4 Software Stocks to Buy Now

by Portfolio Grader | April 18, 2013 12:00 pm

Four Software 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”).

AVG Technologies N.V. (NYSE:AVG[2]) ups its rating to a B (“buy”) this week after earning a C (“hold”) in the week before. AVG Technologies NV provides software and online services and solutions. It designs antivirus and Internet security products. Its product portfolio targets the consumer and small business markets and includes Internet security, PC performance optimization, online backup, mobile security, identity pr… In Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategories of Earnings Growth, Earnings Momentum, Earnings Revisions, and Sales Growth, AVG also gets A’s. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of AVG stock[3].

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI[4]) boosts its rating from a C to a B this week. Activision publishes console, PC, online and handheld games. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of ATVI stock[5].

Ansys (NASDAQ:ANSS[6]) improves from a C to a B rating this week. Ansys develops and markets engineering simulation software and technologies used by engineers and designers working in fields such as aerospace, electronics, biomedical, energy, and defense. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of ANSS stock[7].

The rating of DesCartes Systems Group (NASDAQ:DSGX[8]) moves up this week, rising from a C to a B. Descartes Systems Group is a global provider of federated network and global logistics technology solutions that help its customers make and receive shipments and manage related resources. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of DSGX stock[9].

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader[10] 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[11].

Endnotes:

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

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