APi Group saw its IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating jump to 96 Friday, up from 94 the day before.
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The new score indicates the company is now outperforming 96% of all stocks in terms of the most important fundamental and technical stock-picking criteria. Winning stocks often have a 95 or higher score 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.
APi Group is now out of buy range after clearing the 41.31 buy point in a consolidation.
The stock has an 86 EPS Rating, meaning its recent quarterly and annual earnings growth is outpacing 86% of all stocks.
Its Accumulation/Distribution Rating of A shows heavy buying by institutional investors, such as mutual funds and pension funds, over the last 13 weeks.
In Q1, the company reported 9% EPS growth. Sales growth increased 7%, up from 6% in the prior quarter. The company has now posted accelerating growth in each of the last three reports.
APi Group earns the No. 2 rank among its peers in the Security/Safety industry group. Axon Enterprise is the top-ranked stock within the group.
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