Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For September 25, 2017


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Top Upgrades

  • Analysts at Bank of America upgraded New Oriental Education & Tech Grp (ADR) (NYSE:EDU) from Neutral to Buy. New Oriental Education shares rose 1.78 percent to $87.10 in pre-market trading.
  • Argus upgraded United Natural Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNFI) from Hold to Buy. United Natural Foods shares gained 1.01 percent to close at $43.03 on Thursday.
  • Evercore ISI Group upgraded HCP, Inc. (NYSE:HCP) from Underperform to In-Line. HCP shares fell 2.45 percent to close at $27.87 on Friday.
  • Deutsche Bank upgraded General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) from Hold to Buy. General Motors shares rose 1.70 percent to $40.09 in pre-market trading.
  • Raymond James upgraded Box Inc (NYSE:BOX) from Market Perform to Outperform. Box shares rose 1.65 percent to $18.47 in pre-market trading.
  • Wedbush upgraded American Outdoor Brands Corp (NASDAQ:AOBC) from Neutral to Outperform. American Outdoor Brands shares rose 4.1 percent to $15.62 in pre-market trading.
  • Analysts at UBS upgraded Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG) from Neutral to Buy. Transocean shares rose 4.3 percent to $9.72 in pre-market trading.
  • KeyBanc upgraded Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UAA) from Sector Weight to Overweight. Under Armour shares rose 0.55 percent to $16.50 in pre-market trading.
  • Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Colgate-Palmolive shares rose 0.80 percent to $71.76 in pre-market trading.
  • Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) from Neutral to Overweight. Ross Stores shares rose 3.3 percent to $62.90 in pre-market trading.

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Top Downgrades

  • Analysts at Raymond James downgraded Quest Diagnostics Inc (NYSE:DGX) from Outperform to Market Perform. Quest shares declined 4.33 percent to $97.69 in pre-market trading.
  • KeyBanc downgraded VF Corp (NYSE:VFC) from Overweight to Sector Weight. VF shares rose 0.53 percent to close at $62.20 on Friday.
  • Baird downgraded Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) from Outperform to Neutral. Albemarle shares slipped 1.07 percent to $132.85 in pre-market trading.
  • UBS downgraded AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) from Buy to Neutral. AbbVie shares gained 0.57 percent to $86.98 in pre-market trading.
  • Evercore ISI Group downgraded Prologis Inc (NYSE:PLD) from Outperform to In-Line. Prologis shares dropped 1.06 percent to close at $63.68 on Friday.


Top Initiations

  • Analysts at Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) with an Overweight rating. The price target for Big Lots is set to $58. Big Lots shares closed at $49.51 on Friday.
  • DA Davidson initiated coverage on Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE:LXP) with a Neutral rating. Lexington Realty Trust shares closed at $10.09 on Friday.
  • Wells Fargo initiated coverage on Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) with a Market Perform rating. The price target for Janus Henderson is set to $36. Janus Henderson shares closed at $33.96 on Friday.
  • Analysts at Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage of Chromadex Corp (NASDAQ:CDXC) with a Buy rating. The price target for Chromadex is set to $7. Chromadex shares closed at $4.00 on Friday.
  • KLR Group initiated coverage on Centennial Resource Development Inc (NASDAQ:CDEV) with a Buy rating. The price target for Centennial Resource Development is set to $30. Centennial Resource Development shares closed at $18.06 on Friday.
  • Berenberg initiated coverage on WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE:WBC) with a Buy rating. The price target for WABCO is set to $173. WABCO shares closed at $150.14 on Friday.
  • Analysts at Guggenheim initiated coverage on Blue Apron Holdings Inc (NYSE:APRN) with Buy rating. The price target for Blue Apron is set to $9. Blue Apron shares closed at $5.19 on Friday.
  • Analysts at Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:OLLI) with an Equal-Weight rating. The price target for Ollie's Bargain is set to $46. Ollie's Bargain closed at $45.80 on Friday.

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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