Industry description
The investment seeks long-term capital growth.
The fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in the equity securities of "small-cap companies," including preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common or preferred stocks and other equity-like interests in an entity. Currently, the manager defines a small-cap company to be one whose market capitalization falls within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000® Index, an index that tracks stocks of 2,000 of the smallest U.S. companies.
Market Cap
The average market capitalization across the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth N MF is 8.29B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 4.5B to 12.43B. MEDP holds the highest valuation in this group at 12.43B. The lowest valued company is HLNE at 4.5B.
Volume
The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth N MF was 25%. For the same stocks of the MF, the average monthly volume growth was -8% and the average quarterly volume growth was 7%
Fundamental Analysis Ratings
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
Valuation Rating: 74
P/E Growth Rating: 59
Price Growth Rating: 51
SMR Rating: 52
Profit Risk Rating: 32
Seasonality Score: -7 (-100 ... +100)