Since the start of the year, the S & P MidCap 400 index and S & P SmallCap 600 index have added 8.2% and 0.2%, respectively.
The large-cap S & P 500, meanwhile, has gained roughly 9.5%.
March has proved to be a better month for so-called SMID-cap stocks, however, with the S & P MidCap 400 gaining about 4%, while its large-cap counterpart has added 2.4%.
To play this trend, he listed several stocks in BMO's SMID-cap universe that the firm rates as outperform.
Other top stocks included in BMO's SMID-cap coverage include social media company Snap , discount retailer Ross Stores and electric power and natural gas supplier Constellation Energy .
Persons:
Brian Belski, Belski, Piper Sandler, Thomas Champion, Morgan Stanley, Keith Bachman
Organizations:
BMO Capital Markets, BMO, BMO's, Software, BMO Capital, Ross Stores, Constellation Energy
Locations:
Tuesday's, Real