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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC | HSBC Holdings PLC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.2500 | 2.8000 | Hold |
| UNH | UnitedHealth Group Inc | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.6667 | 4.6250 | Buy |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.6000 | 3.5000 | Outperform |
| BP | BP PLC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5000 | 4.2500 | Outperform |
| BBL | BHP Billiton PLC | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0000 | 2.8333 | Hold |
| AZN | AstraZeneca PLC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1667 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| CRM | Salesforce.com Inc | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.4000 | 4.3571 | Outperform |
| BCS | Barclays PLC | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.5714 | Outperform |
| CI | Cigna Corp | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.1667 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| HCA | HCA Holdings Inc | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.4444 | 4.3750 | Outperform |
| TU | TELUS Corp | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7273 | 3.5455 | Outperform |
| CCE | Coca-Cola European Partners PLC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6667 | 4.6000 | Buy |
| AGU | Agrium Inc | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9091 | 3.8182 | Outperform |
| UHS | Universal Health Services Inc | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5000 | 4.3333 | Outperform |
| IHG | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.2500 | 2.0000 | Underperform |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings Inc | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0000 | 2.6667 | Hold |
| PSO | Pearson PLC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.2000 | 3.1667 | Hold |
| WCG | WellCare Health Plans Inc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.0000 | Outperform |
| THC | Tenet Healthcare Corp | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2500 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| SAH | Sonic Automotive Inc | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.3333 | 2.0000 | Underperform |
| QHC | Quorum Health Corp | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5000 | 2.3333 | Underperform |
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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7273 | 3.5455 | Outperform |
| AGU | Agrium Inc | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9091 | 3.8182 | Outperform |
| AAR.UN | Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2000 | 4.1429 | Outperform |
| AFN | Ag Growth International Inc | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2000 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| PPY | Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.8571 | 3.6667 | Outperform |
| DR | Medical Facilities Corp | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4286 | 4.3333 | Outperform |
| KBL | K-Bro Linen Inc | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.6667 | Outperform |
TSX Venture Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREK | Trek Mining Inc | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5000 | 0.0000 | Outperform |
NASDAQ
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts Ltd | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.7143 | Outperform |
| ACHC | Acadia Healthcare Co Inc | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6000 | 4.5000 | 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.
UNH:NYS UnitedHealth Group
http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com
UnitedHealth Group has 230000 employees and is headquartered in United States.
UnitedHealth Group Inc designs products, provides services and applies technologies that improve access to health and well-being services, simplify the health care experience and make health care more affordable.
GSK:NYS GlaxoSmithKline
http://www.gsk.com
GlaxoSmithKline has 99300 employees and is headquartered in United Kingdom.
GlaxoSmithKline PLC creates, discovers, develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products including vaccines, over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and health-related consumer products.
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