Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For April 21, 2017

Analysts at B. Riley upgraded Skechers USA Inc SKX from Neutral to Buy. Skechers shares rose 2.29 percent to $26.75 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at BMO Capital upgraded Fortinet Inc FTNT from Market Perform to Outperform. Fortinet shares gained 1.4 percent to $39.05 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Barclays upgraded Costco Wholesale Corporation COST from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Costco shares rose 0.93 percent to $171.74 in pre-market trading.
Loop Capital upgraded Core Laboratories N.V. CLB from Hold to Buy. Core Laboratories shares rose 2.15 percent to close at $113.50 on Thursday.
Raymond James upgraded Quest Diagnostics Inc DGX from Market Perform to Outperform. Quest shares gained 0.20 percent to $104.24 in pre-market trading.
Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Alon USA Partners LP ALDW from Market Perform to Outperform. Alon USA Partners shares rose 1 percent to close at $9.05 on Thursday.
Analysts at Piper Jaffray upgraded Citizens Financial Group Inc CFG from Neutral to Overweight. Citizens Financial shares rose 1.93 percent to $35.95 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded NuStar Energy L.P. NS from Market Perform to Outperform. NuStar Energy shares gained 0.76 percent to close at $47.59 on Thursday.
DA Davidson upgraded Sonoco Products Co SON from Underperform to Neutral. Sonoco Products shares rose 2.44 percent to close at $52.82 on Thursday.

Argus downgraded Verizon Communications Inc. VZ from Buy to Hold. Verizon shares declined 0.27 percent to $48.28 in pre-market trading.
Jefferies downgraded Humana Inc HUM from Buy to Hold. Humana shares fell 0.87 percent to $212.37 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Loop Capital downgraded Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) CP from Buy to Hold. Canadian Pacific Railway shares rose 2.60 percent to close at $153.78 on Wednesday.
Evercore ISI Group downgraded Maxim Integrated Products Inc. MXIM from Outperform to In-Line. Maxim Integrated shares fell 4.84 percent to $43.25 in pre-market trading.
Barclays downgraded Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc FMSA from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Fairmount Santrol shares dropped 2.7 percent to $5.40 in pre-market trading.
Raymond James downgraded Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation COG from Strong Buy to Outperform. Cabot Oil shares gained 1.96 percent to $24.95 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded Essent Group Ltd ESNT from Overweight to Neutral. Essent Group shares fell 0.91 percent to $38.29 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Credit Suisse downgraded National Beverage Corp. FIZZ from Outperform to Neutral. National Beverage shares fell 3.76 percent to $86.88 in pre-market trading.
Piper Jaffray downgraded Omnicell, Inc. OMCL from Overweight to Neutral. Omnicell shares rose 1.37 percent to close at $40.78 on Thursday.

Analysts at BMO Capital initiated coverage on McDonald's Corporation MCD with an Outperform rating. The price target for McDonald's is set to $153. McDonald's shares closed at $133.27 on Thursday.
Analysts at Raymond James initiated coverage on Cidara Therapeutics Inc CDTX with a Strong Buy rating. The price target for Cidara Therapeutics is set to $14. Cidara Therapeutics shares closed at $6.30 on Thursday.
Analysts at BMO Capital initiated coverage on Yum! Brands, Inc. YUM with a Market Perform rating. The price target for Yum! Brands is set to $66. Yum! Brands shares closed at $65.04 on Thursday.
Analysts at Baird initiated coverage on Patrick Industries, Inc. PATK with an Outperform rating. The price target for Patrick Industries is set to $74. Patrick Industries shares closed at $64.35 on Thursday.
Analysts at Macquarie initiated coverage of NuStar Energy L.P. NS with a Neutral rating. NuStar Energy shares closed at $47.59 on Thursday.
Analysts at BMO Capital initiated coverage of Wendys Co WEN with an Outperform rating. The price target for Wendys is set to $17. Wendys shares closed at $13.92 on Thursday.