Top 5 Small-Cap Stocks with Best ROE (ARB, SWI, SB, BARE, IT)

Below are interesting small-cap stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ with the best return on equity.

Arbitron Inc (NYSE: ARB) has the ROE of 747.06 and the market capitalization of $593.6 million. GARP Research initiated coverage of ARB with a “buy” rating.

SolarWinds Inc (NYSE: SWI) has the ROE of 563.4 and the market capitalization of $1.25 billion. Robert W. Baird initiated coverage of SWI with an “outperform” rating.

Safe Bulkers Inc (NYSE: SB) has the ROE of 508.2 and the market capitalization of $465.5 million. Dahlman Rose upgraded SB from “hold” to “buy.”

Bare Escentuals Inc (NASDAQ: BARE) has the ROE of 408.07 and the market capitalization of $1.27 billion. Piper Jaffray upgraded BARE from “neutral” to “overweight.”

Gartner Inc (NYSE: IT) has the ROE of 303.66 and the market capitalization of $1.89 billion. JP Morgan upgraded IT from “neutral” to “overweight.”