Toyota (TM) (SWHC) (VR) (DUK) (ENS) (ESL) Upgraded

Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM), Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ: SWHC), Validus Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: VR), EnerSys (NYSE: ENS), Duke Energy Co. (DUK) and Esterline Technologies Co. (NYSE: ESL) were upgraded by analysts.

Smith & Wesson (SWHC) was upgraded by CL King to a “Buy” rating.

Toyota Motor (TM) was upgraded by Nomura to a “Buy” rating.

Validus Holdings, Ltd. (VR) was upgraded by Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Duke Energy Co. (DUK) was upgraded by FBR Capital from an “Underperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

EnerSys (ENS) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from an “Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Esterline Technologies Co. (ESL) was upgraded by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.