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


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Top Upgrades

  • Analysts at Jefferies upgraded Dunkin Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:DNKN) from Underperform to Hold. Dunkin Brands shares rose 2.39 percent to close at $65.01 on Thursday.
  • Compass Point upgraded Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) from Neutral to Buy. Capital One Financial shares rose 0.96 percent to close at $99.52 on Thursday.
  • Jefferies upgraded Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ:RRGB) from Hold to Buy. Red Robin shares fell 0.75 percent to close at $53.10 on Thursday.
  • Compass Point upgraded Re/Max Holdings Inc (NYSE:RMAX) from Sell to Neutral. RE/MAX shares dropped 2.83 percent to close at $46.30 on Thursday.
  • Jefferies upgraded Texas Roadhouse Inc (NASDAQ:TXRH) from Underperform to Hold. Texas Roadhouse shares rose 2.78 percent to close at $55.14 on Thursday.

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Top Downgrades

  • Analysts at Jefferies downgraded Bojangles Inc (NASDAQ:BOJA) from Buy to Hold. Bojangles shares fell 2 percent to close at $12.25 on Thursday.
  • Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Dynagas LNG Partners LP (NYSE:DLNG) from Buy to Hold. Dynagas LNG shares rose 1.20 percent to close at $11.84 on Thursday.
  • Jefferies downgraded Shake Shack Inc (NYSE:SHAK) from Hold to Underperform. Shake Shack shares fell 2.62 percent to $44.99 in pre-market trading.
  • Analysts at BMO Capital downgraded First Majestic Silver Corp (NYSE:AG) from Market Perform to Underperform. First Majestic Silver shares fell 1.18 percent to $7.55 in pre-market trading.
  • MKM Partners downgraded Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV) from Neutral to Sell. Hovnanian fell 1.34 percent to $2.95 in pre-market trading.
  • Jefferies downgraded Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ:WING) from Hold to Underperform. Wingstop shares fell 0.83 percent to close at $39.36 on Thursday.
  • Citi downgraded World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) from Buy to Neutral. WWE shares fell 5.08 percent to $30.25 in pre-market trading.
  • Bank of America downgraded Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) from Buy to Neutral. Sempra Energy shares dropped 4.48 percent to close at $106.91 on Thursday.


Top Initiations

  • Piper Jaffray assumed coverage on Crispr Therapeutics AG (NASDAQ:CRSP) with a Overweight rating. The price target for CRISPR Therapeutics is set to $30. CRISPR Therapeutics shares closed at $19.58 on Thursday.
  • Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on Tier Technologies (NYSE:TIER) with a Overweight rating. The price target for Tier Technologies is set to $22. Tier Technologies shares closed at $20.10 on Thursday.
  • B.Riley reinstated coverage on Oxford Industries Inc (NYSE:OXM) with a Buy rating. The price target for Oxford Industries is set to $84. Oxford Industries shares closed at $74.13 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at B.Riley reinstated coverage on PVH Corp (NYSE:PVH) with a Buy rating. The price target for PVH is set to $155. PVH shares closed at $135.61 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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