{"id":666,"date":"2017-02-01T07:39:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T12:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stockcalc.com\/blog\/BrianD\/?p=666"},"modified":"2017-02-01T07:39:20","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T12:39:20","slug":"bhp-billiton-bblnys-and-vodafone-group-vodnas-upgraded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stockcalc.com\/blog\/BrianD\/2017\/02\/01\/bhp-billiton-bblnys-and-vodafone-group-vodnas-upgraded\/","title":{"rendered":"BHP Billiton (BBL:NYS) and Vodafone Group (VOD:NAS) Upgraded"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\">UL<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">Unilever 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\">2<\/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\">4.3333<\/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\">Outperform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">BBL<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">BHP Billiton PLC<\/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\">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\">2.8333<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">2.8000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">Hold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">CL<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">Colgate-Palmolive Co<\/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\">6<\/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\">3.1429<\/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\">Hold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">Ford Motor Co<\/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\">3.7143<\/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\">RCL<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd<\/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\">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\">4.3333<\/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>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">JNPR<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">Juniper Networks 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\">6<\/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\">2.7143<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">2.5714<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">Hold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">RMD<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">ResMed 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\">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\">4.0000<\/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>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">MUR<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">Murphy Oil 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\">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\">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\">2.8000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">Hold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">NEP<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">NextEra Energy Partners LP<\/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\">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\">4.6667<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">4.3333<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">Buy<\/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\">ALA<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">AltaGas 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\">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\">3.5000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">3.2500<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">Hold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">CRH<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">CRH Medical Corp<\/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\">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\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">4.7000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">4.6667<\/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\">TXP<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">Touchstone Exploration 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\">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\">4.0000<\/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<\/table>\n<h6 style=\"margin-bottom:0\">American 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\">CRHM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">CRH Medical Corp<\/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\">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\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">4.7000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">4.6667<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">Buy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h6 style=\"margin-bottom:0\">NASDAQ<\/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\">VOD<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">Vodafone Group PLC<\/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;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\">3.2000<\/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\">Hold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">WYNN<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">Wynn Resorts Ltd<\/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;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\">3.7143<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">3.4286<\/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\">SSB<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">South State Corp<\/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\">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\">4.0000<\/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\">PRIM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.24em;text-align:left;border:1px solid white\">Primoris Services Corp<\/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\">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\">4.5000<\/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<\/table>\n<h4>Let&#8217;s look at a few companies&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Lets look at a couple of the companies on this list to get a better understanding of them.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"margin-bottom:0.5em\">BBL:NYS BHP Billiton<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhpbilliton.com\">http:\/\/www.bhpbilliton.com<\/a><br \/>\nBHP Billiton has 65000 employees and is headquartered in United Kingdom.<br \/>\nBHP Billiton PLC is engaged in minerals exploration, development, production &amp; processing, and oil &amp; gas exploration, development and production.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"margin-bottom:0.5em\">VOD:NAS Vodafone Group<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vodafone.com\">http:\/\/www.vodafone.com<\/a><br \/>\nVodafone Group has 111684 employees and is headquartered in United Kingdom.<br \/>\nVodafone Group PLC provides voice and data communications services for all types of customers. The Company has presence in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific region and the United States.<\/p>\n<h4>Free Valuation<\/h4>\n<p>Run a valuation on any of the companies listed above at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockcalc.com\/valureport.aspx\">www.stockcalc.com\/valureport.aspx<\/a> or subscribe at our Stockcalc Facebook Page to receive this list each day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stockcalc\/app\/100265896690345\">Stockcalc Reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The content presented here is in part from the website <a href=\"www.stockcalc.com\">stockcalc.com<\/a> and is provided on an <strong>as is<\/strong> or <strong>as available<\/strong> basis with all faults and may not be current in all cases. You should not rely on any of the information as authoritative or as a substitute for the exercise of your own skill and judgment in making an investment decision.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have used the analysis tools on the website stockcalc.com to generate some of the content of this blog post. These tools and reports are available for free at www.stockcalc.com\/toppicks.aspx. 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