Markel Upgraded, Eli Lilly Downgraded

For long-term capital appreciation, you ideally want to invest in well established companies which are both safe and have the potential to increase in value. These two features have been the cornerstone of PowerRatings (for Investors). One of the easiest ways of achieving this is to make sure all the stocks in your portfolio are rated 8-10.

PowerRatings are color coded, stocks rated 1-3 in red, 4-7 in blue and 8-10 in green. So, a simple way of remembering what type of stocks you should own is to always "Stay in the Green".

When a stock you own moves from green to blue, replace it with a stock that has just made the opposite move, from blue to green. Our research shows that investors can outperform the market by a significant margin with this simple strategy.

Here's are some of today's stocks that moved from blue to green:

And here are some of today's stocks that moved from green to blue:

Stocks of Note

Markel markets and underwrites specialty insurance products and programs to a variety of niche markets and operates in three segments of the specialty insurance marketplace: the Excess and Surplus Lines, the Specialty Admitted and the London markets.

MKL shares have been outperforming versus its industry group and the market, with a 9.9% year-to-date return.

Eli Lilly discovers, develops, manufactures and sells products in one of its business segment of pharmaceutical products to prevent and treat human diseases.

LLY shares have been under-performing versus its industry group and the market, with a 5.1% YTD return.

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