Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For March 23, 2018


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Top Upgrades

  • Union Gaming upgraded Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) from Hold to Buy. Wynn Resorts shares rose 4.27 percent to $183.03 in pre-market trading.
  • Analysts at Argus upgraded Unilever N.V. (NYSE:UN) from Hold to Buy. Unilever rose 0.43 percent to $53.43 in pre-market trading.
  • Barclays upgraded Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Carnival shares rose 1.92 percent to $67.46 in pre-market trading.
  • JP Morgan upgraded DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHT) from Neutral to Overweight. DHT shares fell 2.39 percent to close at $3.68 on Thursday.
  • Moffett Nathanson upgraded DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) from Sell to Neutral. DISH shares rose 0.93 percent to $38.12 in pre-market trading.
  • Deutsche Bank upgraded Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) from Hold to Buy. Occidental Petroleum shares rose 0.49 percent to $65.50 in pre-market trading.
  • Wells Fargo upgraded KB Home (NYSE:KBH) from Market Perform to Outperform. upgraded KB Home shares rose 4.85 percent to $30.25 in pre-market trading.
  • Susquehanna upgraded General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) from Neutral to Positive. General Mills shares rose 1.26 percent to $45.01 in pre-market trading.
  • Vertical Research upgraded Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) from Hold to Buy. Sonoco shares fell 2.77 percent to close at $46.60 on Thursday.
  • Jefferies upgraded China Mobile Limited (NYSE:CHL) from Underperform to Hold. China Mobile shares fell 0.65 percent to close at $45.51 on Thursday.


Top Downgrades

  • Craig-Hallum downgraded Square, Inc. (NYSE:SQ) from Hold to Sell. Square shares fell 2.13 percent to $53.98 in pre-market trading.
  • Bank of America downgraded Children's Place, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) from Buy to Underperform. Children's Place shares fell 2.95 percent to $128.10 in pre-market trading.
  • JP Morgan downgraded Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE:NM) from Neutral to Underweight. Navios Maritime shares fell 4.42 percent to $1.08 in pre-market trading.
  • Wedbush downgraded Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER) from Outperform to Neutral. Omeros shares fell 0.13 percent to $15.73 in pre-market trading.
  • Analysts at Baird downgraded Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ZBH) from Outperform to Neutral. Zimmer Biomet shares fell 2.62 percent to close at $111.38 on Thursday.
  • JP Morgan downgraded GasLog Ltd. (NYSE:GLOG) from Neutral to Underweight. GasLog shares fell 2.55 percent to close at $17.20 on Thursday.
  • H.C. Wainwright downgraded Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRNA) from Buy to Neutral. Dicerna Pharmaceuticals shares fell 3.42 percent to $11.00 in pre-market trading.
  • Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Paycom Software, Inc. (NYSE:PAYC) from Buy to Hold. Paycom Software shares fell 0.45 percent to $110.23 in pre-market trading.
  • Morgan Stanley downgraded Buckeye Partners, L.P. (NYSE:BPL) from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Buckeye Partners shares fell 0.84 percent to $39.00 in pre-market trading.


Top Initiations

  • Analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey initiated coverage on Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) with a Buy rating. The price target for Copart is set to $58. Copart closed at $49.87 on Thursday.
  • Argus initiated coverage on Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (NYSE:LH) with a Buy rating. The price target for Laboratory Corporation is set to $202. Laboratory Corporation shares closed at $165.70 on Thursday.
  • Needham initiated coverage on Talend S.A. (NYSE:TLND) with a Buy rating. The price target for Talend is set to $59. Talend shares closed at $49.22 on Thursday.
  • SunTrust Robinson Humphrey initiated coverage on KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE:KAR) with a Buy rating. The price target for KAR Auction is set to $65. KAR Auction shares closed at $53.38 on Thursday.
  • Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Wix.com (NASDAQ:WIX) with a Neutral rating. The price target for Wix.com is set to $93. Wix.com shares closed at $84.15 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Sun Hydraulics Corporation (NASDAQ:SNHY) with a Buy rating. The price target for Sun Hydraulics is set to $61. Sun Hydraulics shares closed at $54.08 on Thursday.
  • Loop Capital initiated coverage on American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) with a Buy rating. The price target for American Eagle is set to $25. American Eagle shares closed at $19.57 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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