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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRK | Merck & Co Inc | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| UN | Unilever NV | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7500 | 3.5000 | Outperform |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5714 | 3.4286 | Outperform |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.3077 | 4.1538 | Outperform |
| BT | BT Group PLC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7500 | 4.5000 | Buy |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Ltd | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5333 | 4.4000 | Buy |
| RCI | Rogers Communications Inc | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0769 | 3.8462 | Outperform |
| VNTV | Vantiv Inc | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1111 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| GPN | Global Payments Inc | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6000 | 4.5556 | Buy |
| VAR | Varian Medical Systems Inc | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.2500 | 3.0000 | Hold |
| MUR | Murphy Oil Corp | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.8000 | 2.6000 | Hold |
| STN | Stantec Inc | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4545 | 3.4167 | Hold |
| LTC | LTC Properties Inc | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| SPH | Suburban Propane Partners LP | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5000 | 3.3333 | Hold |
| FSM | Fortuna Silver Mines Inc | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 4.1429 | Outperform |
| XXXX | The WhiteWave Foods Co | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.6667 | 0.0000 | Hold |
Toronto Stock Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.3077 | 4.1538 | Outperform |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Ltd | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5333 | 4.4000 | Buy |
| RCI.B | Rogers Communications Inc | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0769 | 3.8462 | Outperform |
| RCI.A | Rogers Communications Inc | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0769 | 3.8462 | Outperform |
| STN | Stantec Inc | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4545 | 3.4167 | Hold |
| CEE | Centamin PLC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4286 | 4.1429 | Outperform |
| DH | DH Corp | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.8333 | Outperform |
| FVI | Fortuna Silver Mines Inc | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 4.1429 | Outperform |
| LUC | Lucara Diamond Corp | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5000 | 3.0000 | Hold |
| SBB | Sabina Gold & Silver Corp | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1667 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| TMB | Tembec Inc | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.3333 | 2.6667 | Hold |
| MOZ | Marathon Gold Corp | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4000 | 4.2500 | Outperform |
TSX Venture Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICG | Integra Gold Corp | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5000 | 4.3333 | Outperform |
NASDAQ
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYPL | PayPal Holdings Inc | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2308 | 4.1667 | Outperform |
| AZPN | Aspen Technology Inc | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 2.3333 | Outperform |
| NBIX | Neurocrine Biosciences Inc | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 4.3333 | Buy |
| STBZ | State Bank Financial Corp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 4.0000 | Buy |
| LHCG | LHC Group Inc | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
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.
MRK:NYS Merck & Co
http://www.merck.com
Merck & Co has 68000 employees and is headquartered in United States.
Merck & Co Inc is a health care company that delivers health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and animal health.
UN:NYS Unilever
http://www.unilever.nl
Unilever has 169000 employees and is headquartered in Netherlands.
Unilever NV is a supplier of fast moving consumer goods. Its areas of operations are Personal Care, Home Care, Foods and Refreshment.
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