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4. H&E Equipment Services (NASDAQ:HEES)

YTD Performance: 84.7%

H&E Equipment Services (NASDAQ:HEES) is a company I have covered recently.  This company rents out heavy machinery, and the recent spike was due to United Rentals announcing that they would buy this company for $4.8 billion.

I recommend you read more about it in this article.