3 Mortgage Stocks to Sell Now

by Portfolio Grader | November 26, 2012 10:02 am

For the current week, the overall ratings of three Mortgage stocks are worse, according to the Portfolio Grader[1] database. Each of these rates a “D” (“sell”) or “F” overall (“strong sell”).

Roma Financial (NASDAQ:ROMA[2]) earns a F (“strong sell”) this week, moving down from last week’s grade of D (“sell”). Roma Financial is a unitary savings and loan holding company that offers traditional retail banking services and focuses on the origination of one- to four-family loans. In Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategories of Earnings Growth, Earnings Momentum, Earnings Revisions, Earnings Surprise, and Sales Growth, ROMA also gets F’s. The stock price has fallen 6.1% over the past month, worse than the 0.8% decrease the Nasdaq has seen over the same period of time. The trailing PE Ratio for the stock is 60.30. To get an in-depth look at ROMA, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of ROMA stock[3].

Provident Financial Services‘ (NYSE:PFS[4]) rating falls to a D (“sell”) this week, down from C (“hold”) the week prior. Provident Financial Services is a bank holding company. The stock price has fallen 8.4% over the past month. For a full analysis of PFS stock, visit Portfolio Grader[5].

The rating of TFS Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL[6]) declines this week from a D to a F. TFS Financial is a bank holding company. The stock gets F’s in Earnings Growth, Earnings Momentum, and Earnings Revisions. Wall Street appears to agree with the stock downgrade, with share prices dropping 8.6% over the past month. The stock has a trailing PE Ratio of 209.30. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of TFSL stock[7].

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader[8] stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here[9].

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