J.C. Penney Co. (NYSE:JCP) was upgraded by investment analysts at Piper Jaffray from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm currently has a $11.00 price objective on the stock. Piper Jaffray’s target price points to a potential upside of 49.25% from the stock’s previous close. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) shares closed at $5.92 on last trade day, by gaining 2.60%. Stock 52 week range is $5.68 – $23.10. Company’s market capitalization is $1.80 billion.
AK Steel Holding Corp. (NYSE:AKS) had its price objective hosited by Barclays from $8.00 to $10.00 in a report released on Wednesday, Analyst Ratings Net reports. Barclays currently has an overweight rating on the stock. AK Steel Holding Corporation(NYSE:AKS) stock advanced 0.86% and finished the last session at $7.07. The EPS of the stock remained -0.35. Company’s market capitalization is $964.21 million.
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) was upgraded by research analysts at BMO Capital Markets to an “outperform” rating in a report released on Friday, Analyst Ratings.Net reports. Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) stock opened at $7.65 in last trading session and closed at $7.39. The 52 week range of the stock is $2.15 – $23.00 and the day range was $7.37 – $7.70.
TheStreet Ratings team rates Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD) as a Hold with a ratings score of C-. Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD) stock opened at $9.52 in last trading session, and closed at $10.56, trading in the range of $9.49 – $10.68. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 8.31%.