Mid Cap Report: Best And Worst - May 22, 2014
The highest scoring names in mid cap from 1 year ago (5/22/2013) returned 621 bps more than the S&P 500. The best performers have been ILMN up 110%, TRN up 95%, VRX up 75%, GT up 69%, ALK up 68%, and STZ up 59%.
- The best mid cap sector is utilities.
- The top mid cap industry is gas utilities.
The average score across mid cap is 52.15, below the four week moving average score of 53.53. The average mid cap is trading -15.11% below its 52 week high, 0.14% above its 200 dma, has 6.94 days to cover held short, and is expected to grow EPS by 19.55% next year.
Utilities are the top scoring mid cap sector. Basics, healthcare, and consumer goods also score above average. Financials score in line. Services, industrials, and technology score below average.
| MID-CAP | 5/15/2014 | 5/22/2014 | 4 Week MA | |||
| Company Name | Symbol | Sector | INDUSTRY | SCORE | SCORE | SCORE |
| BEST | ||||||
| Frontier Comm. | FTR | TECHNOLOGY | TELECOM SERVICES - DOMESTIC | 105 | 100 | 102.5 |
| Home Properties | HME | FINANCIALS | REITS | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Alliance Resource Partners LP | ARLP | BASIC MATERIALS | INDUSTRIAL METALS & MINERALS | 90 | 95 | 95 |
| Carrizo Oil and Gas Inc | CRZO | BASIC MATERIALS | INDEPENDENT GAS & OIL | 90 | 95 | 92.5 |
| Cooper Tire and Rubber Co | CTB | CONSUMER GOODS | RUBBER & PLASTICS | 80 | 95 | 81.25 |
| Dillard's Inc. | DDS | SERVICES | DEPARTMENT STORES | 95 | 95 | 96.25 |
| Energen Corp | EGN | UTILITIES | GAS UTILITIES | 95 | 95 | 87.5 |
| Globus Medical | GMED | HEALTHCARE | MEDICAL APPLIANCES & EQUIPMENT | 90 | 95 | 95 |
| Old Dominion Freight Line Inc | ODFL | SERVICES | TRUCKING | 95 | 95 | 95 |
| Questcor Pharma | QCOR | HEALTHCARE | BIOTECHNOLOGY | 95 | 95 | 96.25 |
| Tenneco Automotive | TEN | CONSUMER GOODS | AUTO PARTS | 95 | 95 | 87.5 |
| Teleflex | TFX | HEALTHCARE | MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & SUPPLIES | 100 | 95 | 93.75 |
| AERCap Holdings | AER | SERVICES | RENTAL & LEASING SERVICES | 95 | 90 | 92.5 |
| Aspen Insurance Hldng. | AHL | FINANCIALS | PROPERTY & CASUALITY INSURANCE | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Centene Corp | CNC | HEALTHCARE | HEALTH CARE PLANS | 95 | 90 | 96.25 |
| Cablevision | CVC | SERVICES | CATV SYSTEMS | 65 | 90 | 70 |
| Douglas Emmett | DEI | FINANCIALS | REITS | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Flextronics | FLEX | TECHNOLOGY | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS | 90 | 90 | 88.75 |
| Hub Group Inc | HUBG | SERVICES | AIR DELIVERY & FREIGHT SERVICES | 95 | 90 | 95 |
| Newmarket Corp | NEU | BASIC MATERIALS | SPECIALTY CHEMICALS | 90 | 90 | 88.75 |
| Polypore Int'l | PPO | BASIC MATERIALS | SPECIALTY CHEMICALS | 70 | 90 | 68.75 |
| Ryder Systems | R | SERVICES | RENTAL & LEASING SERVICES | 95 | 90 | 93.75 |
| Taubman Centers | TCO | FINANCIALS | REITS | 95 | 90 | 93.75 |
| Trinity Industries Inc | TRN | SERVICES | RAILROADS | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Windstream Corp | WIN | TECHNOLOGY | TELECOM SERVICES - DOMESTIC | 90 | 90 | 88.75 |
| Aaron's, Inc. | AAN | SERVICES | SPECIALTY RETAIL, OTHER | 90 | 85 | 81.25 |
| Akorn Inc | AKRX | HEALTHCARE | DRUGS-GENERIC | 85 | 85 | 78.75 |
| Cavium Networks | CAVM | TECHNOLOGY | SEMICONDUCTOR- BROAD LINE | 80 | 85 | 85 |
