Seven medical devices stocks are moving up in their overall rating this week, according to the Portfolio Grader database. Every one of these is graded an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).
This week, Winner Medical Group (WWIN) is making solid headway. The company’s rating improves to an A (“strong buy”) from last week’s B (“buy”) rating. Winner Medical Group engages in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of cotton-base medical dressings and medical disposables. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of WWIN stock.
This week, Alere (ALR) is showing significant improvement as the company’s rating hops from a C (“hold”) to a B (“buy”). Alere develops and manufactures patient diagnosis, monitoring, and health management products and services for cardiology, infectious diseases, toxicology, diabetes, oncology, and women’s health in the United States and internationally. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of ALR stock.
The rating of Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) moves up this week, rising from a C to a B. Boston Scientific is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices that are used in a range of interventional medical specialties. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of BSX stock.
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) improves from a B to an A rating this week. Becton Dickinson is a global medical technology company engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of medical devices, instrument systems, and reagents. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of BDX stock.
Thoratec Corporation (THOR) gets a higher grade this week, advancing from a C last week to a B. Thoratec is involved in the development, manufacture and marketing of proprietary medical devices used for circulatory support. Shares of the stock have been trading at an exceptionally rapid pace, up fourfold from the week prior. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of THOR stock.
Unilife Corporation (UNIS) earns a B this week, jumping up from last week’s grade of C. Unilife designs and manufactures medical devices. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of UNIS stock.
K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (KTWO) boosts its rating from a B to an A this week. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of KTWO 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.
