3 Mortgage Stocks to Buy Now

by Portfolio Grader | February 4, 2013 10:00 am

Three Mortgage stocks are moving up in their overall rating this week, according to the Portfolio Grader[1] database. Every one of these is graded an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).

Flushing Financial (NASDAQ:FFIC[2]) is making progress this week as its rating of C (“hold”) from last week increases to a B (“buy”) rating this week. Flushing Financial is the holding company for Flushing Savings Bank. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of FFIC stock[3].

This is a strong week for BankFinancial (NASDAQ:BFIN[4]). The company’s rating climbs to B from the previous week’s C. BankFinancial is engaged in the business of commercial, family and personal banking, and offers its customers a range of loan, deposit, and other financial products and services through full-service banking offices and through its Internet Branch. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of BFIN stock[5].

America First Tax Exempt Investors (NASDAQ:ATAX[6]) is making headway this week, with the company’s rating improving to an A (“strong buy”) from a B (“buy”) last week. America First Tax Exempt Investors engages in acquiring, holding, selling, and dealing with a portfolio of federally tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds, which have been issued to provide construction and/or permanent financing of multifamily residential apartments. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of ATAX 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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