• Utilities and consumer goods are the top mid cap sectors.
  • Regional banks are the best industry.
  • The average score across our mid cap stock universe is 62.63 and that’s above the four week average score of 59.49. The average mid cap in our coverage is trading -21.74% below its 52 week high, -3.16% below its 200 dma, has 6.77 days to cover held short, and is expected to grow EPS by 15.48% in the coming year.

    Utilities, technology, and financials score best. Consumer goods and industrial goods also score above average. Services, healthcare, and basics score below average.

    The best scoring mid cap industry is regional banks (OZRK, FFIN, ASB, CATY, NPBC, FHN, BXS). Accident & health insurers (AFL, CNO) also score highly, as does technical & system software (CDNS, TYL), packaging & containers (BMS, TUP), and semi ICs (MSCC).

    Specialty chemicals (CBT) and synthetics (CMP, MTX) can be bought in basic materials. Only packaging & containers score above average in consumer goods. The top financials groups are regional banks and accident & health insurers. Medical appliances (GMED, STE, SIRO, MASI, ALGN) and medical instruments (PODD, HRC, WST, THOR, PKI) are top scoring in healthcare. Industrial electrical (AOS, RBC, LFUS), residential construction (NVR), and diversified machinery (BC, BGG, ATU) are best across industrial goods. Business services (CMPR, HCSG, GPN, HPY) and trucking (ODFL, KNX) can be bought in services. Technical & system software, semi ICs, and application software (LOCK, MANH, NUAN) should be overweight in technology. Gas utilities (NJR, PNY) can also be bought.

     

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