Weekly Investment Report: Top Scoring Stocks

By Todd Campbell
Monday, March 24, 2014 11:56 AM EDT

Top scoring weekly returns:  Buy and Hold 1 Year

 


Financials have displaced industrial goods, continuing their climb up our ranking. Industrials, utilities, and consumer goods all score above average. Despite being the top scoring sector in large cap last week, healthcare scores in line across the entire universe. Services also score in line. Basic materials and technology score below average.



 

The following chart visualizes score by sector and cap.

The following chart shows the four, eight, and 12 week moving average of our universe score. This chart has been signaling worsening risk reward (four week below the eight and 12 week). However, a move in the four week back above the eight and 12 could signal improving risk/reward soon. If so, you'll want to increase exposure to the top scoring sectors.  NOTE: Scores will be shifting soon to reflect Q2 seasonality (that may affect leadership).

FINANCIALS

Financials have been improving in our work. Historically, financials offer opportunity into summer.  REITs (NNN, PSA, FRT, RWT), banks (FHN, CFNL, WTFC), and asset managers (AB, AMP, OZM) are well represented in our best scoring ranking this week. REITs offer robust seasonality. NAR estimates office rents will climb 2.3% in 2014 and 3.2% in 2015. Industrial rents will climb 2.4% in 2014, and 2.6% in 2015. Delinquency rates fell to 3.58% in Q4, down from 4.73% a year ago, and continue to support easing credit standards and loan portfolio growth at banks.


INDUSTRIAL GOODS

February's gain in manufacturing production was the biggest since last August, bringing the month's total industrial production 2.8% higher than a year ago.  Capacity utilization rose 1.3% in February to 78.8%. Durables production grew 4.6% year-over-year. Defense & space grew 2.6% and aerospace rose 2.2% (TDG, BEAV, GD, HON). Equipment parts were up 4.1%, machinery expanded 3%, and fabricated metals grew 2.6% (MIDD, ITT, BDC, LFUS, SNHY, FLS). Construction related stocks are also strong heading into warm weather (MTW, MDU, TEX, NVR, LEN). February building permits, which are far less volatile than housing starts, were  6.9% higher year-over-year in February. 


 UTILITIES

Utilities usually rally ahead of summer peak demand, and benefit as managers historically de-risk into the end of Q2 (NEE, CWT, SCG, XEL).

CONSUMER GOODS

The highest ranked companies in consumer goods cut across most of the sectors' industries. 
 

Top Scoring Stocks: 
 

