Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For November 29, 2018


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Top Upgrades

  • Citigroup upgraded PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) from Neutral to Buy. PPG shares rose 1.74 percent to close at $107.64 on Wednesday.
  • DA Davidson upgraded Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) from Neutral to Buy. Columbia Sportswear rose 2.07 percent to close at $89.86 on Tuesday.
  • SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgraded Virtusa (NASDAQ:VRTU) from Hold to Buy. Virtusa shares rose 6.82 percent to close at $42.27 on Wednesday.
  • Analysts at UBS upgraded Dominion Energy Inc (NYSE:D) from Neutral to Buy. Dominion Energy shares rose 0.3 percent to $73.50 in pre-market trading.
  • Loop Capital upgraded BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) from Hold to Buy. BJ's Restaurants shares rose 0.11 percent to close at $56.11 on Wednesday.
  • Morgan Stanley upgraded Mcdonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD) from Equal-Weight to Overweight. McDonald's shares rose 1.4 percent to $190.50 in pre-market trading.
  • Citigroup upgraded ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE) from Neutral to Buy. ONEOK shares rose 0.5 percent to $60.80 in pre-market trading.
  • RBC Capital upgraded British American Tobacco PLC (NYSE:BTI) from Underperform to Sector Perform. British American Tobacco shares fell 0.11 percent to $35.49 in pre-market trading.
  • Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R) from Hold to Buy. Ryder shares rose 1.83 percent to close at $55.70 on Wednesday.
  • Argus upgraded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) from Hold to Buy. Cracker Barrel shares rose 0.3 percent to $181.75 in pre-market trading.

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Top Downgrades

  • Buckingham downgraded American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) from Buy to Neutral. American Express shares fell 1.1 percent to $111.63 in pre-market trading.
  • DZ Bank downgraded Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) from Buy to Hold. Intel shares fell 0.8 percent to $48.47 in pre-market trading.
  • JP Morgan downgraded Dicks Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE:DKS) from Overweight to Neutral. Dick's shares fell 2.3 percent to $36.40 in pre-market trading.
  • RBC Capital downgraded Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE:CHS) from Outperform to Sector Perform. Chico's shares fell 3.8 percent to $4.61 in pre-market trading.
  • Janney Capital downgraded Veracyte Inc (NASDAQ:VCYT) from Buy to Neutral. Veracyte shares fell 1.9 percent to $12.30 in pre-market trading.
  • DA Davidson downgraded Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) from Buy to Neutral. Nordson shares rose 2.24 percent to close at $121.20 on Wednesday.
  • Credit Suisse downgraded Bitauto Hldg Ltd (NYSE:BITA) from Outperform to Neutral. Bitauto shares fell 4.9 percent to $19.00 in pre-market trading.
  • UBS downgraded Ameren Corp (NYSE:AEE) from Buy to Neutral. Ameren shares fell 0.77 percent to close at $68.11 on Wednesday.
  • Citigroup downgraded Targa Resources Corp (NYSE:TRGP) from Buy to Neutral. Targa Resources shares fell 0.42 percent to close at $44.93 on Wednesday.
  • Edward Jones downgraded Rogers Communications Inc. (NYSE:RCI) from Buy to Hold. Rogers Communications shares fell 0.5 percent to $52.67 in pre-market trading.

 

Top Initiations

  • Baird initiated coverage on Pluralsight Inc (NASDAQ:PS) with an Outperform rating. Pluralsight shares closed at $22.38 on Wednesday.
  • Analysts at Leerink initiated coverage on Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNY) with a Market Perform rating. The price target for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is set to $63. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $78.02 on Wednesday.
  • Susquehanna initiated coverage on Ellie Mae Inc (NYSE:ELLI) with a Negative rating. The price target for Ellie Mae is set to $53. Ellie Mae shares closed at $68.23 on Wednesday.
  • Analysts at Leerink initiated coverage on Eidos Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:EIDX) with an Outperform rating. The price target for Eidos Therapeutics is set to $32. Eidos Therapeutics closed at $14.60 on Wednesday.
  • Analysts at Susquehanna initiated coverage on Black Knight Inc (NYSE:BKI) with a Positive rating. The price target for Black Knight is set to $59. Black Knight shares closed at $44.94 on Wednesday.

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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