Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (ANDE, CKEC, AMSC, CYBX, COBZ)

The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANDE) was today upgraded by BB&T Capital Markets from Hold to Buy at a price target of $35. ANDE is now trading at $27.40, 3.05% up in the morning trading hours.

Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC) climbed 3% to $5.84 in the morning trading hours. Today Caris & Company upgraded CKEC to Above Average from Average. The 52 week trading range for CKEC is $1.00 - $11.54. In the last six months, CKEC declined by over 24%.

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) increased 0.55% to $33.20 after Needham upgraded AMSC from Hold to Buy at a price target of $40.

Cyberonics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYBX) was today upgraded from Neutral to Overweight by Piper Jaffray at a price target of $20. Now, CYBX is up 2.61% to $16.88. The 52 week trading range for CYBX is $10.31 - $18.29.

CoBiz Financial Inc (NASDAQ: COBZ) was today upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from Hold to Buy. COBZ is now trading at $4.55, 9.11% up on 47K shares. So far in 2009, COBZ declined by 53%.