Benzinga's Top Upgrades

Mizuho Securities upgraded Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) from Neutral to Buy. The price target Apple has been lowered from $125 to $120. Apple shares closed at $96.96 on Friday.Analysts at Barclays upgraded Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) from Equal-weight to Overweight. The price target Marathon Oil has been lowered from $18 to $15. Marathon Oil shares closed at $10.35 on Friday.Analysts at Evercore ISI Group upgraded Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) from Hold to Buy. Discover Financial shares closed at $49.97 on Friday.Credit Suisse upgraded General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) from Neutral to Outperform. The price target General Motors has been raised from $37 to $38. General Motors shares closed at $29.52 on Friday.Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) from Equal-weight to Overweight. The price target Genesco has been raised from $71 to $81. Genesco shares closed at $55.59 on Friday.Analysts at RBC Capital upgraded Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) from Sector Perform to Outperform. The price target Owens-Corning has been raised to $53. Owens-Corning shares closed at $44.58 on Friday.Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE: WLL) from Market Perform to Outperform. Whiting Petroleum shares closed at $7.78 on Friday. Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ: NDAQ) from Sell to Neutral. Nasdaq shares closed at $55.81 on Friday. JP Morgan upgraded Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) from Neutral to Overweight. Sanderson Farms shares closed at $75.02 on Friday.Cowen & Company upgraded General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) to Outperform. General Dynamics shares closed at $130.19 on Friday.