When a legendary investor like George Soros makes a move, Wall Street pays attention. However, most of the limelight is taken by mega-cap stocks, with no one paying heed to the many small-cap stocks that form an important part of Soros’ portfolio.
Digging out these small-cap stocks is important. In some cases, these are the mega-cap stocks of the future. In other cases, these provide amazing returns in a very short period of time. The key is to get in early. And what better way to get in early than to do it when the big guys do.
We therefore decided to compile a list of stocks in billionaire George Soros’ portfolio that have the most upside. To come up with our list of billionaire George Soros’ 10 Small-Cap stocks with huge upside potential, we first looked at his top 50 stock holdings. We then filtered out the companies to look at only the ones with a market cap below $10 billion.
After arriving at his top small-cap holdings list, we then looked at the median analyst price targets on those stocks and then ranked them by their upside potential.
10. Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB)
Old National Bancorp is a bank holding company that offers commercial and consumer banking services. It also provides residential real estate loans, home equity lines of credit, consumer loans, lease financing, commercial real estate loans, and others. According to the median analyst price target, the stock still has an upside of 34.22%.
The company reported its most recent quarter’s financial results, reporting better-than-expected performance by beating analyst estimates. It recorded a 5.5% year-over-year revenue growth for the quarter. EPS growth was also impressive, beating estimates by $0.03. However, deposits stood at $40.8 billion, almost flat for the year. Commercial loan production during the quarter was strong.
Over the past few quarters, the net interest income and net interest margin have remained relatively stable. Net interest income slightly improved from $397.9 million in the previous quarter to $400 million in the latest quarter. This improvement happened due to the lower funding costs and higher accretion.
9. NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ:NICE)
NICE Ltd. delivers cloud platforms for AI-driven digital business solutions. The company provides Enlighten, CXone, journey orchestration solutions, and smart self-service. It also offers NICE Evidencentral, X-Sight, Xceed, data intelligence solutions, and others. According to the median analyst price target, the stock still has an upside of 36.00%.
Fueled by expanding TAM in Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) and strong AI adoption, the company’s long-term growth outlook remains promising. With cloud revenue reaching 74% of the total revenue, the shift toward cloud continues. The firm is successfully transitioning to a pure-play cloud leader from a legacy on-premise provider. Demand does not seem to be a constraint as long-term demand remains strong.
NICE reported strong earnings in the latest quarter, exceeding management’s guidance. The firm recorded a 16% YoY revenue growth, driven by a solid 24% YoY revenue growth in the cloud segment. Operating margin stood at 31.5% along with EBIT growth of 22% YoY.
Despite strong results, the management provided poor guidance for FY 2025. As per the guidance, the anticipated cloud segment growth is 12%, which is significantly lower than Q4 2024. As a result of the poor guidance, the stock fell and continues to trade near 52-week lows.
Hedge Fund Resource Center