Upgrades
For AutoNation Inc (NYSE:AN), Seaport Global upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Buy. In the second quarter, AutoNation showed an EPS of $6.48, compared to $4.83 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $126.39 and a 52-week-low of $96.56. AutoNation closed at $117.07 at the end of the last trading period.
For The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), Raymond James upgraded the previous rating of Market Perform to Strong Buy. For the second quarter, Travelers Companies had an EPS of $2.57, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $3.45. The stock has a 52-week-high of $187.98 and a 52-week-low of $152.17. At the end of the last trading period, Travelers Companies closed at $156.42.
For CION Invt Corp (NYSE:CION), Wells Fargo upgraded the previous rating of Equal-Weight to Overweight. CION Invt earned $0.14 in the first quarter, compared to $0.88 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of CION Invt shows a 52-week-high of $15.09 and a 52-week-low of $7.83. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $8.63.
For SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB), Evercore ISI Group upgraded the previous rating of In-Line to Outperform. For the second quarter, SVB Finl Gr had an EPS of $5.60, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $9.09. The current stock performance of SVB Finl Gr shows a 52-week-high of $752.68 and a 52-week-low of $355.37. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $361.36.
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Downgrades
For Wolverine World Wide Inc (NYSE:WWW), Williams Capital downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Hold. For the first quarter, Wolverine World Wide had an EPS of $0.41, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.40. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $29.75 and a 52-week-low of $16.65. Wolverine World Wide closed at $22.66 at the end of the last trading period.
According to Williams Capital, the prior rating for Kontoor Brands Inc (NYSE:KTB) was changed from Buy to Hold. In the first quarter, Kontoor Brands showed an EPS of $1.43, compared to $1.43 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Kontoor Brands shows a 52-week-high of $53.14 and a 52-week-low of $30.98. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $38.17.
According to Susquehanna, the prior rating for United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) was changed from Positive to Neutral. In the second quarter, United Airlines Holdings showed an EPS of $1.43, compared to $3.91 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $53.12 and a 52-week-low of $30.54. At the end of the last trading period, United Airlines Holdings closed at $36.33.
Piper Sandler downgraded the previous rating for Westlake Corp (NYSE:WLK) from Overweight to Neutral. Westlake earned $5.83 in the first quarter, compared to $1.87 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Westlake shows a 52-week-high of $141.19 and a 52-week-low of $89.00. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $91.81.
According to Scotiabank, the prior rating for Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was changed from Sector Outperform to Sector Perform. For the second quarter, Verizon Communications had an EPS of $1.31, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.37. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $55.51 and a 52-week-low of $43.77. Verizon Communications closed at $44.45 at the end of the last trading period.
For Pegasystems Inc (NASDAQ:PEGA), Macquarie downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to Neutral. For the first quarter, Pegasystems had an EPS of $0.59, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.26. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $111.73 and a 52-week-low of $36.50. Pegasystems closed at $50.07 at the end of the last trading period.
Macquarie downgraded the previous rating for Twilio Inc (NYSE:TWLO) from Outperform to Neutral. For the first quarter, Twilio had an EPS of $0.00, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.05. The stock has a 52-week-high of $266.74 and a 52-week-low of $77.14. At the end of the last trading period, Twilio closed at $87.33.
Macquarie downgraded the previous rating for 2U Inc (NASDAQ:TWOU) from Outperform to Neutral. For the first quarter, 2U had an EPS of $0.24, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.12. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $20.98 and a 52-week-low of $7.28. 2U closed at $10.73 at the end of the last trading period.
Morgan Stanley downgraded the previous rating for Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) from Overweight to Underweight. Snap earned $0.02 in the second quarter, compared to $0.10 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Snap shows a 52-week-high of $47.71 and a 52-week-low of $9.91. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $9.96.
According to DA Davidson, the prior rating for Paycom Software Inc (NYSE:PAYC) was changed from Buy to Neutral. For the first quarter, Paycom Software had an EPS of $1.90, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.47. The stock has a ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
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