Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For September 22, 2017


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Top Upgrades

  • Analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgraded Leggett & Platt, Inc. (NYSE:LEG) from Hold to Buy. Leggett & Platt shares rose 0.89 percent to $46.35 in pre-market trading.
  • Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN) from Hold to Buy. Alpine Immune Sciences shares declined 1.22 percent to close at $9.68 on Thursday.
  • KeyBanc upgraded MINDBODY Inc (NASDAQ:MB) from Sector Weight to Overweight. MINDBODY shares rose 1.21 percent to $25.15 in pre-market trading.
  • Bernstein upgraded AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) from Market Perform to Outperform. Astrazeneca shares rose 2.26 percent to $33.55 in pre-market trading.
  • Wells Fargo upgraded Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) from Market Perform to Outperform. Equifax shares rose 2.48 percent to $100.69 in pre-market trading.
  • Barclays upgraded American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) from Equal-Weight to Overweight. American Airlines shares rose 1.47 percent to $46.97 in pre-market trading.

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Top Downgrades

  • Analysts at Cowen & Co. downgraded United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) from Market Perform to Underperform. United States Steel shares declined 2.80 percent to $23.97 in pre-market trading.
  • William Blair downgraded Bob Evans Farms Inc (NASDAQ:BOBE) from Outperform to Market Perform. Bob Evans Farms shares fell 0.26 percent to close at $77.29 on Thursday.
  • Goldman Sachs downgraded Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF) from Buy to Neutral. Tiffany shares slipped 1.11 percent to $88.85 in pre-market trading.
  • Berenberg downgraded Alcoa Corp (NYSE:AA) from Buy to Hold. Alcoa shares slipped 1.84 percent to $45.40 in pre-market trading.
  • SunTrust Robinson Humphrey downgraded Versartis Inc (NASDAQ:VSAR) from Buy to Hold. Versartis shares dropped 82.9 percent to $3.70 in pre-market trading.
  • Cowen & Co. downgraded ArcelorMittal SA (ADR) (NYSE:MT) from Outperform to Market Perform. Arcelor Mittal shares declined 0.58 percent to $25.84 in pre-market trading.
  • Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) from Overweight to Neutral. Rambus shares dropped 2.70 percent to $12.98 in pre-market trading.
  • Barclays downgraded Versartis Inc (NASDAQ:VSAR) from Overweight to Underweight. Versartis shares dropped 82.9 percent to $3.70 in pre-market trading.


Top Initiations

  • Analysts at DA Davidson initiated coverage on Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) with a Buy rating. The price target for Groupon is set to $5. Groupon shares closed at $4.53 on Thursday.
  • B. Riley initiated coverage on Avis Budget Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CAR) with a Buy rating. The price target for Avis Budget is set to $36. Avis Budget shares closed at $38.08 on Thursday.
  • KeyBanc initiated coverage on Global Payments Inc (NYSE:GPN) with an Overweight rating. The price target for Global Payments is set to $110. Global Payments shares closed at $96.34 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at DA Davidson initiated coverage of Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) with a Buy rating. The price target for Yelp is set to $51. Yelp shares closed at $43.61 on Thursday.
  • Berenberg initiated coverage on Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT) with a Buy rating. Sensient Technologies shares closed at $75.90 on Thursday.
  • Jefferies initiated coverage on Savara Inc (NASDAQ:SVRA) with a Buy rating. The price target for Savara is set to $20. Savara shares closed at $9.47 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on TransCanada Corporation (USA) (NYSE:TRP) with an Equal-Weight rating. The price target for TransCanada is set to $53. TransCanada shares closed at $49.94 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Wells Fargo initiated coverage on Becton Dickinson and Co (NYSE:BDX) with an Outperform rating. The price target for Becton Dickinson is set to $225. Becton Dickinson closed at $191.56 on Thursday.

Crypto Whales Are Loading Up — Are You?

New research shows the biggest crypto buyers are back. And this time? They could hold for the possibility that Bitcoin will surpass $100,000 in 2024. You don’t want to miss the next massive crypto bull run like we saw in 2020 and 2021. To know exactly what’s going on and what to buy… Get Access To Benzinga’s Best Crypto Research and Investments For Only $1.


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