Top 3 PowerRatings Upgrades for Investors: LLL. ACGL, ISCA

Today's look at stocks that have earned Long Term PowerRatings upgrades as of this morning represents one of the more eclectic collections of stocks that we've seen in several weeks.

From Security and Protection Services to the insurance business to a company in the Sporting Activities industry, if you are looking for stocks that are both off the beaten path and are likely to outperform the average stock over the next year, then our Top 3 PowerRating Upgrades is the place to be!

This week, all three stocks not only have Long Term PowerRatings of 8 or more, but also come from industries with high PowerRatings, as well. This makes all three stock even more worthy of consideration by investors looking for stocks with above average reliability and the capacity for above average performance.

First up is the lone 9-rated stock in today's report, L-3 Communications Holdings (LLL@LLL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating). With its Long Term PowerRating of 9, L-3 Communications Holdings belongs to that class of stocks which our research indicates have been higher one year later more than 79% of the time. Compare this to the average stock, which has been higher one year later less than 68% of the time in our historical testing.

L-3 Communications belongs to the Security & Protection Services industry, an industry group with an Industry PowerRating of 10 - our highest rating. L-3 has a P/E of 15.20 and a very modest dividend yield of 1.30.

Somewhat less fancy compared to L-3 is Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL@ACGL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), which is one among many of the high Long Term PowerRatings stocks in the Property and Casualty Insurance industry group.

Arch Capital Group shares this industry with a number of stocks that have better name recognition, such as Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA@BRKA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) at the top and insurers like Allstate (ALL@ALL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) a little further down on the list. Arch Capital Group has a Long Term PowerRating of 8, which counts the stock as the type that has historically provided investors with gains of more than 17% after a year's time.

In addition to having a Long Term PowerRating of 8 and belonging to a top industry group with a 10-rating, Arch Capital Group has a P/E of approximately 6 and is trading midway between its 52-week high and low of 77.30 and 63.25, respectively.

The last stock in today's report is another eclectic opportunity: International Speedway Corporation (ISCA@ISCA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating). International Speedway Corporation promotes motor sports events in the United States. This includes owning and operating MRN Radio, which is the largest independent sports radio network in the country.

ISCA has a Long Term PowerRating of 8, like ACGL above, and is the top rated stock in its 9-rated industry group. The Daytona Beach-based company has a P/E of just under 26.

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David Penn is Senior Editor at PowerRatings.net.