OTC Markets is pleased to announce the 2020 OTCQX Best 50 – an annual list of the top 50 U.S. and international companies traded on the OTCQX Best Market. This year’s roster of industry leaders demonstrates the breadth, depth and diversity of the companies that trade on our premium market.
An overview of the 2020 OTCQX Best 50:
2020 OTCQX Best 50 companies traded an aggregate $13.7 billion in dollar volume in 2019. The companies delivered to investors an average total return of 91%.
Comprising this year’s list are established U.S. community banks, smaller growth and developing companies and leading foreign exchange-listed global brands looking to build their profile with U.S. investors.
New Pacific Metals Corp. (OTCQX: NUPMF), a Canadian exploration and development company, which cross-trades on the TSX Venture Exchange, garnered this year’s number 1 ranking as well as the top performing international company. They are among 22 Canadian companies rounding out the list of the OTCQX Best 50.
This year’s OTCQX Best 50 included 20 companies that paid a dividend in 2019 and 14 companies featured in the OTCQX Billion+ Index (.OTCQXBIL).
Regional and Community Banks
Our OTCQX Market provides banks with a more efficient, cost effective market to build shareholder value— all without sacrificing visibility or liquidity. This year, ten regional and community banks were included in the OTCQX Best 50 list:
- BNCCORP, INC. (OTCQX: BNCC)
- Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares, Inc. (OTCQX: TYCB)
- Century Next Financial Corp (OTCQX: CTUY)
- Community Bancorp of Santa Maria (OTCQX: CYSM)
- Consumers Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX: CBKM)
- Denmark Bancshares, Inc. (OTCQX: DMKBA)
- Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (OTCQX: FMCB)
- Isabella Bank Corp. (OTCQX: ISBA)
- Katahdin Bankshares Corp. (OTCQX: KTHN)
- Merchants & Marine Bancorp Inc. (OTCQX: MNMB)
A global footprint
The 2020 OTCQX Best 50 represents the expansive global reach of our OTCQX Market with 34 Foreign Exchange-Listed Companies cross-trading on 11 Foreign Exchanges representing 10 countries:
| Foreign Exchange | Country |
| ASX – Australian Securities Exchange | Australia |
| BM&F Bovespa | Brazil |
| Bolsa Mexicana de Valores | Mexico |
| Euronext Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| Irish Stock Exchange | Ireland |
| JSE | South Africa |
| LSE – London Stock Exchange | UK |
| Moscow Exchange | Russia |
| Nasdaq OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki | Finland |
| Toronto Stock Exchange | Canada |
| TSX Venture Exchange | Canada |
Six companies from last year’s ranking remained on the OTCQX Best 50 list in 2020:
- Anglo American plc (OTCQX: NGLOY; AAUKF)
- Experian plc (OTCQX: EXPGY; EXPGF)
- Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (OTCQX: FMCB)
- JBS S.A. (OTCQX: JBSAY)
- K92 Mining Inc (OTCQX: KNTNF)
- Teranga Gold Corporation (OTCQX: TGCDF)
We are proud to recognize the efforts of our 2020 OTCQX Best 50 companies and their commitment to providing their investors with the premium trading experience the OTCQX Market delivers.
For additional information and to view the complete 2020 OTCQX® Best 50 ranking, please click here.
The OTCQX Best 50 is an annual ranking of the top 50 U.S. and international companies traded on the OTCQX Best Market, based on an equal weighting of one-year total return and average daily dollar volume growth. Companies in the 2020 OTCQX Best 50 were ranked based on their performance during the 2019 calendar year.
