| Current Rank | Prior Rank | Company | Industry | CEO Name | CEO Tenure | 2016 Score | 2015 Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC | Semiconductors | Richard McVey | Apr-00 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | 12 | ABIOMED INC | Commercial Banks | Michael Minogue | Apr-04 | 100 | 99 |
| 3 | 33 | UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP | Health Care Equipment | Steve Abramson | Jan-08 | 100 | 99 |
| 4 | ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC | Technology Hardware Storage & Peripherals | Antonio Pietri | Oct-13 | 100 | 100 | |
| 5 | VEEVA SYSTEMS INC | Apparel Retail | 100 | N/A | |||
| 6 | AMBARELLA INC | Education Services & Specialized Consumer Services | 99 | 99 | |||
| 7 | QUALYS INC | 99 | 99 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | COGNEX CORP | Communications Equipment | Robert Willett | Mar-11 | 99 | 98 |
| 9 | TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES INC | Industrial Machinery | Thomas Lacey | Dec-13 | 99 | 97 | |
| 10 | SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 99 | 98 | ||||
| 11 | 29 | RLI CORP | Jonathan Michael | Jan-01 | 99 | 99 | |
| 12 | GIGAMON INC | 99 | 95 | ||||
| 13 | WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS INC | Jonathan Steinberg | Aug-12 | 99 | 100 | ||
| 14 | 37 | MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC | Michael Hsing | Aug-97 | 99 | 98 | |
| 15 | 1 | TASER INTERNATIONAL INC | Patrick Smith | 1993 | 99 | 98 | |
| 16 | 11 | HOME BANCSHARES INC | Randall Sims | Jul-09 | 98 | 98 | |
| 17 | 19 | DIAMOND HILL INVESTMENT GRP | Insurance | Christopher Bingaman | Jan-16 | 98 | 98 |
| 18 | 13 | ELLIE MAE INC | Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation | 98 | 98 | ||
| 19 | WAGEWORKS INC | 98 | 98 | ||||
| 20 | 60 | LOGMEIN INC | 98 | 97 | |||
| 21 | MIMEDX GROUP INC | Health Care Equipment | 98 | 99 | |||
| 22 | 55 | STAMPS.COM INC | Real Estate Management & Development | 98 | 95 | ||
| 23 | 3 | TREX CO INC | Semiconductors | 98 | 96 | ||
| 24 | 70 | INPHI CORP | Data Processing & Outsourced Services | 98 | 93 | ||
| 25 | 35 | ABAXIS INC | Real Estate | 98 | 98 | ||
| 26 | FLEETMATICS GROUP PLC | Real Estate | 97 | 99 | |||
| 27 | TALMER BANCORP INC | Construction & Engineering | 97 | 93 | |||
| 28 | 79 | NIC INC | Diversified Support Services | 97 | 97 | ||
| 29 | 256 | MAXLINEAR INC | Industrial Machinery | 97 | 94 | ||
| 30 | 128 | ICU MEDICAL INC | Household & Personal Products | 97 | 96 | ||
| 31 | 185 | NL INDUSTRIES | Broadcasting & Cable & Satellite | 97 | 22 | ||
| 32 | MACROGENICS INC | Commercial Banks | 97 | 97 | |||
| 33 | BARRACUDA NETWORKS INC | Diversified Support Services | 97 | ||||
| 34 | 20 | FIRST FINL BANKSHARES INC | Household & Personal Products | 97 | 97 | ||
| 35 | 10 | PINNACLE FINL PARTNERS INC | Construction & Agricultural and Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks | 96 | 97 | ||
| 36 | 306 | CHEMICAL FINANCIAL CORP | 96 | 70 | |||
| 37 | 4 | AAON INC | 96 | 96 | |||
| 38 | SHUTTERSTOCK INC | 96 | 95 | ||||
| 39 | PROTO LABS INC | 96 | 98 | ||||
| 40 | 24 | EAGLE BANCORP INC/MD | 96 | 97 | |||
| 41 | 333 | EBIX INC | 96 | 88 | |||
| 42 | 145 | STOCK YARDS BANCORP INC | 95 | 87 | |||
| 43 | GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC | 95 | 96 | ||||
| 44 | 25 | GLACIER BANCORP INC | Commercial Banks | 95 | 94 | ||
| 45 | 54 | CAMBREX CORP | Diversified Financial Services | 95 | 96 | ||
| 46 | 46 | BNC BANCORP | Technology Hardware Storage & Peripherals | 95 | 96 | ||
| 47 | 122 | LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP | 95 | 93 | |||
| 48 | 93 | COHEN & STEERS INC | 95 | 93 | |||
| 49 | 45 | LENDINGTREE INC | 94 | 90 | |||
| 50 | 58 | AMERIS BANCORP | 94 | 95 | |||
| 51 | 65 | VASCO DATA SEC INTL INC | Software | 94 | 92 | ||
| 52 | TILE SHOP HOLDINGS INC | Building Products | 94 | 94 | |||
