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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UL | Unilever PLC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1667 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| ABB | ABB Ltd | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.0000 | Outperform |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corp | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5714 | 3.2857 | Outperform |
| EL | The Estee Lauder Companies Inc | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3750 | 4.1250 | Outperform |
| WIT | Wipro Ltd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5000 | 2.0000 | Underperform |
| HES | Hess Corp | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.8333 | 3.6667 | Outperform |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger Inc | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0000 | 2.7143 | Hold |
| NOW | ServiceNow Inc | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6667 | 4.5556 | Buy |
| TXT | Textron Inc | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0000 | 2.5000 | Hold |
| URI | United Rentals Inc | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6000 | 3.4000 | Outperform |
| TMK | Torchmark Corp | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0000 | 2.3333 | Hold |
| AVT | Avnet Inc | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.5000 | Outperform |
| WGL | WGL Holdings Inc | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3333 | 1.6667 | Hold |
| SN | Sanchez Energy Corp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 4.3333 | Buy |
| CPF | Central Pacific Financial Corp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 3.0000 | Buy |
Toronto Stock Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAG | Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.1111 | 3.0000 | Hold |
NASDAQ
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSX | CSX Corp | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5455 | 3.3636 | Outperform |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings PLC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 4.2500 | Outperform |
| BRKL | Brookline Bancorp Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 3.0000 | Buy |
| DNBF | DNB Financial Corp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 3.0000 | Buy |
| GALT | Galectin Therapeutics Inc | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0000 | 2.0000 | Hold |
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.
UL:NYS Unilever
http://www.unilever.com
Unilever has 172471 employees and is headquartered in United Kingdom.
Unilever PLC is a supplier of fast moving consumer goods. Its areas of operations are Personal Care, Home Care, Foods and Refreshment.
ABB:NYS ABB
http://www.abb.com
ABB has 135000 employees and is headquartered in Switzerland.
ABB Ltd provides power and automation technologies. It offers products, systems, solutions and services that are designed to boost industrial productivity, increase power grid reliability, and enhance energy efficiency.
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