1.
Stocks
at
new
highs
are
slim
pickings
with
the
market
in
correction,
but
a
few
interesting
names
have
been
quietly
making
the
move.
Tuesday's
list
of
highly
rated
stocks
entering
new-­‐high
ground
include
a
couple
of
stocks
from
IBD's
top
industry
group,
non-­‐alcoholic
beverages.
Coca-­‐Cola
Bottling
Consolidated
(NASDAQ:COKE)
added
1.31
to
193.70,
for
its
seventh
straight
gain.
Volume
was
a
bit
lighter
than
usual.
The
stock
is
extended
11%
past
a
174.20
late-­‐stage
base
buy
point
cleared
Thursday,
when
shares
rallied
7%
in
fast
trade.
That
day,
the
biggest
independent
U.S.
Coke
bottler
agreed
to
buy
plants
in
Indiana,
Maryland,
Ohio
and
Virginia.
The
deal
is
part
of
beverage
giant
Coca-­‐Cola
(NYSE:KO)'s
plan
to
sell
nine
plants
to
three
bottlers
in
an
effort
to
cut
costs
and
streamline
operations.
The
thinly
traded
bottler
tops
the
17-­‐stock
nonalcoholic
beverage
group
with
a
99
Composite
Rating.
Its
relative
strength
line
is
at
new
highs,
a
bullish
sign.
An
A-­‐
Accumulation
Rating
and
up-­‐down
volume
ratio
above
the
neutral
1.0
level
indicate
demand
for
shares.
Also
in
the
group,
National
Beverage
(NASDAQ:FIZZ)
(94
Composite)
climbed
0.52,
or
2%,
to
a
new
high
of
29.98.
Shares
are
up
34%
from
a
22.36
buy
point
initially
cleared
in
October.
Since
then,
the
stock
had
twice
pulled
back
below
the
buy
point.
The
Fort
Lauderdale,
Fla.-­‐based
beverage
maker's
brands
include
Crystal
Bay,
Evergreen,
Lacroix
and
Shasta.
Reynolds
American
(NYSE:RAI)
(97)
ended
a
nickel
higher
at
43.47,
after
giving
up
nearly
all
of
its
2%
morning
gain.
Trading
ran
91%
above
normal.
The
stock
briefly
rose
above
a
44.24
buy
point,
amid
news
that
Japan
Tobacco
will
buy
non-­‐U.S.
rights
to
Reynolds'
Natural
American
Spirit
brand
for
about
$5
billion.
Regional
banks
have
outperformed
lately,
with
all
the
regions
ranking
in
the
top
23
among
IBD's
197
industry
groups.
Meridian
Bancorp
(NASDAQ:EBSB)
(96)
rose
0.44,
or
3%,
to
a
new
high
of
13.88,
breaking
out
past
a
13.76
flat-­‐base
buy
point
in
quadruple
average
trade.
The
Peabody,
Mass.-­‐based
holding
company
for
East
Boston
Savings
Bank
has
a
five-­‐year
earnings
growth
rate
of
12%.
Annual
profit
is
expected
to
grow
12%
this
year
and
19%
the
next.
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