The best scoring mid caps from one year ago (12/5/2012) averaged 211 bps of excess over the S&P 400, with 0% turnover. The top performers included BEAV up 85%, ALK up 84%, CNO up 83%, and BC up 75%.
- The best mid cap sector is consumer goods.
- The top scoring mid cap industry is drug manufacturing.
The average score in mid cap is 72.2, below the four week average score of 72.35. The average mid cap is trading 6.29% above its 200 day moving average, has 3.35 days to cover short, and is expected to see EPS growth of 12.83% next year.
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The best scoring mid cap sector is consumer goods. Healthcare and industrial goods also score above average. Services score in line. Basics materials, financials, utilities and technology score below average.
| MID CAP | Â | Â | Â | 12/4/2013 | 4 Week MA |
| Company Name | Symbol | Sector | INDUSTRY | SCORE | SCORE |
| BEST | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Robert Half International Inc. | RHI | SERVICES | STAFFING & OUTSOURCING SERVICES | 110 | 101.25 |
| Trinity Industries Inc | TRN | SERVICES | RAILROADS | 110 | 107.5 |
| Verisign | VRSN | TECHNOLOGY | INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES | 110 | 111.25 |
| Fossil Inc. | FOSL | CONSUMER GOODS | RECREATIONAL GOODS, OTHER | 105 | 106.25 |
| Heartland Express | HTLD | SERVICES | TRUCKING | 105 | 96.25 |
| Kansas City Southern | KSU | SERVICES | RAILROADS | 105 | 103.75 |
| Mettler Toledo Inc. | MTD | TECHNOLOGY | SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS | 105 | 107.5 |
| Nasdaq OMX Group | NDAQ | FINANCIALS | DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENTS | 105 | 105 |
| Omnicare | OCR | SERVICES | DRUG STORES | 105 | 108.75 |
| United Therapeutics | UTHR | HEALTHCARE | DRUG MANUFACTURERS | 105 | 105 |
| Acxiom Corp | Â ACXM | TECHNOLOGY | IT SERVICES | 100 | 101.25 |
| Assured Guaranty Ltd | AGO | FINANCIALS | SURETY & TITLE INSURANCE | 100 | 92.5 |
| Autoliv | ALV | CONSUMER GOODS | AUTO PARTS | 100 | 100 |
| Alexion Pharma | ALXN | HEALTHCARE | DRUG MANUFACTURERS | 100 | 97.5 |
| Associated Bank | ASBC | FINANCIALS | REGIONAL BANKS | 100 | 101.25 |
| Avery Dennison | AVY | CONSUMER GOODS | PAPER & PAPER PRODUCTS | 100 | 98.75 |
| BE Aerospace Inc | BEAV | INDUSTRIAL GOODS | AEROSPACE/DEFENSEÂ PRODUCTS & SERVICES | 100 | 100 |
| Borg Warner | BWA | CONSUMER GOODS | AUTO PARTS | 100 | 98.75 |
| Bally Tech Inc. | Â BYI | SERVICES | GAMING ACTIVITIES | 100 | 97.5 |
| Cincinnati Finl Corp | CINF | FINANCIALS | PROPERTY & CASUALITY INSURANCE | 100 | 103.75 |
| Commercial Metals Co | CMC | BASIC MATERIALS | STEEL & IRON | 100 | 98.75 |
| Dillard’s Inc. | DDS | SERVICES | DEPARTMENT STORES | 100 | 97.5 |
| Deckers Outdoor | DECK | CONSUMER GOODS | TEXTILES | 100 | 100 |
| Hancock Hldng | HBHC | FINANCIALS | REGIONAL BANKS | 100 | 102.5 |
| Helmrich & Payne Inc | HP | BASIC MATERIALS | OIL & GAS DRILLING & EXPLORATION | 100 | 96.25 |
| Hormel Foods | HRL | CONSUMER GOODS | MEAT PRODUCTS | 100 | 78.75 |
| Level 3 Communications Inc | Â LVLT | TECHNOLOGY | DIVERSIFIED COMMUNICATION SERVICES | 100 | 97.5 |
| Manpower | MAN | SERVICES | STAFFING & OUTSOURCING SERVICES | 100 | 102.5 |
| Open Text | OTEX | TECHNOLOGY | INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES | 100 | 100 |
| Pall Corp | PLL | INDUSTRIAL GOODS | DIVERSIFIED MACHINERY | 100 | 97.5 |
| Phillips van Heusen | PVH | CONSUMER GOODS | TEXTILES | 100 | 97.5 |
| Terex Corp | TEX | INDUSTRIAL GOODS | FARM & CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY | 100 | 98.75 |
| Toro Corp | TTC | INDUSTRIAL GOODS | SMALL TOOLS & ACCESSORIES | 100 | 97.5 |
| Wolverine World Wide | WWW | CONSUMER GOODS | TEXTILES | 100 | 100 |
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| Rent-a-Center | RCII | SERVICES | RENTAL & LEASING SERVICES | 20 | 22.5 |
| Radio Shack | RSH | SERVICES | ELECTRONICS STORES | 20 | 22.5 |
| Douglas Emmett | DEI | FINANCIALS | REITS | 25 | 31.25 |
| Strayer Education | STRA | SERVICES | EDUCATION & TRAINING SERV | 25 | 26.25 |
| Abercrombie and Fitch | ANF | SERVICES | APPAREL STORES | 30 | 31.25 |
| Biomed Realty Trust | BMR | FINANCIALS | REITS | 30 | 32.5 |
| Pan American Silver | PAAS | BASIC MATERIALS | SILVER | 30 | 33.75 |
| Telephone & Data Systems Inc | TDS | TECHNOLOGY | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS | 30 | 51.25 |
| Weight Watchers | WTW | SERVICES | PERSONAL SERVICES | 30 | 26.25 |
