Best And Worst Mid Cap Stocks - Wednesday, March 22

  •  The best mid cap sector is industrials.
  •  The top mid cap industry is semi ICs.

The average score for mid cap stocks in our universe is 68.93 and the average score over the past four weeks is 68.55. The average mid cap stock in our coverage is trading -13.85% below its 52 week high, 5.01% above its 200 dma, has 5.97 days to cover short, and is expected to grow EPS by 17.25% next year.

Industrials goods, technology, and consumer goods are the top scoring mid cap sectors. Services score in line. Financials, healthcare, utilities, and basic materials score below average.

The following are the top and bottom scoring mid cap stocks.

The next chart shows historical mid cap scores by sector.

Semi ICs (MSCC), semi equipment (TER, ENTG, SPIL), movies (CNK, RGC), residential construction (NVR, KBH), and business software (AZPN, CTSH, PEGA) are the top scoring mid cap industries.

Specialty chemicals (NEU, CBT) score above average in basic materials. Auto parts (DORM, TEN, GNTX, DAN), processed & packaged goods (FLO), and textiles (WWW, SKX, COLM) are the top scoring baskets in consumer goods. Regional banks (SIVB, WTFC, OZRK, HBHC) and investment brokers (MKTX, SF, GHL) are best in financials. In healthcare, focus on medical instruments (PKI, TFX, NUVA, HRC) and biotechnology (CRL, CLVS, ACAD). Every industrial goods group scores above average. Concentrate on residential construction, industrial electrical (LFUS, RBC, AOS), and diversified machinery (MIDD, BGG, NDSN, ITT). Movies, trucking (ODFL, KNX), and education (DV, LOPE) are best in services. Semi ICs, semi equipment, and business software are top scoring in technology.

 

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