For moderate risk-takers with medium-term perspective: 5 mid-cap stocks from different sectors with the right financial matrix

Despite the recent correction phase – though largely limited to select large-caps – we are still in a market where companies near bankruptcy are quoting at half billion market cap. Even at this point, finding stocks which have value is not easy – with the choice being between fairly priced and overpriced. Given prevailing sentiments, investors seem prone to buying a stock first and then looking at what business it is in. So it is important to go back to some of the basic principles of investing....