4 Financial Services Stocks to Buy Now

by Portfolio Grader | January 2, 2013 10:08 am

This week, four Financial Services stocks are improving their overall rating on Portfolio Grader[1]. Each of these rates an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).

KKR Financial Holdings (NYSE:KFN[2]) is making headway this week, with the company’s rating improving to an A (“strong buy”) from a B (“buy”) last week. KKR Financial is a specialty finance company with expertise in a range of asset classes. The stock’s trailing PE Ratio is 5.50. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of KFN stock[3].

PHH Corp. (NYSE:PHH[4]) is seeing ratings go up from a B last week to a A this week. PHH is an outsource provider of mortgage and vehicle fleet management services. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of PHH stock[5].

Marlin Business Services (NASDAQ:MRLN[6]) earns a A this week, jumping up from last week’s grade of B. Marlin Business Services is a nationwide provider of equipment leasing solutions primarily to small businesses. Shares of MRLN have increased 12.7% over the past month, better than the 0.3% the Nasdaq has seen over the same period of time. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of MRLN stock[7].

NewStar Financial (NASDAQ:NEWS[8]) is bumping up its rating from a C (“hold”) to a B (“buy”) this week. NewStar Financial offers flexible debt capital solutions to mid-sized corporations, real estate borrowers, securities issuers, and asset aggregators. Wall Street seems to agree with the upgrade and has propelled the stock up 8.3% over the past month. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of NEWS stock[9].

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader[1] 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[10].

Endnotes:

  1. Portfolio Grader: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/
  2. KFN: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=KFN
  3. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of KFN stock: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=KFN
  4. PHH: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=PHH
  5. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of PHH stock: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=PHH
  6. MRLN: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=MRLN
  7. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of MRLN stock: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=MRLN
  8. NEWS: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=NEWS
  9. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of NEWS stock: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=NEWS
  10. here: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/

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