Report
Dave Nicoski ...
  • Ross LaDuke
EUR 46.71 For Business Accounts Only

Vital Signs: Actionable charts

Key Points:

• The Staples Sector is leadership and many names are staging price and RS reversals.

• REIT's are breaking above bases and are showing RS leadership.

• Paper & Forest products are strengthening and many are reversing price and RS downtrend or breaking above bases.

• Large-Cap Pharma stocks are showing leadership. Many have broken topside of multi-year consolidations or have reversed multi-year price and RS downtrends.
Underlyings
Advance Auto Parts Inc.

Advance Auto Parts is an automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America, serving both professional installers (Professional), and do-it-yourself (DIY), customers as well as independently owned operators. The company's stores and branches provide a range selection of brand name, original equipment manufacturer and private label automotive replacement parts, accessories, batteries and maintenance items for domestic and imported cars, vans, sport utility vehicles and light and heavy duty trucks. Through its integrated operating approach, the company serves its Professional and DIY customers through a variety of channels ranging from brick and mortar store locations to self-service e-commerce sites.

Alleghany Corporation

Alleghany is an insurance holding company. The company classifies its businesses into three reportable segments: reinsurance segment, which consists of property and casualty reinsurance operations conducted by its Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.'s reinsurance subsidiary; insurance segment, which consists of property and casualty insurance operations conducted by Alleghany Insurance Holdings LLC through RSUI Group, Inc.; and Alleghany Capital segment, which owns and manages a portfolio of middle market businesses primarily through the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Alleghany Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions delivers information technology solutions and services. The company is engaged in providing electronic health records (EHRs), financial management, population health management, medicine and consumer solutions. The company's segments are: Clinical and Financial Solutions, which consists of the sale of integrated clinical software applications and financial and information solutions, including EHR-related software, connectivity and coordinated care solutions, financial and practice management software, related installation, and revenue cycle management; Population Health, which consists the sale of health management, financial management and patient engagement solutions.

Campbell Soup Company

Campbell Soup is a manufacturer and marketer of food and beverage products. The company's reportable segments are: Meals and Beverages, which includes the retail and foodservice businesses in the United States and Canada, and the meals and shelf-stable beverages business in Latin America; Snacks, which consists of Pepperidge Farm cookies, crackers, fresh bakery and frozen products in United States retail, including Milano cookies and Goldfish crackers, and Snyder's of Hanover pretzels, Lance sandwich crackers, Cape Cod and Kettle Brand potato chips, Late July snacks, Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps, Pop Secret popcorn, Emerald nuts, and other snacking products in the United States and Canada.

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Cerner Corporation

Cerner designs, develops, markets, installs, hosts and supports health care information technology, health care devices, hardware and content solutions for health care organizations and consumers. The company also provides a range of services, including implementation and training, remote hosting, operational management services, revenue cycle services, support and maintenance, transaction processing, employer health centers, employee wellness programs and third party administrator services for employer-based health plans. The company has two operating segments: Domestic, which includes business activity in the United States; and International, which includes business activity outside the United States.

Control4 Corporation

Control4 is a provider of smart home and business solutions. The company's smart home and business solutions provide consumers with the ability to integrate audio, video, lighting, temperature, security, communications, network management and other functionalities into a unified automation solution. At the center of the company's product line is the Control4 Home Operating System, which the company refers to as the C4 OS, and the related application software and software development kits. The company's products with embedded software include: controllers, interface devices, networking devices, audio solutions, video solutions, lighting products, comfort products, security products and communication products.

Domtar Corporation

Domtar is engaged in designing, manufacturing, marketing and distributing a range of fiber-based products including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers and absorbent hygiene products. Co. is also a marketer and producer of a broad line of incontinence care products as well as infant diapers. Co. operates the following business segments: Pulp and Paper, which consists of the design, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of communication, specialty and packaging papers, as well as softwood, fluff and hardwood market pulp; and Personal Care, which consists of the design, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of absorbent hygiene products.

