Upgrades
According to B of A Securities, the prior rating for West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (NYSE:WST) was changed from Neutral to Buy. West Pharmaceutical Servs earned $1.98 in the first quarter, compared to $2.30 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of West Pharmaceutical Servs shows a 52-week-high of $376.72 and a 52-week-low of $207.15. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $359.80.
For Abcam PLC (NASDAQ:ABCM), B of A Securities upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Buy. NoneThe stock has a 52-week-high of $19.25 and a 52-week-low of $12.48. At the end of the last trading period, Abcam closed at $19.06.
UBS upgraded the previous rating for AutoZone Inc (NYSE:AZO) from Neutral to Buy. In the third quarter, AutoZone showed an EPS of $34.12, compared to $29.03 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of AutoZone shows a 52-week-high of $2750.00 and a 52-week-low of $1964.93. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $2497.37.
JP Morgan upgraded the previous rating for MorphoSys AG (NASDAQ:MOR) from Underweight to Overweight. MorphoSys earned $0.35 in the first quarter, compared to $4.03 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $7.66 and a 52-week-low of $3.19. MorphoSys closed at $7.07 at the end of the last trading period.
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Downgrades
New Street Research downgraded the previous rating for Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT) from Buy to Neutral. For the second quarter, Applied Mat had an EPS of $2.00, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.85. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $142.53 and a 52-week-low of $71.18. Applied Mat closed at $140.11 at the end of the last trading period.
For Truist Financial Corp (NYSE:TFC), Odeon Capital downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Hold. In the first quarter, Truist Finl showed an EPS of $1.09, compared to $1.23 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $53.34 and a 52-week-low of $25.56. Truist Finl closed at $32.22 at the end of the last trading period.
According to TD Cowen, the prior rating for Bausch Health Companies Inc (NYSE:BHC) was changed from Outperform to Market Perform. In the first quarter, Bausch Health Companies showed an EPS of $0.52, compared to $0.72 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Bausch Health Companies shows a 52-week-high of $10.23 and a 52-week-low of $4.00. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $7.44.
For RPC Inc (NYSE:RES), Citigroup downgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Sell. In the first quarter, RPC showed an EPS of $0.39, compared to $0.07 from the year-ago quarter. NoneAt the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $11.40 and a 52-week-low of $5.71. RPC closed at $7.81 at the end of the last trading period.
For NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc (NYSE:NEX), Citigroup downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Neutral. In the first quarter, NexTier Oilfield showed an EPS of $0.66, compared to $0.08 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $11.36 and a 52-week-low of $6.67. At the end of the last trading period, NexTier Oilfield closed at $9.52.
According to B of A Securities, the prior rating for Evotec SE (NASDAQ:EVO) was changed from Buy to Neutral. In the fourth quarter, Evotec showed an EPS of $0.08, compared to $0.23 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $15.04 and a 52-week-low of $7.80. Evotec closed at $11.85 at the end of the last trading period.
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