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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGG | National Grid PLC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2000 | 3.8000 | Outperform |
| SPB | Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5000 | 4.3333 | Outperform |
| AQN | Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7500 | 4.5556 | Buy |
| ERF | Enerplus Corp | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4167 | 4.3636 | Outperform |
| SHAK | Shake Shack Inc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.0000 | Outperform |
| AHT | Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0000 | 2.5000 | Hold |
Toronto Stock Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQN | Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7500 | 4.5556 | Buy |
| NPI | Northland Power Inc | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3750 | 4.2222 | Outperform |
| ENDP | Endo International PLC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1429 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| ERF | Enerplus Corp | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4167 | 4.3636 | Outperform |
| BLX | Boralex Inc | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7500 | 4.6667 | Buy |
| TCN | Tricon Capital Group Inc | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8333 | 4.7500 | Buy |
| NXE | NexGen Energy Ltd | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5000 | 4.1667 | Outperform |
| KMP.UN | Killam Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5000 | 4.4286 | Outperform |
| IIP.UN | InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1111 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| TDG | Trinidad Drilling Ltd | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1538 | 4.0769 | Outperform |
| PPY | Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1250 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| AXY | Alterra Power Corp | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.8000 | Outperform |
| TAO | TAG Oil Ltd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 4.0000 | Buy |
TSX Venture Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTS | Nanotech Security Corp | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
NASDAQ
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFLX | Netflix Inc | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.7143 | 3.6154 | Outperform |
| ENDP | Endo International PLC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1429 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| CRZO | Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5000 | 4.3333 | Outperform |
| ARII | American Railcar Industries Inc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.0000 | 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.
SPB:NYS Spectrum Brands Holdings
http://www.spectrumbrands.com
Spectrum Brands Holdings has 15700 employees and is headquartered in United States.
Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc is a diversified consumer products company. The Company is engaged in manufacturing and marketing alkaline, zinc carbon and hearing aid batteries, herbicides, insecticides and repellents and specialty pet supplies.
AQN:TSE Algonquin Power
http://www.algonquinpower.com
Algonquin Power has 1490 employees and is headquartered in Canada.
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp is a renewable energy and regulated utility company. It is engages in hydroelectric, wind, thermal and solar power facilities, and sustainable utility distribution businesses.
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