Small caps to watch: Can Pet Valu shares bounce back? Plus, a week of big earnings-driven stock moves

A weekly look at some small-cap stocks making news – or about to. As of midday trading on Thursday, Feb. 27, Canada's S&P/TSX SmallCap Index was up about 14 per cent over the past 12 months. The Russell 2000 in the U.S. was up about 5 per cent over the same period. Small-cap spotlight Here's one small cap in Canada that investors may want to put on their radar screen. Investors will be looking at how much humans have spoiled their cats and dogs in recent months when Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. (PET-T) reports its latest earnings next week. The…