Interactive Brokers saw its IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating jump to 96 Thursday, up from 94 the day before.
The new rating is a sign the stock is outpacing 96% of all stocks when it comes to the most important stock-picking criteria. The market's biggest winners often have a 95 or higher grade in the early stages of a new price run, so that's a good item to have on your checklist when looking for the best stocks to buy and watch.
Interactive Brokers is not currently near a proper buy zone. See if the stock goes on to form a new base and offer a new buying opportunity.
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The stock sports a 97 EPS Rating, which means its recent quarterly and longer-term annual earnings growth is outpacing 97% of all stocks.
Its Accumulation/Distribution Rating of E shows heavy selling by institutional investors over the last 13 weeks. Look for the rating to improve to at least a C or better.
In Q4, the company posted 34% earnings-per-share growth. Sales growth increased 22%, up from 19% in the prior report. That marks one quarter of accelerating revenue increases.
Interactive Brokers holds the No. 5 rank among its peers in the Finance-Investment Banking/Brokers industry group. Futu Holdings ADR is the No. 1-ranked stock within the group.
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