Micro-Caps — page 4
First National's Margin Expansion Accelerates
Tax-equivalent net interest margin widened 23 bps to 4.38% as earning-asset yields rose 24 bps and acquisition accretion added 18 bps.
First Capital's Tax-Equivalent Margin Expansion Slows
The Indiana community bank's tax-equivalent net interest margin reached 4.08% in the third quarter, a 10 bps step-up after a 17 bps expansion in the second quarter.
Utah Medical Products Lifts Third-Quarter Operating Income
Operating income rose 7.0% to $2,795 thousand as sales fell 12.1% to $8,621 thousand.
Alpine Lifts 2026 Investment Outlook After Record Deal Flow
Alpine Income Property Trust raised 2026 AFFO guidance to $2.20–$2.22 a share after year-to-date investment activity exceeded $300 million, including a pending $117.3 million industrial portfolio.
OP Bancorp's Net Interest Margin Rebounds After Fed Accrual
Net interest income rose 11% to $22.21 million and the margin expanded 19 bps to 3.27% as loan growth and a Federal Reserve account normalization more than offset higher deposit costs.
National Bankshares Margin Reaches 3.21% After MBS Swap
Net interest income rose to $13.85 million as the taxable-securities yield jumped 54 bps to 3.34% after a second-quarter portfolio repositioning.
First Western's Net Interest Margin Expansion Slows
Net interest income rose 5.5% to $23.0 million as the margin widened 5 bps to 2.95% after a 9 bps gain in the second quarter.
FVCBankcorp CRE Concentration Reaches Recent Low
Net interest income was $18.4 million in the third quarter as the margin held at 3.32% and CRE-plus-construction loans reached 275% of risk-based capital.
Eagle Financial Extends Net Interest Margin Expansion
Net interest margin reached 3.95% in the third quarter as the holding company for Bank of Clarke posted $17.6 million of net interest income and announced a merger with John Marshall Bancorp.
BayCom Completes Bond-Book Repositioning After a Loss
Net interest margin reached 4.11% as the bank booked a $6.8 million loss on $106.8 million of securities sold.
Climb Global Solutions Acquires NeoVAD for $18.0 Million
The IT reseller adds about 300 French resellers and deeper Cato Networks, DataCore and Netwrix ties as it expands its European platform.
GoPro Revises First- and Second-Quarter Losses in Amended Accounts
The amendments reduced the first-quarter loss and slightly increased the second-quarter loss.
FS Bancorp Completes Pacific West Deal, Lifts Deposits
Third-quarter net income was $4.9 million, or $0.63 a share, as merger costs and a Home Lending loss offset the Pacific West close.
Fidelity D & D's Net Interest Margin Widens to 3.30%
Net interest income reached $21.8 million in the third quarter as FTE net interest margin expanded 35 bps year over year to 3.30%.
First Community Extends Margin Expansion for a Tenth Quarter
Net interest margin reached 3.59% tax-equivalent as net interest income rose to $20.238 million and loans grew $32.1 million.
Teledyne to Buy Varex Imaging in $1.1 Billion Cash Deal
The aerospace and defense electronics maker will fold the X-ray imaging company into its Digital Imaging segment after stockholder and regulatory approvals.
Smith & Wesson Completes $160 Million Savage Arms Purchase
The handgun maker closed a mixed cash-and-stock deal that it said combines two iconic American firearm manufacturers and expands its hunting rifle lineup.
HomeTrust to Buy Blue Ridge in $448 Million Stock Deal
The Asheville community-bank holding company said the combination would create a Southeast commercial bank with more than $7 billion in assets and over 60 locations.
Tariffs, Freight, and Volumes Squeeze Margins
Helen of Troy, Oil-Dri, Village Super Market, and Ennis each described different margin pressures, from tariffs and freight to rebates, mix, and weak volumes.
Micro-Cap Earnings Roundup for Week of Oct. 12, 2026
Ames National’s third-quarter net income rose to $7.0 million, Enovix reported preliminary quarterly revenue of $11.0 million, and Better’s preliminary total net revenues missed its earlier guidance.
Micro-Cap Deals Roundup for Week of Oct. 12, 2026
Bumble signed a $1.3 billion all-cash acquisition agreement with Ithaca Holdings, while Clear Channel Outdoor completed its approximately $6.2 billion acquisition by Mubadala Capital. Gibraltar agreed to sell D.S. Brown for $208 million in cash, and Faraday Future signed an all-stock robotics transaction.
Microcap Insider Buying: Week Ending October 16, 2026
The week’s reported purchases, buying relative to company size, and persistent buying.
Fairmount Funds holds 19.99% of Alaunos after Velaris deal
The fund’s stake includes common stock and Series C conversion rights, with preferred conversions capped at the 19.99% beneficial-ownership limit.
NioCorp Turned a Preliminary Profit on Noncash Liability Gains
NioCorp reported preliminary quarterly net income of $3.7 million, primarily reflecting noncash gains, while development work continued to consume cash.
Ladder Capital Posts Second Consecutive Distributable Earnings Increase
The commercial real estate lender reported September-quarter distributable earnings of $0.35 a share after a credit-loss charge, while an office sale lifted accounting profit.
Ames National’s Margin Expansion Quickened
The Iowa banking group’s net interest margin reached 3.38% in the third quarter, extending a recovery supported by investment reinvestment and lower funding costs.
Nano Nuclear Clarified Reactor Rights After SEC Challenge
The company revised its account of acquired Canadian reactor assets and expanded launch warnings after staff questioned ownership, licensing milestones and staffing.
Gibraltar Industries to Sell D.S. Brown for $208 Million
The building-products maker said the asset purchase will fund debt reduction as it narrows the portfolio around residential, agtech and infrastructure.
Ocugen to License OCU400 to Roots Pharmaceutical
The gene-therapy company locked in MENA commercial rights to its retinitis pigmentosa program with a 22% royalty and $255 million in potential sales milestones.
Daily Journal Completes All-Cash Purchase of Revir Technologies
The closed deal adds Scout, an AI platform for managing and searching digital evidence, to Daily Journal’s courts and justice technology stack.