101 Fresh Upgrades to Start the Week

NYSE: BAC | Bank of America Corp. News, Ratings, and Charts

BAC – Bank of America is one of 101 stocks rising up to Strong Buy status. Find out what is behind this upgrade and the other stocks on the list.

Stocks are taking another shot at new highs. So that means there is a lot of momentum to go around. However, this list of 101 stocks are showing the most impressive momentum allowing them to rise to A rated, Strong Buy stocks.

Bank of America (BAC) is a great example of a stock showing a recent spark. Remember that for the majority of the last couple months it has been an underperformer as Treasury rates tumbled with bank shares taking it on the chin.

Yet in the past two weeks rates have catapulted a full half point and banks are leading the charge higher. The Trade Grade aspect of the POWR Rating system has picked up that recent price strength for BAC. And our Buy and Hold grade notices the impressive long term momentum with a 103% gain in the past 3 years.

Bank of America is just 1 of over 100 showing that recent outperformance leading to this upgrade to Strong Buy. You can check out the rest below.

To discover more about the attractiveness of each stock, just click on their ticker to go to our quote pages. Once there you can see the 4 components of the POWR Rating to appreciate how it truly stacks up. (Buy & Hold Grade, Trade Grade, Industry Rank, and Peer Grade).

Symbol/Name Price Mkt Cap POWR Rating
BAC
Bank of America Corporation
30.17 280.83B A
Strong Buy
MA
Mastercard Incorporated
276.32 280.34B A
Strong Buy
DIS
Walt Disney Company (The)
138.02 248.63B A
Strong Buy
BUD
Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored ADR (Belgium)
96.4 157.43B A
Strong Buy
FIS
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
130.88 80.29B A
Strong Buy
GS
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
219.9 79.07B A
Strong Buy
ZTS
Zoetis Inc.
121.02 57.79B A
Strong Buy
CCI
Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT)
136.44 56.73B A
Strong Buy
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
50.68 55.62B A
Strong Buy
KMB
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
132.41 45.57B A
Strong Buy
ADI
Analog Devices, Inc.
116.52 43.04B A
Strong Buy
FISV
Fiserv, Inc.
102.6 40.32B A
Strong Buy
DAL
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
60.01 39.02B A
Strong Buy
PAYX
Paychex, Inc.
81.62 29.33B A
Strong Buy
WEC
WEC Energy Group, Inc.
91.16 28.76B A
Strong Buy
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Index Fund
42.24 25.87B A
Strong Buy
SWK
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
146.25 22.19B A
Strong Buy
NTRS
Northern Trust Corporation
98.94 21.26B A
Strong Buy
SNPS
Synopsys, Inc.
134.64 20.23B A
Strong Buy
MSCI
MSCI Inc
229.64 19.45B A
Strong Buy
OMC
Omnicom Group Inc.
80.13 17.43B A
Strong Buy
MRVL
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
25.86 17.25B A
Strong Buy
EDU
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR representing 1 Ordinary Share (Cayman Islands)
110.46 15.75B A
Strong Buy
EXR
Extra Space Storage Inc
116.12 14.92B A
Strong Buy
KMX
CarMax Inc
86.75 14.36B A
Strong Buy
VBR
Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF
131.65 13.62B A
Strong Buy
STE
STERIS plc (Ireland) Ordinary Shares
144.12 12.21B A
Strong Buy
CVNA
Carvana Co.
80.28 12.13B A
Strong Buy
NCLH
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Ordinary Shares
54.68 11.79B A
Strong Buy
OTEX
Open Text Corporation
40.93 11.06B A
Strong Buy
DOCU
DocuSign, Inc.
62.49 11.00B A
Strong Buy
LKQ
LKQ Corporation
32.74 10.09B A
Strong Buy
NNN
National Retail Properties
53.05 8.67B A
Strong Buy
SCHA
Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF
72.09 8.44B A
Strong Buy
MASI
Masimo Corporation
151.01 8.05B A
Strong Buy
LAMR
Lamar Advertising Company –
78.79 7.91B A
Strong Buy
PPC
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation
30.82 7.68B A
Strong Buy
POOL
Pool Corporation
190 7.59B A
Strong Buy
LPLA
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
83.08 6.84B A
Strong Buy
INXN
InterXion Holding N.V. Ordinary Shares (0.01 nominal value)
76.41 5.84B A
Strong Buy
HHC
Howard Hughes Corporation (The)
130.26 5.62B A
Strong Buy
VSS
