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Peets Coffee & Tea Inc. (Nasdaq:PEET), NetList Inc. (Nasdaq:NLST) and Noah Educational Holdings LTD. (Nasdaq:NED) are among the biggest percentage losers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: CDeer Consumer Products (Nasdaq:DEER), Chinal Holdings Acquisitions Corp. (Nasdaq:HOL), Central Garden & Pet Co. (Nasdaq:CENT), China Green Agriculture Inc. (Nasdaq:CGA), Breeze Eastern Corp. (Nasdaq:BZC) and BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:BCRX).

I said you should be on the lookout for Peet's Coffee to make a move into the K-Cup single-serve market.  And when they do, you should jump on their stock. This is the sales channel that has completely changed the coffee market landscape, and small-cap coffee companies are riding the wave.

"The e-commerce sales channel is making it possible for small-cap companies to expand their sales by multiples that would otherwise be unheard of. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is up over 300% this year. Another premium coffee roaster, Peet's Coffee, is up 35%. You can get their grounds on Amazon too, but not in a K-Cup. Be on the lookout. If Peet's strikes a partnership with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters to package their grounds in K-Cups, jump all over Peet's stock." 

Well, they did, and investors are.   But Peet's didn't strike the relationship directly; they simply bought Diedrich which already had it.  As I've mentioned, Diedrich started the year as a $0.30 stock.  It's now trading at over $25... 

You may be familiar with the explorer William Lewis Herndon. In 1851, he departed under orders from the Secretary of the Navy to explore the Valley of the Amazon. The four thousand mile adventure stretched from the Peruvian Andes to the Pacific Ocean on the Brazilian Coast. Lewis' mission? Seek out opportunities for trade and commerce. 

Today we heard online retailer Amazon's (Nasdaq:AMZN) results. The aptly named company crushed analyst EPS estimates which had called for $0.33 per share. Amazon beat by 36%, delivering $0.45 a share on $5.04 billion in revenue. What's more, the company raised Q4 guidance. Shares are surging 25%.

Talk about exploring opportunities for trade and commerce. It would have been nearly impossible for the average citizen in 1841 to invest in the opportunities Herndon found in the South American Jungle. But there are plenty of ways for investors to benefit from the trends in e-commerce. And small-caps are the way to do it.

Small-cap companies are overlooked and underappreciated by many investors because it's not economical for analysts to follow them. Until the companies start to break-out, and then they are all the rage. Find them when they are taking-off, and you can ride them for handsome gains...

Astronics (Nasdaq:ATRO), Innophos Holdings Inc (Nasdaq:IPHS) and USA Mobility Inc (Nasdaq:USMO) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc (Nasdaq:PEET), Nautilus Inc (Nasdaq:NLS), thinkorswim Group Inc (Nasdaq:SWIM), Universal American Corp (Nasdaq:UAM), Innovative Solutions and Support Inc (Nasdaq:ISSC) and RehabCare Group, Inc (Nasdaq:RHB).

Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:

Shares of specialty coffee roaster Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. (Nasdaq:PEET) are up 21% today after the company posted a 62% jump in its earnings per share after Thursday’s close. For the quarter ended June 29, net income was $3 million, or $0.21 per share, compared with $1.8 million, or $0.13 per share, for the same quarter a year earlier.  Net revenue grew 17% from a year ago to $70.1 million.

“We're very pleased with our progress this quarter which was driven by strong, profitable growth in our grocery and other wholesale businesses, and improved operating efficiencies across the Company,” said Patrick O'Dea, president and CEO, in a statement.
“This enabled us to increase income from operations 87% and deliver 62% earnings per share growth despite the more challenging economic environment.”

At 10:14 a.m. ET, shares are at $23.58, up $4.09 from Thursday’s close. The stock has ranged from $18.50 to $30.37 during the past year.