Benzinga's Top Upgrades

Analysts at Citigroup upgraded Roper Industries (NYSE: ROP) from “neutral” to “buy.” Roper Industries' shares closed at $107.69 yesterday. Roper Industries' PEG ratio is 1.52.

Analysts at Piper Jaffray upgraded AtriCure (NASDAQ: ATRC) from “neutral” to “overweight.” AtriCure's shares closed at $6.43 yesterday. AtriCure's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $68.65 million.

Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE: HPY) from “market perform” to “outperform.” Heartland Payment's stock closed at $27.02 yesterday. Heartland Payment's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 26.79%.

Analysts at Mizuho upgraded Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD) from “neutral” to “buy.” Cepheid's shares closed at $28.72 yesterday. Cepheid had $103.52 million in total cash for the latest quarter.

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