Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For November 2, 2017

Top Upgrades

• Maxim Group upgraded Domino's Pizza, Inc. DPZ from Hold to Buy. Domino's shares rose 0.98 percent to $178.98 in pre-market trading.
• BTIG Research upgraded bluebird bio Inc BLUE from Neutral to Buy. bluebird bio shares rose 2.77 percent to close at $142.95 on Wednesday.
• Imperial Capital upgraded Bill Barrett Corporation BBG from In-Line to Outperform. Bill Barrett shares gained 1.50 percent to $6.08 in pre-market trading.
• Raymond James upgraded Clean Harbors Inc CLH from Underperform to Market Perform. Clean Harbors shares fell 2.30 percent to close at $52.28 on Wednesday.
• Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc ICPT from Underweight to Neutral. Intercept Pharmaceuticals shares rose 0.77 percent to $65.36 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded Equinix, Inc. EQIX from Neutral to Overweight. Equinix shares rose 1.12 percent to $472.30 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Mizuho upgraded Amedisys Inc AMED from Neutral to Buy. Amedisys shares climbed 8.72 percent to $50.50 in pre-market trading.
• Morgan Stanley upgraded Nuance Communications Inc. NUAN from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Nuance Communications shares gained 3.39 percent to $15.25 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Cowen & Co. upgraded United States Steel Corporation X from Underperform to Market Perform. United States Steel shares rose 0.18 percent to $27.35 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at RBC Capital upgraded Yelp Inc YELP from Sector Perform to Outperform. Yelp shares rose 0.48 percent to $46.25 in pre-market trading.

Top Downgrades

• BTIG Research downgraded Papa John's Int'l, Inc. PZZA from Buy to Neutral. Papa John's shares declined 8.51 percent to close at $62.26 on Wednesday.
• Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Square Inc SQ from Buy to Hold. Square shares dropped 2.39 percent to $35.60 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Raymond James downgraded Habit Restaurants Inc HABT from Outperform to Market Perform. Habit Restaurants shares fell 10.93 percent to $11.00 in pre-market trading.
• Cowen & Co. downgraded Criteo SA (ADR) CRTO from Outperform to Market Perform. Criteo shares slipped 9.65 percent to close at $37.74 on Wednesday.
• Stephens & Co. downgraded Envision Healthcare Corporation EVHC from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Envision Healthcare shares fell 1.18 percent to $27.70 in pre-market trading.
• Argus downgraded Sanmina Corp SANM from Buy to Hold. Sanmina shares rose 1.45 percent to close at $33.20 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at RBC Capital downgraded Epizyme Inc EPZM from Outperform to Sector Perform. Epizyme shares declined 7.12 percent to $15.00 in pre-market trading.
• Susquehanna downgraded NOW Inc DNOW from Positive to Neutral. NOW shares fell 10.94 percent to close at $11.15 on Wednesday.
• JP Morgan downgraded Caesarstone Ltd CSTE from Neutral to Underweight. Caesarstone shares fell 9.01 percent to close at $25.75 on Wednesday.
• Piper Jaffray downgraded IMPINJ Inc PI from Overweight to Neutral.. GM shares dropped 31.10 percent to $22.60 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• Susquehanna initiated coverage on Michael Kors Holdings Ltd KORS with a Positive rating. The price target for Michael Kors is set to $62. Michael Kors shares closed at $48.48 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Daiwa Capital initiated coverage on ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc (ADR) ZTO with a Buy rating. The price target for ZTO Express is set to $18.50. ZTO Express shares closed at $16.92 on Wednesday.
• Susquehanna initiated coverage on Tiffany & Co. TIF with a Neutral rating. The price target for Tiffany is set to $100. Tiffany shares closed at $93.98 on Wednesday.
• First Analysis initiated coverage on Tabula Rasa HealthCare Inc TRHC with an Overweight rating. The price target for Tabula Rasa HealthCare is set to $41. Tabula Rasa HealthCare shares closed at $26.83 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Susquehanna initiated coverage on Tapestry Inc TPR with a Positive rating. The price target for Tapestry is set to $50. Tapestry shares closed at $40.68 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Compass Point initiated coverage on Apollo Investment Corp. AINV with a Neutral rating. The price target for Apollo Investment is set to $6.25. Apollo Investment shares closed at $5.91 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Susquehanna initiated coverage on Signet Jewelers Ltd. SIG with a Neutral rating. The price target for Signet is set to $60. Signet shares closed at $66.47 on Wednesday.