| 53 | 123 | MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS INC | Technology Hardware Storage & Peripherals | 94 | 81 | ||
| 54 | 62 | PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Hotels Resorts & Cruise lines | 94 | 96 | ||
| 55 | 43 | ATRION CORP | Health Care Equipment | 94 | 96 | ||
| 56 | CVB FINANCIAL CORP | 94 | 93 | ||||
| 57 | 239 | PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP INC | Commercial Banks | 93 | 83 | ||
| 58 | 160 | ANGIE'S LIST INC | Real Estate | 93 | 94 | ||
| 59 | 413 | BROADSOFT INC | Apparel Retail | 93 | 59 | ||
| 60 | 117 | TIVO INC | Real Estate | 93 | 89 | ||
| 61 | 359 | STATE BANK FINANCIAL CORP | 93 | 86 | |||
| 62 | 9 | POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN | 93 | 95 | |||
| 63 | LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 93 | 92 | ||||
| 64 | 69 | NEOGEN CORP | Software | 93 | 94 | ||
| 65 | 32 | WD-40 CO | Publishing | 92 | 90 | ||
| 66 | 107 | CENTERSTATE BANKS INC | Semiconductor Equipment | 92 | 89 | ||
| 67 | 274 | SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL CORP | Electrical Equipment | 92 | 84 | ||
| 68 | ANIKA THERAPEUTICS INC | Internet Software & Services | 92 | 91 | |||
| 69 | 41 | ZELTIQ AESTHETICS INC | Health Care Equipment | 92 | 96 | ||
| 70 | 17 | DEXCOM INC | Health Care Equipment | 92 | 95 | ||
| 71 | 16 | AMERISAFE INC | Building Products | 92 | 92 | ||
| 72 | 318 | IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Food & Beverage | 92 | 25 | ||
| 73 | 82 | NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS | Electronic Equipment & Instruments & Office Electronics and Electonic Componenents | 91 | 92 | ||
| 74 | RINGCENTRAL INC | Semiconductors | 91 | 89 | |||
| 75 | 95 | SOUTH STATE CORP | Thrifts & Mortgage Finance | 91 | 91 | ||
| 76 | 60 | TFS FINANCIAL CORP | Software | 91 | 91 | ||
| 77 | 47 | PARK NATIONAL CORP | Broadcasting & Cable & Satellite | 91 | 92 | ||
| 78 | 80 | NATUS MEDICAL INC | Electronic Manufacturing Services | 91 | 94 | ||
| 79 | 207 | XO GROUP INC | Thrifts & Mortgage Finance | 91 | 88 | ||
| 80 | 234 | HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC | Real Estate Management & Development | 90 | 86 | ||
| 81 | 369 | ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Aerospace & Defense | 90 | 23 | ||
| 82 | 77 | COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HLDGS | Food & Beverage | 90 | 86 | ||
| 83 | RAPTOR PHARMACEUTICAL CORP | Capital Markets | 90 | 88 | |||
| 84 | IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Data Processing & Outsourced Services | 90 | 100 | |||
| 85 | INSYS THERAPEUTICS INC | Food & Beverage | 90 | 100 | |||
| 86 | EVERTEC INC | Gas Utilities | 90 | 93 | |||
| 87 | 28 | EXPONENT INC | Internet Software & Services | 90 | 92 | ||
| 88 | FIVE PRIME THERAPEUTICS INC | Pharmaceuticals | 89 | 89 | |||
| 89 | 147 | MIDDLESEX WATER CO | Electronic Equipment & Instruments & Office Electronics and Electonic Componenents | 89 | 82 | ||
| 90 | NATIONAL RESEARCH CORP | Semiconductor Equipment | 89 | 93 | |||
| 91 | 42 | LEGACY TEX FINANCIAL GRP INC | Industrial Machinery | 89 | 84 | ||
| 92 | 174 | MGP INGREDIENTS INC | Health Care Supplies | 89 | 81 | ||
| 93 | 71 | CHASE CORP | Leisure & Photographic Products | 89 | 76 | ||
| 94 | 267 | SCICLONE PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Research & Consulting Services | 89 | 85 | ||
| 95 | CVENT INC | Software | 89 | 58 | |||
| 96 | HESKA CORP | Industrial Machinery | 89 | 85 | |||
| 97 | 100 | SPS COMMERCE INC | Computer & Electronics Retail & Specialty Stores | 89 | 87 | ||
| 98 | 75 | SELECTIVE INS GROUP INC | Auto & Suppliers | 88 | 88 | ||
| 99 | 27 | BOFI HOLDING INC | Electronic Equipment & Instruments & Office Electronics and Electonic Componenents | 88 | 89 | ||
| 100 | 186 | YADKIN FINANCIAL CORP | Leisure & Photographic Products | 88 | 86 |
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