Today's 5 Best Mid Caps

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index for the stocks having the most frequent new highs in the last month.  I then skipped over the stocks that didn't have positive gains in the last week and month and used the Flipchart feature to review the charts.

Today's list includes Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), IDXX Laboratories (IDXX), Vectren (VVC), SkyWorks Solutions (SWKS) and Realty Income Corp (O):

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 72% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 16 new highs and up 17.74% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 74.06%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 119.78
• Recently traded at 122.88 with a 50 day moving average of 109.55

IDXX Laboratories (IDXX)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 16 new highs and up 11.91% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 73.57%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 125.08
• Recently traded at 126.46 with a 50 day moving average of 113.69

Vectren (VVC)

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 16 new highs and up 6.82% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 68.74%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 37.97
• Recently traded at 38.24 with a 50 day moving average of 36.11

SkyWorks Solutions (SWKS)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 15 new highs and up 14.98% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 70.94%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 33.24
• Recently traded at 34.96 with a 50 day moving average of 29.98

Realty Income Corp (O)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 80% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 15 new highs and up 11.65% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 81.77%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 43.88
• Recently traded at 44.31 with a 50 day moving average of 39.86

REIT's rule the Mid-Caps Today

Realty and Income stocks rule the Mid-Caps today.  Today's list come from using Barchart to sort the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index for frequency of new highs in the last month.  I skipped the stocks that didn't have positive gains in the last week and month and used the Flipchart feature to find the charts I liked.

Today's list includes Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), MDU Resources Group (MDU), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Realty Income Corp (O), and Jones Land LaSalle (JLL):

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 14 new highs and up 9.15% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 75.24%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 71.14
• Recently traded at 72.30 with a 50 day moving average of 66.25

MDU Resources Group (MDU)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 14 new highs and up 12.35% in the last month
• Relative strength Index 77.09%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 33.53
• Recently traded at 34.38 with a 50 day moving average of 30.89

Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 80% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 13 new highs and up 8.57% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 75.85%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 67.13
• Recently traded at 67.82 with a 50 day moving average of 62.68

Realty Income Corp (O)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 88% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 13 new highs and up 9.32% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 74.59%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 41.19
• Recently traded at 42.00 with a 50 day moving average of 38.95

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 13 new highs and up 16.79% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 80.83%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 119.22
• Recently traded at 121.31 with a 50 day moving average of 106.39

Disclosure:  I own shares in Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)

Jones Lang LaSalle - Narchart's Chart of the Day

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) is the Barchrt Chart of the Day.  The real estate property management firm has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 37.82+ and gained 40.59% in the last 6 months.


The Chart of the Day is Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).  I found the stock by sorting the New High List for frequency in the last month, then skipped the stocks that did not have positive results in the last week and month and were not trading about their 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages.  Last I used the Flipchart feature to review the charts.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 10/30 the stock gained 24.56%.

JJL is a full-service real estate firm that provides management services, corporate and financial services and investment management services to corporations and other real estate owners, users and investors worldwide. By offering a broad range of real estate products and services, and through its extensive knowledge of domestic and international real estate markets, the company is able to serve as a single source provider of solutions for its clients' full range of real estate needs.

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Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 14 new highs and up 15.70% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 81.39%
• Barchart computed a technical support level at 115.96
• Recently traded at 121.18 with a 50 day moving average of 105.92

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $5.39 billion
• P/E 18.75
• Dividend yield .37%
• Revenue predicted to grow by 11.20% this year and another 7.11% next year
• Earnings estimated to increase by 14.60% this year, an additional 12.80% next year and continue to increase at an annual rate of 13.53% for the next 5 years
• Wall Street analysts issued 2 strong buy, 2 buy and 2 hold recommendations on the stock
• Financial strength is B++

The firm look to grow as it's overseas revenue increases,  As always look at the 50 day moving average to gauge signs of weakness and the 100 day moving average for an exit point.

Disclosure:  I do own shares of this stock