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3 Small-Cap Stocks Getting a Russell 2000 Rebalance Boost
Author: Chris Markoch. Article Posted: 6/21/2026.
Key Points
- Russell 2000 additions can attract significant buying pressure as index funds and ETFs adjust holdings.
- Sidus Space, Everspin Technologies, and RideNow Group are three small-cap stocks expected to benefit from increased visibility and capital inflows.
- Each company enters the rebalance with improving fundamentals, though valuation and execution risks remain.
- Special Report: Everyone wanted SpaceX. Smart money wants this.
With the SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) IPO underway and oil prices easing, investors may think it’s finally safe to step away for the summer. But another event is approaching that could put some small-cap stocks on a summer watch list.
That’s because on June 26, the Russell 2000 will conduct the first of its two annual rebalancings. That means some companies will be added, while others will be removed. More than $11 trillion in assets are benchmarked to Russell indexes, so companies that are added can expect meaningful capital inflows from index funds and ETFs.
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The companies will begin trading on the Russell indexes on Monday, June 29. This year, three intriguing names are poised to enter the index.
Sidus Space Gains Visibility Ahead of Russell 2000 Addition
For investors who haven’t gotten enough of space stocks, Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) is a name to consider. The company, which has a market cap of around $225 million, is an end-to-end space-as-a-service company.
Sidus operates a 35,000-square-foot manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing facility on Florida's Space Coast, giving it direct access to nearby launch facilities.
In the company’s Q1 2026 earnings report, Sidus reported a year-over-year (YOY) revenue gain of 51% due to new customer contracts.
The company isn’t profitable, which isn’t unusual for a company at this stage of growth. However, Sidus narrowed its net loss by around 19% YOY in the first quarter. With no debt and expanding opportunities in commercial and defense applications, the company is eyeing a path to profitability.
CEO and founder Carol Craig described the expected inclusion as reflecting the company's progress in "executing our growth strategy, strengthening our balance sheet, advancing our space and defense technology portfolio, and expanding our market presence."
SIDU doesn’t have much analyst coverage, and institutional ownership is light. However, institutions bought around $12 million in the company’s stock in Q4 2025. Institutional buying is likely to increase after the company is included in the Russell 2000. Short interest in SIDU is around 11%; however, with just 0.2 days needed to cover positions, the stock isn’t a short-squeeze candidate.
Everspin Technologies Offers Profitable Exposure to MRAM Growth
Everspin Technologies (NASDAQ: MRAM) is a small-cap play in the red-hot memory sector. The company is the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) persistent memory solutions. MRAM is used in mission-critical applications such as data centers, aerospace, and automotive.
Everspin became profitable in the second half of 2025 and is forecasting continued revenue growth to complement a balance sheet that has about $40.5 million in cash and no debt.
In Q1 2026, the company posted revenue of $14.9 million, up 14% YOY, driven by a 28% surge in MRAM product sales to $14.1 million. Gross margin improved to 52.7%, and the company guided Q2 revenue of $15.5 million to $16.5 million, suggesting the growth trajectory remains intact.
Everspin CEO Sanjeev Aggarwal said the inclusion reflects progress in MRAM adoption across key markets and should broaden Everspin’s visibility in the investment community. However, institutional ownership is already around 44%, which is comparable to Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR). Buying has outpaced selling by about 2.5:1 over the last 12 months.
Like SIDU, betting on a short squeeze isn’t the right play. MRAM carries about 11% short interest, but it requires only about 0.5 days to cover those positions.
RideNow Group Rides Strong Momentum Into Russell Inclusion
The last name on this list is RideNow Group (NASDAQ: RDNW), a company in the retail space. The firm is the leading U.S. retailer of powersports vehicles, offering both new and pre-owned inventory to enthusiasts and recreational riders.
Despite a tight market, the company reported same-store growth in Q4 2025 even as full-year revenue and new unit sales declined. That momentum carried into Q1 2026, where powersports revenue rose 6.4% to $260.4 million, same-store sales jumped 13.1% on the strength of a 16.3% increase in unit sales, and the net loss narrowed 55.7% to $4.3 million.
RideNow's CEO described the Russell 2000 inclusion as “an important milestone” for the company, validating its hard work and reinforcing its strategy.
A healthy 66% of RDNW stock is owned by institutions, with a surge in institutional buying in Q4 2025. That’s a key reason RDNW is up about 40% in 2026. However, that puts it above the consensus analyst price target of $7.50. Investors considering getting involved may want to wait for a pullback before taking a position.
AST SpaceMobile Just Nailed a Major Launch—So Why Is the Stock Crashing?
Author: Jessica Mitacek. Article Posted: 6/26/2026.
Key Points
- AST SpaceMobile's stock has fallen around 45% from its all-time high despite the successful deployment of BlueBird satellites 8, 9, and 10.
- Insider selling exceeding $451 million, a $1 billion convertible note offering, and five consecutive earnings misses have weighed heavily on investor sentiment.
- The company reported massive year-over-year revenue growth in Q1 and has partnerships with nearly 60 global mobile network operators covering more than 3 billion subscribers.
