Benzinga's Top Upgrades - Akamai Techs (NASDAQ:AKAM), American Finl Gr (NYSE:AFG)

Raymond James upgraded BlackBerry Ltd BBRY from Market Perform to Outperform. The price target for BlackBerry has been raised from $8 to $10.50. BlackBerry shares gained 3.05 percent to $8.12 in pre-market trading.
RBC Capital upgraded NVIDIA Corporation NVDA from Sector Perform to Outperform. NVIDIA shares rose 3.12 percent to $61.56 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Macquarie upgraded Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA from Neutral to Outperform. Alibaba shares gained 1.01 percent to $92.70 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at B. Riley upgraded Foot Locker, Inc. FL from Neutral to Buy. Foot Locker shares gained 0.83 percent to $60.85 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Sandler O'Neill upgraded American Financial Group Inc AFG from Hold to Buy. American Financial shares declined 0.04 percent to close at $73.54 on Thursday.
Bank of America upgraded CalAtlantic Group Inc CAA from Underperform to Buy. CalAtlantic shares rose 0.20 percent to close at $35.70 on Thursday.
Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded Akamai Technologies, Inc. AKAM from Market Perform to Outperform. Akamai Technologies shares gained 0.80 percent to $51.82 in pre-market trading.
Baird upgraded Mistras Group Inc MG from Neutral to Outperform. MISTRAS Group shares dropped 11.59 percent to close at $22.81 on Thursday.
JP Morgan upgraded Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. APD from Neutral to Overweight. The price target for Air Products & Chemicals has been raised from $140 to $160. Air Products shares rose 0.74 percent to $150.15 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Mizuho Securities upgraded Endo International plc ENDP from Neutral to Buy. Endo shares rose 0.96 percent to $23.23 in pre-market trading.

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