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These S&P 500 stocks have had the biggest increases in ‘buy’ ratings so far this year

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These S&P 500 stocks have had the biggest increases in ‘buy’ ratings so far this year

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But over the long haul, investors have profited by holding shares of companies that increase sales, earnings and cash flow. And the resulting increases in analysts’ ratings can help lift stock prices.</p>\n<p>Below is a list of stocks among the S&amp;P 500SPX,+0.10%that have had the biggest increases in “buy” or equivalent ratings this year among analysts polled by FactSet. An upgrade may mean a stock has fallen enough so that an analyst believes it has become a compelling value. Or it may mean that something has changed for the better in the company’s business or industry. Or it could be a combination these and other factors.</p>\n<p>A focus on the positive side of the ratings action makes sense. Analysts working for brokerage firms — those that provide recommendations to investor clients — are separated from the firms’ business groups that generate fees by providing various services to some of the same companies the analysts cover. But there is still a far greater tendency for these so-called sell-side analysts to assign “buy” or equivalent “overweight” ratings than “sell” or equivalent “underweight” ratings.</p>\n<p>Among the S&amp;P 500, 270 companies have majority “buy” or equivalent ratings among analysts polled by FactSet, but only two (American Airlines Group Inc.AAL,+6.09%and Lumen Technologies Inc.LUMN,+2.44%) have majority “sell” or equivalent ratings.</p>\n<p>An increase in the number of “buy” ratings doesn’t necessarily mean all the new “buys” resulted from upgrades. The number of analysts covering any one company often changes. An analyst might initiate coverage with a “buy” rating. 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You will need to scroll the table to see all the data.</p>\n<p>So ConocoPhillipsCOP,+5.47%tops the list because it has five more “buy” ratings than it did on Dec. 31 and because 96% of analysts polled by FactSet currently rate the shares a “buy.”</p>\n<p>The second company on the list, Chevron Corp.CVX,+2.18%,has also had its number of “buy” ratings increase by five, but 68% of the analysts rate the stock a “buy.”</p>\n<p>Third on the list is Intel Corp.INTC,-0.55%,also with five additional “buy” ratings but with only 38% of analysts having a positive rating on the shares.</p>\n<p>Highest percentage ‘buy’ ratings</p>\n<p>Here’s a list of 21 S&amp;P 500 companies with the highest percentage of “buy” ratings among analysts polled by FactSet:</p>\n<table>\n <thead>\n  <tr>\n   <th>COMPANY</th>\n   <th>TICKER</th>\n   <th>% BUY RATINGS</th>\n   <th>CHANGE IN NUMBER OF BUY RATINGS</th>\n   <th>BUY RATINGS - NOW</th>\n   <th>BUY RATINGS - DEC. 31</th>\n   <th>TOTAL RATINGS - NOW</th>\n   <th>TOTAL RATINGS - DEC. 31</th>\n  </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n  <tr>\n   <td>ASSURANT INC.</td>\n   <td>AIZ</td>\n   <td>100%</td>\n   <td>0</td>\n   <td>5</td>\n   <td>5</td>\n   <td>5</td>\n   <td>5</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Teledyne Technologies Inc.</td>\n   <td>TDY</td>\n   <td>100%</td>\n   <td>0</td>\n   <td>5</td>\n   <td>5</td>\n   <td>5</td>\n   <td>6</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>ConocoPhillips</td>\n   <td>COP</td>\n   <td>96%</td>\n   <td>5</td>\n   <td>27</td>\n   <td>22</td>\n   <td>28</td>\n   <td>24</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Amazon.com Inc.</td>\n   <td>AMZN</td>\n   <td>96%</td>\n   <td>0</td>\n   <td>46</td>\n   <td>46</td>\n   <td>48</td>\n   <td>49</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Phillips 66</td>\n   <td>PSX</td>\n   <td>95%</td>\n   <td>1</td>\n   <td>21</td>\n   <td>20</td>\n   <td>22</td>\n   <td>20</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Pioneer Natural Resources Co.</td>\n   <td>PXD</td>\n   <td>94%</td>\n   <td>3</td>\n   <td>32</td>\n   <td>29</td>\n   <td>34</td>\n   <td>31</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.</td>\n   <td>ARE</td>\n   <td>92%</td>\n   <td>1</td>\n   <td>11</td>\n   <td>10</td>\n   <td>12</td>\n   <td>12</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Teleflex Inc.