Mid Cap Best & Worst Report - August 24, 2016

  • The best mid cap sector is industrial goods.
  • The highest scoring mid cap industry is medical instruments.

The average mid cap score in our universe is 63.12. The average score over the past four weeks is 63.91. The average mid cap stock in our coverage is trading -14.85% below its 52 week high, 7.97% above its  200 dma, has 6.99 days to cover short, and is projected to grow its EPS by 16.07% in the coming year.

Industrial goods, technology, financials, and consumer goods should be overweight. Healthcare scores in line with the average universe score. Services, basics, and utilities score below average.

The highest scoring mid cap basket is medical instruments (HRC, DXCM, WST, TFX, PKI, NUVA). Specialty chemicals (NEU), application software (SHOP, PAYC, FTNT, LOCK, ZEN), industrial electrical (RBC, BDC, AOS), and information & delivery services (FDS, DNB, MORN) can also be bought.

The best basics industries are specialty chemicals and oil & gas equipment & services (HLX). Auto parts (DORM, CLC, FDML) and processed & packaged goods (GIS, LNCE) are best in consumer. Regional banks (HBHC, BXS, FFIN), REITs (WRI, NNN, CLI, BDN, ARE), and accident & health insurance (AIZ, AFL) offer upside in financials. Medical instruments and medical appliances (ALGN, MASI, STE, MSA, MDRX) are top scoring in healthcare. The best industrials groups are industrial electrical (RBC, BDC) and aerospace/defense (TDY, CW, CAE). Focus on movies, business services (MMS, GPN, CMPR), and restaurants (CBRL, EAT, PZZA) in services. Concentrate on application software, information & delivery services, and technical & system software (TYL, CDNS, MENT) in technology.

 

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