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

Edgewell Personal Care is a manufacturer and marketer of personal care products. The company's segments are: Wet Shave, which manufactures and distributes Schick and Wilkinson Sword razor systems, composed of razor handles and refillable blades, and disposable shave products for men and women; Sun and Skin Care, which markets sun care products under the Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic brands; Feminine Care, which provides tampons under the Playtex Gentle Glide? 360??, Playtex Sport?, Playtex and o.b. brands, and markets pads and liners under the Stayfree and Carefree brands; and All Other, which includes infant care, pet care and miscellaneous other products.

Electro Scientific Industries Inc.

Electro Scientific Industries and its subsidiaries is a supplier of laser-based micro-manufacturing solutions for industries reliant on microtechnologies. The company has one segment which sells into a variety of end markets that the company groups into four categories: printed circuit boards, which includes flex, high density interconnect, and packaging products targeting this market; semiconductor, which includes all wafer-based products; component test, which includes the company's multilayer ceramic capacitors products and tooling; as well as industrial machining, which includes the company's machining and inspection tools that address the consumer electronics, automotive, aerospace, medical, and display end markets.

Fossil Group Inc.

Fossil Group is a design, marketing and distribution company that focuses on consumer fashion accessories. The company's principal offerings include a line of men's and women's fashion watches and jewelry, handbags, small leather goods, belts and sunglasses. The company's products are distributed through various distribution channels, including wholesale in countries where the company has a physical presence, direct to the consumer through the company's retail stores and commercial websites and through third-party distributors in countries where the company does not maintain a physical presence. The company's reportable operating segments are comprised of Americas, Europe, and Asia.

General Mills Inc.

General Mills manufactures and markets branded consumer foods. The company's segments are: North America Retail, which provides cereals, refrigerated yogurt, soup, meal kits, dessert and baking mixes, frozen pizza and pizza snacks, grain, fruit and savory snacks, and organic products, among others; Convenience Stores and Foodservice, which provides snacks, yogurt, frozen meals and frozen dough products, and baking mixes, among others; Europe and Australia, which includes retail and foodservice businesses in the Europe and Australia region; Asia and Latin America, which consists of retail and foodservice businesses in the Asia and South America regions; and Pets, which includes pet food products.

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

Healthcare Realty Trust is a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust that owns, leases, manages, acquires, finances, develops and redevelops real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services. The company has gross investments in real estate properties, construction in progress, a redevelopment in Memphis, TN, land held for development and corporate property. The company provides property management services for healthcare-related properties nationwide.

ITT Inc.

ITT is a manufacturer of engineered components and customized technology solutions for the transportation, industrial, and oil and gas markets. The company's segments are: Motion Technologies, which manufactures brake pads, shims, shock absorbers, energy absorption components, and sealing technologies; Industrial Process, which provides a portfolio of industrial pumps, valves, and plant optimization systems and services; and Connect and Control Technologies, which designs and manufactures a range of connectors and products for applications supporting various markets including aerospace and defense, industrial, transportation, medical, and oil and gas.

J.M. Smucker Company

Smucker (J.M.) manufactures and markets food and beverage products. The company's principal products are coffee, dog food, pet snacks, cat food, peanut butter, fruit spreads, frozen handheld products, shortening and oils, portion control products, juices and beverages, and flour and baking ingredients. The company has four reportable segments: U.S. Retail Coffee, U.S. Retail Consumer Foods, and U.S. Retail Pet Foods, and International and Away From Home. The U.S. retail market segments represent the sales of food and beverage products to consumers through retail outlets in North America. The International and Away From Home segment represents sales outside of the U.S. retail market segments.

Kellogg Company

Kellogg is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of ready-to-eat cereal and convenience foods. The company's principal products are snacks, such as crackers, savory snacks, toaster pastries, cereal bars, granola bars and bites; and convenience foods, such as, ready-to-eat cereals, frozen waffles, veggie foods and noodles. The company's snacks brands are marketed under brands such as Kellogg's, Cheez-It, Pringles, Austin, Parati, and RXBAR. The company's cereals and cereal bars are generally marketed under the Kellogg's name, with some under the Kashi and Bear Naked brands. The company's frozen foods are marketed under the Eggo and Morningstar Farms brands.