</td>\n   <td>TFX</td>\n   <td>92%</td>\n   <td>0</td>\n   <td>11</td>\n   <td>11</td>\n   <td>12</td>\n   <td>12</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Diamondback Energy Inc.</td>\n   <td>FANG</td>\n   <td>91%</td>\n   <td>2</td>\n   <td>30</td>\n   <td>28</td>\n   <td>33</td>\n   <td>31</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Alphabet Inc. Class A</td>\n   <td>GOOGL</td>\n   <td>91%</td>\n   <td>1</td>\n   <td>39</td>\n   <td>38</td>\n   <td>43</td>\n   <td>43</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Microsoft Corp.</td>\n   <td>MSFT</td>\n   <td>91%</td>\n   <td>1</td>\n   <td>31</td>\n   <td>30</td>\n   <td>34</td>\n   <td>32</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>T-Mobile US Inc.</td>\n   <td>TMUS</td>\n   <td>90%</td>\n   <td>1</td>\n   <td>26</td>\n   <td>25</td>\n   <td>29</td>\n   <td>28</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Howmet Aerospace Inc.</td>\n   <td>HWM</td>\n   <td>90%</td>\n   <td>0</td>\n   <td>9</td>\n   <td>9</td>\n   <td>10</td>\n   <td>11</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Fiserv Inc.</td>\n   <td>FISV</td>\n   <td>89%</td>\n   <td>2</td>\n   <td>33</td>\n   <td>31</td>\n   <td>37</td>\n   <td>35</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>General Motors Co.</td>\n   <td>GM</td>\n   <td>89%</td>\n   <td>1</td>\n   <td>16</td>\n   <td>15</td>\n   <td>18</td>\n   <td>17</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings</td>\n   <td>LH</td>\n   <td>89%</td>\n   <td>1</td>\n   <td>17</td>\n   <td>16</td>\n   <td>19</td>\n   <td>19</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>ServiceNow Inc.</td>\n   <td>NOW</td>\n   <td>88%</td>\n   <td>2</td>\n   <td>29</td>\n   <td>27</td>\n   <td>33</td>\n   <td>32</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n   <td>Nike Inc. 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But over the long haul, ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-s-p-500-stocks-have-had-the-biggest-increases-in-buy-ratings-so-far-this-year-11612367383?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-s-p-500-stocks-have-had-the-biggest-increases-in-buy-ratings-so-far-this-year-11612367383?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1140015602","content_text":"Traders in the stock market can take advantage of special situations to exploit sentiment and momentum and make quick profits — if they are quick enough or lucky enough. But over the long haul, investors have profited by holding shares of companies that increase sales, earnings and cash flow. And the resulting increases in analysts’ ratings can help lift stock prices.\nBelow is a list of stocks among the S&P 500SPX,+0.10%that have had the biggest increases in “buy” or equivalent ratings this year among analysts polled by FactSet. An upgrade may mean a stock has fallen enough so that an analyst believes it has become a compelling value. Or it may mean that something has changed for the better in the company’s business or industry. Or it could be a combination these and other factors.\nA focus on the positive side of the ratings action makes sense. Analysts working for brokerage firms — those that provide recommendations to investor clients — are separated from the firms’ business groups that generate fees by providing various services to some of the same companies the analysts cover. But there is still a far greater tendency for these so-called sell-side analysts to assign “buy” or equivalent “overweight” ratings than “sell” or equivalent “underweight” ratings.\nAmong the S&P 500, 270 companies have majority “buy” or equivalent ratings among analysts polled by FactSet, but only two (American Airlines Group Inc.AAL,+6.09%and Lumen Technologies Inc.LUMN,+2.44%) have majority “sell” or equivalent ratings.\nAn increase in the number of “buy” ratings doesn’t necessarily mean all the new “buys” resulted from upgrades. The number of analysts covering any one company often changes. An analyst might initiate coverage with a “buy” rating. Brokerage firms often add or drop coverage of companies or even entire industries because of staff changes or reallocation of resources.\nBiggest increases in ‘buy’ ratings\nHere’s a list of 22 companies among the S&P 500 that now have at least three more “buy” ratings than they did at the end of 2020:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\nCHANGE IN NUMBER OF BUY RATINGS\nBUY RATINGS - NOW\nBUY RATINGS - DEC. 31\n% BUY RATINGS\nTOTAL RATINGS - NOW\nTOTAL RATINGS - DEC. 31\nCHANGE IN TOTAL RATINGS\n\n\n\n\nCONOCOPHILLIPS\nCOP\n5\n27\n22\n96%\n28\n24\n4\n\n\nChevron Corp.