The grades of 3 Capital Markets stocks are better this week, according to the Portfolio Grader database. Every one of these stocks has an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”) rating.

Raymond James Financial, Inc.’s (RJF) ratings are looking better this week, moving up to a B from last week’s C. Raymond James Financial, Inc. is a holding company engaged in financial services such as the underwriting, distribution, trading and brokerage of equity and the sale of mutual funds. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of RJF stock.

Lazard Ltd Class A (LAZ) shows solid improvement this week. The company’s rating rises from a C to a B. Lazard Ltd Class A provides domestic and international financial advisory services and global transaction execution to corporations, partnerships, institutions, governments, and individuals. The company also gets A’s in operating margin growth, earnings growth, earnings momentum, return on equity, and free cash flow. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of LAZ stock.

ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc. Class A (ZAIS) is seeing ratings go up from a C last week to a B this week. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of ZAIS 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.