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Chicago, IL – March 28, 2025 – Zacks Market Edge is a podcast hosted weekly by Zacks Stock Strategist Tracey Ryniec. Every week, Tracey will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life. To listen to the podcast, click here: https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2436479/2-defensive-american-small-cap-stocks-for-2025)
2 Defensive American Small-Cap Stocks for 2025
Welcome to Episode #439 of the Zacks Market Edge Podcast.
- (1:00) - Creating A Defensive Section In Your Portfolio
- (9:30) - Top Stocks To Consider Right Now
- (33:00) - Episode Roundup: ELTP & FEIM
Every week, host and Zacks stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds, and ETFs and how it impacts your life.
This week, Tracey is joined by Mark Zinski, Zacks Senior Microcap Research Analyst, to discuss two defensive American small cap stocks that may provide some protection from the uncertainty in the global economy.
One company makes generic drugs and the other makes frequency control and synchronization products for the defense industry.
Why should you consider small caps in 2025?
2 Defensive American Small Cap Stocks for 2025
1. Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ELTP
Elite Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharma company developing oral, controlled-release niche generic drug products.
Headquartered in New Jersey, Elite Pharmaceuticals also operates a research and manufacturing facility in Northvale, New Jersey. It has a market cap of $500 million.
Shares of Elite Pharmaceuticals trade on the OTC market. It is a stock under $1.00. Shares of Elite Pharmaceuticals are up 216% over the last year.
It does not have a Zacks Rank at this time.
What is going on in Elite's business in 2025 that makes Mark such a fan?
2. Frequency Electronics, Inc. FEIM
Frequency Electronics designs, develops, and manufactures high-precision timing, frequency control and synchronization products for satellite and terrestrial applications such as missiles, piloted aircraft, GPS, and secure radios. Frequency Electronics has a market cap of $161.4 million. It is headquartered in New York.
On Mar 20, 2025, Frequency Electronics announced a contract increase for $12 million.
Shares of Frequency Electronics are up 48.7% over the last year. It trades on the NASDAQ.
Frequency Electronics also does not currently have a Zacks Rank.
Should Frequency Electronics be on your short list for 2025?
What Else Do You Need to Know About These 2 Defensive Small Caps Right Now?
Tune into this week's podcast to find out.
[In full disclosure, Mark owns shares of ELTP in his family portfolio. Tracey does not own shares of either stock.]
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