Woodward (WWD) (ALL) (EOG) (ITRI) (AZO) (LCC) Upgraded

Woodward Inc (NYSE: WWD), Allstate (NYSE: ALL), EOG Resources (NYSE: EOG), Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO) and US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) upgraded by analysts.

Woodward Inc. (WWD) was upgraded by Robert W. Baird from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $39.00 on the company.

Allstate (ALL) was upgraded by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $33.00 on the company.

EOG Resources (EOG) was upgraded by Ticonderoga from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $110.00 on the company.

Itron, Inc. (ITRI) was upgraded by Robert W. Baird from an “Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target $41.00 on the company.

AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) was upgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $326.00 on the company.

US Airways Group, Inc. (LCC) was upgraded by Ticonderoga from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $9.00 on the company.

Ex-Dividend for (VLO) (WWD) (XLNX) on May 16

Ex-Dividend date for Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO), Woodward Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) and Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) is May 16.

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) pays a dividend of $0.05 with a yield of 0.75 percent.

Woodward Inc. (WWD) pays a dividend of $0.07 with a yield of 0.79 percent.

Xilinx Inc. (XLNX) pays a dividend of $0.19 with a yield of 2.16 percent

Netflix (NFLX) (MSW) (NOK) (NWE) (WWD) Upgraded on April 26

Shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), Mission West Properties, Inc. (NYSE: MSW), Nokia Co. (NYSE: NOK), NorthWestern Co. (NYSE: NWE) and Woodward Inc (NYSE: WWD) were all upgraded on April 26 by various brokerages.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) upgraded Mission West Properties, Inc. (MSW) from an “Underweight” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $7.00 on the company.

Maxim Group upgraded Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) from a “Sell” rating to a “Hold” rating.

WestLB upgraded Nokia Co. (NOK) from a “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) upgraded shares of NorthWestern Co. (NWE) from a “Market perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Maxim Group upgraded Woodward Inc (WWD) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $41 on Maxim.