Mid Cap Best & Worst Report - April 20, 2016

• The best mid cap sectors are utilities, industrial goods, and technology.
• The highest scoring mid cap industry is oil & gas equipment & services.

The average mid cap score is 58.55 and that's above the four week average score of 58.27. The average mid cap stock in our universe is trading -22.13% below its 52 week high, 3.6% above its 200 dma, has 6.52 days to cover held short, and is expected to grow EPS by 16.08% in the coming year.

Utilities, industrials, and technology score best across mid cap. Consumer goods, healthcare, and services score in line with the average universe score. Basics and financials score below average.

The following chart shows historical mid cap scores by sector.

Oil & gas equipment & services (RES, PDS, HLX), industrial electrical (RBC, AOS), residential construction (NVR, KBH), healthcare plans (WCG, MOH, MGLN), and gas utilities (NJR, PNY) are best across our mid cap universe.

In mid cap basics, concentrate on oil & gas equipment & services, specialty chemicals (NEU), and synthetics (POL). Packaging & containers (TUP, MINI), textiles (COLM, CRI), and auto parts (TEN, FDML) score strongest in consumer goods. Accident & health insurance (AIZ) and REITs (REG, LXP, CLI, TCO, DEI, BDN) are best in financials. Healthcare plans, medical instruments (HRC, TFX, NUVA, WST), and medical appliances (ALGN, GMED) are top scoring in healthcare. The strongest industrials baskets are industrial electrical, residential construction, and diversified machinery (ATU, NDSN, ITT). Movies (RGC, DWA), business services (HPY, RBA, GPN), and trucking (ODFL) can be bought in services. Technical & system software (CDNS), scientific & technical instruments (CGNX, FLIR), and broadline semi are best in technology. Gas utilities can also be bought.