LG CAP   3/20/2014 4 Week MA MID CAP   3/20/2014 4 Week MA
Symbol Sector SCORE SCORE Symbol Sector SCORE SCORE
BEST       BEST      
MCHP TECHNOLOGY 115 112.5 CAVM TECHNOLOGY 105 107.5
HAS CONSUMER GOODS 110 108.75 CDNS TECHNOLOGY 105 108.75
SIAL HEALTHCARE 110 108.75 HTLD SERVICES 105 103.75
AGN HEALTHCARE 105 105 NNN FINANCIALS 105 92.5
APH TECHNOLOGY 105 103.75 TER TECHNOLOGY 105 103.75
AZO SERVICES 105 107.5 AB FINANCIALS 100 98.75
BDX HEALTHCARE 105 103.75 CAKE SERVICES 100 85
MYL HEALTHCARE 105 107.5 CNO FINANCIALS 100 102.5
PSA FINANCIALS 105 97.5 COLM CONSUMER GOODS 100 100
ADBE TECHNOLOGY 100 97.5 DBD CONSUMER GOODS 100 98.75
AMP FINANCIALS 100 102.5 FHN FINANCIALS 100 86.25
BCR HEALTHCARE 100 98.75 GCO SERVICES 100 93.75
CAH SERVICES 100 98.75 IRF TECHNOLOGY 100 107.5
CF BASIC MATERIALS 100 103.75 ITT INDUSTRIAL GOODS 100 102.5
CLR BASIC MATERIALS 100 105 MIDD INDUSTRIAL GOODS 100 98.75
CSX SERVICES 100 90 RWT FINANCIALS 100 92.5
DIS SERVICES 100 103.75 SF FINANCIALS 100 98.75
ECA BASIC MATERIALS 100 100 TPX CONSUMER GOODS 100 98.75
FRT FINANCIALS 100 91.25 TRAK TECHNOLOGY 100 103.75
GLW TECHNOLOGY 100 102.5 WTFC FINANCIALS 100 87.5
LSI TECHNOLOGY 100 98.75 AKRX HEALTHCARE 100 91.25
NEE UTILITIES 100 97.5 GMED HEALTHCARE 100 98.75
OTEX TECHNOLOGY 100 100 TFX HEALTHCARE 100 102.5
RRC BASIC MATERIALS 100 100 ABCO SERVICES 95 91.25
SWN BASIC MATERIALS 100 98.75 ANN SERVICES 95 76.25
TSM TECHNOLOGY 100 85 BDC INDUSTRIAL GOODS 95 97.5
BKW SERVICES 100 103.75 BDN FINANCIALS 95 88.75
TSN CONSUMER GOODS 100 98.75 CHH SERVICES 95 97.5
ACT HEALTHCARE 95 92.5 CMP BASIC MATERIALS 95 97.5
ALXN HEALTHCARE 95 93.75 CNC HEALTHCARE 95 88.75
AON FINANCIALS 95 97.5 DPZ SERVICES 95 95
ATVI TECHNOLOGY 95 92.5 HUBG SERVICES 95 90
BEAV INDUSTRIAL GOODS 95 95 IPXL HEALTHCARE 95 98.75
BIIB HEALTHCARE 95 92.5 LFUS INDUSTRIAL GOODS 95 97.5
BWA CONSUMER GOODS 95 97.5 MDSO TECHNOLOGY 95 93.75
BXP FINANCIALS 95 87.5 MTW INDUSTRIAL GOODS 95 92.5
CCE CONSUMER GOODS 95 93.75 OLN BASIC MATERIALS 95 92.5
CHD CONSUMER GOODS 95 95 TEX INDUSTRIAL GOODS 95 97.5
CHKP TECHNOLOGY 95 93.75 UPL BASIC MATERIALS 95 97.5
CLB BASIC MATERIALS 95 87.5 CRL HEALTHCARE 95 92.5
CVD HEALTHCARE 95 93.75 ICLR HEALTHCARE 95 92.5
CVS SERVICES 95 95 OZM FINANCIALS 95 85
DD BASIC MATERIALS 95 95 SIRO HEALTHCARE 95 81.25
DISH CONSUMER GOODS 95 95 WOOF SERVICES 95 85
DOX TECHNOLOGY 95 93.75 WWAV CONSUMER GOODS 95 97.5
DVA HEALTHCARE 95 93.75 ALR HEALTHCARE 90 93.75
ESRX SERVICES 95 96.25 ANDE CONSUMER GOODS 90 88.75
ESS FINANCIALS 95 96.25 ARE FINANCIALS 90 87.5
EW HEALTHCARE 95 85 ARRS TECHNOLOGY 90 92.5
FRX HEALTHCARE 95 92.5 BRCD TECHNOLOGY 90 92.5
GD INDUSTRIAL GOODS 95 96.25 CRZO BASIC MATERIALS 90 93.75
H SERVICES 95 92.5 CSL CONSUMER GOODS 90 91.25
HAL BASIC MATERIALS 95 92.5 CW INDUSTRIAL GOODS 90 92.5
HP BASIC MATERIALS 95 96.25 DDS SERVICES 90 88.75
HSY CONSUMER GOODS 95 92.5 DV SERVICES 90 91.25
ILMN HEALTHCARE 95 96.25 ESL INDUSTRIAL GOODS 90 93.75
ISRG HEALTHCARE 95 93.75 FLEX TECHNOLOGY 90 88.75
JEC SERVICES 95 76.25 KRC FINANCIALS 90 88.75
LLL SERVICES 95 95 LII CONSUMER GOODS 90 93.75
LNC FINANCIALS 95 97.5 NVR INDUSTRIAL GOODS 90 91.25
LO CONSUMER GOODS 95 92.5 OPEN TECHNOLOGY 90 85
