14 Good Stocks To Buy Monday, February 6, 2012

Which stocks to buy and picking good stocks to buy now may be quantified in numbers. But, in its purest form, it’s about philosophies. When deciding which stock is the best stock to buy now, whether it’s a penny stock or blue chip, you should be greedy in your intake of information to Aim for the High Profits.

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.

These 16 stocks all received upgrades to a “buy” rating or better from Wall Street analysts Friday, February 3, 2012 and would all be considered good stocks to buy:

Fundamental company data provided by Capital IQ:

Arctic Cat Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAT)

ACAT closing price for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $34.23, up 11.17% (+3.44).
ACAT has a 52-week high of $34.75 and a 52-week low of $11.55.
ACAT has a 1-Yr Target Price of $38.60 with a Market Cap of $626.17M.
ACAT was upgraded by analysts at Feltl & Co. from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
Feltl & Co. now have a $46.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $37.00.

Axcelis Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ACLS)

ACLS closing price for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $1.80, down 3.23% (-0.06).
ACLS has a 52-week high of $2.99 and a 52-week low of $1.00.
ACLS has a 1-Yr Target Price of $2.50 with a Market Cap of $191.65M.
ACLS was upgraded by analysts at Craig Hallum from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN)

ALXN closing price for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $78.875, up 1.41% (+1.10).
ALXN has a 52-week high of $80.97 and a 52-week low of $41.73.
ALXN has a 1-Yr Target Price of $76.42 with a Market Cap of $14.60B.
ALXN was upgraded by analysts at Goldman Sachs to a “conviction buy” rating.

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW)

ATW closing price for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $45.79, down 1.06% (-0.49).
ATW has a 52-week high of $48.84 and a 52-week low of $30.64.
ATW has a 1-Yr Target Price of $47.44 with a Market Cap of $2.97B.
ATW was upgraded by analysts at Global Hunter Securities from an “accumulate” rating to a “buy” rating.
Global Hunter Securities now have a “$56.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $47.00.

bebe Stores (NASDAQ: BEBE)

BEBE closing price for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $8.97, down 0.99% (-0.09).
BEBE has a 52-week high of $9.38 and a 52-week low of $5.41.
BEBE has a 1-Yr Target Price of $10.93 with a Market Cap of $754.85M.
BEBE was upgraded by analysts at TheStreet to a “buy” rating.

Center Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: CNBC)

CNBC closing price for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $10.18, up 2.52% (+0.25).
CNBC has a 52-week high of $10.98 and a 52-week low of $8.40.
CNBC has a 1-Yr Target Price of N/A with a Market Cap of $166.26M.
CNBC was upgraded by analysts at Sterne Agee from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP)

CNP closing price for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $18.88, up 1.61% (+0.30).
CNP has a 52-week high of $21.47 and a 52-week low of $15.09.
CNP has a 1-Yr Target Price of $21.46 with a Market Cap of $8.04B.
CNP was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.

Eastman Chemical Co (NYSE: EMN)

EMN closing price for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $53.67, up 2.82% (+1.47).
EMN has a 52-week high of $55.36 and a 52-week low of $32.44.
EMN has a 1-Yr Target Price of $56.43 with a Market Cap of $7.35B.
EMN was upgraded by analysts at Goldman Sachs from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating.
Goldman Sachs now have a $63.00 price target on EMN.

Eagle Materials, Inc. (NYSE: EXP)

EXP closing price for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $32.50, up 4.30% (+1.34).
EXP has a 52-week high of $33.22 and a 52-week low of $15.36.
EXP has a 1-Yr Target Price of $30.58 with a Market Cap of $1.46B.
EXP was upgraded by analysts at Sidoti from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.

FX Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FXEN)

FXEN closing price for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $6.31, up 6.59% (+0.39).
FXEN has a 52-week high of $12.20 and a 52-week low of $3.67.
FXEN has a 1-Yr Target Price of $8.95 with a Market Cap of $333.02M.
FXEN was upgraded by analysts at Pritchard from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.

Hercules Tech. (NASDAQ: HTGC)

HTGC closing price for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $10.90, up 9.66% (+0.96).
HTGC has a 52-week high of $11.55 and a 52-week low of $7.79.
HTGC has a 1-Yr Target Price of $11.50 with a Market Cap of $469.46M.
HTGC was upgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
Stifel Nicolaus now have a $11.50 price target on HTGC.

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE: NOV)

NOV closing price for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $82.14, up 6.56% (+5.06).
NOV has a 52-week high of $86.71 and a 52-week low of $47.97.
NOV has a 1-Yr Target Price of $92.12 with a Market Cap of $34.81B.
NOV was upgraded by analysts at:

  • Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. Morgan Stanley now have a $100.00 price target on NOV.
  • Global Hunter Securities from an “accumulate” rating to a “buy” rating. Global Hunter Securities now have a $90.00 price target on NOV, up previously from $78.00.

Rowan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: RDC)

RDC closing price for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $36.61, down 0.41% (-0.15).
RDC has a 52-week high of $44.83 and a 52-week low of $28.13.
RDC has a 1-Yr Target Price of $43.09 with a Market Cap of $4.58B.
RDC was upgraded by analysts at Global Hunter Securities from an “accumulate” rating to a “buy” rating.
Global Hunter Securities now have a $46.00 price target on RDC, up previously from $36.00.

Ruddick Corporation (NYSE: RDK)

RDK closing price for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $44.40, up 8.16% (+3.35).
RDK has a 52-week high of $46.00 and a 52-week low of $35.31.
RDK has a 1-Yr Target Price of $50.67 with a Market Cap of $2.19B.
RDK was upgraded by analysts at BB&T from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Take-Two (NASDAQ: TTWO)

TTWO closing price for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $16.20, up 3.05% (+0.48).
TTWO has a 52-week high of $17.58 and a 52-week low of $10.63.
TTWO has a 1-Yr Target Price of $18.82 with a Market Cap of $1.40B.
TTWO was upgraded by analysts at Lazard Capital from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN)

URBN closing price for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $27.685, up 4.71% (+1.24).
URBN has a 52-week high of $39.26 and a 52-week low of $21.47.
URBN has a 1-Yr Target Price of $29.04 with a Market Cap of $3.99B.
URBN was upgraded by analysts at Janney Montgomery Scott from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.
Janney Montgomery Scott now have a $31.00 price target on URBN.

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

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Being technical, analytical or just flat-out greedy when trading penny stocks is the easiest way to limit profits and, sometimes, even lose your entire investment. You need to have a strong and strict strategy to achieve your goal of maximizing profits while minimizing risks in penny stocks.

Listed below are a few of the many points each and every penny stock investor needs to discover.

  • Do your own research.
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