Three companies in an S&P 500 midday-gainer list published Wednesday, Nov. 4, received ratings based on comparisons with businesses in their sectors. Dollar Tree and Block were designated Strong Buy, while Stanley Black & Decker received a Buy rating.
The assessment considered five areas: valuation, business growth, profitability, changes to earnings-per-share estimates and recent share-price direction. The list was published at 12:40 p.m. ET.
A separate S&P 500 midday-gainer snapshot was published Oct. 28.



