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Upgraded Stocks on NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, TSE, and TSX
Today we are looking at companies whose share price has been upgraded by at least one analyst in the last few days.
Why Do Companies Get Upgraded?
Companies can get upgraded for a number of reasons, but primarily due to improved future earnings potential due to new contracts, new products, cost savings or restructuring.
In the list below you can see the number of analysts we have in the StockCalc database along with the number of buy-hold-sell on the company.
Today’s Data on NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, TSE, and TSX
Below we have today’s data for companies listed on all of the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange, and TSX Venture Exchange.
New York Stock Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIS | Walt Disney Co | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2222 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| GS | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.7500 | 3.5714 | Outperform |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corp | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5714 | 3.2857 | Outperform |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.7000 | 4.6667 | Buy |
| ROP | Roper Technologies Inc | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.7143 | Outperform |
| LB | L Brands Inc | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7000 | 3.6000 | Outperform |
| DOV | Dover Corp | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8571 | 3.2857 | Outperform |
| GSPRN | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.7500 | 3.5714 | Outperform |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management Inc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.5000 | 1.6667 | Underperform |
| M | Macy’s Inc | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1429 | 3.0000 | Hold |
| PSXP | Phillips 66 Partners LP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 3.6667 | Outperform |
| MFA | MFA Financial Inc | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.0000 | Outperform |
| LXFT | Luxoft Holding Inc | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.0000 | Outperform |
| RH | RH | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2000 | 3.1667 | Hold |
| HTGC | Hercules Capital Inc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.0000 | Outperform |
| ANH | Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.0000 | Outperform |
Toronto Stock Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSK | PrairieSky Royalty Ltd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.0000 | Outperform |
| AOI | Africa Oil Corp | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 4.2000 | Outperform |
NASDAQ
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5455 | 4.3636 | Buy |
| AGNC | AGNC Investment Corp | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0000 | 2.3333 | Hold |
| CBOE | CBOE Holdings Inc | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5000 | 3.0000 | Hold |
| NAVI | Navient Corp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.0000 | Outperform |
| AINV | Apollo Investment Corp | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| PPBI | Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 4.0000 | Buy |
| VRTU | Virtusa Corp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 4.3333 | Buy |
| TCBK | TriCo Bancshares | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.0000 | Outperform |
| LGIH | LGI Homes Inc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.0000 | Outperform |
| HONE | HarborOne Bancorp Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 3.0000 | Buy |
Let’s look at a few companies…
Lets look at a couple of the companies on this list to get a better understanding of them.
DIS:NYS Walt Disney
http://www.disney.com
Walt Disney has 195000 employees and is headquartered in United States.
Walt Disney Co together with its subsidiaries is a diversified entertainment company. It operates cable programming services including ESPN, Disney Channels and Freeform networks. It also owns & operates Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
GS:NYS Goldman Sachs Group
http://www.gs.com
Goldman Sachs Group has 34900 employees and is headquartered in United States.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc is a investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Its segments include Investment Banking, Institutional Client Services, Investing & Lending and Investment Management.
Free Valuation
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