3 Service Stocks to Buy Now

by Portfolio Grader | February 11, 2014 9:15 pm

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

This week, Graham Holdings Co. (GHC[2]) is making solid headway. The company’s rating improves to an A (“strong buy”) from last week’s B (“buy”) rating. Graham Holdings is a diversified education and media company whose principal operations include educational services, newspaper print and online publishing, television broadcasting and cable television systems. In Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategory of Earnings Momentum, GHC also gets an A. The stock has a dividend yield of 10.2%. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of GHC stock[3].

Cambium Learning Group, Inc. (ABCD[4]) improves from a B to an A rating this week. Cambium Learning Group provides intervention curricula, educational technologies, professional services, and other research-based education solutions in the United States. Shares of the stock have been changing hands at an unusually rapid pace, up 438.7% from the week prior. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of ABCD stock[5].

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (BFAM[6]) is bettering its rating of C (“hold”) from last week to a B (“buy”) this week. Bright Horizons Family Solutions provides child care and early education services as well as other services designed to help employers and families better address the challenges of work and life. The stock price has increased 3.9% over the past week. Shares of the stock have been changing hands at an unusually rapid pace, twice the rate of the week prior. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of BFAM 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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