Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA – Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Zacks.com reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Escalade from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Escalade from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Escalade has an average rating of “Strong Buy”. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 11,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,000 after purchasing an additional 779 shares during the period.