Benzinga's Top Upgrades - Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX)

Piper Jaffray upgraded Gap Inc GPS from Underweight to Neutral. Gap shares fell 2.33 percent to close at $25.57 on Friday.
Jefferies upgraded NetEase Inc (ADR) NTES from Hold to Buy. NetEase shares rose 0.80 percent to $228.90 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at BMO Capital upgraded Southwestern Energy Company SWN from Market Perform to Outperform. Southwestern Energy shares gained 2.09 percent to $11.71 in pre-market trading.
Wells Fargo upgraded Brixmor Property Group Inc BRX from Market Perform to Outperform. Brixmor Property shares rose 0.53 percent to $24.72 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Evercore ISI Group upgraded UDR, Inc. UDR from Hold to Buy. UDR shares rose 0.39 percent to close at $33.52 on Friday.
Analysts at Piper Jaffray upgraded Deere & Company DE from Underweight to Neutral. Deere shares fell 0.12 percent to $103.80 in pre-market trading.
Cowen & Co. upgraded Achaogen Inc AKAO from Market Perform to Outperform. Achaogen shares rose 3.45 percent to close at $5.10 on Friday.
Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded WPX Energy Inc WPX from Hold to Buy. Wpx Energy shares gained 0.90 percent to $13.40 in pre-market trading.
Goldman Sachs upgraded ConocoPhillips COP from Neutral to Buy. ConocoPhillips shares rose 1.14 percent to $46.27 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Jefferies upgraded U.S. Bancorp USB from Hold to Buy. US Bancorp shares rose 0.14 percent to close at $49.42 on Friday.