Nutrisystem Inc.

Nutrisystem provides weight management products and services, including nutritionally balanced weight loss programs, multi-day kits available at retail locations and digital tools to support weight loss. The company's program customers purchase monthly food packages containing a four-week meal plan consisting of breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks and flex meal plan recipes, which they supplement with fresh fruits, vegetables and dairy. The company provides its pre-selected favorites food pack or personalized plans where customers can hand pick their menu or customize plans to their dietary preference. The company's meal plans feature menu options at different price points including entrees, snacks and shakes.

Perry Ellis International Inc.

Ellis (Perry) International designs, manufactures, markets and distributes apparel and accessories. The company sells its products under its owned global brands, licensed brands and private retailer labels. The company's segments are: Men's Sportswear and Swim, Women's Sportswear, Direct-to-Consumer and Licensing. The Men's Sportswear and Swim and Women's Sportswear segments design, import and distribute apparel to department stores and other retail outlets. The Direct-to-Consumer segment sells the company's branded and licensed products through the company's retail stores and e-commerce platform. The Licensing segment receives royalties associated from the use of the company's brand names, including Perry Ellis.

Pfizer Inc.

Pfizer is a research-based biopharmaceutical company. The company is engaged in discovering, developing, manufacturing and distributing of healthcare products, including medicines and vaccines. The company manages its commercial operations through three businesses: Pfizer Biopharmaceuticals Group, which includes Oncology, Inflammation and Immunology, Rare Disease, Hospital, Vaccines and Internal Medicine business units, as well as a hospital business unit; Upjohn, which includes the company's solid oral dose brands such as Lyrica, Lipitor, Norvasc, Celebrex, Viagra, and certain generic medicines; and Consumer Healthcare, which is an over-the-counter medicines business.

Post Holdings Inc.

Post Holdings is a consumer packaged goods holding company. The company's segments are: Post Consumer Brands, which manufactures, markets and sells branded and private label ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal and hot cereal products; Weetabix, which markets and distributes branded and private label RTE cereal products; Foodservice, which produces and distributes egg and potato products; Refrigerated Retail, which produces and distributes side dishes, eggs and egg, cheese, sausage and other refrigerated products; and BellRing Brands, which markets and distributes ready-to-drink protein shakes, other RTD beverages, powders, nutrition bars and supplements in the nutrition category.

Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Progenics Pharmaceuticals is an oncology company focused on the development and commercialization of medicines and artificial intelligence to find, fight and follow cancer. The company's product candidates include: AZEDRA, which is a radiotherapeutic for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older with iobenguane scan positive or metastatic pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma who require systemic anticancer therapy; and PyL?, which is a fluorinated prostate-specific membrane antigen-targeted PET imaging agent that enables visualization of both bone and soft tissue metastases to determine the presence or absence of recurrent and/or metastatic prostate cancer.

Silgan Holdings Inc.

Silgan Holdings is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company manufactures rigid packaging for consumer goods products. The company operates three businesses; its metal container business, which used primarily by processors and packagers for food products, such as vegetables, soup, proteins, tomato based products, adult nutritional drinks and fruit ; its closures business, which manufactures metal and plastic closures and dispensing systems for food and beverage and health care products; and its plastic container business, which manufactures custom designed and stock plastic containers for personal care and health care products, including containers for mouthwash, shampoos, and conditioners.

Vitamin Shoppe

Vitamin Shoppe is a retailer and contract manufacturer of vitamins, minerals, herbs, specialty supplements, sports nutrition and other health and wellness products. The company's product categories are: Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs and Homeopathy, which includes multi-vitamins such as Vitamins A, C, D, E, and B-complex, along with calcium, magnesium, chromium and zinc; Sports Nutrition, which include protein and weight gain powders, meal replacements, weight management, and pre and post-workout supplements; Specialty Supplements, which include organic greens, psyllium fiber and soy proteins; and Other, which include items such as on the go bars, drinks and snacks, natural beauty and personal care.

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