Vanguard FTSE All-Wld ex-US SmCp Idx ETF
104.28 5.34B A
Strong Buy
CHDN
Churchill Downs, Incorporated
124.49 4.98B A
Strong Buy
VAC
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
110.4 4.81B A
Strong Buy
SIGI
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
75.37 4.47B A
Strong Buy
ROLL
RBC Bearings Incorporated
167.45 4.17B A
Strong Buy
AAXJ
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund
68.92 3.79B A
Strong Buy
UNF
Unifirst Corporation
196.67 3.74B A
Strong Buy
TWO
Two Harbors Investment Corp
13.37 3.65B A
Strong Buy
CBU
Community Bank System, Inc.
65.61 3.39B A
Strong Buy
FII
Federated Investors, Inc.
33.02 3.34B A
Strong Buy
CRUS
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
55.58 3.23B A
Strong Buy
IPHI
Inphi Corporation $0.001 par value
62.64 2.84B A
Strong Buy
FNSR
Finisar Corporation
22.98 2.76B A
Strong Buy
CLNY
Colony Capital, Inc.
5.66 2.76B A
Strong Buy
IGV
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
213.75 2.63B A
Strong Buy
BDN
Brandywine Realty Trust
14.73 2.60B A
Strong Buy
GMAB
Genmab A/S
20.06 2.58B A
Strong Buy
NTRA
Natera, Inc.
32.76 2.30B A
Strong Buy
SANM
Sanmina Corporation
32.58 2.27B A
Strong Buy
TTEC
TTEC Holdings, Inc.
47.29 2.20B A
Strong Buy
DES
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund
27.78 2.12B A
Strong Buy
SKY
Skyline Champion Corporation
31.33 1.78B A
Strong Buy
MATX
Matson, Inc.
40.8 1.75B A
Strong Buy
JPIN
JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF
54.15 1.46B A
Strong Buy
SPSM
SPDR Portfolio Small Cap ETF
31.02 1.45B A
Strong Buy
EGOV
NIC Inc.
21.72 1.45B A
Strong Buy
HURN
Huron Consulting Group Inc.
62.23 1.43B A
Strong Buy
FNKO
Funko, Inc. –
27.39 1.34B A
Strong Buy
KRG
Kite Realty Group Trust
15.8 1.33B A
Strong Buy
FBGX
UBS AG FI Enhanced Large Cap Growth ETN
283.24 1.31B A
Strong Buy
TGI
Triumph Group, Inc.
25.33 1.27B A
Strong Buy
WIRE
Encore Wire Corporation
59.78 1.25B A
Strong Buy
PXH
Invesco FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets ETF
21.14 1.24B A
Strong Buy
MODN
Model N, Inc.
27.84 910.70M A
Strong Buy
CCS
Century Communities, Inc.
29.85 908.60M A
Strong Buy
JHEM
John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF
25.05 834.17M A
Strong Buy
CPF
Central Pacific Financial Corp New
29.09 830.72M A
Strong Buy
FBM
Foundation Building Materials, Inc.
18.26 784.96M A
Strong Buy
UVSP
Univest Financial Corporation
26.37 772.77M A
Strong Buy
WLH
Lyon William Homes (Class A)
19.46 736.25M A
Strong Buy
SVM
Silvercorp Metals Inc. Common Shares
4.03 685.15M A
Strong Buy
LBC
Luther Burbank Corporation
11.55 648.50M A
Strong Buy
DVYE
iShares Emerging Markets Dividend Index Fund Exchange Traded Fund
39.7 639.17M A
Strong Buy
UCTT
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
15.99 632.33M A
Strong Buy
VIDI
ETF Series Solutions Trust Vident International Equity Fund
23.89 597.25M A
Strong Buy
KBWB
Invesco KBW Bank ETF
52.78 572.66M A
Strong Buy
AUDC
AudioCodes Ltd. – Ordinary Shares
19.38 565.41M A
Strong Buy
EWS
iShares Inc iShares MSCI Singapore ETF
23.95 538.88M A
Strong Buy
WMC
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation
9.86 524.79M A
Strong Buy
JHSC
John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF
26.67 495.40M A
Strong Buy
EEMA
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF
65.77 473.54M A
Strong Buy
CCNE
CNB Financial Corporation
30.22 459.28M A
Strong Buy
BZH
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
14.09 436.16M A
Strong Buy
EDIV
SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF
31.59 432.78M A
Strong Buy
FINX
Global X FinTech ETF
29 410.35M A
Strong Buy
OPY
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. (DE)
30.92 397.48M A
Strong Buy
ARKW
ARK Web x.0 ETF
51.22 381.59M A
Strong Buy
LAWS
Lawson Products, Inc.
41.01 368.64M A
Strong Buy
WTBA
West Bancorporation
21.98 360.03M A
Strong Buy
EELV
Invesco S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility ETF
23.69 342.32M A
Strong Buy

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BAC shares closed at $30.17 on Friday, up $0.50 (+1.69%). Year-to-date, BAC has gained 24.55%, versus a 21.59% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 index during the same period.

 


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