Five Mid-Cap Stocks Poised to Gain

BOSTON (TheStreet) - The Russell Mid-Cap Index has outpaced broader averages this year, and these five stocks are positioned to keep gaining.

The following mid-cap companies are rated "buy" by our quantitative model, which considers more than 60 factors, and are poised to outperform U.S. benchmarks. They're ordered by their potential to appreciate.

Monro Muffler Brake(MNRO Quote) repairs cars and sells tires.

The numbers: Fiscal second-quarter profit increased 30% to $10 million, or 49 cents a share, as revenue grew 14% to $137 million. Monro's gross margin fell from 46% to 43%, but its operating margin rose from 11% to 13%. The company holds $4 million of cash, compared to $83 million of debt. A debt-to-equity ratio of 0.4 indicates reasonable leverage.

The stock: Monro Muffler Brake is up 25% this year, beating the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 23, a premium to the market and auto retailers. The shares pay a 0.9% dividend yield.