(AP) — Shares of electronics maker Harman International Industries Inc. soared to a fresh 52-week high Tuesday after an analyst said its better-than-expected second-quarter results led him to raise his price target for its shares.

Scot Ciccarelli of RBC Capital Markets said in a client note that Harman's cost-cutting has helped its profitability more than he anticipated.

Harman, which is based in Stamford, Conn., and makes speakers, headphones and audio equipment, reported late Monday that it earned a profit in its fiscal second quarter as its revenue grew 24 percent from a year earlier.

Ciccarelli boosted his price target for Harman shares to $45 from $42.

The shares jumped $5.77, or 16.3 percent, to $41.27 in afternoon trading. The stock reached a new 52-week high of $42.06 earlier in the session.

Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.

Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.

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