Weekly Investment Report: The Best Large Caps, Small Caps And Utilities Stocks

By Todd Campbell
Sunday, April 13, 2014 5:22 PM EDT

Methodology

Our weekly best and worst reports show you stocks with the best potential returns over the coming 6 to 12 months.  The score is calculated by fusing together the key drivers of price movement including, earnings beats, earnings growth, at-the-market insider buys, institutional activity, short ratio analysis, price to earnings analysis and calendar quarter seasonality.  Those stocks appearing in our best list should be bought while those appearing in our worst list should be sold.

Top scoring weekly returns:  Buy and Hold 1 Year

  • Utilities remain the top scoring sector across our universe


 

Only utilities exit the week with an average score above the universe average.
 
Industrial goods and consumer goods score in line.
 
Healthcare, basics, financials, technology and services score below average.
 
Typically, markets improve in the second half of April (see daily trading chart later in today's report).
 




The following chart shows average four, eight, and 12 week scores across our universe. Scores continue to retreat with the four week moving average score now the lowest since 2012.



Historically, market headwinds fade in the second half of April.
 

 
UTILITIES
 

Utilities are typically strong in the shoulder months ahead of summer peak seasonal demand. The XLU has, on average, outpaced the SPY in each month of Q2 over the past decade

The cold winter weather boosted U.S. electricity retail sales by 4.3% year-over-year during Q1, led by a 7.3% increase in the residential sector. The EIA projects residential sales in Q2 and Q3 will average 0.6% more than last year, supported by a 5.8% increase in summer cooling degree days. Overall, total electricity generation is expected to be 1.8% higher in 2014 than 2013.
 



Best Scoring
 

LARGE CAP   4/10/2014 4 Week  MA MID CAP   4/10/2014 4 Week  MA
Symbol Sector SCORE SCORE Symbol Sector SCORE SCORE
BEST       BEST      
APH TECHNOLOGY 105 98.75 ARLP BASIC MATERIALS 100 81.25
AVB FINANCIALS 105 82.5 FTR TECHNOLOGY 100 83.75
EQT UTILITIES 105 91.25 NUVA HEALTHCARE 100 87.5
JNJ HEALTHCARE 105 80 PNY UTILITIES 100 85
K CONSUMER GOODS 105 82.5 QCOR HEALTHCARE 100 68.75
BKW SERVICES 100 96.25 SIVB FINANCIALS 100 90
ECA BASIC MATERIALS 100 95 OUTR SERVICES 95 77.5
EIX UTILITIES 100 85 TCO FINANCIALS 95 60
ESS FINANCIALS 100 93.75 TFX HEALTHCARE 95 93.75
ISRG HEALTHCARE 100 92.5 AAN SERVICES 90 80
WEC UTILITIES 100 86.25 AER SERVICES 90 76.25
CLB BASIC MATERIALS 95 91.25 CRI CONSUMER GOODS 90 78.75
CPT FINANCIALS 95 81.25 CRZO BASIC MATERIALS 90 87.5
CVD HEALTHCARE 95 90 EGN UTILITIES 90 77.5
DOV INDUSTRIAL GOODS 95 72.5 GMED HEALTHCARE 90 90
DTV TECHNOLOGY 95 80 ITT INDUSTRIAL GOODS 90 83.75
ETR UTILITIES 95 68.75 ODFL SERVICES 90 78.75
EW HEALTHCARE 95 90 R SERVICES 90 73.75
GD INDUSTRIAL GOODS 95 91.25 ROVI TECHNOLOGY 90 71.25
GMCR CONSUMER GOODS 95 81.25 WIN TECHNOLOGY 90 67.5
IDXX HEALTHCARE 95 83.75 AVA UTILITIES 85 76.25
ILMN HEALTHCARE 95 90 CAVM TECHNOLOGY 85 91.25
LLY HEALTHCARE 95 73.75 CMP BASIC MATERIALS 85 77.5
MCHP TECHNOLOGY 95 101.25 DEI FINANCIALS 85 75
MDU INDUSTRIAL GOODS 95 88.75 FLEX TECHNOLOGY 85 82.5
MRK HEALTHCARE 95 83.75 GCO SERVICES 85 86.25
NEE UTILITIES 95 92.5 HTLD SERVICES 85 91.25
ORLY SERVICES 95 88.75 NEU BASIC MATERIALS 85 68.75
PNR INDUSTRIAL GOODS 95 83.75 NFX BASIC MATERIALS 85 65
PPL UTILITIES 95 78.75 NJR UTILITIES 85 73.75
RAI CONSUMER GOODS 95 86.25 PDS BASIC MATERIALS 85 82.5
SLG FINANCIALS 95 88.75 POOL CONSUMER GOODS 85 82.5
TDG INDUSTRIAL GOODS 95 91.25 TMH SERVICES 85 65
TSN CONSUMER GOODS 95 93.75 UPL BASIC MATERIALS 85 86.25
XEL UTILITIES 95 87.5        
SMALL CAP   4/10/2014 4 Week  MA ADRS   4/7/2014 4 Week MA
Symbol Sector SCORE SCORE Symbol COUNTRY SCORE SCORE
BEST       BEST      
SWHC CONSUMER GOODS 100 85 GOLD South Africa 90 66.25
EXAM SERVICES 95 90 AZN United Kingdom 85 78.75
GB HEALTHCARE 95 77.5 CIB Colombia 85 67.50
VASC HEALTHCARE 95 91.25 DDAIF Germany 85 67.50
ARTC HEALTHCARE 90 77.5 NGG United Kingdom 85 80.00
BDBD CONSUMER GOODS 90 87.5 NVO Denmark 85 86.25
DIOD TECHNOLOGY 90 92.5 SPRD China 85 85.00
FSS CONSUMER GOODS 90 82.5 ASMI Netherlands 80 73.75
MED SERVICES 90 68.75 OMAB México 80 67.50
ALIM HEALTHCARE 85 82.5 RYAAY Ireland 80 82.50
AMSG HEALTHCARE 85 60 UGP Brazil 80 65.00
ANEN TECHNOLOGY 85 65 CISG China 75 68.75
BSTC HEALTHCARE 85 78.75 GSOL Bermuda 75 80.00
CMTL TECHNOLOGY 85 75 KEP Korea 75 66.25
CVCO INDUSTRIAL GOODS 85 72.5 KONG China 75 86.25
HWAY HEALTHCARE 85 65 SIG Bermuda 75 85.00
MACK HEALTHCARE 85 65        
TWI CONSUMER GOODS 85 73.75        
ADTN TECHNOLOGY 80 68.75        
AMRI HEALTHCARE 80 75        
DMND CONSUMER GOODS 80 76.25        
DXPE SERVICES 80 76.25        
EPL BASIC MATERIALS 80 73.75        
JAKK CONSUMER GOODS 80 72.5        
MPWR TECHNOLOGY 80 80        
MTOR CONSUMER GOODS 80 71.25        
NLS CONSUMER GOODS 80 70        
PDLI HEALTHCARE 80 70        
PENX BASIC MATERIALS 80 83.75        
PMC SERVICES 80 77.5        
SAIA SERVICES 80 75        
SIMO TECHNOLOGY 80 68.75        
SPNC HEALTHCARE 80 70    

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