Initiations

Upgrades Goldman Sachs upgraded the previous rating for Mercury Systems Inc (NASDAQ: MRCY) from Neutral to Buy. For the fourth quarter, Mercury Systems had an EPS of $0.72, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.47. The current stock performance of Mercury Systems shows a 52-week-high of $96.29...

Upgrades For Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF), Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded the previous rating of Market Perform to the current rating Outperform. In the second quarter, Jefferies Financial Group showed an EPS of $0.16, compared to $0.41 from the year-ago quarter. The current...

Upgrades DA Davidson upgraded the previous rating for Hancock Whitney Corp (NASDAQ: HWC) from Neutral to Buy. In the second quarter, Hancock Whitney showed an EPS of $0.11, compared to $1.01 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $44.42 and a 52-week-low of $14....

Upgrades For Amkor Technology Inc (NASDAQ: AMKR), Credit Suisse upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to the current rating Outperform. For the second quarter, Amkor Technology had an EPS of $0.23, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.01. The current stock performance of Amkor Technology shows...

Upgrades According to Wedbush, the prior rating for Sage Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: SAGE) was changed from Neutral to Outperform. Sage Therapeutics earned $2.08 in the second quarter, compared to $3.28 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Sage Therapeutics shows a 52-week-high...

Upgrades According to Barclays, the prior rating for Howmet Aerospace Inc (NYSE: HWM) was changed from Underweight to Overweight. For the second quarter, Howmet Aerospace had an EPS of $0.12, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.58. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $18.99 and a 52-...

Upgrades For Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK), B of A Securities upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to the current rating Buy. In the second quarter, Duke Energy showed an EPS of $1.08, compared to $1.12 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $103.79 and a 52-week-low of $62....

Upgrades SVB Leerink upgraded the previous rating for eHealth Inc (NASDAQ: EHTH) from Market Perform to Outperform. For the second quarter, eHealth had an EPS of $0.07, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.10. The current stock performance of eHealth shows a 52-week-high of $152.19 and a 52-week...

Upgrades For Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE: WLL), Wells Fargo upgraded the previous rating of Underweight to the current rating Equal-Weight. In the second quarter, Whiting Petroleum showed an EPS of $6.28, compared to $0.28 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $28.00 and a 52...

Upgrades For AGCO Corp (NYSE: AGCO), B of A Securities upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to the current rating Buy. AGCO earned $1.11 in the second quarter, compared to $1.82 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of AGCO shows a 52-week-high of $81.39 and a 52-week-low of $...

Upgrades For Zillow Group Inc (NASDAQ: ZG), Deutsche Bank upgraded the previous rating of Hold to the current rating Buy. In the second quarter, Zillow Gr showed an EPS of $0.41, compared to $0.14 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $88.82 and a 52-week-low of...

Upgrades For Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM), Wells Fargo upgraded the previous rating of Underweight to the current rating Equal-Weight. For the third quarter, Qualcomm had an EPS of $0.86, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.80. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $121.06 and a 52-week...

Upgrades For Premier Inc (NASDAQ: PINC), Guggenheim upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to the current rating Buy. In the fourth quarter, Premier showed an EPS of $0.58, compared to $0.68 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $39.70 and a 52-week-low of $27.11. At the end...

Upgrades According to DA Davidson, the prior rating for 1-800-Flowers.com Inc (NASDAQ: FLWS) was changed from Underperform to Neutral. 1-800-Flowers.com earned $0.23 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.13 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $31.64 and a 52-week-low of $11.15...

Upgrades For Dick's Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE: DKS), Morgan Stanley upgraded the previous rating of Equal-Weight to the current rating Overweight. In the second quarter, Dick's Sporting Goods showed an EPS of $3.21, compared to $1.26 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high...