Associate editor Mary Tyler March offers her take on a new NREL report, which revealed that large solar installers are charging 10 % more on
average than smaller companies.
Not exact matches
The NSBA surveyed more
than 800
small business owners and found that the
average cost of a single cyber attack to a
company was $ 8,699.
Part of what may be contributing to this trend is the fact that public offerings in Europe are, on
average,
smaller than they are in the U.S. Consider that 18 of the
companies to go public in the region this year have a market cap of less
than $ 100 million, the Atomico research found.
As a professional speaker, I
average more
than one event per week ranging from large conferences to corporate events hosted by
small to mid-sized
companies.
While
smaller -
company stocks tend to be more volatile
than the stocks of larger firms, studies indicate that their
average long - term returns have been greater.
Historically,
smaller -
company stocks have experienced a greater degree of market volatility
than the overall market
average.
While I tend to like ETFs that use equal weighing, it's important for investors to understand that
smaller - cap
companies tend to be a bit more volatile, and that's especially true of biotech stocks, which means this ETF might be more prone to even more volatility
than a weighted -
average ETF would be.
According to the
company, 3L boxes result in a
smaller carbon footprint
than glass as it's 35 % lighter on
average and 44 %
smaller in size
than the glass bottle equivalents.
When I worked as a nutrition director for a
small charter high school in Boston, I learned about a
company called City Fresh, which somehow manages to make fresh, healthy meals that comply with US nutritional standards and cost only a little more
than the
average school lunch.
My choice is the Vanguard S&P
Small - Cap 600 Index VIOO, +0.10 % which has 98 % of its portfolio in small - cap companies, with an average market capitalization of $ 1.4 billion and lower portfolio turnover than
Small - Cap 600 Index VIOO, +0.10 % which has 98 % of its portfolio in
small - cap companies, with an average market capitalization of $ 1.4 billion and lower portfolio turnover than
small - cap
companies, with an
average market capitalization of $ 1.4 billion and lower portfolio turnover
than VTWO.
Securities of
small and medium capitalization
companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements
than those of larger, more established
companies or the market
averages in general.
Since 1978, the
average yearly return in the 30
smallest companies in the S&P 500 has had a higher positive correlation with the Russell 2000
than with the big - cap index.
This greater risk is, in part, attributable to the fact that
small and mid-cap
companies may have limited product lines, operating history, markets or financial resources and their securities may therefore be more volatile
than securities of larger, more established
companies or market
averages in general.
Investing in
smaller, newer
companies generally involves greater risks
than investing in larger, more established ones and are subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements
than larger, more established
companies or market
averages.
A study of 888 campaigns mounted by activist hedge funds between 2001 and 2005 finds that the typical target
companies are
small to mid cap
companies, have above
average market liquidity, trade at low price to book value ratios, are profitable with solid cash flows and pay their CEOs more
than other
companies in their peer group.
For context, the 3,175 th
company has a market capitalization today of approximately $ 400 million, which is
smaller than the
average, but still investable for most investors).
For context, the 2,406 th
company has a market capitalization today of $ 300 million, which is much
smaller than the
average, but still investable for most investors).
This compares with an
average of 8 analysts for MSCI ACWI ex USA stocks and 16 analysts for the stocks in the Russell 1000 ® Index.2 More
than 18 % (or 815
companies) in the Index have no analyst coverage.2 This dearth of coverage provides active
small - cap managers an opportunity to exploit mispricings before they are recognized by others.
The bad news is they have been in the bottom 37 % for the last 5 years, I would not expect the fund to be in the top 9 % in the next 15 years as the
average size
company is 3 times that of the
average small - cap value fund and their price - to - book ratio is higher
than the
average small - cap
average P / B.
Our inference is that a
smaller share of complaints versus a larger share of business means the
company's doing comparatively better
than an
average company - a better measure
than just focusing on the number of complaints.
Car insurance
companies have spent millions of dollars on people and the factors that make the more responsible and safer driver, and according to their research — people with good or excellent credit scores make
smaller claims on
average than do those people with poor credit.
Those working for large
companies (classified as a
company with more
than 1,000 full - time employees) make, on
average, 10 % more
than those working for
small companies -LRB-
A few other
companies with
smaller -
than -
average paychecks include Rite Aid Pharmacy, The Kroger
Company, and Rite Aid Corp..
A few other
companies with
smaller -
than -
average paychecks include Walgreen Co. ($ 52K), Wal - Mart Stores, Inc ($ 54K), and Kohl's Department Stores Inc ($ 65K).