3 Mortgage Stocks to Buy Now

The grades of three 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”).

Radian Group (NYSE:RDN) is bettering its rating of C (“hold”) from last week to a B (“buy”) this week. Radian Group provides credit-related insurance coverage and financial services to mortgage lenders and other financial institutions. In Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategory of Earnings Revisions, RDN also gets an A. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of RDN stock.

This week, Home Bancorp, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:HBCP) ratings are up from a C last week to a B. Home Bancorp is a federally chartered mutual savings bank. Shares of the stock have been changing hands at an unusually rapid pace, up 395.8% from the week prior. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of HBCP stock.

WSFS Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WSFS) is seeing ratings go up from a C last week to a B this week. WSFS Financial is a savings and loan holding company, which provides residential and commercial real estate, commercial and consumer lending services, as well as retail deposit and cash management services. Despite the upgrade, the stock’s price has not seen any measurable improvement over the past week. Shares of the stock have been trading at an exceptionally rapid pace, up threefold from the week prior. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of WSFS 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.


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