The Hold recommendation for Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras resulted from a process of analysis that is proprietary which yielded outcomes that were above average in 3 areas: an industry group ranked above average in attractiveness, a ranking in the company's sector that is in the top half, and a mathematical computation of risk/reward that is better than average; and produced below average conclusions in 3 areas: an economic sector rated below average in attractiveness, ranking in its industry group that is in the middle third-below average, and analytical scores that are below average.

Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras's Hold recommendation is the outcome of a proprietary process of evaluation and produced results that were above average in 3 areas: an industry group rated above average in attractiveness, a ranking in its sector group that is in the top half, and a numerical calculation of risk/reward that is better than average; and produced below average outcomes in 3 areas: an economic sector rated below average in attractiveness, ranking in the company's industry group that is in the middle third-below average, and analytical scoring that is below average.

As one of the 186 companies in the GICS Energy Minerals sector Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) is a component of the 20 company Integrated Oil GICS industry group within this sector. PBR has a market value of $45.3 billion which is in the bottom half of its industry group. The current Portfolio Grader ranking for PBR puts it 14 among the 20 companies in this industry group, giving it a lower than average position; in the top half of the sector with a ranking of 86 among the 186 companies in the sector, and number 2,576 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.

With a $42.7 billion market value, Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) ranks in the lower half of its industry group, Integrated Oil, and in the top decile of sector group, Energy Minerals, in market value. From the vantage point of investment attractiveness, the stock's Portfolio Grader ranking currently places it 15 among the 20 companies in this industry group, a spot that is well below-average; in the third quartile of the sector with a ranking of 120 among the 186 companies in the sector, and number 3,138 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.

Currently, Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) has a Sell using the approach to investing of Louis Navellier and his Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. PBR has been downgraded from a Hold to a Sell in the last week.

Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) is ranked as a Sell using the stock evaluator from Portfolio Grader, which incorporates Louis Navellier's investing system. PBR has been downgraded from a Hold to a Sell in the last week.

Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) is classified as a member of the 20 company Integrated Oil GICS industry group, which is a segment of the 185 company GICS Energy Minerals sector. PBR's market value is $41.2 billion which falls in the lower half of its industry group. The stock's Portfolio Grader ranking currently places it 15 among the 20 companies in this industry group, a position that is well below-average; in the top half of the sector with a ranking of 90 among the 185 companies in the sector, and number 2,698 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.