3 Mortgage Stocks to Buy Now

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This week, three Mortgage stocks are improving their overall ratings on Portfolio Grader. Each of these stocks is rated an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).

Fox Chase Bancorp‘s (NASDAQ:FXCB) grade is moving up to a B (“buy”) this week from last week’s C (“hold”). Fox Chase Bancorp is the holding company for Fox Chase Bank. In Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategory of Margin Growth, FXCB also gets an A. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of FXCB stock.

WSFS Financial (NASDAQ:WSFS) improves from a C to a B rating this week. WSFS Financial is a savings and loan holding company, which provides residential and commercial real estate, commercial and consumer lending services, as well as retail deposit and cash management services. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of WSFS stock.

ViewPoint Financial Group (NASDAQ:VPFG) is progressing from last week’s rating of B (“buy”) as the company improves to an A (“strong buy”) this week. ViewPoint Financial is a holding company for ViewPoint Bank, which provides financial services in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Shares of VPFG have increased 13.8% over the past month, better than the 3.9% increase the Nasdaq has seen over the same period of time. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of VPFG stock.

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here.


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