NYSE upgrades: Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT), Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE:RBA), Simpson Manufacturing (NYSE:SSD), Colfax Corp (NYSE:CFX)

Research analysts at Jefferies Group upped their price target on shares of Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) from $17.00 to $19.00 in a report released on Monday. Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.02. Weatherford International Ltd (NYSE:WFT) stock performance was 0.98% in last session and finished the day at $20.67. Traded volume was 21.92million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 9.79million shares. The beta of the stock remained 2.29. Weatherford International Ltd (NYSE:WFT) insider ownership is 0.60%.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (USA) (NYSE:RBA) was upgraded by Robert W. Baird research analysts from a “neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (USA) (NYSE:RBA) rose 1.46 percent to $24.33 Monday on volume of 994,591.00million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $24.16 to $24.44. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (USA) (NYSE:RBA) has a market capitalization of $2.60billion.

Simpson Manufacturing (NYSE:SSD) was upgraded by research analysts at DA Davidson from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Friday. Simpson Manufacturing Co, Inc. (NYSE:SSD)’s stock on Apr 28, 2014 reported a increase of 1.80% to the closing price of $33.91. Its fifty two weeks range is $27.49 -$37.49. The total market capitalization recorded $1.66billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 276,289.00million shares. In its share capital, SSD has 48.92million outstanding shares.

Colfax Corp (NYSE:CFX) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Global Hunter Securities from a “neutral” rating to an “accumulate” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday. On Monday, shares of Colfax Corp (NYSE:CFX) dropped -0.49% to close the day at $70.38. Company return on investment (ROI) is 7.80% and its monthly performance is recorded as 2.00%. Colfax Corp (NYSE:CFX) quarterly revenue growth is 14.23%.