Stocks To Watch: Which Companies Are Now Outperforming 95% Of All Stocks?

Stock market history shows the best stocks to watch often have a 95 or higher Composite Rating in the early stages of a big price move. The stories below show which top stocks have just hit this benchmark of top stock ratings.

Top 5% Of All Stocks

The Composite Rating, which ranges from 1 (worst) to 99 (best), provides an overall score based on the stock’s grade for each of the other IBD SmartSelect Ratings. Use Stock Checkup to instantly get pass or fail ratings for these stock ratings and other metrics.

EPS Rating: Tracks annual and recent quarterly earnings. Range: 1 (worst) to 99 (best).
SMR Rating: Measures sales growth, profit margins and return on equity. Range: E (worst) to A+ (best).
RS Rating: Gauges a stock’s strength compared to the entire S&P 500 universe of stocks. Range: 1 (worst) to 99 (best).
Accumulation/Distribution Rating: Tracks institutional buying and selling in the stock over the last 13 weeks. Range: E (worst) to A+ (best).

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Best Stocks To Watch And Stock Ratings: It’s All Relative

The Composite Rating, EPS Rating and SMR Rating are relative stock ratings, meaning they compare the performance of the stock to that of all other stocks on the market.

So a Composite Rating score of 95, for example, means the stock is outperforming 95% of all stocks in terms of the most important fundamental and technical stock-picking criteria.

While you should never buy a stock based solely on its ratings and you should always check the stock chart and current market trend before investing, keep an eye on the stocks highlighted below. Their rising Composite Rating and relative strength lines reveal signs of stock market leadership.

Stocks Hitting 95+ Composite Rating

Laser Photonics II-VI Stock Sees Composite Rating Climb To 96II-VI saw an improvement in its IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating Friday, from 93 to 96. The laser photonics specialist recently won the bidding war and purchased laser-equipment maker Coherent in a deal… Read More

Top-Rated Finance Stocks: Blackstone Composite Rating Climbs To Near-Best 96Shares of alternative investments management firm Blackstone continued a multiyear run after the coronavirus crash last year. It’s among the top-rated companies in the finance sector. And on Thursday the IBD SmartSelect… Read More

Facebook Sees Its Composite Rating Rise To 96The IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating for Facebook rose from 94 to 96 Wednesday. The new rating is a sign the stock is outpacing 96% of all stocks when it comes to the… Read More

Composite Rating For Deckers Outdoor Jumps To 96Deckers Outdoor saw its IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating jump to 96 Wednesday, up from 94 the day before. The upgrade means the stock is now outperforming 96% of all other stocks in… Read More

Pool Stock Joins Elite List Of Stocks With 95-Plus Composite RatingThe IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating for Pool rose from 93 to 96 Tuesday. The new rating is a sign the stock is outpacing 96% of all stocks when it comes to the… Read More

Composite Rating For Atlanticus Jumps To 97On Tuesday, Atlanticus got an upgrade for its IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating from 84 to 97. The upgrade means the stock currently tops 97% of all other stocks in terms of key… Read More

Composite Rating For Southern First Bancshares Rises To 96Southern First Bancshares saw its IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating rise to 96 Tuesday, up from 93 the day before. The upgrade means the stock currently tops 96% of all other stocks in… Read More