- Special Report: Everyone wanted SpaceX. Smart money wants this.
The massive rotation out of semiconductor stocks this week has reverberated across the tech sector, with the selloff weighing on everything from the Magnificent Seven to hardware. Space stocks have been hit as well.
However, while Elon Musk’s SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) has made headlines by falling nearly 16% from its post-IPO high, losses for space-based direct-to-device (D2D) cellular broadband competitor AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) have made holding SPCX look like a walk in the park.
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For investors, the tension is clear: AST SpaceMobile’s latest launch was a technical win, but the market remains focused on volatility, capital intensity, insider selling, and the speed at which the company can turn satellite deployments into commercial revenue.
AST SpaceMobile Successfully Deploys BlueBird 8, 9, and 10 Satellites
Earlier in June, the market was keeping an eye on June 17, when AST SpaceMobile’s next three low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites—BlueBirds 8, 9, and 10—were scheduled for deployment on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
The hope was that, in the wake of the BlueBird 7 Blue Origin mishap, adding three satellites to the constellation would boost shares of ASTS and put the company back on track to meet its goal of having about 45 LEO satellites in orbit by the end of 2026.
To some extent, that materialized. BlueBirds 8, 9, and 10 were successfully deployed from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and will begin providing D2D commercial and government services.
In a recent press release, founder and CEO Abel Avellan said that “BlueBirds 8, 9, and 10 represent the continued execution of a vision once considered impossible: space-based cellular broadband to everyone, everywhere.”
He added that AST SpaceMobile’s technology is designed to connect directly to everyday smartphones, positioning the company’s satellite network as a potential shift in how mobile broadband reaches underserved and hard-to-cover areas.
ASTS gained nearly 4% last Wednesday as investors turned the page. But optimism alone was not enough to keep the stock afloat. Shares gapped down by more than 10% the following day, and losses have continued to mount since then.
Why AST SpaceMobile’s Stock Keeps Getting Punished
There are several reasons ASTS has entered a severe correction, chief among them being investors’ limited appetite for highly volatile tech names. AST SpaceMobile’s beta currently stands at 2.70, meaning it is 2.7 times more volatile than the S&P 500.
That volatility has been on full display in 2026. From Jan. 2 to its then-YTD high on Jan. 29, the stock gained more than 46%. An ensuing correction saw ASTS lose more than 35% before bottoming on Feb. 27. By March 4, shares had regained nearly 33% on the back of a positive Q4 2025 earnings report before losing another 30% by March 30.
The start of Q2 brought more of the same. A gain of 34% by April 13 was followed by a nearly 35% loss en route to its YTD low on May 5. Then shares ran up 108%, reaching their ATH on May 28 before the current selloff drove them back down to Earth.
But that volatility stems from several factors. One was AST SpaceMobile’s offering of $1 billion in convertible senior notes, which come due in 2036. The announcement, disclosed in a Form 8-K filing in mid-February, soured investor sentiment and led to speculation that the capital-intensive nature of its business could remain a concern.
SpaceX’s public debut didn’t help, either. As retail investors clamored for shares ahead of SPCX’s June 12 IPO, other—and notably smaller—companies operating in the space economy saw their shares sold in favor of the newly public industry leader.
Insider selling hasn’t helped support the stock, either. Over the past 12 months, insiders have sold more than $451 million in shares, compared with just over $187,000 in purchases. On June 5 alone, chief technology officer Huiwen Yao sold 40,000 shares valued at $3,854,800.
Meanwhile, analyst downgrades and low ratings have been plentiful:
Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a Sell rating on ASTS on March 27.
Wall Street Zen lowered ASTS from a Sell rating to a Strong Sell rating on April 15.
The number of analysts assigning ASTS a Buy rating fell from three in March to one in June.
ASTS currently carries a Reduce consensus rating and an average price target of around $85.
Lastly, the company’s streak of five consecutive earnings misses has left shareholders dreading quarterly reports, the next of which comes on Aug. 10 after the market closes.
AST SpaceMobile Continues to Scale, But Execution Is the Key Test
For investors in search of bullish indicators, AST SpaceMobile is pressing ahead with rapid growth, with satellites through BlueBird 37 currently in production.
At the same time, BlueBirds 11, 12, and 13 are in their final preparations for shipment to Cape Canaveral, with Avellan noting that the successful stacked launch of BlueBirds 8, 9, and 10 should be the norm going forward.
“Our focus is firmly on execution: scaling launch cadence, manufacturing, and preparing for commercial service,” Avellan said.
That execution will matter more than the launch headlines alone. AST SpaceMobile says its commercial partner ecosystem now includes nearly 60 global mobile network operators covering more than 3 billion subscribers, giving the company a large potential distribution base if its satellite network scales as planned. But the investor case still depends on converting that partner reach into service availability, revenue, and eventually a clearer path toward profitability.
Fundamentally, the company’s vertically integrated operations and ability to scale quickly should continue to be reflected in top-line growth—something that has already been playing out. In Q1, AST SpaceMobile reported year-over-year revenue growth of over 1,952%.
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