This week, three fashion and apparel stocks are improving their overall ratings on Portfolio Grader. Each of these stocks is rated an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).

This week, Costa Inc. Class A (ATX) is making solid headway. The company’s rating improves to an A (“strong buy”) from last week’s B (“buy”) rating. A. T. Cross is a designer and marketer of branded personal accessories including writing instruments, watches, reading glasses, personal and business accessories and sunglasses. In Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategory of Sales Growth, ATX also gets an A. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of ATX stock.

Zuoan Fashion’s (ZA) grade is moving up to a B (“buy”) this week from last week’s C (“hold”). Zuoan Fashion designs, manufactures and markets casual men’s clothing. Shares of the stock have been trading at an exceptionally rapid pace, up twofold from the week prior. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of ZA stock.

V.F. Corporation (VFC) is seeing ratings go up from a B last week to an A this week. VF designs and manufactures a variety of apparel, footwear and accessories. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of VFC stock.

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader 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.