M SERVICES 95 93.75 OSK CONSUMER GOODS 90 92.5
MCO FINANCIALS 95 96.25 OZRK FINANCIALS 90 88.75
MDU INDUSTRIAL GOODS 95 92.5 PRXL SERVICES 90 92.5
NSC SERVICES 95 92.5 PZZA SERVICES 90 87.5
NVDA TECHNOLOGY 95 96.25 SIVB FINANCIALS 90 90
PII CONSUMER GOODS 95 82.5 SKX CONSUMER GOODS 90 91.25
PNC FINANCIALS 95 92.5 SPW INDUSTRIAL GOODS 90 92.5
PRGO HEALTHCARE 95 93.75 TEN CONSUMER GOODS 90 92.5
RAD SERVICES 95 93.75 TRN SERVICES 90 90
SCG UTILITIES 95 80 TTC INDUSTRIAL GOODS 90 91.25
SLG FINANCIALS 95 93.75 TTWO TECHNOLOGY 90 90
SPG FINANCIALS 95 76.25 UHAL SERVICES 90 91.25
STJ HEALTHCARE 95 96.25 VPFG FINANCIALS 90 88.75
SWKS TECHNOLOGY 95 95 VSH TECHNOLOGY 90 88.75
TAP CONSUMER GOODS 95 97.5 WEN SERVICES 90 92.5
TDG INDUSTRIAL GOODS 95 93.75 PANW TECHNOLOGY 90 92.5
UNP SERVICES 95 93.75 WNR BASIC MATERIALS 90 82.5
VRX HEALTHCARE 95 92.5        
WLP HEALTHCARE 95 75        
XEL UTILITIES 95 85        
SPLK TECHNOLOGY 95 92.5        
SMALL CAP   3/20/2014 4 Week MA ADRS   3/17/2014 4 Week MA
Symbol Sector SCORE SCORE Symbol COUNTRY SCORE SCORE
BEST       BEST      
DIOD TECHNOLOGY 105 91.25 PSDV United States 100 95.00
AGYS SERVICES 100 103.75 GA China 95 95.00
CFNL FINANCIALS 100 86.25 KONG China 95 88.75
CHE HEALTHCARE 100 98.75 MPEL Hong Kong 95 96.25
CWT UTILITIES 100 97.5 OIIM Hong Kong 95 96.25
GBX SERVICES 100 100 SIG Bermuda 95 95.00
ANAC HEALTHCARE 95 93.75 SPIL Taiwan 95 90.00
BDBD CONSUMER GOODS 95 71.25 AIXG Germany 85 88.75
BLDR SERVICES 95 98.75 EDAP France 85 83.75
CENX BASIC MATERIALS 95 95 NJ Japan 85 87.50
EBIX TECHNOLOGY 95 98.75 NVO Denmark 85 88.75
ECOL INDUSTRIAL GOODS 95 92.5 RYAAY Ireland 85 82.50
FINL SERVICES 95 90 SNP China 85 77.50
HZO SERVICES 95 85 SPRD China 85 85.00
IVAC TECHNOLOGY 95 93.75 SSL South Africa 85 71.25
LCAV HEALTHCARE 95 92.5 STM Italy 85 76.25
PENX BASIC MATERIALS 95 85 VLCCF Bermuda 85 85.00
SABA TECHNOLOGY 95 96.25 BMO Canada 80 78.75
SNHY INDUSTRIAL GOODS 95 97.5 DEG Belgium 80 78.75
TQNT TECHNOLOGY 95 95 GMK México 80 82.50
XRTX TECHNOLOGY 95 93.75 HIMX Taiwan 80 81.25
CYBX HEALTHCARE 95 95 ICLR Ireland 80 78.75
EXAM SERVICES 95 96.25 NTZ Italy 80 80.00
HTWR HEALTHCARE 95 96.25 RDY India 80 78.75
IRWD HEALTHCARE 95 96.25 SFL Bermuda 80 82.50
SGMO HEALTHCARE 95 93.75 SNN United Kingdom 80 77.50
VASC HEALTHCARE 95 97.5 SORL China 80 83.75
BJRI SERVICES 90 66.25 TEVA Israel 80 83.75
CDI SERVICES 90 93.75 TRIB Ireland 80 81.25
CGX SERVICES 90 90 TSM Taiwan 80 65.00
CMO FINANCIALS 90 88.75 VE France 80 82.50
DXPE SERVICES 90 90 WIT India 80 82.50
DXYN CONSUMER GOODS 90 93.75        
FORM TECHNOLOGY 90 95        
FSS CONSUMER GOODS 90 66.25        
GLRE FINANCIALS 90 76.25        
KERX HEALTHCARE 90 83.75        
MPWR TECHNOLOGY 90 90        
PGI TECHNOLOGY 90 85        
RTIX HEALTHCARE 90 78.75        
SILC TECHNOLOGY 90 92.5        
STFC FINANCIALS 90 76.25        
UEIC CONSUMER GOODS 90 92.5        
WIRE BASIC MATERIALS 90 96.25        
ALIM HEALTHCARE 90 87.5        
ANIK HEALTHCARE 90 93.75        
BABY HEALTHCARE 90 92.5        
FLDM TECHNOLOGY 90 93.75        
NLNK HEALTHCARE 90 91.25        
PHMD HEALTHCARE 90 72.5        
WWE SERVICES 90 88.75        

 

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