Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For July 19, 2018

Top Upgrades

  • Analysts at Macquarie upgraded United Continental Holdings, Inc. UAL from Neutral to Outperform. United Continental shares rose 0.48 percent to $79.38 in pre-market trading.
  • Bernstein upgraded Morgan Stanley MS from Underperform to Market Perform. Morgan Stanley shares fell 0.12 percent to $50.50 in pre-market trading.
  • Canaccord Genuity upgraded The Meet Group, Inc. MEET from Hold to Buy. Meet Group shares rose 3.39 percent to $4.27 in pre-market trading.
  • UBS upgraded Colgate-Palmolive Company CL from Neutral to Buy. Colgate-Palmolive shares rose 0.91 percent to $65.40 in pre-market trading.
  • Cowen & Co. upgraded Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. BHLB from Sell to Neutral. Berkshire Hills Bancorp shares rose 0.37 percent to close at $40.80 on Wednesday.
  • Berenberg upgraded Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. HLT from Hold to Buy. Hilton Worldwide shares rose 2.33 percent to close at $82.96 on Wednesday.
  • SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgraded Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF-A) from Hold to Buy. Lions Gate shares fell 2.49 percent to close at $23.87 on Wednesday.
  • DZ Bank upgraded JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM from Hold to Buy. JPMorgan shares fell 0.21 percent to $111.28 in pre-market trading.
  • UBS upgraded W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW from Sell to Neutral. Grainger shares fell 0.29 percent to $338.00 in pre-market trading.
  • Credit Suisse upgraded Square, Inc. SQ from Neutral to Outperform. Square shares gained 1.20 percent to $69.12 in pre-market trading.


Top Downgrades

  • Raymond James downgraded eBay Inc. EBAY from Strong Buy to Outperform. eBay shares fell 7.3 percent to $35.18 in pre-market trading.
  • UBS downgraded The Procter & Gamble Company PG from Buy to Neutral. Procter & Gamble shares fell 1.79 percent to $78.28 in pre-market trading.
  • Stephens & Co. downgraded Tribune Company TRCO from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Tribune Media shares fell 3.23 percent to $33.00 in pre-market trading.
  • Berenberg downgraded Hyatt Hotels Corporation H from Buy to Hold. Hyatt shares rose 2.13 percent to close at $83.01 on Wednesday.
  • Morgan Stanley downgraded F5 Networks, Inc. FFIV from Equal-Weight to Underweight. F5 Networks shares fell 1.93 percent to $175.98 in pre-market trading.
  • Susquehanna downgraded Shoe Carnival, Inc. SCVL from Positive to Neutral. Shoe Carnival shares fell 3.10 percent to $33.50 in pre-market trading.
  • Macquarie downgraded Instructure, Inc. INST from Outperform to Neutral. Instructure shares rose 1.65 percent to close at $49.15 on Wednesday.
  • Morgan Stanley downgraded LendingClub Corporation LC from Overweight to Equal-Weight. LendingClub shares fell 2.72 percent to $4.29 in pre-market trading.
  • Wells Fargo downgraded Terex Corporation TEX from Outperform to Market Perform. Terex shares rose 0.36 percent to close at $44.27 on Tuesday.
  • Goldman Sachs downgraded Sunrun Inc. RUN from Buy to Neutral. Sunrun shares fell 6.33 percent to $14.20 in pre-market trading.

 

Top Initiations

  • Mizuho initiated coverage on The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. GBX with a Neutral rating. The price target for Greenbrier is set to $62. Greenbrier shares closed at $55.10 on Wednesday.
  • UBS initiated coverage on Kimberly-Clark Corporation KMB with a Sell rating. The price target for Kimberly-Clark is set to $90. Kimberly-Clark closed at $103.90 on Wednesday.
  • SunTrust Robinson Humphrey initiated coverage on WildHorse Resource Development Corporation WRD with a Hold rating. The price target for WildHorse Resource Development is set to $26. WildHorse Resource Development shares closed at $22.77 on Wednesday.
  • Analysts at Wedbush initiated coverage on BMC Stock Holdings, Inc. BMCH with an Outperform rating. The price target for BMC Stock is set to $27. BMC Stock shares closed at $21.70 on Wednesday.
  • SunTrust Robinson Humphrey initiated coverage on Lonestar Resources US Inc. LONE with a Buy rating. The price target for Lonestar Resources is set to $17. Lonestar Resources shares closed at $10.37 on Wednesday.
  • Analysts at UBS initiated coverage on The Clorox Company CLX with a Sell rating. The price target for Clorox is set to $110. Clorox shares closed at $129.53 on Wednesday.
  • Analysts at Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Big Lots, Inc. BIG with a Buy rating. The price target for Big Lots is set to $47. Big Lots closed at $42.76 on Wednesday.
  • Credit Suisse initiated coverage on PTC Therapeutics, Inc. PTCT with an Outperform rating. The price target for PTC Therapeutics is set to $49. PTC Therapeutics shares closed at $34.99 on Wednesday.
  • UBS initiated coverage on The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. EL with a Neutral rating. The price target for Estée Lauder is set to $144. Estée Lauder shares closed at $141.21 on Wednesday.
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