| Compass Minerals International Inc | CMP | BASIC MATERIALS | SYNTHETICS | 85 | 85 | 77.5 |
| Dupont Fabros | DFT | FINANCIALS | PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | 90 | 85 | 73.75 |
| General Mills | GIS | CONSUMER GOODS | PROCESSED & PACKAGED GOODS | 90 | 85 | 86.25 |
| Kilroy Realty | KRC | FINANCIALS | REITS | 85 | 85 | 83.75 |
| Newfield Expl Co | NFX | BASIC MATERIALS | INDEPENDENT OIL & GAS | 85 | 85 | 83.75 |
| New Jersey Resources | NJR | UTILITIES | GAS UTILITIES | 85 | 85 | 85 |
| Precision Drilling Corp | PDS | BASIC MATERIALS | OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES | 85 | 85 | 86.25 |
| Patterson Energy | PTEN | BASIC MATERIALS | OIL & GAS DRILLING & EXPLORATION | 80 | 85 | 82.5 |
| Macrovision Corp | ROVI | TECHNOLOGY | BUSINESS SOFTWARE & SERVICES | 70 | 85 | 71.25 |
| Biomed Realty Trust | BMR | FINANCIALS | REITS | 75 | 80 | 78.75 |
| Cadence Design | CDNS | TECHNOLOGY | TECHINICAL & SYSTEM SOFTWARE | 80 | 80 | 72.5 |
| Flowers Foods | FLO | CONSUMER GOODS | PROCESSED & PACKAGED GOODS | 85 | 80 | 80 |
| Lifepoint Hospitals | LPNT | HEALTHCARE | HOSPITALS | 85 | 80 | 85 |
| Molina Healthcare | MOH | HEALTHCARE | HEALTH CARE PLANS | 85 | 80 | 77.5 |
| RPC Inc | RES | BASIC MATERIALS | OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES | 80 | 80 | 82.5 |
| Team Health Holdings | TMH | SERVICES | STAFFING & OUTSOURCING SERVICES | 80 | 80 | 76.25 |
| Texas Industries | TXI | INDUSTRIAL GOODS | CEMENT | 80 | 80 | 81.25 |
| Ultra Petroleum Corp. | UPL | BASIC MATERIALS | INDEPENDENT OIL & GAS | 80 | 80 | 81.25 |
| WORST | ||||||
| Chicos Fas | CHS | SERVICES | APPAREL STORES | 30 | 15 | 21.25 |
| Cumulus Media | CMLS | SERVICES | RADIO BROADCASTING | 15 | 15 | 20 |
| J D S Uniphase | JDSU | TECHNOLOGY | COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT | 20 | 15 | 16.25 |
| AllScripts | MDRX | HEALTHCARE | MEDICAL APPLIANCES & EQUIPMENT | 30 | 15 | 25 |
| Panera Bread Co. | PNRA | SERVICES | SPECIALTY EATERIES | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Sears Holding Corp | SHLD | SERVICES | DEPARTMENT STORES | 25 | 15 | 21.25 |
| Andersons Inc | ANDE | CONSUMER GOODS | FARM PRODUCTS | 20 | 20 | 38.75 |
| Sotheby's | BID | SERVICES | SPECIALTY RETAIL, OTHER | 20 | 20 | 22.5 |
| Brady Corp | BRC | SERVICES | BUSINESS SERVICES | 25 | 20 | 21.25 |
| Cathay General Bancorp | CATY | FINANCIALS | REGIONAL BANKS | 35 | 20 | 21.25 |
| Cleveland-Cliffs Inc | CLF | BASIC MATERIALS | STEEL & IRON | 20 | 20 | 21.25 |
| GoGo Inc. | GOGO | TECHNOLOGY | DIVERSIFIED COMMUNICATION SERVICES | 15 | 20 | 16.25 |
| Hudson City Bancorp | HCBK | FINANCIALS | SAVINGS & LOANS | 50 | 20 | 42.5 |
| Imax Corp | IMAX | CONSUMER GOODS | PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES | 25 | 20 | 22.5 |
| Louisiana-Pacific Corp | LPX | INDUSTRIAL GOODS | LUMBER, WOOD PRODUCTION | 20 | 20 | 25 |
| Medicine's Co. | MDCO | HEALTHCARE | DRUG MANUFACTURERS | 15 | 20 | 20 |
| Opko Health | OPK | HEALTHCARE | MEDICAL APPLIANCES & EQUIPMENT | 25 | 20 | 22.5 |
Gas utilities (EGN, NJR) score highest across mid cap this week. Specialty chemicals (PPO, NEU) are strong scoring. Truckers (ODFL, KNX) offer upside. Seasonally adjusted truck tonnage was up 4.8% year-over-year in April, the biggest year-over-year gain so far this year.
