Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley upped their FY2021 EPS estimates for Century Aluminum in a research note issued on Monday, August 5th, Zacks Investment Research reports. B. Riley analyst L. Pipes now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $2.07 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $1.99.

MarineMax Inc (NYSE:HZO) – Analysts at Wedbush dropped their FY2019 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for MarineMax in a research note issued to investors on Friday, July 26th, Zacks Investment Research reports. Wedbush analyst J. Hardiman now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $1.70 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $1.73. Wedbush also issued estimates for MarineMax’s Q4 2019 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2020 earnings at $1.76 EPS.

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,679,900 shares, a drop of 7.8% from the June 15th total of 5,074,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,100,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.3 days. Approximately 1.3% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Qualys Inc (NASDAQ:QLYS) – Analysts at KeyCorp boosted their Q3 2019 EPS estimates for shares of Qualys in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 31st, according to Zacks Investment Research. KeyCorp analyst R. Owens now expects that the software maker will post earnings of $0.39 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.34.

Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED) – Equities researchers at Jefferies Financial Group boosted their FY2020 earnings estimates for shares of Amedisys in a report issued on Wednesday, July 31st, according to Zacks Investment Research. Jefferies Financial Group analyst B. Tanquilut now forecasts that the health services provider will earn $4.95 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $4.85. Jefferies Financial Group has a “Buy” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock.

Equity Investment Corp lowered its stake in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) by 23.2% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 615,436 shares of the company’s stock after selling 186,271 shares during the period. PepsiCo comprises 2.8% of Equity Investment Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest position. Equity Investment Corp’s holdings in PepsiCo were worth $80,702,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Clearwater Paper Corp (NYSE:CLW) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson raised their Q3 2019 EPS estimates for shares of Clearwater Paper in a report released on Thursday, August 1st, Zacks Investment Research reports. DA Davidson analyst S. Chercover now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn ($0.29) per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.50). DA Davidson also issued estimates for Clearwater Paper’s FY2019 earnings at ($0.07) EPS and FY2020 earnings at $1.25 EPS.

Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL) – Research analysts at Oppenheimer reduced their Q3 2019 earnings per share estimates for Exelixis in a report released on Wednesday, July 31st, Zacks Investment Research reports. Oppenheimer analyst S. Tuerkcan now anticipates that the biotechnology company will post earnings of $0.16 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.17. Oppenheimer also issued estimates for Exelixis’ Q4 2019 earnings at $0.16 EPS, FY2019 earnings at $0.82 EPS, FY2020 earnings at $0.94 EPS, FY2021 earnings at $0.97 EPS and FY2023 earnings at $1.63 EPS.

Floor & Decor Holdings Inc (NYSE:FND) – Equities researchers at Jefferies Financial Group raised their Q4 2019 EPS estimates for Floor & Decor in a report released on Friday, August 2nd, according to Zacks Investment Research. Jefferies Financial Group analyst J. Matuszewski now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.24 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.21. Jefferies Financial Group also issued estimates for Floor & Decor’s Q4 2020 earnings at $0.36 EPS.

Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) – Research analysts at Oppenheimer raised their Q3 2019 earnings estimates for shares of Enphase Energy in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 31st, according to Zacks Investment Research. Oppenheimer analyst C. Rusch now anticipates that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.23 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.13. Oppenheimer has a “Outperform” rating and a $26.00 price objective on the stock. Oppenheimer also issued estimates for Enphase Energy’s Q4 2019 earnings at $0.25 EPS, FY2019 earnings at $0.60 EPS, FY2020 earnings at $0.97 EPS and FY2021 earnings at $1.20 EPS.