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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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5000 | 4.3333 | Outperform |
| GM | General Motors Co | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7143 | 3.5714 | Outperform |
| S | Sprint Corp | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.7778 | 2.7500 | Hold |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corp | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8000 | 4.4000 | Buy |
| AVB | AvalonBay Communities Inc | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.6667 | Outperform |
| PH | Parker Hannifin Corp | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8571 | 3.5714 | Outperform |
| MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners LP | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6667 | 4.6000 | Buy |
| MJN | Mead Johnson Nutrition Co | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2500 | 3.0000 | Hold |
| TECK | Teck Resources Ltd | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.2727 | 4.2000 | Outperform |
| OLN | Olin Corp | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.0000 | Outperform |
| USG | USG Corp | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.8333 | Outperform |
Toronto Stock Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMM.U | General Motors Co | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7143 | 3.5714 | Outperform |
| TECK.A | Teck Resources Ltd | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.2727 | 4.2000 | Outperform |
| TECK.B | Teck Resources Ltd | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.2727 | 4.2000 | Outperform |
| FM | First Quantum Minerals Ltd | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6000 | 4.5556 | Buy |
| NVA | NuVista Energy Ltd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4615 | 4.3077 | Outperform |
| ATH | Athabasca Oil Corp | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.7500 | 3.5714 | Outperform |
| AZ | Arizona Mining Inc | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4000 | 4.2500 | Outperform |
| CS | Capstone Mining Corp | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.9091 | Outperform |
| TV | Trevali Mining Corp | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4000 | 4.2500 | Outperform |
| PHX | PHX Energy Services Corp | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.0000 | Outperform |
| IBG | IBI Group Inc | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.8000 | Outperform |
| SOX | Stuart Olson Inc | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.2857 | 3.0000 | Hold |
NASDAQ
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAT | Mattel Inc | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6667 | 4.3333 | Buy |
| BIVV | Bioverativ Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 0.0000 | Buy |
| MSTR | MicroStrategy Inc | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| CHUBK | CommerceHub Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 0.0000 | Buy |
| CHUBA | CommerceHub Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 0.0000 | 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.
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.
GM:NYS General Motors
https://www.gm.com
General Motors has 215000 employees and is headquartered in United States.
General Motors Company designs, builds and sells cars, trucks and automobile parts. The Company also provides automotive financing services through General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
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