Apollo Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AINV) was upgraded by research analysts at Barclays from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report released on Monday, AR Network reports. The firm currently has a $9.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays’ price target indicates a potential upside of 13.07% from the stock’s previous close. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call. Apollo Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AINV) shares after opening at $8.05 moved to $8.09 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $8.06. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 5.16and price to cash ratio as 151.44. Apollo Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AINV) showed a positive weekly performance of 1.64%.
Bill Barrett Corporation (NYSE:BBG) was upgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a hold rating to a buy rating. The firm currently has $30.00 target price on the stock. Bill Barrett Corporation (NYSE:BBG) shares advanced 4.03% in last trading session and ended the day on $24.76. BBG return on equity ratio is recorded as -16.50% and its return on assets is -6.60%. Bill Barrett Corporation (NYSE:BBG) yearly performance is 20.02%.
C&J Energy Services Inc (NASDAQ:CJES) was upgraded by investment analysts at Global Hunter Securities to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, American Banking News.com reports. C&J Energy Services Inc (NYSE:CJES) shares moved up 2.54% in last trading session and was closed at $30.63 while trading in range of $29.77 – $31.06 – C&J Energy Services Inc (NYSE:CJES) year to date (YTD) performance is 32.60%.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc (NASDAQ:NGVC) was upgraded by analysts at Imperial Capital to an outperform rating. They currently have $35.00 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $40.00. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc (NYSE:NGVC) weekly performance is 2.99%. On last trading day company shares ended up $23.97. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc (NYSE:NGVC) distance from 50 day simple moving average (SMA50) is 9.71%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $27.45.