The Mid Cap 10 of 2016

Mid-cap stocks have gained more than large stocks over the long term and they’re better able to weather economic shocks than smaller firms. That’s why many investors like to look for bargain stocks with market capitalization between $2 billion and $10 billion. The 10 U.S. stocks listed alphabetically in this table were too large to make our Top 100 small-cap list, but we think they offer similar potential. These mid-caps got at least one A and one B according to the value and growth tests we use for our small-cap stocks. To encourage diversification, each one is from a different industry group.

Name	Name	Ticker	Industry Group	Industry Subgroup	Price (Feb. 11, 2016)	Price (Feb. 11, 2016)	Revenue ($M)	Market Capitalization ($M)	Price/Book	Price/TangibleBook	P/E (Last 12 Months)	Forward P/E	Dividend Yield	Leverage (Assets/Equity)	Value Grade	Value Grade	Return	3 Yr EPS Growth	3 Yr SPS Growth	1 Yr Total Asset Growth	Return on Equity	Price/Sales	Growth Grade	Growth Grade
CIT Group	CIT Group	CIT	Banks	Commer Banks-Eastern US	$25.65	$25.65	$3,878	$5,155	0.47	0.54	4.6	7.5	2.3%	6.15	A	A	-43.1%	57.4%	1.5%	41.0%	10.5%	1.23	B	B
Owens Corning	Owens Corning	OC	Building Materials	Bldg&Construct Prod-Misc	$41.23	$41.23	$5,379	$4,764	1.28	3.04	14.6	13.6	1.7%	1.95	A	A	5.6%	169.7%	2.0%	-2.1%	8.9%	0.90	A	A
Brocade Communications	Brocade Communications	BRCD	Computers	Computers-Memory Devices	$7.68	$7.68	$2,263	$3,146	1.25	3.78	9.6	7.7	2.3%	1.59	A	A	-34.3%	23.0%	3.2%	8.2%	13.8%	1.43	B	B
Avnet	Avnet	AVT	Electronics	Electronic Parts Distrib	$38.22	$38.22	$27,351	$5,017	1.07	1.52	9.1	8.2	1.8%	2.42	A	A	-12.0%	4.7%	4.7%	-1.6%	12.1%	0.19	A	A
Cal-Maine Foods	Cal-Maine Foods	CALM	Food	Food-Misc/Diversified	$47.42	$47.42	$1,996	$2,300	2.63	2.75	6.5	7.8	6.3%	1.36	B	B	39.4%	58.6%	18.9%	37.3%	46.2%	1.14	A	A
PulteGroup	PulteGroup	PHM	Home Builders	Bldg-Residential/Commer	$15.36	$15.36	$5,982	$5,363	1.13	1.15	11.1	9.5	2.3%	1.88	A	A	-30.3%	37.0%	10.1%	4.6%	10.3%	0.91	B	B
Old Republic International	Old Republic International	ORI	Insurance	Multi-line Insurance	$17.19	$17.19	$5,765	$4,494	1.14	–	10.6	13.2	4.3%	4.41	A	A	21.5%	100.3%	4.6%	0.7%	10.8%	0.77	A	A
Trinity Industries	Trinity Industries	TRN	Diversified Manufacturer	Diversified Manufacturer	$20.89	$20.89	$6,507	$3,193	0.93	1.19	4.4	5.7	2.1%	2.28	A	A	-27.1%	45.5%	21.6%	3.0%	22.4%	0.48	B	B
Tesoro	Tesoro	TSO	Oil & Gas	Oil Refining&Marketing	$72.01	$72.01	$28,711	$8,669	1.12	–	5.8	8.0	2.8%	2.11	A	A	-15.9%	32.8%	2.0%	-1.5%	25.3%	0.31	B	B
Telephone & Data Systems	Telephone & Data Systems	TDS	Telecommunications	Telephone-Integrated	$22.98	$22.98	$5,199	$2,499	0.61	2.05	12.2	88.0	2.5%	1.98	A	A	-11.0%	20.1%	0.0%	7.8%	5.0%	0.48	B	B