Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For April 17, 2019


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Top Upgrades

  • Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded Total System Services, Inc. (NYSE:TSS) from Neutral to Buy. Total System shares fell 0.90 percent to close at $98.77 on Tuesday.
  • Drexel Hamilton upgraded Vectrus Inc (NYSE:VEC) from Hold to Buy. Vectrus shares fell 7.77 percent to close at $35.98 on Tuesday.
  • JP Morgan upgraded QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) from Neutral to Overweight. Qualcomm shares rose 9.2 percent to $76.93 in pre-market trading.
  • Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Mack Cali Realty Corp (NYSE:CLI) from Hold to Buy. Mack-Cali Realty shares fell 3.16 percent to close at $21.73 on Tuesday.
  • Barclays upgraded Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) from Underweight to Equal-Weight. Omnicom shares climbed 5.66 percent to close at $81.25 on Tuesday.
  • Analysts at Keefe Bruyette & Woods upgraded Jones Lang LaSalle Inc (NYSE:JLL) from Market Perform to Outperform. Jones Lang LaSalle shares rose 0.3 percent to $152.47 in pre-market trading.
  • Morgan Stanley upgraded Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE:DPZ) from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Domino's shares rose 2.2 percent to $261.00 in pre-market trading.
  • Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded HMS Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:HMSY) from Neutral to Overweight. HMS Holdings shares rose 2.4 percent to $29.40 in pre-market trading.

 

Top Downgrades

  • Susquehanna downgraded Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) from Positive to Neutral. Anadarko Petroleum shares fell 0.5 percent to $63.30 in pre-market trading.
  • Macquarie downgraded Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS) from Outperform to Neutral. Skyworks shares fell 0.8 percent to $92.80 in pre-market trading.
  • Exane BNP Paribas downgraded CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ:CEVA) from Outperform to Neutral. CEVA shares closed at $27.78 on Tuesday.
  • Citigroup downgraded Noah Holdings Limited (NYSE:NOAH) from Buy to Neutral. Noah Holdings shares dropped 6.99 percent to close at $54.17 on Tuesday.
  • Wells Fargo downgraded Smart & Final Stores Inc (NYSE:SFS) from Outperform to Market Perform. Smart & Final Stores shares rose 20.2 percent to $6.48 in pre-market trading.
  • Jefferies downgraded Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) from Buy to Hold. Bank of America shares fell 0.3 percent to $29.80 in pre-market trading.
  • Longbow Research downgraded Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) from Buy to Neutral. Texas Instruments shares fell 0.2 percent to $116.20 in pre-market trading.
  • Susquehanna downgraded Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) from Positive to Neutral. Lennar shares closed at $51.40 on Tuesday.
  • Raymond James downgraded Comerica Incorporated (NYSE:CMA) from Strong Buy to Outperform. Comerica shares fell 0.7 percent to $78.80 in pre-market trading.
  • Longbow Research downgraded Shake Shack Inc (NYSE:SHAK) from Buy to Neutral. Shake Shack shares fell 1.2 percent to $58.80 in pre-market trading.

 

Top Initiations

  • KeyBanc initiated coverage on Paylocity Holding Corp (NASDAQ:PCTY) with an Overweight rating. The price target for Paylocity is set to $104. Paylocity shares closed at $90.27 on Tuesday.
  • Analysts at Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Organogenesis Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ORGO) with an Outperform rating. The price target for Organogenesis is set to $11. Organogenesis closed at $7.90 on Tuesday.
  • Stephens & Co. initiated coverage on Teladoc Health Inc (NYSE:TDOC) with an Overweight rating. The price target for Teladoc Health is set to $75. Teladoc Health shares closed at $52.55 on Tuesday.
  • Needham initiated coverage on Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO) with a Buy rating. Nanometrics shares closed at $31.95 on Tuesday.
  • Analysts at Raymond James initiated coverage on Solar Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLRC) with an Outperform rating. The price target for Solar Capital is set to $22.50. Solar Capital shares closed at $21.34 on Tuesday.
  • Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Principia Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:PRNB) with a Buy rating. The price target for Principia Biopharma is set to $45. Principia Biopharma shares closed at $29.11 on Tuesday.
  • RBC Capital initiated coverage on ASGN Inc (NYSE:ASGN) with an Outperform rating. ASGN shares closed at $67.57 on Tuesday.
  • Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on Childrens Place Inc (NASDAQ:PLCE) with a Hold rating. The price target for Childrens Place is set to $103. Childrens Place shares closed at $107.95 on Tuesday.
  • Analysts at Needham initiated coverage on Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NASDAQ:NVMI) with a Buy rating. Nova Measuring Instruments shares closed at $28.49 on Tuesday.
  • Analysts at Bank of America initiated coverage on Performance Food Group Co (NYSE:PFGC) with Buy rating. Performance Food shares closed at $40.69 on Tuesday.

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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