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The Best Mid Caps Report

The best scoring mid caps from one year ago (12/26/2012) averaged 804 bps of excess over the S&P 400, with 0% turnover.  The top performers included NFLX up 314%, MAN up 103%, HBI up 97%, ILMN up 88%, and VRX up 85%.   View the print friendly version here:  http://gallery.mailchimp.com/99d224f3954c728b48e754ddb/files/MID_CAP_Best_Worst.11.pdf   HAPPY HOLIDAYS! IMPORTANT!  Scores have rolled to reflect Q1 seasonality. The best sector in mid cap is consumer goods. The top mid cap industry is restaurants The average mid cap score is 72.18, above the four week moving average score of 71.74.  The average mid cap is trading 7.01% above its 200 dma, has 6.58 days to cover short and is expected to grow EPS 14.57% next year.   Consumer goods, industrials and services score above average.  Technology, healthcare, financials, basics, and utilities score below average.   MID CAP       12/24/2013 4 Week MA Company Name Symbol Sector INDUSTRY SCORE SCORE BEST           Hasbro Inc HAS CONSUMER GOODS TOYS & GAMES 110 96.25 Omnicare OCR SERVICES DRUG STORES 110 108.75 Verisign VRSN TECHNOLOGY INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES 110 108.75 Conseco Inc CNO FINANCIALS ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE 105 87.5 Dillard's Inc. DDS SERVICES DEPARTMENT STORES 105 102.5 Int'l Rectifier IRF TECHNOLOGY SEMICONDUCTOR- INTEGRATED CIRCUITS 105 97.5 Kansas City Southern KSU SERVICES RAILROADS 105 96.25 Phillips van Heusen PVH CONSUMER GOODS TEXTILES 105 90 Tractor Supply Co. TSCO SERVICES SPECIALTY RETAIL, OTHER 105 92.5 Actavis ACT HEALTHCARE DRUGS-GENERIC 100 82.5 Alexion Pharma ALXN HEALTHCARE DRUG MANUFACTURERS 100 98.75 Arris Group ARRS TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT 100 95 Cheesecake Factory Inc  CAKE SERVICES RESTAURANTS 100 97.5 Church and Dwight Co Inc CHD CONSUMER GOODS CLEANING PRODUCTS 100 97.5 Choice Hotels International, Inc CHH SERVICES LODGING 100 97.5 Columbia Sportswear COLM CONSUMER GOODS TEXTILES 100 88.75 Carlisle Co's CSL CONSUMER GOODS RUBBER & PLASTICS 100 96.25 Curtiss-Wright Corp. CW INDUSTRIAL GOODS AEROSPACE/DEFENSE  PRODUCTS & SERVICES 100 98.75 Diebold Inc DBD CONSUMER GOODS BUSINESS EQUIPMENT 100 72.5 Eaton Vance EV FINANCIALS ASSET MANAGEMENT 100 77.5 Helmrich & Payne Inc HP BASIC MATERIALS OIL & GAS DRILLING & EXPLORATION 100 100 Hormel Foods HRL CONSUMER GOODS MEAT PRODUCTS 100 92.5 Heartland Express HTLD SERVICES TRUCKING 100 102.5 Illumina ILMN HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGY 100 98.75 Jack Henry JKHY TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SOFTWARE & SERVICES 100 81.25 Lennar Corp  LEN INDUSTRIAL GOODS RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION 100 91.25 Mettler Toledo Inc. MTD TECHNOLOGY SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS 100 103.75 Manitowoc Company Inc MTW INDUSTRIAL GOODS FARM & CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY 100 91.25 NetEase NTES TECHNOLOGY INTERNET INFORMATION PROVIDER 100 76.25 NVR Inc NVR INDUSTRIAL GOODS RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION 100 80 Open Text OTEX TECHNOLOGY INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES 100 100 Polaris Industries Partners PII CONSUMER GOODS RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 100 93.75 Stifel Fin'l SF FINANCIALS INVESTMENT BROKERAGE 100 98.75 Terex Corp TEX INDUSTRIAL GOODS FARM & CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY 100 100 TiVo Inc TIVO SERVICES CATV SYSTEMS 100 56.25 Tempur Pedic TPX CONSUMER GOODS HOME FURNISHING & FIXTURES 100 87.5 Toro Corp TTC INDUSTRIAL GOODS SMALL TOOLS & ACCESSORIES 100 98.75 Tupperware Brands TUP CONSUMER GOODS PACKAGING & CONTAINERS 100 95 Vistaprint NV VPRT SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES 100 91.25 Wolverine World Wide WWW CONSUMER GOODS TEXTILES 100 97.5             WORST           Harmony Gold Mining HMY BASIC MATERIALS GOLD 20 31.25 Amedisys Inc AMED HEALTHCARE HOME HEALTH CARE 25 60 Radio Shack RSH SERVICES ELECTRONICS STORES 25 25 Taubman Centers TCO FINANCIALS REITS 25 37.5 Forest Oil FST BASIC MATERIALS INDEPENDENT OIL & GAS 30 37.5 Telephone & Data Systems Inc TDS TECHNOLOGY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 30 30 Thor Industries THO CONSUMER GOODS RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 30 67.5       Commentary:   The best mid cap industry heading into 2014 is restaurants (CAKE, WEN, EAT).  