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Hot Watch List : Regions Financial (NYSE:RF), The Boeing (NYSE:BA), Ellie Mae (NYSE:ELLI), Perficient Inc. (NASDAQ:PRFT), Espey Mfg. & Electronics (NYSEMKT:ESP)

Regions Financial Corp (NYSE:RF) was upgraded by Miller Tabak from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Friday. Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit margin is 30.50% and weekly performance is 0.50%. On last trading day company shares ended up $9.96. Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -3.88%.

The Boeing Company (BA) has announced three major updates during the previous week, including the ground-breaking for a wing factory, the tie-up with Sikorsky and Bells and the P-8 contract. The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) shares increased 1.41% in last trading session and ended the day at $127.35. BA Gross Margin is 15.20% and its return on assets is 5.40%. The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) quarterly performance is -2.17%.

Ellie Mae (NASDAQ:ELLI) VP Elisa Lee unloaded 5,000 shares of Ellie Mae stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.54, for a total transaction of $172,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 52,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,816,804. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. On 20 August, Ellie Mae, Inc. (NYSE:ELLI) shares decreased -2.76% and was closed at $34.85. ELLI EPS growth in last 5 year was 60.90%. Ellie Mae, Inc. (NYSE:ELLI) year to date (YTD) performance is 29.70%.

Perficient Inc. (NASDAQ:PRFT) issued an update on its FY14 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.27-1.37 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.31 Perficient Inc. (NASDAQ:PRFT) ended the last trading day at $16.71. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.59%and price to cash ratio as 122.37. Perficient Inc. (NASDAQ:PRFT) showed a weekly performance of -0.65%.

Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. (NYSEMKT:ESP) shares decreased -2.02% in last trading session and ended the day on $24.20. ESP Gross Margin is 28.20% and its return on assets is 12.00%. Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. (NYSEMKT:ESP) quarterly performance is -7.74%.