Top 5 Mid-Cap Stocks With 'Buy' Ratings

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BOSTON (TheStreet) -- The following mid-cap companies have market values between $500 million and $10 billion and received "buy" ratings from our quantitative model, which considers more than 60 factors. The stocks are ordered by their potential to gain.

Landauer(LDR Quote) offers equipment that measures people's exposure to radiation.

The numbers: Fiscal second-quarter revenue increased 5% to $25 million as earnings fell 16% to $5.4 million, or 58 cents per share. The operating margin remained steady at 42% and the net margin fell to 22%. The company has no debt. A quick ratio of 1.9 indicates ample liquidity.

The stock: Landauer has fallen 8% this year, underperforming the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index. The stock offers a 3.1% dividend yield, but trades at an expensive price-to-earnings ratio of 27.

Church & Dwight(CHD Quote) makes household and hygiene products, such as cat litter, cleaning agents and condoms.

The numbers: First-quarter revenue rose 5% to $581 million. Net income increased 11% to $63 million and earnings per share, which were hurt by a higher share count, climbed 9% to 88 cents. The operating margin expanded from 17% to 20% and the net margin increased from 10% to 11%. The company has a strong liquidity position, reflected by a quick ratio of 1.1. Its debt-to-equity ratio of 0.6 demonstrates restrained leverage.

The stock: Church & Dwight is up 6% this year, beating the Dow, but underperforming the S&P 500. The stock trades at an expensive price-to-earnings ratio of 21 and its dividend yield is less than 1%.