Monsanto Co. (NYSE:MON) updated its FY14 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of $5.00-5.20 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $5.25, Stock Ratings News reports. Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON) stock opened today at $116.78 and is currently trading at $116.77. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 2.80%.
Eli Lilly and (NYSE:LLY) was upgraded by stock analysts at Cowen & Company from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report issued on Thursday, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports. The firm currently has a $68.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $61.00. Cowen & Company’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 14.96% from the company’s current price. Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE:LLY) stock opened at $59.83, in current trading session and currently is at $59.68, by gaining 0.90%. The 52 week range of $47.53-$60.18. Company’s market capitalization is $67.99 billion.
Level 3 Communications (NYSE:LVLT) CTO John Jr. Waters unloaded 1,395 shares of Level 3 Communications stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.89, for a total transaction of $57,041.55. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 77,985 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,188,807. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE:LVLT) stock is currently trading at $40.55 .The EPS of the stock is -0.50. Company’s market capitalization is $9.54 billion.
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) was downgraded by equities researchers at Goldman Sachs from a “conviction-buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued on Thursday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) stock opened the session at $42.68, and now is at $42.72. The 52 week range of the UBS stock remained $31.99-$43.66 and the day range was $42.56-$42.84.