Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM), $71.86, +8.62 pct. The KFC parent reaffirmed on Monday its 2014 profit forecast amid worries about a resurgent bird flu in China, its top market for sales. Yum forecast earnings per share growth of at least 20 percent for 2014. Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) stock closed at $72.06 in last trading session. The 52 week range of the stock is $59.68 – $78.68.
Barclays upgraded shares of Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (NYSE:COG) from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating in a research report released on Monday morning, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports. Barclays currently has $48.00 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $45.00. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) stock closed at $41.61 in last trading session, and52-week range was $26.22 – $41.78 t. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 3.07%.
UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) announced its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.01, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.50) earnings per share. UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) shares closed at $20.36 on last trade day. Stock 52 week range is $15.08 – $21.61. Company’s market capitalization is $76.71 billion.
TIM Participacoes SA (NYSE:TSU) was upgraded by Zacks from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued on Thursday, Analyst Ratings Net reports. The firm currently has a $26.90 price objective on the stock. Zacks‘ price objective would suggest a potential upside of 6.11% from the stock’s previous close. TIM Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:TSU) stock finished the last session at $26.80. The EPS of the stock remained 1.30. Company’s market capitalization is $12.96 billion.