Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For May 4, 2018

Top Upgrades

  • Stephens & Co. upgraded FMC Corporation FMC from Equal-Weight to Overweight. FMC shares rose 0.92 percent to $84.50 in pre-market trading.
  • SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgraded Pandora Media, Inc. P from Hold to Buy. Pandora shares rose 10.15 percent to $6.35 in pre-market trading.
  • RBC Capital upgraded Benefitfocus, Inc. BNFT from Sector Perform to Outperform. Benefitfocus shares gained 1.33 percent to close at $30.40 on Thursday.
  • Barclays upgraded Investors Bancorp, Inc. ISBC from Underweight to Equal-Weight. Investors Bancorp shares fell 0.82 percent to close at $13.33 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at KeyBanc upgraded GTT Communications, Inc. GTT from Sector Weight to Overweight. GTT Communications shares fell 0.64 percent to close at $46.35 on Thursday.
  • Evercore ISI Group upgraded Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. LYV from In-Line to Outperform. Live Nation shares gained 4.28 percent to $42.15 in pre-market trading.
  • JP Morgan upgraded Valvoline Inc. VVV from Underweight to Neutral. Valvoline shares rose 4.65 percent to close at $20.95 on Thursday.
  • Deutsche Bank upgraded First Hawaiian, Inc. FHB from Hold to Buy. First Hawaiian shares fell 0.29 percent to close at $27.92 on Wednesday.


Top Downgrades

  • Deutsche Bank downgraded Smith & Nephew plc SNN from Hold to Sell. Smith & Nephew shares fell 0.33 percent to $35.88 in pre-market trading.
  • Stephens & Co. downgraded C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. CHRW from Overweight to Equal-Weight. C.H. Robinson shares fell 0.36 percent to close at $82.60 on Thursday.
  • Benchmark downgraded World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. WWE from Buy to Hold. WWE shares fell 1.47 percent to $40.78 in pre-market trading.
  • Credit Suisse downgraded Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated DBD from Outperform to Neutral. Diebold Nixdorf shares fell 1.66 percent to $11.85 in pre-market trading.
  • RBC Capital downgraded Colfax Corporation CFX from Outperform to Sector Perform. Colfax shares declined 1.58 percent to close at $29.95 on Thursday.
  • Citigroup downgraded Ingredion Incorporated INGR from Buy to Neutral. Ingredion shares fell 2.36 percent to close at $115.67 on Thursday.
  • DZ Bank downgraded The Kraft Heinz Company KHC from Buy to Sell. Kraft Heinz shares rose 0.82 percent to $55.40 in pre-market trading.
  • Deutsche Bank downgraded Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. CCOI from Buy to Hold. Hologic shares rose 0.92 percent to close at $49.10 on Thursday.


Top Initiations

  • Analysts at CL King initiated coverage on G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. GIII with a Buy rating. The price target for G-III Apparel is set to $42. G-III Apparel shares closed at $35.23 on Thursday.
  • JP Morgan initiated coverage on Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. XOG with an Overweight rating. The price target for Extraction Oil & Gas is set to $21. Extraction Oil & Gas shares closed at $14.05 on Thursday.
  • Cowen & Co. initiated coverage on Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. PIRS with an Outperform rating. The price target for Pieris Pharmaceuticals is set to $21. Pieris Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $6.14 on Thursday.
  • JP Morgan initiated coverage on ConvergeOne Holdings, Inc. CVON with an Overweight rating. The price target for ConvergeOne is set to $11. ConvergeOne shares closed at $8.75 on Thursday.
Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs
Comments
Loading...
date
▲▼
ticker
▲▼
name
▲▼
Price Target
▲▼
Upside/Downside
▲▼
Recommendation
▲▼
Firm
▲▼
Posted In: UpgradesDowngradesInitiationPre-Market OutlookAnalyst RatingsInitiationstop upgrades
Benzinga simplifies the market for smarter investing

Trade confidently with insights and alerts from analyst ratings, free reports and breaking news that affects the stocks you care about.

Join Now: Free!