Wholesale electronics (AVT, ARW, WCC) offer upside into Q1, in line with historical seasonality.  Drug makers (ALXN, VRX, UTHR) benefit from label expansion, orphan pricing power and specialty pipeline maturity.  Buy small tools (TTC, SNA, SSD) on rising industrial demand and construction upside opportunity.  Farm & construction machinery (TEX, MTW) score highly ahead of rising commercial construction spending. The top mid cap basics industry is steel & iron (CRS, CMC, STLD), followed by major chemicals (FMC, ASH) and drillers (HP).  The best consumer industries are textiles (PVH, WWW, COLM, SKX, HBI), business equipment (DBD, PAY), and auto parts (TEN, FDML, BWA).  In financials, focus on investment brokers (SF, LM, GHL) and asset managers (EV, AMG, LAZ).  Regional banks (SIVB, ASBC, FHN) also score above average.  Only drug makers score above average in healthcare.  Small tools, farm & construction machinery and residential construction (NVR, LEN, TOL) score best in industrials.  Across services, concentrate on restaurants, electronics wholesale, and trucking (HTLD, KNX).  The top technology baskets include semi ICs (IRF, SWKS, TQNT), Internet software (VRSN, OTEX), and technical & system software (ANSS, MCRS, SNPS).     MID CAP INDUSTRY SCORE BY SECTOR   12/24/2013 Sector INDUSTRY SCORE       BASIC MATERIALS STEEL & IRON 85.00 BASIC MATERIALS CHEMICALS- MAJOR DIVERSIFIED 80.00 BASIC MATERIALS OIL & GAS DRILLING & EXPLORATION 75.00 BASIC MATERIALS SPECIALTY CHEMICALS 75.00 BASIC MATERIALS INDEPENDENT OIL & GAS 68.57 BASIC MATERIALS INDUSTRIAL METALS & MINERALS 61.67 BASIC MATERIALS OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES 61.00 BASIC MATERIALS OIL & GAS REFINING & MARKETING 60.00 CONSUMER GOODS TEXTILES 85.00 CONSUMER GOODS BUSINESS EQUIPMENT 81.67 CONSUMER GOODS AUTO PARTS 78.75 CONSUMER GOODS HOME FURNISHING & FIXTURES 76.25 CONSUMER GOODS PACKAGING & CONTAINERS 73.57 CONSUMER GOODS BEVERAGES 72.50 CONSUMER GOODS PAPER & PAPER PRODUCTS 67.50 CONSUMER GOODS PROCESSED & PACKAGED GOODS 61.67 FINANCIALS INVESTMENT BROKERAGE 85.00 FINANCIALS ASSET MANAGEMENT 81.00 FINANCIALS REGIONAL BANKS 75.00 FINANCIALS PROPERTY & CASUALITY INSURANCE 71.67 FINANCIALS INSURANCE BROKERS 67.50 FINANCIALS REITS 58.48 HEALTHCARE DRUG MANUFACTURERS 91.67 HEALTHCARE MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & SUPPLIES 72.50 HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGY 62.50 HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES 62.50 HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS 57.00 INDUSTRIAL GOODS SMALL TOOLS & ACCESSORIES 91.67 INDUSTRIAL GOODS FARM & CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY 90.00 INDUSTRIAL GOODS RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION 85.00 INDUSTRIAL GOODS AEROSPACE/DEFENSE  PRODUCTS & SERVICES 83.89 INDUSTRIAL GOODS INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 71.25 INDUSTRIAL GOODS DIVERSIFIED MACHINERY 65.00 INDUSTRIAL GOODS GENERAL BUILDING MATERIALS 61.67 INDUSTRIAL GOODS WASTE MANAGEMENT 60.00 SERVICES RESTAURANTS 93.33 SERVICES ELECTRONICS WHOLESALE 92.50 SERVICES TRUCKING 83.33 SERVICES ADVERTISING AGENCIES 80.00 SERVICES SPECIALTY RETAIL, OTHER 78.33 SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES 77.50 SERVICES EDUCATION & TRAINING SERV 77.00 SERVICES MOVIE PRODUCTION, THEATERS 76.67 SERVICES PUBLISHING-NEWSPAPERS 70.00 SERVICES APPAREL STORES 67.50 SERVICES BROADCASTING 65.00 SERVICES AUTO DEALERSHIPS 63.33 SERVICES DISCOUNT, VARIETY STORES 60.00 SERVICES PERSONAL SERVICES 51.67 TECHNOLOGY SEMICONDUCTOR- INTEGRATED CIRCUITS 83.75 TECHNOLOGY INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES 82.50 TECHNOLOGY TECHNICAL & SYSTEM SOFTWARE 79.00 TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER PERIPHERALS 76.67 TECHNOLOGY SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT & MATERIALS 76.67 TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT 72.00 TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION & DELIVERY SERVICES 70.00 TECHNOLOGY SEMICONDUCTOR-SPECIALIZED 70.00 TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SOFTWARE & SERVICES 69.00 TECHNOLOGY SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS 68.75 TECHNOLOGY DIVERSIFIED ELECTRONICS 60.00 TECHNOLOGY SEMICONDUCTOR-BROAD LINE 60.00 TECHNOLOGY PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS 41.67 UTILITIES DIVERSIFIED UTILITIES 65.00 UTILITIES GAS UTILITIES 56.67 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.
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