Vetr Top Raters Upgrade Starbucks And Microsoft 4.5 Star Stocks

Vetr top raters recently upgraded 2 large cap stocks to a 4.5-star rating. Starbucks Shares of Starbucks Corporation SBUX have lost around 3 percent since the start of 2016. The year-to-date losses likely prompted Vetr top raters to upgrade the stock's rating to 4.5-stars out of a possible 5-stars. In fact, Starbucks' stock has risen to $59.53 since the prior rating of 4.0-stars was issued just 6 days. Starbucks is popular among the Vetr crowd as more than 2 percent of users hold the stock in their watch-lists. In addition, 100 percent of the crowd's ratings are bullish and the crowd sourced price target of $68.67 implies a potential upside of more than 17 percent. Related link: Here's how crowdsourced ratings can beat the market.

Microsoft Similar to Starbucks' stock, shares of Microsoft Corporation MSFT are lower since the start of 2016. It can be assumed that the recent weakness in Microsoft's stock prompted Vetr top raters to recognize a buying opportunity as the stock's rating was upgraded to 4.5-stars. In fact, shares of Microsoft has risen to $52.16 since the prior rating of 4.0-stars was issued just 6 days ago. Microsoft is also a popular name among the Vetr crowd as more than 5 percent of users are holding the stock in their watch-lists. Despite an upgrade to bull territory, 52 percent of the crowd's ratings are bearish. On the other hand, the crowd sourced price target of $59.29 implies a potential upside of more than 12 percent.