SPB) had the highest return in 1979 by a small-cap US stock, returning 174.2%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1979
174.21%
Ducommun (DCO)
1979
118.91%
Sturm Ruger (RGR)
1979
117.53%
Northwest Natural Gas (NWN)
1979
50%
Kennametal (KMT)
1979
40.61%
Pitney Bowes (PBI)
1979
36.87%
Stepan (SCL)
1979
23.68%
Xerox (XRX)
1979
21.35%
Mesabi Trust (MSB)
1979
9.34%
Tennant (TNC)
1979
9.26%
Universal (UVV)
1979
7.97%
H2O America (HTO)
1979
7.24%
Small-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap between $300M and $2B.