Upgrades
According to Craig-Hallum, the prior rating for MasTec Inc (NYSE:MTZ) was changed from Hold to Buy. In the second quarter, MasTec showed an EPS of $0.89, compared to $0.73 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $123.33 and a 52-week-low of $62.44. MasTec closed at $67.02 at the end of the last trading period.
For Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM), Truist Securities upgraded the previous rating of Hold to Buy. Exxon Mobil earned $1.94 in the second quarter, compared to $4.14 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $120.70 and a 52-week-low of $96.76. At the end of the last trading period, Exxon Mobil closed at $106.49.
According to BTIG, the prior rating for Warby Parker Inc (NYSE:WRBY) was changed from Neutral to Buy. Warby Parker earned $0.04 in the second quarter, compared to $0.01 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $18.97 and a 52-week-low of $9.50. At the end of the last trading period, Warby Parker closed at $14.21.
For Core & Main Inc (NYSE:CNM), Wolfe Research upgraded the previous rating of Peer Perform to Outperform. Core & Main earned $0.66 in the second quarter, compared to $0.67 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $33.32 and a 52-week-low of $18.79. At the end of the last trading period, Core & Main closed at $31.18.
For Clorox Co (NYSE:CLX), Bernstein upgraded the previous rating of Underperform to Market Perform. In the fourth quarter, Clorox showed an EPS of $1.67, compared to $0.93 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $178.21 and a 52-week-low of $119.56. Clorox closed at $122.36 at the end of the last trading period.
According to Barclays, the prior rating for First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) was changed from Equal-Weight to Overweight. For the second quarter, First Solar had an EPS of $1.89, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.52. The stock has a 52-week-high of $232.00 and a 52-week-low of $115.66. At the end of the last trading period, First Solar closed at $151.50.
JP Morgan upgraded the previous rating for Gold Fields Ltd (NYSE:GFI) from Underweight to Neutral. NoneThe stock has a 52-week-high of $17.78 and a 52-week-low of $7.29. At the end of the last trading period, Gold Fields closed at $13.11.
According to DA Davidson, the prior rating for Dynatrace Inc (NYSE:DT) was changed from Neutral to Buy. In the first quarter, Dynatrace showed an EPS of $0.27, compared to $0.18 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $55.87 and a 52-week-low of $31.55. Dynatrace closed at $48.18 at the end of the last trading period.
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Downgrades
RBC Capital downgraded the previous rating for ResMed Inc (NYSE:RMD) from Outperform to Sector Perform. ResMed earned $1.60 in the fourth quarter, compared to $1.49 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $243.52 and a 52-week-low of $136.20. At the end of the last trading period, ResMed closed at $144.23.
According to Exane BNP Paribas, the prior rating for Carvana Co (NYSE:CVNA) was changed from Outperform to Neutral. In the second quarter, Carvana showed an EPS of $0.55, compared to $2.35 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $57.19 and a 52-week-low of $3.56. At the end of the last trading period, Carvana closed at $37.87.
Mizuho downgraded the previous rating for Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ:BYND) from Neutral to Underperform. In the second quarter, Beyond Meat showed an EPS of $0.83, compared to $1.53 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $22.87 and a 52-week-low of $7.90. At the end of the last trading period, Beyond Meat closed at $8.84.
According to JP Morgan, the prior rating for Welltower Inc (NYSE:WELL) was changed from Overweight to Neutral. In the second quarter, Welltower showed an EPS of $0.90, compared to $0.86 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $86.72 and a 52-week-low of $56.54. At the end of the last trading period, Welltower closed at $85.81.
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Initiations
For Visa Inc (NYSE:V), Seaport Global initiated coverage, by setting the current rating at Neutral. Visa earned $2.16 in the third quarter, compared to $1.98 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Visa shows a 52-week-high of $250.58 and a 52-week-low of $174.83. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $235.68.
For Block Inc (NYSE:SQ), Seaport Global initiated coverage, by setting the current rating at Neutral. Block earned $0.39 in the second quarter, compared to $0.18 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $89.97 and a 52-week-low of $40.77. At the end of the last trading period, Block closed at $46.69.
Needham initiated coverage on Elastic NV (NYSE:ESTC) with a Hold rating. For the first quarter, Elastic had an EPS of $0.25, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.15. The current stock performance of Elastic shows a 52-week-high of $82.84 and a 52-week-low of $46.18. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $82.00.
With a Neutral rating, UBS initiated coverage on Asana Inc (NYSE:ASAN). The price target seems to have been set at $20.00 for Asana. In the second quarter, Asana showed an EPS of $0.04, compared to $0.34 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $26.27 and a 52-week-low of $11.32. At the end of the last trading period, Asana closed at $18.28.
UBS initiated coverage on Smartsheet Inc (NYSE:SMAR) with a Buy rating. The price target for Smartsheet is set to $60.00. Smartsheet earned $0.16 in the second quarter, compared to $0.10 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $52.81 and a 52-week-low of $25.09. At the end of the last trading period, Smartsheet closed at $43.42.
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