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Lean & Mighty Portfolio

These elite companies achieve extraordinary market impact with remarkably small teams. Professionally selected by our analysts, this collection showcases businesses that leverage technology and scalable systems to generate impressive revenue without the overhead of large workforces.

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Han Tan | Market Analyst

Updated today | Published at June 17

Top Picks from This Group

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HTGC

Hercules Capital Inc

HTGC

Current price

$19.06

This specialty finance company operates with a very small team to manage billions in assets, epitomizing the lean operational model.

UPWK

Upwork Inc

UPWK

Current price

$13.80

Its marketplace model connects freelancers and clients globally, scaling through technology with a relatively small internal workforce.

HUBS

HubSpot, Inc.

HUBS

Current price

$439.37

As a leading CRM and marketing automation platform, its software-as-a-service model generates high, scalable revenue per employee.

About This Group of Stocks

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Our Expert Thinking

These companies represent the future of efficient business operations, where value creation isn't tied to headcount. By leveraging technology, automation, and AI, they achieve exceptional profit margins and scalability that traditional labor-intensive businesses cannot match.

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What You Need to Know

This portfolio focuses on companies with impressive revenue or market cap per employee ratios. You'll find businesses in software-as-a-service, specialty finance, and platform services that use technology as their primary growth driver, not workforce expansion.

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Why These Stocks

Our analysts selected these specific companies based on their quantifiable operational efficiency, looking at market value to employee count ratios. Each demonstrates how strategic automation and technology integration create sustainable competitive advantages and attractive growth potential.

12 Month Growth Potential

Use the growth calculator to see how much investing in these assets could return over one year.

If you invested across these assets:

in 12 months it could be worth:

$1,000.00

+97.21%

Group Performance Snapshot

97.21%

Average 12 Month Profit

On average, analysts expect assets in this group to grow 97.21% over the next year.

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Stocks Rated Buy by Analysts

13 of 15 assets in this group are rated Buy by professional analysts.

0.5%

Group Growth

This group averaged a 0.5% return last month.

Source: Analyst sentiment is provided by Refinitiv Ltd, a global leader in financial market data with over 40k business clients. Refinitiv Ltd is an independent third party to Nemo. This is not advice.

Why You'll Want to Watch These Stocks

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Do More With Less

These companies are rewriting business rules by generating millions or billions in revenue with surprisingly small teams. This operational efficiency often translates directly to stronger profit margins.

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AI Amplification Ahead

Many of these companies are positioned to benefit immensely from artificial intelligence adoption, potentially supercharging their already impressive productivity without adding significant headcount.

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Built For Economic Resilience

With lower overhead costs and flexible operations, these lean companies often weather economic downturns better than their bloated competitors, making them attractive through various market cycles.

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