Benzinga's Top Upgrades - Barclays (NYSE:BCS), Chesapeake Utilities (NYSE:CPK)

Credit Suisse upgraded Merck & Co., Inc. MRK from Neutral to Outperform. Merck shares fell 0.99 percent to $63.23 in pre-market trading.
Exane BNP Paribas upgraded Barclays PLC (ADR) BCS from Neutral to Outperform. Barclays shares gained 2.35 percent to $8.28 in pre-market trading.
Evercore ISI Group upgraded CubeSmart CUBE from Hold to Buy. CubeSmart shares rose 0.69 percent to close at $27.78 on Friday.
Analysts at Bank of America upgraded FirstEnergy Corp. FE from Neutral to Buy. FirstEnergy shares rose 0.40 percent to $32.56 in pre-market trading.
Monness Crespi Hardt upgraded Carter's, Inc. CRI from Neutral to Buy. Carter's shares rose 1.91 percent to close at $100.72 on Friday.
Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded FirstEnergy Corp. FE from Equal-weight to Overweight. FirstEnergy shares gained 0.40 percent to $32.56 in pre-market trading.
CLSA upgraded Reynolds American, Inc. RAI from Underperform to Outperform. Reynolds American shares rose 0.98 percent to $49.40 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Janney Capital upgraded Chesapeake Utilities Corporation CPK from Neutral to Buy. Chesapeake Utilities shares rose 2.17 percent to close at $64.62 on Friday.
Analysts at RBC Capital upgraded IAMGOLD Corp (USA) IAG from Underperform to Sector Perform. IAMGold shares rose 0.90 percent to $5.59 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Wunderlich upgraded EOG Resources Inc EOG from Hold to Buy. EOG Resources shares rose 1.4 percent to $91.40 in pre-market trading.

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