\nCVX\n5\n19\n14\n68%\n28\n25\n3\n\n\nIntel Corp.\nINTC\n5\n15\n10\n38%\n40\n38\n2\n\n\nPayPal Holdings Inc.\nPYPL\n4\n39\n35\n81%\n48\n45\n3\n\n\nWestRock Co.\nWRK\n4\n12\n8\n71%\n17\n13\n4\n\n\nWells Fargo & Co.\nWFC\n4\n17\n13\n63%\n27\n27\n0\n\n\nCenterPoint Energy Inc.\nCNP\n4\n11\n7\n61%\n18\n17\n1\n\n\nPioneer Natural Resources Co.\nPXD\n3\n32\n29\n94%\n34\n31\n3\n\n\nActivision Blizzard Inc.\nATVI\n3\n28\n25\n82%\n34\n31\n3\n\n\nRegeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.\nREGN\n3\n18\n15\n67%\n27\n26\n1\n\n\nDominion Energy Inc.\nD\n3\n11\n8\n65%\n17\n17\n0\n\n\nPPG Industries Inc.\nPPG\n3\n17\n14\n63%\n27\n27\n0\n\n\nElectronic Arts Inc.\nEA\n3\n20\n17\n63%\n32\n28\n4\n\n\nNOV Inc.\nNOV\n3\n14\n11\n58%\n24\n25\n-1\n\n\nCorning Inc\nGLW\n3\n8\n5\n57%\n14\n13\n1\n\n\nChipotle Mexican Grill Inc.\nCMG\n3\n19\n16\n54%\n35\n33\n2\n\n\nEmerson Electric Co.\nEMR\n3\n13\n10\n54%\n24\n25\n-1\n\n\nExpedia Group Inc.\nEXPE\n3\n14\n11\n45%\n31\n32\n-1\n\n\nMarathon Oil Corp.\nMRO\n3\n13\n10\n45%\n29\n30\n-1\n\n\nExxon Mobil Corp.\nXOM\n3\n10\n7\n36%\n28\n26\n2\n\n\nEquity Residential\nEQR\n3\n6\n3\n27%\n22\n21\n1\n\n\nIllinois Tool Works Inc.\nITW\n3\n5\n2\n23%\n22\n22\n0\n\n\n\nFactSet\nThe table is sorted in two ways — first by the increase in the number of “buy” ratings, but then by the current percentage of “buy” ratings. You will need to scroll the table to see all the data.\nSo ConocoPhillipsCOP,+5.47%tops the list because it has five more “buy” ratings than it did on Dec. 31 and because 96% of analysts polled by FactSet currently rate the shares a “buy.”\nThe second company on the list, Chevron Corp.CVX,+2.18%,has also had its number of “buy” ratings increase by five, but 68% of the analysts rate the stock a “buy.”\nThird on the list is Intel Corp.INTC,-0.55%,also with five additional “buy” ratings but with only 38% of analysts having a positive rating on the shares.\nHighest percentage ‘buy’ ratings\nHere’s a list of 21 S&P 500 companies with the highest percentage of “buy” ratings among analysts polled by FactSet:\n\n\n\nCOMPANY\nTICKER\n% BUY RATINGS\nCHANGE IN NUMBER OF BUY RATINGS\nBUY RATINGS - NOW\nBUY RATINGS - DEC. 31\nTOTAL RATINGS - NOW\nTOTAL RATINGS - DEC. 31\n\n\n\n\nASSURANT INC.\nAIZ\n100%\n0\n5\n5\n5\n5\n\n\nTeledyne Technologies Inc.\nTDY\n100%\n0\n5\n5\n5\n6\n\n\nConocoPhillips\nCOP\n96%\n5\n27\n22\n28\n24\n\n\nAmazon.com Inc.\nAMZN\n96%\n0\n46\n46\n48\n49\n\n\nPhillips 66\nPSX\n95%\n1\n21\n20\n22\n20\n\n\nPioneer Natural Resources Co.\nPXD\n94%\n3\n32\n29\n34\n31\n\n\nAlexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.\nARE\n92%\n1\n11\n10\n12\n12\n\n\nTeleflex Inc.\nTFX\n92%\n0\n11\n11\n12\n12\n\n\nDiamondback Energy Inc.\nFANG\n91%\n2\n30\n28\n33\n31\n\n\nAlphabet Inc. Class A\nGOOGL\n91%\n1\n39\n38\n43\n43\n\n\nMicrosoft Corp.\nMSFT\n91%\n1\n31\n30\n34\n32\n\n\nT-Mobile US Inc.\nTMUS\n90%\n1\n26\n25\n29\n28\n\n\nHowmet Aerospace Inc.\nHWM\n90%\n0\n9\n9\n10\n11\n\n\nFiserv Inc.\nFISV\n89%\n2\n33\n31\n37\n35\n\n\nGeneral Motors Co.\nGM\n89%\n1\n16\n15\n18\n17\n\n\nLaboratory Corp. of America Holdings\nLH\n89%\n1\n17\n16\n19\n19\n\n\nServiceNow Inc.\nNOW\n88%\n2\n29\n27\n33\n32\n\n\nNike Inc. Class B\nNKE\n88%\n0\n28\n28\n32\n33\n\n\nEtsy Inc.\nETSY\n88%\n-1\n14\n15\n16\n17\n\n\nJacobs Engineering Group Inc.\nJ\n88%\n-1\n15\n16\n17\n17\n\n\nCigna Corp.\nCI\n88%\n-2\n21\n23\n24\n26\n\n\n\nFactSet\nThe bottom two, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.J,+0.51%and Cigna Corp.CI,+0.74%are tied at 88%.\nThe first two companies, Assurant Inc.AIZ,-0.19%and Teledyne Technologies Inc.TDY,-1.37%,haven’t gained any “buy” ratings since the end of 2020, however, Teledyne has one fewer total ratings, which is why it is now 100% buy-rated according to FactSet’s data.\nThere are six companies involved with oil production or distribution on the first list and four on the second, showing analysts’ growing confidence in the oil price recovery.\nAmazon.com Inc.AMZN,-2.00%is fourth on the second list, with 96% “buy” ratings. The internet retail pioneer’s founder, Jeff Bezos, announced on Feb. 2 that he wouldstep down as CEOduring the third quarter, while remaining executive chair. 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