Large Cap Best & Worst Report - August 23, 2016

• The best large cap sector is healthcare.
• The highest scoring large cap industry is scientific & technical instruments.

The average large cap score is 64.94. The average score over the past four weeks is 66.32. The average large cap stock in our universe is trading -12% below its 52 week high, 6.91% above its 200 dma, has 4.57 days to cover held short, and is expected to grow EPS by 14.15% in the coming year.

Healthcare is the strongest large cap sector. Technology, industrial goods, and financials also score above average. Services and consumer goods score in line. Basics and utilities score below average.

The strongest large cap industry is scientific & technical instruments (MTD, WAT). Internet information (FB, GOOG, EXPE), air delivery & freight (UPS, EXPD, CHRW), diversified computer (IBM, TDC), and insurance brokers (AJG, MMC) are also top scoring.

In basics, buy major chemicals (APD, FMC, ASH) and oil & gas pipelines (WMB). textiles (UA, PVH, RL, NKE), major food (MDLZ), and processed & packaged goods (SJM, K) are best in consumer goods. The top financials industries are insurance brokers, money center banks (RY, BNS, BAC, STI, JPM), and REITs (HCN, HCP, BXP, HST, DLR, PLD). Every healthcare industry scores above average, led by biotech (CELG, BMRN, AMGN, SGEN, BIIB), drugmakers (PFE, ABBV, JNJ, MRK, AZN, SHPG), and medical instruments (COO,  BAX, BSX, BDX, BCR). The top industrials baskets are aerospace/defense (RTN, TDG, NOC, GD, BA) and industrial equipment (PH, PNR). Air delivery & freight, business services (CTAS, V, IRM, CSGP) and apparel stores (FL, ROST, URBN, LB, KORS) are the best services industries. The strongest technology groups are scientific & technical instruments, internet information, and diversified computer systems. utilities industries score below average.