3 Top Small-Cap Stocks to Buy in October

Small-cap stocks are taking the COVID-19 crisis harder than their larger cousins. The Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index exchange-traded fund is trading 17% lower in 2020, but the broader S&P 500 index rose 5% over the same period. On the upside, these drops can set investors up for strong returns if and when small-cap businesses make full recoveries.

Online insurance marketplace EverQuote (NASDAQ: EVER), digital identity verification expert Mitek Systems (NASDAQ: MITK), and household robotics specialist iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) are three small-cap tickers that appear spring-loaded for strong returns right now.

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