Initiations

Upgrades Evercore ISI Group upgraded the previous rating for The Hain Celestial Group Inc (NASDAQ: HAIN) from In-Line to Outperform. In the fourth quarter, Hain Celestial Group showed an EPS of $0.32, compared to $0.21 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $34.53 and a 52-week...

Upgrades According to Telsey Advisory Group, the prior rating for Burlington Stores Inc (NYSE: BURL) was changed from Market Perform to Outperform. In the first quarter, Burlington Stores showed an EPS of $4.76, compared to $1.26 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-...

Upgrades B of A Securities upgraded the previous rating for Deere & Co (NYSE: DE) from Neutral to Buy. Deere earned $2.57 in the third quarter, compared to $2.71 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $202.95 and a 52-week-low of $106.14. At the end of the last trading period...

Upgrades According to Morgan Stanley, the prior rating for The Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) was changed from Equal-Weight to Overweight. For the fourth quarter, Estee Lauder Cos had an EPS of $0.53, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.64. The stock has a 52-week-high of $220.42 and a...

Upgrades For Cinemark Holdings Inc (NYSE: CNK), Benchmark upgraded the previous rating of Hold to the current rating Buy. For the second quarter, Cinemark Hldgs had an EPS of $1.27, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.86. The stock has a 52-week-high of $39.81 and a 52-week-low of $5.71. At the...

Upgrades Wells Fargo upgraded the previous rating for Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE: SWX) from Underweight to Equal-Weight. In the second quarter, Southwest Gas Holdings showed an EPS of $0.48, compared to $0.41 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $92.94...

Upgrades Wedbush upgraded the previous rating for Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) from Neutral to Outperform. For the first quarter, Best Buy Co had an EPS of $0.67, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.02. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $111.39 and a 52-week-low of $48.10. Best Buy...

Upgrades For FormFactor Inc (NASDAQ: FORM), Needham upgraded the previous rating of Hold to the current rating Buy. For the second quarter, FormFactor had an EPS of $0.33, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.21. The current stock performance of FormFactor shows a 52-week-high of $33.07 and a 52...

Upgrades Guggenheim upgraded the previous rating for MSG Networks Inc (NYSE: MSGN) from Sell to Neutral. In the fourth quarter, MSG Networks showed an EPS of $0.97, compared to $0.54 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of MSG Networks shows a 52-week-high of $18.76 and a 52-...

Upgrades According to Gordon Haskett, the prior rating for Brinker International Inc (NYSE: EAT) was changed from Hold to Buy. In the fourth quarter, Brinker International showed an EPS of $0.88, compared to $1.36 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $47.57 and a 52-week-low...

Upgrades According to Sidoti & Co., the prior rating for Spire Inc (NYSE: SR) was changed from Neutral to Buy. Spire earned $0.07 in the third quarter, compared to $0.07 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $88.00 and a 52-week-low of $57.37. At the end of the last trading...

Upgrades For i3 Verticals Inc (NASDAQ: IIIV), BTIG upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to the current rating Buy. In the third quarter, i3 Verticals showed an EPS of $0.13, compared to $0.20 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $37.85 and a 52-...

Upgrades Bernstein upgraded the previous rating for FedEx Corp (NYSE: FDX) from Market Perform to Outperform. For the fourth quarter, FedEx had an EPS of $2.53, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $5.01. The current stock performance of FedEx shows a 52-week-high of $183....

Upgrades For Universal Display Corp (NASDAQ: OLED), Needham upgraded the previous rating of Hold to the current rating Buy. For the second quarter, Universal Display had an EPS of $0.02, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.92. The current stock performance of Universal...

Upgrades KeyBanc upgraded Synaptics, Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA) from Sector Weight to Overweight. Synaptics shares rose 8% to trade at $89.23 in today’s session. Barclays upgraded Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE: TEVA) from Underweight to Equal-Weight. Teva Pharmaceutical shares...