Oil & gas equipment & services (PDS, RES, EXH) benefit from seasonal demand tied to rig activity. Industrial metals & minerals (ARLP, BTU) round out the strongest industries this week, supported by utilities stockpiling coal inventory ahead of summer peak demand.
The best scoring basics industries include specialty chemicals, oil & gas equipment & services, and industrial metals & minerals. The top consumer goods groups are processed & packaged goods (GIS, FLO), textiles (COLM, SKX), and business equipment (DBD, PBI). In financials, buy REITs (HME, TCO, DEI, KRC, BMR, CBL) and accident & health insurers (AIZ). In healthcare, focus on hospitals (LPNT, SEM) and medical instruments (TFX, NUVA, DXCM). None of the mid cap industrials groups score above average. Focus on aerospace/defense (ESL, CW), which scores in line and benefits from summer air show order season. In services, concentrate on trucking, rental & leasing (R, AER, UHAL), and department stores (DDS, JCP). The top technology groups are printed circuit boards (FLEX), computer peripherals (LXK), and business software & services (ROVI, SSNC).
| MID CAP INDUSTRY SCORE BY SECTOR | 5/22/2014 | |
| Sector | INDUSTRY | SCORE |
| BASIC MATERIALS | SPECIALTY CHEMICALS | 80.00 |
| BASIC MATERIALS | OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES | 76.25 |
| BASIC MATERIALS | INDUSTRIAL METALS & MINERALS | 75.00 |
| BASIC MATERIALS | INDEPENDENT OIL & GAS | 63.75 |
| BASIC MATERIALS | SYNTHETICS | 63.75 |
| BASIC MATERIALS | OIL & GAS DRILLING & EXPLORATION | 45.00 |
| BASIC MATERIALS | STEEL & IRON | 39.17 |
| CONSUMER GOODS | PROCESSED & PACKAGED GOODS | 73.33 |
| CONSUMER GOODS | TEXTILES | 64.00 |
| CONSUMER GOODS | BUSINESS EQUIPMENT | 57.50 |
| CONSUMER GOODS | AUTO PARTS | 52.00 |
| CONSUMER GOODS | PACKAGING & CONTAINERS | 40.00 |
| FINANCIALS | REITS | 65.59 |
| FINANCIALS | ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE | 56.67 |
| FINANCIALS | SURETY & TITLE INSURANCE | 43.33 |
| FINANCIALS | REGIONAL BANKS | 43.18 |
| FINANCIALS | INVESTMENT BROKERAGE | 40.00 |
| FINANCIALS | ASSET MANAGEMENT | 38.00 |
| HEALTHCARE | HOSPITALS | 60.00 |
| HEALTHCARE | MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & SUPPLIES | 53.50 |
| HEALTHCARE | BIOTECHNOLOGY | 52.08 |
| INDUSTRIAL GOODS | AEROSPACE/DEFENSE PRODUCTS & SERVICES | 52.50 |
| INDUSTRIAL GOODS | DIVERSIFIED MACHINERY | 49.38 |
| INDUSTRIAL GOODS | INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT | 46.25 |
| INDUSTRIAL GOODS | RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION | 33.33 |
| SERVICES | TRUCKING | 76.67 |
| SERVICES | RENTAL & LEASING SERVICES | 62.00 |
| SERVICES | DEPARTMENT STORES | 60.00 |
| SERVICES | SPECIALTY RETAIL, OTHER | 54.00 |
| SERVICES | EDUCATION & TRAINING SERV | 53.33 |
| SERVICES | AUTO DEALERSHIPS | 51.67 |
| SERVICES | APPAREL STORES | 47.00 |
| SERVICES | BUSINESS SERVICES | 46.36 |
| SERVICES | TECHNICAL SERVICES | 45.00 |
| SERVICES | MOVIE PRODUCTION, THEATERS | 43.33 |
| SERVICES | RESTAURANTS | 37.14 |
| TECHNOLOGY | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS | 68.33 |
| TECHNOLOGY | COMPUTER PERIPHERALS | 54.00 |
| TECHNOLOGY | BUSINESS SOFTWARE & SERVICES | 53.89 |
| TECHNOLOGY | SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT & MATERIALS | 50.00 |
| TECHNOLOGY | TECHiNICAL & SYSTEM SOFTWARE | 49.00 |
| TECHNOLOGY | INFORMATION & DELIVERY SERVICES | 46.67 |
| TECHNOLOGY | SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS | 44.17 |
| TECHNOLOGY | SEMICONDUCTOR- INTEGRATED CIRCUITS | 41.67 |
| TECHNOLOGY | SEMICONDUCTOR-BROAD LINE | 40.00 |
| TECHNOLOGY | COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT | 38.75 |
| UTILITIES | GAS UTILITIES | 83.33 |
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