The grades of four mortgage stocks are on the rise this week on Portfolio Grader. Each of these stocks is rated an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).

Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. (PROV) ups its rating to a B (“buy”) this week after earning a C (“hold”) in the week before. Provident Financial Holdings provides community banking and mortgage banking services to consumers and small to mid-sized businesses in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. In Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategories of Earnings Growth, Earnings Momentum and Earnings Revisions, PROV also gets A’s. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of PROV stock.

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. Class A’s (PFSI) ratings are looking better this week, moving up to a B from last week’s C. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of PFSI stock.

BofI HOLDING, INC. (BOFI) boosts its rating from a C to a B this week. BofI Holding provides various consumer and wholesale banking services primarily through the Internet in the United States. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of BOFI stock.

Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (SMBC) is progressing from last week’s rating of B (“buy”) as the company improves to an A (“strong buy”) this week. Southern Missouri Bancorp is a holding company engaged in attracting retail deposits which are used to invest in one- to four-family residential mortgage loans, mortgage loans and consumer loans. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of SMBC 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.