Initiations

Upgrades For BMC Stock Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: BMCH), B. Riley FBR upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to the current rating Buy. BMC Stock Holdings earned $0.73 in the second quarter, compared to $0.59 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of BMC Stock...

Upgrades UBS upgraded the previous rating for Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) from Sell to Neutral. Seagate Technology earned $1.20 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.86 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $64.17 and a 52-week-...

Upgrades Deutsche Bank upgraded the previous rating for Yum Brands Inc (NYSE: YUM) from Hold to Buy. In the second quarter, Yum Brands showed an EPS of $0.82, compared to $0.93 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $119.72 and a 52-week-...

Upgrades Raymond James upgraded the previous rating for Digital Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: DLR) from Market Perform to Outperform. In the second quarter, Digital Realty Trust showed an EPS of $1.54, compared to $1.64 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of...

Upgrades For Waddell & Reed Financial Inc (NYSE: WDR), Citigroup upgraded the previous rating of Sell to the current rating Neutral. For the second quarter, Waddell & Reed Financial had an EPS of $0.38, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.45. At the moment, the stock...

Upgrades For Safe Bulkers Inc (NYSE: SB), DNB Markets upgraded the previous rating of Hold to the current rating Buy. For the first quarter, Safe Bulkers had an EPS of ($0.13), compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.03. The stock has a 52-week-high of $2.25 and a 52-week-low of...

Upgrades SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgraded the previous rating for Concho Resources Inc (NYSE: CXO) from Hold to Buy. For the first quarter, Concho Resources had an EPS of $0.72, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.72. The current stock performance of Concho Resources...

Upgrades For First Community Corp (NASDAQ: FCCO), Raymond James upgraded the previous rating of Market Perform to the current rating Outperform. In the second quarter, First Community showed an EPS of $0.30, compared to $0.37 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock...

Upgrades Macquarie upgraded the previous rating for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE: TSM) from Neutral to Outperform. Taiwan Semiconductor earned $0.78 in the second quarter, compared to $0.41 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Taiwan...

Upgrades B of A Securities upgraded the stock for AGCO Corp (NYSE: AGCO) from Underperform to Neutral. In the first quarter, AGCO showed an EPS of $0.86, compared to $0.86 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $81.39 and a 52-week-low of $35.33....

Upgrades For BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX), B of A Securities upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy. In the first quarter, BioNTech earned ($0.26). The stock has a 52-week-high of $105.00 and a 52-week-low of $12.53. BioNTech's stock last closed at $88.20 per share. B of...

Upgrades Raymond James changed the rating for Parsley Energy Inc (NYSE: PE) from Outperform to Strong Buy. For the first quarter, Parsley Energy had an EPS of $0.29, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.22. The stock has a 52-week-high of $20.80 and a 52-week-low of...

Upgrades Northcoast Research changed the rating for Beacon Roofing Supply Inc (NASDAQ: BECN) from Neutral to Buy. For the second quarter, Beacon Roofing Supply had an EPS of ($0.18), compared to year-ago quarter EPS of ($0.45). The stock has a 52-week-high of $37.87 and a 52-week-...

Upgrades For Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY), Sidoti & Co. upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy. For the fourth quarter, Korn Ferry had an EPS of $0.60, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.88. The stock has a 52-week-high of $43.99 and a 52-week-low of $21.45. Korn...

Upgrades For Williams Companies Inc (NYSE: WMB), Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from Equal-Weight to Overweight. For the first quarter, Williams Companies had an EPS of $0.26, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.22. The stock has a 52-week-high of $28.99 and a 52-...