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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIG | American International Group Inc | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2857 | 4.1429 | Outperform |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5000 | 4.2000 | Outperform |
| BCS | Barclays PLC | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5714 | 3.2857 | Outperform |
| NGG | National Grid PLC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.3333 | Outperform |
| GIS | General Mills Inc | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.8750 | 2.8571 | Hold |
| HSY | The Hershey Co | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.7143 | 2.6667 | Hold |
| CAG | Conagra Brands Inc | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.4000 | 3.0000 | Hold |
| PF | Pinnacle Foods Inc | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.7500 | Outperform |
| CAE | CAE Inc | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5556 | 3.2222 | Outperform |
| FLO | Flowers Foods Inc | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5000 | 3.0000 | Hold |
| OMF | OneMain Holdings Inc | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 3.6667 | Buy |
Toronto Stock Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAE | CAE Inc | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5556 | 3.2222 | Outperform |
| CSH.UN | Chartwell Retirement Residences | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1429 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| SPB | Superior Plus Corp | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7778 | 3.7000 | Outperform |
| NPC | NAPEC Inc | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.5000 | 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 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHC | The Kraft Heinz Co | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5000 | 4.4000 | Outperform |
| ESRX | Express Scripts Holding Co | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0000 | 2.8571 | Hold |
| BBBY | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5714 | 3.5000 | Outperform |
| LECO | Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2500 | 3.0000 | Hold |
| LNCE | Snyder’s-Lance Inc | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2500 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| NBIX | Neurocrine Biosciences Inc | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 4.3333 | Buy |
| TWNK | Hostess Brands Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 0.0000 | Buy |
| HAWK | Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| HUBG | Hub Group Inc | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5000 | 3.2000 | Hold |
| DEPO | Depomed Inc | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.5000 | Outperform |
| WVE | WAVE Life Sciences Ltd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 0.0000 | Buy |
| SALE | RetailMeNot Inc | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.0000 | 1.0000 | Underperform |
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.
KHC:NAS Kraft Heinz
http://www.heinz.com
Kraft Heinz has 42000 employees and is headquartered in United States.
The Kraft Heinz Co is a consumer packaged food & beverage company. It manufactures & markets food & beverage products, including cheese, meats, refreshment beverages, packaged dinners, snack nuts, & other grocery products.
AIG:NYS American International Gr
http://www.aig.com
American International Gr has 66400 employees and is headquartered in United States.
American International Group Inc is an insurance organization. The Company through its subsidiaries provides property casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement products, mortgage insurance and other financial services in the United States & abroad.
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