# US Penny Stocks and Small Caps

> On 19 October 2026, 337 US-listed companies worth $200 million or more traded under $5 a share, and 1,278 were small caps worth $300 million to $2 billion. Below are both lists, the shares under $1, and the measured risks.

Page: https://www.sectoralpha.in/us-penny-stocks
About this page: By Roshan · Updated 19 October 2026 · US closes to 19 Oct 2026 · How the numbers are worked out
Full list as CSV: https://www.sectoralpha.in/us-penny-stocks.csv

## Questions this page answers

### US penny stocks list

On 19 October 2026, 337 US-listed companies worth $200 million or more had a share price under $5, the US line for a penny stock. The biggest by market value were Ambev, Banco Bradesco and Wipro. A low share price on its own says nothing about the business. (Closes of 19 October 2026; market value from the 20 Oct 2026 data. NYSE and Nasdaq listings only; companies under $200 million left out)
Link: https://www.sectoralpha.in/us-penny-stocks#list

### US stocks under $1

On 19 October 2026, 16 of the US companies we track, all worth $200 million or more, closed under $1 a share. Nasdaq and the NYSE warn a company whose share stays under $1 for 30 trading days in a row, and can remove it from the exchange if it does not recover. (Closes of 19 October 2026; exchange rules as published by Nasdaq and the NYSE)
Link: https://www.sectoralpha.in/us-penny-stocks#under1

### US small cap stocks

On 19 October 2026, 1,278 US-listed companies were small caps, worth $300 million to $2 billion. The largest were Xeris Biopharma Holdings ($2.0 billion), LCI Industries ($2.0 billion) and Opendoor Technologies ($2.0 billion). A week earlier there were 1,301. This is our size band, not the Russell 2000 index. (Market value from the 20 Oct 2026 data)
Link: https://www.sectoralpha.in/us-penny-stocks#us-small-cap-stocks

### Are US penny stocks risky?

Of the 242 penny stocks above with a full year of results, 167 (69%) made a loss over the last 12 months to 19 October 2026. Of 267 companies we track that traded under $5 a year ago, 118 (44%) are lower now. (Profit margin from the 20 Oct 2026 data; prices of 17 Oct 2025 and 19 Oct 2026)
Link: https://www.sectoralpha.in/us-penny-stocks#risk

### Questions people ask about US penny stocks

- What is a penny stock in the US? The US Securities and Exchange Commission uses $5 a share as the line: a penny stock trades under $5. This page counts only companies worth $200 million or more on the NYSE or Nasdaq.
- How many US penny stocks are there? 337 companies worth $200 million or more closed under $5 on 19 October 2026. Counting smaller companies and over-the-counter shares, there are many more.
- Can Indians invest in US penny stocks? A US brokerage account under RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme can hold any listed US share. Our US stocks page explains the routes and the tax. Penny stocks carry high risk.
- Does this page say which US penny stock to buy? No. The lists are sorted by market value only. Sector Alpha gives no tips, price targets or analyst ratings.

## The first 10 rows of the list

| # | Company | Ticker | Sector | Price | Market value | 1 year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Ambev | ABEV | Consumer Staples | $3.25 | $50.5 billion | +44.4% |
| 2 | Banco Bradesco | BBD | Financials | $3.94 | $39.6 billion | +19.4% |
| 3 | Wipro | WIT | Technology | $1.93 | $19.0 billion | −26.9% |
| 4 | Stellantis | STLA | Consumer Discretionary | $4.29 | $12.6 billion | −59.4% |
| 5 | Grab Holdings | GRAB | Technology | $2.87 | $11.7 billion | −49.1% |
| 6 | Aurora Innovation | AUR | Consumer Discretionary | $4.91 | $9.8 billion | −4.1% |
| 7 | NIO | NIO | Consumer Discretionary | $3.39 | $8.5 billion | −49.8% |
| 8 | Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais - CEMIG | CIG | Utilities | $2.28 | $7.8 billion | +14.0% |
| 9 | VinFast Auto | VFS | Consumer Discretionary | $2.90 | $6.8 billion | −11.0% |
| 10 | ICL Group | ICL | Materials | $4.88 | $6.3 billion | −22.3% |

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