For today's edition of our upgrade list, we used our website's advanced screening functions to search for UPGRADES to BUY or STRONG BUY with complete forecast and valuation data. They are presented by one-month forecast return. Navios Maritime (NAVI) is our top-rated upgrade this week and it is a STRONG BUY. First Financial Northwest is our other top upgrade. Those two stocks are the only upgrades to BUY or STRONG BUY which include full data this week. We have included the other three tickers--ACGBY, NTL, and OVLY-- even though they only have forecast data. ACGBY and NAVI are STRONG BUY upgrades. The other stocks are upgrades to BUY.

Navios Maritime Midstream Partners LP (NAP) engages in owning, operating and acquiring crude oil tankers, refined petroleum product tankers, chemical tankers and liquefied petroleum gas tankers under long-term employment contracts. The Company charters its contracts to international oil companies, refiners and large vessel operators. It owns a fleet of four very large crude carriers (VLCCs) providing global marine transportation services. Navios Maritime Midstream Partners LP is based in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

So much energy news concerns natural gas of late, and with Navios we are looking at a shipping firm that specializes in liquid natural gas (LNG.). Despite all the discussion about bringing back the coal industry and saving it from some sort of Obama-induced regulatory purgatory, the real impact on coal has come from cheaper, cleaner, natural gas. Despite the real negative impacts of fracking, the fact is the huge boost in gas production thanks to the controversial technology has paid real dividends for those nations lucky enough to possess it and develop it successfully.

These shipper plays can be difficult, however, as supply fluctuations, economic disruptions, and other unforeseen circumstances can wreak havoc in the markets and move stock prices in a contradictory manner. However, shipping can always provide insights to the overall health of the world economy and often serves-for many longtime investors--as a leading indicator.

We are a bit higher on this stock than some analysts. Navient is often rated a HOLD by others. Our one-year forecast target is $13.61 while the consensus estimate from others is running below $11. The 50d SMA is is $10.99 and the 200d SMA is $10.97.

The last results posted for the firm occurred at the end of January. At that time, Navios reported earnings of $0.28/share, which was a slight miss for the quarter--analysts expected $0.31/share. Earnings were also off slightly, with the company just falling short of the consensus estimate of "$22.92 million--they posted $22.8 million. Revenues declined almost 12% for the period.

Below is today's data on Navios Maritime Midstream Partners LP (NAP):

VALUENGINE RECOMMENDATION: ValuEngine updated its recommendation from BUY to STRONG BUY for Navios Maritime Midstream on 2017-03-31. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that Navios Maritime Midstream has the probability to OUTPERFORM average market performance for the next year. The company exhibits ATTRACTIVE Book Market Ratio and P/E Ratio.

Valuation & Rankings
Valuation	20.55% undervalued	Valuation Rank(?)	87
1-M Forecast Return	1.09%	1-M Forecast Return Rank	98
12-M Return	20.88%	Momentum Rank(?)	62
Sharpe Ratio	-0.19	Sharpe Ratio Rank(?)	34
5-Y Avg Annual Return	-8.01%	5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank	33
Volatility	41.92%	Volatility Rank(?)	40
Expected EPS Growth	-17.62%	EPS Growth Rank(?)	10
Market Cap (billions)	0.11	Size Rank	35
Trailing P/E Ratio	10.88	Trailing P/E Rank(?)	91
Forward P/E Ratio	13.21	Forward P/E Ratio Rank	72
PEG Ratio	n/a	PEG Ratio Rank	n/a
Price/Sales	1.22	Price/Sales Rank(?)	64
Market/Book	0.45	Market/Book Rank(?)	93
Beta	0.56	Beta Rank	62
Alpha	0.06	Alpha Rank	61