Chart of the Day: CTS - Manufactures and Sells Sensors

The Chart of the Day belongs to the Technology and Electronic Components company CTS (CTS). I found the stock by using Barchart's powerful screening functions to find stocks with the highest technical buy signals, highest Weighted Alpha, superior current momentum and having a Trend Seeker buy signal then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts for consistent price appreciation. Since the Trend Seeker signaled a buy on 5 /1 the stock gained 11.47%.

CTS Corporation manufactures and sells sensors, actuators, and connectivity components in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company provides encoders, rotary position sensors, slide potentiometers, industrial and commercial rotary potentiometers. It also provides non-contacting, and contacting pedals; and eBrake pedals. In addition, the company offers flow meters, hydrophones, non-destructive testing, sonar, ultrasonic imaging, piezoelectric materials, piezoelectric sense products, and bulk products. Further, it provides eMobility, chassis, current sensors, clutch, brake, position sensors, stroke sensor, seating, speed, throttle, transmission, turbo, temperature sensors, and technical related products. Additionally, the company offers DIP, rotary selector, tactile, rotary DIP, and toggle switches, as well as provides transducer related products. Furthermore, it provides EMI, RFI, and RFI products; specialty and resistors; and frequency control products. The company sells and markets its products through its sales engineers, independent manufacturer representatives, and distributors. CTS Corporation was founded in 1896 and is based in Lisle, Illinois.

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Barchart Technical Indicators:

• 100% technical buy signals
• 26.02+ Weighted Alpha
• 20.16% gain in the last year
• Trend Seeker buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 19 new highs and up 15.82% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 65.02%
• Technical support level at $52.46
• Recently traded at $52.86 with 50 day moving average of $47.48

Fundamental Factors:

• Market Cap $1.63 billion
• Revenue expected to grow 8.10% next year
• Earnings estimated to increase  16.70% next year and continue to compound at an annual rate of 11.00% for the next 5 years

Analysts and Investor Sentiment -- I don't buy stocks because everyone else is buying but I do realize that if major firms and investors are dumping a stock it's hard to make money swimming against the tide:

• Wall Street analysts issued 3 hold recommendations
• Analysts have price targets from $45 to $53
• Value Line rates the stock its average  of 3 with a price target of $60 for a 15% gain
• CFRAs MarketScope has a hold rating
• MorningStar gives the stock an average 3 star rating with a Fair Value of $55.54 about an 4% gain
• 1,850 investors monitor the stock on Seeking Alpha

Additional disclosure: The Barchart Chart of the Day highlights stocks that are experiencing exceptional current price appreciation. They are not intended to be buy recommendations as these stocks are extremely volatile and speculative. Should you decide to add one of these stocks to your investment portfolio it is highly suggested you follow a predetermined diversification and moving stop loss discipline that is consistent with your personal investment risk tolerance and reevaluate your stop losses at least on a weekly basis.