 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 and a 52-week-low of 45.68. Southwest Gas Holdings closed at 68.03 at the end of the last trading period. For Resolute Forest Products Inc NYSE: RFP, RBC Capital upgraded the previous rating of Sector Perform to the current rating Outperform. Resolute Forest Products earned 0.25 in the second quarter, compared to 0.12 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 5.38 and a 52-week-low of 1.14. Resolute Forest Products closed at 3.70 at the end of the last trading period. Morgan Stanley upgraded the previous rating for Proofpoint Inc NASDAQ: PFPT from Equal-Weight to Overweight. In the second quarter, Proofpoint showed an EPS of 0.51, compared to 0.41 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Proofpoint shows a 52-week-high of 133.58 and a 52-week-low of 83.81. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at 108.31. According to Keefe, Bruyette Woods, the prior rating for Cadence Bancorp NYSE: CADE was changed from Market Perform to Outperform. In the second quarter, Cadence Bancorp showed an EPS of 0.45, compared to 0.40 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Cadence Bancorp shows a 52-week-high of 18.28 and a 52-week-low of 4.63. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at 9.04. For XPO Logistics Inc NYSE: XPO, KeyBanc upgraded the previous rating of Sector Weight to the current rating Overweight. For the second quarter, XPO Logistics had an EPS of 0.63, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of 1.28. The stock has a 52-week-high of 100.18 and a 52-week-low of 38.47. At the end of the last trading period, XPO Logistics closed at 80.86. Downgrades According to Morgan Stanley, the prior rating for JM Smucker Co NYSE: SJM was changed from Equal-Weight to Underweight. For the fourth quarter, JM Smucker had an EPS of 2.57, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of 2.08. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 125.62 and a 52-week-low of 91.88. JM Smucker closed at 113.89 at the end of the last trading period. Gordon Haskett downgraded the previous rating for Kohls Corp NYSE: KSS from Hold to Underperform. Kohls earned 0.25 in the second quarter, compared to 1.55 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 59.28 and a 52-week-low of 10.89. At the end of the last trading period, Kohls closed at 20.01. For Darden Restaurants Inc NYSE: DRI, Stifel downgraded the previous rating of Buy to the current rating Hold. Darden Restaurants earned 1.24 in the fourth quarter, compared to 1.76 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 128.41 and a 52-week-low of 26.15. Darden Restaurants closed at 82.82 at the end of the last trading period. JMP Securities downgraded the previous rating for Cree Inc NASDAQ: CREE from Market Outperform to Market Perform. For the fourth quarter, Cree had an EPS of 0.18, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of 0.11. The current stock performance of Cree shows a 52-week-high of 74.72 and a 52-week-low of 27.77. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at 68.44. According to Compass Point, the prior rating for Regency Centers Corp NASDAQ: REG was changed from Buy to Neutral. In the second quarter, Regency Centers showed an EPS of 0.64, compared to 0.97 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 70.13 and a 52-week-low of 31.80. At the end of the last trading period, Regency Centers closed at 41.82. Initiations With a current rating of Neutral, Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on RealPage Inc NASDAQ: RP. The price target seems to have been set at 68.00 for RealPage. In the second quarter, RealPage showed an EPS of 0.49, compared to 0.43 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 69.79 and a 52-week-low of 36.91. RealPage closed at 60.80 at the end of the last trading period. With a current rating of Outperform, Bernstein initiated coverage on Global Payments Inc NYSE: GPN. The price target seems to have been set at 201.00 for Global Payments. For the second quarter, Global Payments had an EPS of 1.31, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of 1.51. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 209.62 and a 52-week-low of 105.54. Global Payments closed at 170.09 at the end of the last trading period. Bernstein initiated coverage on Fiserv Inc NASDAQ: FISV with a Market Perform rating. The price target for Fiserv is set to 104.00. In the second quarter, Fiserv showed an EPS of 0.93, compared to 0.82 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 125.05 and a 52-week-low of 73.50. At the end of the last trading period, Fiserv closed at 102.67. With a current rating of Outperform, Bernstein initiated coverage on Fidelity National Information Services Inc NYSE: FIS. The price target seems to have been set at 170.00 for Fidelity National Info. In the second quarter, Fidelity National Info showed an EPS of 1.15, compared to 1.78 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Fidelity National Info shows a 52-week-high of 158.21 and a 52-week-low of 91.68. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at 143.82. Credit Suisse initiated coverage on Afya Ltd NASDAQ: AFYA with a Neutral rating. The price target for Afya is set to 26.00. Afya earned 0.29 in the first quarter. The current stock performance of Afya shows a 52-week-high of 34.87 and a 52-week-low of 13.98. 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