Good Stocks To Buy Now: January 23, 2012

“Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.” – Warren Buffett

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Stock market investing is about coming across sketches of a financial plan that lead to the investigation of companies which ends up on finally determining which one, or ones, to make investment in – or not. These ideas can be spawned by reading newspapers, magazines, and internet articles, scanning share market tables or just picking up the phone and talking to your stockbroker.

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In choosing good stocks to buy now, one tried and true method for many of the most profitable traders has been monitoring the analyst ratings; most especially the upgraded stocks and newly covered stocks with positive ratings issued to them.

If you are unsure about how to understand Analysts Ratings, check our post to get a better understanding on spotting good stocks to buy now.

The following stocks all received upgrades to “buy” ratings or higher from Wall Street analysts Friday, January 20, 2012 and would all be considered good stocks to buy:

 

Aaron’s Inc. (NYSE: AAN)

AAN closing price for the week that ended Friday, January 20, 2012 was $25.42, down -0.22, on volume of 1,137,476.
AAN is trading 28.16% above its 50 day moving average and 38.45% above its 200 day moving average.
AAN is -1.74% below its 52-week high of $25.87 and 57.30% above its 52-week low of $16.16.
AAN‘s PE ratio is 18.03 and its market cap is $1.92B.
AAN was upgraded by analysts at Northcoast Research from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP)

AAP closing price for the week that ended Friday, January 20, 2012 was $74.75, down -0.40, on volume of 1,302,102.
AAP is trading 6.31% above its 50 day moving average and 19.06% above its 200 day moving average.
AAP is -2.07% below its 52-week high of $76.33 and 51.01% above its 52-week low of $49.50.
AAP‘s PE ratio is 15.90 and its market cap is $5.49B.
AAP was upgraded by analysts at Cleveland Research from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.

AMERIGROUP Co. (NYSE: AGP)

AGP closing price for the week that ended Friday, January 20, 2012 was $69.59, down -0.87, on volume of 567,181.
AGP is trading 14.12% above its 50 day moving average and 28.81% above its 200 day moving average.
AGP is -8.12% below its 52-week high of $75.74 and 85.23% above its 52-week low of $37.57.
AGP‘s PE ratio is 14.75 and its market cap is $3.25B.
AGP was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $81.00 price target on the stock.

Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE: MTW)

MTW closing price for the week that ended Friday, January 20, 2012 was $12.20, up 0.27, on volume of 4,161,531.
MTW is trading 20.00% above its 50 day moving average and 13.85% above its 200 day moving average.
MTW is -47.48% below its 52-week high of $23.23 and 111.81% above its 52-week low of $5.76.
MTW‘s PE ratio is N/A and its market cap is $1.61B.
MTW was upgraded by analysts at Longbow Research from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $16.50 price target on the stock.

Noble Corp (NYSE: NE)

NE closing price for the week that ended Friday, January 20, 2012 was $34.69, up 0.08, on volume of 4,560,594.
NE is trading 8.53% above its 50 day moving average and 3.69% above its 200 day moving average.
NE is -25.75% below its 52-week high of $46.72 and 26.93% above its 52-week low of $27.33.
NE‘s PE ratio is 25.75 and its market cap is $8.76B.
NE was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $48.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $34.00.

Rentrak Co. (NASDAQ: RENT)

RENT closing price for the week that ended Friday, January 20, 2012 was $17.48, up 1.10, on volume of 73,612.
RENT is trading 20.14% above its 50 day moving average and 21.94% above its 200 day moving average.
RENT is -40.54% below its 52-week high of $29.40 and 55.65% above its 52-week low of $11.23.
RENT‘s PE ratio is N/A and its market cap is $192.35M.
RENT was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $20.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $15.00. Rentrak Co. RENT is also now covered by analysts at Sidoti. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN)

RTN closing price for the week that ended Friday, January 20, 2012 was $49.88, down -0.10, on volume of 1,619,268.
RTN is trading 5.22% above its 50 day moving average and 13.06% above its 200 day moving average.
RTN is -6.10% below its 52-week high of $53.12 and 30.07% above its 52-week low of $38.35.
RTN‘s PE ratio is 10.21 and its market cap is $17.26B.
RTN was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock.

WellCare Group (NYSE: WCG)

WCG closing price for the week that ended Friday, January 20, 2012 was $58.70, up 0.20, on volume of 507,381.
WCG is trading 6.46% above its 50 day moving average and 20.95% above its 200 day moving average.
WCG is -1.99% below its 52-week high of $59.89 and 96.91% above its 52-week low of $29.81.
WCG‘s PE ratio is 12.32 and its market cap is $2.51B.
WCG was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $68.00 price target on the stock.

Agrium Inc. (USA) (NYSE: AGU)

AGU closing price for the week that ended Friday, January 20, 2012 was $80.01, up 0.26, on volume of 1,172,818.
AGU is trading 13.59% above its 50 day moving average and 2.85% above its 200 day moving average.
AGU is -19.30% below its 52-week high of $99.14 and 33.02% above its 52-week low of $60.15.
AGU‘s PE ratio is 9.57 and its market cap is $12.64B.
AGU is now covered by analysts at Bank of America. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.

Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: AVNR)

AVNR closing price for the week that ended Friday, January 20, 2012 was $2.83, down 0.04, on volume of 1,442,184.
AVNR is trading 25.71% above its 50 day moving average and 1.03% above its 200 day moving average.
AVNR is -41.04% below its 52-week high of $4.80 and 59.89% above its 52-week low of $1.77.
AVNR‘s PE ratio is N/A and its market cap is $359.29M.
AVNR is now covered by analysts at McNicoll Lewis & Vlak. They set a “buy” rating on the stock and a $6.00 price target on the stock.

CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF)

CF closing price for the week that ended Friday, January 20, 2012 was $175.49, up 4.31, on volume of 2,486,799.
CF is trading 17.20% above its 50 day moving average and 12.21% above its 200 day moving average.
CF is -8.93% below its 52-week high of $192.70 and 52.15% above its 52-week low of $115.34.
CF‘s PE ratio is 9.65 and its market cap is $11.64B.
CF is now covered by analysts at Bank of America. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LECO)

LECO closing price for the week that ended Friday, January 20, 2012 was $42.24, up 0.06, on volume of 254,520.
LECO is trading 6.92% above its 50 day moving average and 19.87% above its 200 day moving average.
LECO is -1.03% below its 52-week high of $42.68 and 57.38% above its 52-week low of $26.84.
LECO‘s PE ratio is 17.82 and its market cap is $3.54B.
LECO is now covered by analysts at Northcoast Research. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.

The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS)

MOS closing price for the week that ended Friday, January 20, 2012 was $55.01, up 1.16, on volume of 5,411,202.
MOS is trading 6.19% above its 50 day moving average and -7.65% below its 200 day moving average.
MOS is -38.36% below its 52-week high of $89.24 and 22.63% above its 52-week low of $44.86.
MOS‘s PE ratio is 10.50 and its market cap is $23.40B.
MOS is now covered by analysts at Bank of America. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCTT)

UCTT closing price for the week that ended Friday, January 20, 2012 was $7.47, up 0.20, on volume of 209,166.
UCTT is trading 18.99% above its 50 day moving average and 27.88% above its 200 day moving average.
UCTT is -45.15% below its 52-week high of $13.62 and 98.14% above its 52-week low of $3.77.
UCTT‘s PE ratio is 8.88 and its market cap is $170.35M.
UCTT is now covered by analysts at ThinkEquity. They set a “buy” rating and a $10.00 price target on the stock.

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