The conditions are right for buying small-cap names, according to many analysts and investors. Matt Orton, chief market strategist at Raymond James Investment Management, was the latest to urge investors to "strategically add" to small-cap stocks right now. He said he has liked the small-cap sector for a few months now, and the backdrop has improved with the Russell 2000 — a small-cap U.S. index — "bouncing off key support" and beating the S & P 500 again.
Stock picks These are the small- and mid-cap stocks Ognar likes at the moment: Allegro Microsystems : He called it an "innovator designer" of sensor and power integrated circuits for the auto and industrial markets, with electrification and the autonomous trend being "two powerful growth drivers.