AAR Corp. stock raised to 'hold' from 'sell'

AAR Corp. stock rose 3.4 percent to $19.64.

The Wood Dale-based airplane broker and maintenance company reported first-quarter profit of 27 cents a share, more than the 25-cent average estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.

The stock was raised to "hold" from "sell" at Jesup & Lamont Capital Markets.