Validea Motley Fool Strategy Daily Upgrade Report - 12/27/2025

The following are today's upgrades for Validea's Small-Cap Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Motley Fool. This strategy looks for small cap growth stocks with solid fundamentals and strong price performance.

CREDICORP LTD (BAP) is a large-cap value stock in the Money Center Banks industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Motley Fool changed from 59% to 72% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.

Company Description: Credicorp Ltd is a Peru-based financial services holding company. The Company is organized into four lines of business: Universal Banking, Insurance and Pensions that mainly serve the overall Peruvian market, Microfinance and Investment Banking and Wealth Management that have a strong presence in Latin America. The Company has leveraged its franchises and has consolidated into a Group with more than 36,000 employees and operations mainly in six countries: Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Panama and the United States.

The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria. PROFIT MARGIN:PASSRELATIVE STRENGTH:FAILCOMPARE SALES AND EPS GROWTH TO THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR:FAILINSIDER HOLDINGS:PASSCASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS:PASSPROFIT MARGIN CONSISTENCY:FAILR&D AS A PERCENTAGE OF SALES:NEUTRALCASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:PASS"THE FOOL RATIO" (P/E TO GROWTH):PASSAVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:PASSSALES:FAILDAILY DOLLAR VOLUME:FAILPRICE:PASSINCOME TAX PERCENTAGE:PASS

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STEALTHGAS INC (GASS) is a small-cap value stock in the Water Transportation industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Motley Fool changed from 68% to 72% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.

Company Description: StealthGas Inc. is a provider of international seaborne transportation services to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) producers and users, as well as crude oil and product carriers to oil producers, refineries and commodities traders. The Company owns a fleet of LPG carriers. Its LPG carriers carry various petroleum gas products in liquefied form, including propane, butane, butadiene, isopropane, propylene and vinyl chloride monomer, which are all byproducts of the production of crude oil and natural gas. The medium range product carriers in its fleet are capable of carrying refined petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil and jet fuel, as well as edible oils and chemicals, while its Aframax tanker is used for carrying crude oil. Its fleet consists of approximately 50 LPG carriers, including two chartered-in LPG carriers, two 2008-built product carriers, a 2009-built product carrier and a 2010-built Aframax crude oil tanker.

The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria. PROFIT MARGIN:PASSRELATIVE STRENGTH:FAILCOMPARE SALES AND EPS GROWTH TO THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR:FAILINSIDER HOLDINGS:PASSCASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS:FAILPROFIT MARGIN CONSISTENCY:PASSR&D AS A PERCENTAGE OF SALES:NEUTRALCASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:PASSINVENTORY TO SALES:PASSACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE TO SALES:PASSLONG TERM DEBT/EQUITY RATIO:PASS"THE FOOL RATIO" (P/E TO GROWTH):PASSAVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:PASSSALES:PASSDAILY DOLLAR VOLUME:FAILPRICE:PASSINCOME TAX PERCENTAGE:FAIL

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