Various companies see shifts in analyst ratings and earnings

Several companies have recently seen shifts in analyst ratings and financial performance.

Brightstar Lottery (NYSE:BRSL) received conflicting reports: Jefferies Financial Group upgraded the stock from 'hold' to 'buy' with a $16.00 price objective, while Wall Street Zen downgraded it from 'hold' to 'sell'. The company recently reported earnings per share of $0.11, exceeding consensus estimates.

Star Group (NYSE:SGU) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from 'strong-buy' to 'buy'. Weiss Ratings also lowered its rating to 'hold'. The pipeline company reported quarterly earnings of ($0.84) per share on revenue of $358.07 million.

Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) saw Wall Street Zen downgrade its rating from 'strong-buy' to 'buy'. However, the company beat earnings expectations with $0.28 per share against a $0.24 estimate.

BlackSky Technology (NYSE:BKSY) was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from 'strong sell' to 'sell', though it missed earnings estimates with a reported ($0.54) EPS against a consensus of ($0.38).