Upgrades
- For Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F), Morgan Stanley upgraded the previous rating of Equal-Weight to Overweight. Ford Motor earned $0.68 in the second quarter, compared to $0.13 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $25.87 and a 52-week-low of $10.61. Ford Motor closed at $12.36 at the end of the last trading period.
- For Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE:SCHW), Erste Group upgraded the previous rating of Hold to Buy. Charles Schwab earned $0.97 in the second quarter, compared to $0.70 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Charles Schwab shows a 52-week-high of $96.24 and a 52-week-low of $59.35. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $76.22.
- According to Erste Group, the prior rating for Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) was changed from Hold to Buy. Walmart earned $1.77 in the second quarter, compared to $1.78 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $160.77 and a 52-week-low of $117.27. Walmart closed at $134.25 at the end of the last trading period.
- Erste Group upgraded the previous rating for ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) from Hold to Buy. In the second quarter, ConocoPhillips showed an EPS of $3.91, compared to $1.27 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $124.08 and a 52-week-low of $72.02. At the end of the last trading period, ConocoPhillips closed at $115.62.
- Deutsche Bank upgraded the previous rating for Church & Dwight Co Inc (NYSE:CHD) from Hold to Buy. In the second quarter, Church & Dwight Co showed an EPS of $0.76, compared to $0.76 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Church & Dwight Co shows a 52-week-high of $105.28 and a 52-week-low of $71.37. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $73.35.
- According to Citigroup, the prior rating for Avantor Inc (NYSE:AVTR) was changed from Neutral to Buy. For the second quarter, Avantor had an EPS of $0.37, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.35. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $41.98 and a 52-week-low of $19.54. Avantor closed at $20.79 at the end of the last trading period.
- According to Susquehanna, the prior rating for Silicon Motion Technology Corp (NASDAQ:SIMO) was changed from Neutral to Positive. For the second quarter, Silicon Motion Technology had an EPS of $1.88, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.50. The current stock performance of Silicon Motion Technology shows a 52-week-high of $98.65 and a 52-week-low of $64.41. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $69.20.
