Benzinga's Top Upgrades

Analysts at Credit Suisse upgraded Newmont Mining Corp NEM from Neutral to Outperform. The price target for Newmont Mining has been raised from $26.00 to $30.00. Newmont Mining shares closed at $24.98 on Friday. Keefe Bruyette & Woods upgraded Avenue Financial Holdings Inc AVNU from Market Perform to Outperform. The price target for Avenue Financial Holdings has been raised from $13.50 to $14.00. Avenue Financial Holdings' shares closed at $11.94 on Friday. Analysts at FBR Capital upgraded Travelers Companies Inc TRV from Market Perform to Outperform. Travelers Companies' shares closed at $103.95 on Friday. Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded Helmerich & Payne, Inc. HP from Neutral to Buy. The price target for Helmerich & Payne has been raised from $51.00 to $85.00. Helmerich & Payne shares closed at $74.42 on Friday. Jefferies upgraded Essex Property Trust Inc ESS from Hold to Buy. The price target for Essex Property Trust has been raised from $250.00 to $267.00. Essex Property Trust shares closed at $227.01 on Friday. Analysts at Baird upgraded DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc DVA from Neutral to Outperform. The price target for DaVita HealthCare has been raised from $75.00 to $95.00. DaVita HealthCare shares closed at $83.91 on Friday. Raymond James upgraded Texas Instruments Incorporated TXN from Market Perform to Strong Buy. The price target for Texas Instruments is set to $62. Texas Instruments' shares closed at $54.73 on Friday. Wells Fargo upgraded FMC Technologies, Inc. FTI from Market Perform to Outperform. FMC Technologies' shares closed at $40.01 on Friday. Piper Jaffray upgraded Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc MDRX from Underweight to Neutral. The price target for Allscripts Healthcare has been raised from $9.00 to $12.00. Allscripts Healthcare shares closed at $12.59 on Friday. Needham upgraded Oclaro, Inc. OCLR from Hold to Buy. Oclaro shares closed at $1.87 on Friday.