Analysts International Stock Upgraded (ANLY)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Analysts International (Nasdaq:ANLY) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• ANLY's revenue growth has slightly outpaced the industry average of 6.8%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 0.9%. This growth in revenue appears to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, improving the earnings per share.
• ANLY has no debt to speak of therefore resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of zero, which we consider to be a relatively favorable sign. Along with this, the company maintains a quick ratio of 3.77, which clearly demonstrates the ability to cover short-term cash needs.
• The strong earnings growth this company has enjoyed -- up -- has apparently played a role in driving up its share price by a solid 27.24%. In addition, the rise in the general market has likely contributed to this stock's strong performance during this past year.Regarding the stock's future course, although almost any stock can fall in a broad market decline, ANLY should continue to move higher despite the fact that it has already enjoyed a very nice gain in the past year.
• ANALYSTS INTERNATIONAL CORP reported significant earnings per share improvement in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past two years. During the past fiscal year, ANALYSTS INTERNATIONAL CORP turned its bottom line around by earning $0.66 versus -$0.09 in the prior year.
• The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the IT Services industry. The net income increased by 1340.5% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $0.04 million to $0.53 million.

Analysts International Corporation provides information technology (IT) services in the United States. The company has a P/E ratio of five, equal to the average computer software & services industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Analysts International has a market cap of $18.9 million and is part of the technology sector and computer software & services industry. Shares are down 33.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

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-- Written by a member of TheStreet Ratings Staff

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