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Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Tuesday.
PagSeguro — Shares popped 5.3% after Citi upgraded the Brazilian payment stock to buy from neutral. The firm called the company's fourth-quarter earnings unsurprising and said it is still in rough waters, but shares were more attractive following recent underperformance. Stone, which was also upgraded by Citi to buy from neutral, edged higher as well on Tuesday.
Affirm — The pay-later service dropped 6.9% after Apple announced a competing service. Apple shares were down about 0.9%.
Occidental Petroleum — The energy stock jumped nearly 4% after a regulatory filing showed Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway purchased an additional 3.7 million shares for $216 million on Monday and last Thursday. TD Cowen upgraded Occidental to outperform from market perform following the news.
Micron Technology — The semiconductor stock was down 2.8% ahead of its scheduled second-quarter earnings report after the bell on Tuesday. Analysts expect revenue of $3.71 billion and earnings-per-share of $0.67, according to FactSet. Micron's shares have gained more than 14% in the last six months.
PVH — Shares soared 18.9% after the apparel company's fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share came in at $2.38, beating estimates of $1.67, per Refinitiv. Its revenue of $2.49 billion beat expectations of $2.37 billion. PVH's guidance for the first quarter and full year also surpassed estimates.
Paramount — Shares of the media giant gained 3.6% during midday trading on a rating upgrade from Bank of America from neutral to buy. The bank highlighted Paramount's strong lineup of assets that could help the business in the event it puts itself up for sale.
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