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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUK | Prudential PLC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4286 | 4.2500 | Outperform |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.5000 | Outperform |
| NBL | Noble Energy Inc | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7500 | 3.6667 | Outperform |
| SNN | Smith & Nephew PLC | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6000 | 3.5000 | Outperform |
| APO | Apollo Global Management LLC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.8571 | Outperform |
| LM | Legg Mason Inc | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.7500 | Outperform |
| FII | Federated Investors Inc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.0000 | Outperform |
| MWA | Mueller Water Products, Inc. | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4286 | 3.8571 | Outperform |
| INSW | International Seaways Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 0.0000 | Buy |
Toronto Stock Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIC | Genworth MI Canada Inc | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.6667 | Outperform |
| CWB | Canadian Western Bank | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.6000 | 2.4000 | Hold |
| MEG | MEG Energy Corp | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3333 | 3.2500 | Hold |
| TVE | Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4000 | 4.3333 | Outperform |
| PG | Premier Gold Mines Ltd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3750 | 4.2500 | Outperform |
| SDY | Strad Energy Services Ltd | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.8000 | Outperform |
| AEZ | AEterna Zentaris Inc | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4000 | 4.2500 | Outperform |
| WPK | Winpak Ltd | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.5000 | Outperform |
TSX Venture Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Pediapharm Inc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 0.0000 | Outperform |
NASDAQ
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group Inc | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.8571 | Outperform |
| AGIO | Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 4.0000 | Buy |
| AEZS | AEterna Zentaris Inc | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4000 | 4.2500 | 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.
PUK:NYS Prudential
http://www.prudential.co.uk
Prudential has 25512 employees and is headquartered in United Kingdom.
Prudential PLC is an international financial services group. It offers retail financial products and services and asset management services throughout Asia, United States and United Kingdom.
AMP:NYS Ameriprise Financial
http://www.ameriprise.com
Ameriprise Financial has 13000 employees and is headquartered in United States.
Ameriprise Financial Inc is a diversified financial services company. The Company offers products and services designed to achieve the financial objectives of individual and institutional clients.
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