(Updates with share movement and analyst upgrade in the headline and first paragraph.)
Mueller Industries (MLI) shares were up 5.1% in Tuesday afternoon trading after the company posted higher fiscal Q2 results, and Northcoast Research upgraded the stock to buy from neutral, with a $75 price target.
The company reported fiscal Q2 earnings Tuesday of $1.13 per diluted share, up from $1.11 a year earlier.
A single analyst polled by FactSet expected $1.02.
Net sales for the quarter ended June 27 were $1.43 billion, compared with $1.14 billion a year earlier.
One analyst expected $1.27 billion.
Price: $62.00, Change: $+3.03, Percent Change: +5.14%
