Industrial Goods New Highs: Deere & Company (NYSE:DE), Joy Global (NYSE:JOY), Vertex Energy (NASDAQ:VTNR), US Ecology (NASDAQ:ECOL)

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) CEO Samuel R. Allen unloaded 32,371 shares of Deere & Company stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.02, for a total value of $2,978,779.42. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 232,948 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,435,875. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) shares after opening at $91.19 moved to $93.43 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $92.54. Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) showed a negative weekly performance of -22.24%.

Joy Global (NYSE:JOY) saw some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Investors purchased 7,157 call options on the stock,Analyst Ratings News reports. This represents an increase of approximately 187% compared to the typical daily volume of 2,495 call options. Joy Global Inc. (NYSE:JOY) shares advanced 3.51% in last trading session and ended the day on $60.75. JOY return on equity ratio is recorded as 15.40% and its return on assets is 7.40%. Joy Global Inc. (NYSE:JOY) yearly performance is 5.85%.

Zacks upgraded shares of Vertex Energy (NASDAQ:VTNR) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research note released on Wednesday morning, Stock Ratings Network reports. They currently have $7.10 target price on the stock. Vertex Energy Inc (NASDAQ:VTNR) shares moved up 2.25% in last trading session and was closed at $7.73, while trading in range of $7.31-$7.99. Vertex Energy Inc (NASDAQ:VTNR) year to date performance is 130.75%.

US Ecology (NASDAQ:ECOL) was upgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Co. from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm currently has a $37.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $35.00.Wells Fargo & Co.’s price target points to a potential upside of 3.53% from the company’s current price. US Ecology Inc (NASDAQ:ECOL) weekly performance is 3.38%. On last trading day company shares ended up $38.49. US Ecology Inc (NASDAQ:ECOL) distance from 50-day simple moving average is 5.79%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $38.75.

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