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Chicago, IL – October 7, 2019 - Stocks in this week’s article are American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) , Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) , Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) , AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC) and Beacon Roofing Supply (NASDAQ:BECN) .

5 Broker Favorite Stocks in Focus on Recent Analyst Upgrades

With the Q3 earnings season approaching, investors would look to add stocks to their respective portfolios, which have the potential to surpass earnings expectations in the to-be-reported quarter. This is because an earnings beat generally leads to stock price appreciation.

Investors after all, while shelling out their hard-earned money in the stock market, are governed by the sole objective of generating handsome returns on their portfolio. However, the task of designing one’s portfolio with potential outperformers is not an easy one. In fact, equity market tricks are not easy to master with a plethora of stocks flooding the space at any point of time. The task becomes even more difficult when one tries to select a winning portfolio without proper guidance.

Time for Some Broker Advice?

In view of the aforementioned constraints, it is in the best interest of investors to be guided by the experts in the field. The concerned experts are brokers. Brokers, irrespective of their types (sell-side, buy-side or independent), undertake thorough research of the stocks covered by them.

They have at their disposal a lot more information on a company and its prospects than individual investors. To attain their objective, they go through minute details of the publicly available financial documents apart from attending company conference calls and other presentations. Broker opinion should thus act as a valuable guide for investors while deciding their course of action (buy, sell or hold) on a particular stock.

Direction of Earnings Estimates Serves as a Proper Guide

Since brokers meticulously follow the stocks in their coverage, they revise their earnings estimates after carefully examining the pros and cons of an event for the concerned company. Naturally, their estimate revisions serve as an important pointer regarding the price of a stock.

For example, an earnings outperformance by a company generally leads to upward estimate revisions with prices moving north. Similarly, lackluster earnings often lead to stock price depreciation. Investors tend to be guided by the direction of estimate revisions and stock price while formulating their investment strategy.

To take care of the earnings performance, we have designed a screen based on improving broker recommendation and upward estimate revisions over the last four weeks.

Do Not Ignore the Top Line

Designing a strategy based solely on the bottom line is unlikely to result in a winning approach. Actually, according to many market watchers, a revenue beat is more creditable for a company than a mere earnings outperformance, especially in an environment of revenue weakness due to macroeconomic headwinds. To address top-line concerns, we have included in our screen the price/sales ratio, which serves as a strong complementary valuation metric.

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