{"id":5639,"date":"2018-10-04T08:30:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T12:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stockcalc.com\/blog\/BrianD\/?p=5639"},"modified":"2018-10-04T08:30:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T12:30:57","slug":"total-totnys-and-vertex-pharmaceuticals-vrtxnas-upgraded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stockcalc.com\/blog\/BrianD\/2018\/10\/04\/total-totnys-and-vertex-pharmaceuticals-vrtxnas-upgraded\/","title":{"rendered":"Total (TOT:NYS) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX:NAS) Upgraded"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05);margin-bottom:0;padding:0.75rem;padding-bottom:0;\"> Stockcalc &#8211; Free Trial<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05);padding:0.75rem;padding-top:0.25rem;\"> Have a free look inside the StockCalc website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockcalc.com\/registration2.aspx?PC=SC30&amp;dot=5MNDVUG1VD98#2\"> www.stockcalc.com<\/a><\/p>\n<hr id=\"dontLeave\" onmouseenter=\"document.getElementById('greycast').style.display = 'block';document.getElementById('SurePopup').style.display = 'block';\">\n<hr id=\"dontLeaveSide\" onmouseenter=\"document.getElementById('greycast').style.display = 'block';document.getElementById('SurePopup').style.display = 'block';\">\n<\/hr>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">I have used the analysis tools on the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockcalc.com\/\">stockcalc.com<\/a> to generate some of the content of this blog post. These tools and reports are available for free at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockcalc.com\/TopPicks.aspx\">www.stockcalc.com\/toppicks.aspx<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Upgraded Stocks on NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, TSE, and TSX<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Today we are looking at companies whose share price has been upgraded by at least one analyst in the last few days.<\/p>\n<h5>Why Do Companies Get Upgraded?<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<h4>Today&#8217;s Data on NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, TSE, and TSX<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Below we have today&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"margin-bottom:0\">New York Stock Exchange<\/h6>\n<table style=\"font-size:11px;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Symbol<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Name<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Buy<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Out Perform<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Hold<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Under Perform<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Sell<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">No Opinion<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Mean Rating<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Prev Mean Rating<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Mean Label<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">TOT<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Total SA<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.0000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3.8333<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Outperform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">BCS<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Barclays PLC<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.7500<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.5000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Buy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">NOK<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Nokia Oyj<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.0000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3.8571<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Outperform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">EFX<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Equifax Inc<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.5385<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.5000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Buy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">TRU<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">TransUnion<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.0000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3.5000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Outperform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">ECA<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Encana Corp<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">13<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.5000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.4737<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Outperform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">NVR<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">NVR Inc<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3.0000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">2.5000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Hold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">FDS<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">FactSet Research Systems Inc<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">2.4286<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">2.3333<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Underperform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">PHM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">PulteGroup Inc<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.1667<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.0000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Outperform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">ARGO<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Argo Group International Holdings Ltd<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">5.0000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1.0000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Buy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">CLS<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Celestica Inc<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3.5455<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3.4000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Outperform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h6 style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Toronto Stock Exchange<\/h6>\n<table style=\"font-size:11px;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Symbol<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Name<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Buy<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Out Perform<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Hold<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Under Perform<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Sell<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">No Opinion<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Mean Rating<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Prev Mean Rating<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color:#6e8295;text-align:center;padding:0.5em;border:1px solid white;color:white;\">Mean Label<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">ECA<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Encana Corp<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">13<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.5000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.4737<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Outperform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">CLS<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Celestica Inc<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3.5455<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3.4000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Outperform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">HRX<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Heroux-Devtek Inc<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3.5714<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3.3333<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Outperform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">YGR<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Yangarra Resources Ltd<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.4167<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.3636<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Outperform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">BOS<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Airboss of America Corp<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3.4000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3.2000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Hold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">ONC<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Oncolytics Biotech Inc<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; 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text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.2500<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.1429<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Outperform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">INFO<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">IHS Markit Ltd<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; 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text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.6000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.5000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Buy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">TSRO<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Tesaro Inc<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; 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text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">4.0000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">3.0000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Outperform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">AKRX<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">Akorn Inc<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; text-align:left; border:1px solid white;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em; 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It is engaged in exploring, producing, refining oil and gas and related products.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"margin-bottom:0.5em;\">VRTX:NAS Vertex Pharmaceuticals<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrtx.com\">http:\/\/www.vrtx.com<\/a><br \/>\nVertex Pharmaceuticals has 2300 employees and is headquartered in United States.<br \/>\nVertex Pharmaceuticals Inc is engaged in the business of discovering, developing, manufacturing and commercializing small molecule drugs for patients with serious diseases in specialty markets. 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