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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMT | Wal-Mart Stores Inc | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.1250 | 2.8571 | Hold |
| NVS | Novartis AG | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2500 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5000 | 3.4286 | Hold |
| DEO | Diageo PLC | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.5714 | Outperform |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group PLC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.8571 | Outperform |
| NGG | National Grid PLC | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.3333 | 3.2857 | Hold |
| TGT | Target Corp | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3333 | 3.0000 | Hold |
| RBS | Royal Bank of Scotland Group (The) PLC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.1667 | 2.0000 | Underperform |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.8000 | Outperform |
| TU | TELUS Corp | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.5000 | Outperform |
| PH | Parker Hannifin Corp | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.7143 | Outperform |
| USFD | US Foods Holding Corp | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| RL | Ralph Lauren Corp | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2000 | 3.0000 | Hold |
| XPO | XPO Logistics Inc | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6667 | 4.6000 | Buy |
| OAS | Oasis Petroleum Inc | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.2857 | 3.2500 | Hold |
| AMFW | Amec Foster Wheeler PLC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1429 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| ATU | Actuant Corp | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.5000 | Outperform |
| SALT | Scorpio Bulkers Inc | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.5000 | Outperform |
| PPP | Primero Mining Corp | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.4545 | 3.4167 | Hold |
Toronto Stock Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | TELUS Corp | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.5000 | Outperform |
| PJC.A | The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.3333 | 2.1429 | Underperform |
| PXT | Parex Resources Inc | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7778 | 4.6667 | Buy |
| MAG | MAG Silver Corp | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2500 | 4.1111 | Outperform |
| POM | PolyMet Mining Corp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5000 | 3.0000 | Hold |
| CWX | CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1667 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| APY | Anglo Pacific Group PLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.5000 | 2.0000 | Underperform |
| ABT | Absolute Software Corp | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5714 | 3.2000 | Outperform |
| SMU.UN | Summit Industrial Income REIT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6667 | 4.5000 | Buy |
| PHX | PHX Energy Services Corp | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2000 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| P | Primero Mining Corp | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.4545 | 3.4167 | Hold |
| KOR | Corvus Gold Inc | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5000 | 1.0000 | Outperform |
TSX Venture Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGM | Pure Gold Mining Inc | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 4.2500 | Outperform |
American Stock Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAG | MAG Silver Corp | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2500 | 4.1111 | Outperform |
| PLM | PolyMet Mining Corp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5000 | 3.0000 | Hold |
NASDAQ
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLD | Randgold Resources Ltd | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2000 | 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.
WMT:NYS Wal-Mart Stores
http://www.walmart.com
Wal-Mart Stores has 2300000 employees and is headquartered in United States.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc operates retail stores in various formats under various banners. Its operations comprise of three reportable business segments, Walmart U.S., Walmart International and Sam’s Club in three categories retail, wholesale and others.
NVS:NYS Novartis
http://www.novartis.com
Novartis has 118393 employees and is headquartered in Switzerland.
Novartis AG is in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of healthcare products and pharmaceuticals. Its portfolio includes pharmaceuticals and oncology medicines, generic and biosimilar medicines and eye care devices.
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