Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For June 26, 2017


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Top Upgrades

  • Buckingham upgraded Coach Inc (NYSE:COH) from Neutral to Buy. Coach shares rose 1.26 percent to $47.30 in pre-market trading.
  • Analysts at Raymond James upgraded Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) from Market Perform to Outperform. Costco shares gained 0.92 percent to $158.57 in pre-market trading.
  • Analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgraded Berry Global Group Inc (NYSE:BERY) from Hold to Buy. Berry Global shares dropped 0.59 percent to close at $57.04 on Friday.
  • BMO Capital upgraded Visteon Corp (NYSE:VC) from Market Perform to Outperform. Visteon shares gained 1.11 percent to close at $95.91 on Friday.
  • Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded PPL Corp (NYSE:PPL) from Sell to Neutral. PPL shares fell 0.49 percent to close at $38.83 on Friday.
  • Pacific Crest upgraded Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P) from Underweight to Sector Weight. Pandora shares gained 3.26 percent to $8.55 in pre-market trading.
  • Goldman Sachs upgraded Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) from Neutral to Buy. Duke Energy shares rose 0.65 percent to $86.52 in pre-market trading.
  • Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group upgraded Childrens Place Inc (NASDAQ:PLCE) from Market Perform to Outperform. Children's Place shares rose 1.41 percent to close at $96.95 on Friday.


Top Downgrades

  • Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded GrubHub Inc (NYSE:GRUB) from Overweight to Equal-Weight. GrubHub shares fell 3.56 percent to $46.00 in pre-market trading.
  • Goldman Sachs downgraded Ameren Corp (NYSE:AEE) from Neutral to Sell. Ameren shares fell 0.59 percent to close at $55.94 on Friday.
  • Jefferies downgraded Davita Inc (NYSE:DVA) from Buy to Hold. DaVita shares fell 1.37 percent to $64.00 in pre-market trading.
  • Bernstein downgraded Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) from Outperform to Market Perform. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals shares slipped 0.72 percent to $513.60 in pre-market trading.
  • Raymond James downgraded Health Insurance Innovations Inc (NASDAQ:HIIQ) from Outperform to Market Perform. Health Insurance shares rose 4.95 percent to close at $25.45 on Friday.
  • Analysts at Goldman Sachs downgraded Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) from Neutral to Sell. Stratasys shares dropped 3.44 percent to $26.66 in pre-market trading.
  • Janney Capital downgraded Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AGIO) from Buy to Neutral. Agios Pharmaceuticals shares rose 3.07 percent to close at $59.18 on Friday.
  • Citigroup downgraded Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) from Buy to Neutral. Intuit shares dropped 0.90 percent to $139.14 in pre-market trading.
  • Scotia Howard Weil downgraded Rice Energy Inc (NYSE:RICE) from Sector Outperform to Sector Perform. Rice Energy shares fell 3.51 percent to $24.75 in pre-market trading.
  • Goldman Sachs downgraded American Electric Power Company Inc (NYSE:AEP) from Buy to Neutral. American Electric Power shares declined 0.33 percent to close at $71.55 on Friday.


Top Initiations

  • Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE) with a Hold rating. The price target for ONEOK is set to $48. ONEOK shares closed at $49.19 on Friday.
  • Imperial Capital initiated coverage of VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (NASDAQ:VDSI) with an Outperform rating. The price target for VASCO Data Security is set to $16. VASCO Data Security shares closed at $14.15 on Friday.
  • Analysts at Bank of America initiated coverage on PRA Health Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:PRAH) with a Buy rating. The price target for PRA Health is set to $89. PRA Health shares closed at $75.38 on Friday.
  • Analysts at Benchmark initiated coverage on Cancer Genetics Inc (NASDAQ:CGIX) with a Speculative Buy rating. The price target for Cancer Genetics is set to $6. Cancer Genetics shares closed at $3.85 on Friday.
  • Roth Capital initiated coverage on Cutera, Inc. (NASDAQ:CUTR) with a Buy rating. The price target for Cutera is set to $32. Cutera shares closed at $24.50 on Friday.
  • Analysts at HSBC initiated coverage on LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) with a Buy rating. The price target for LyondellBasell is set to $101. LyondellBasell shares closed at $80.17 on Friday.
  • Barclays initiated coverage on Carbonite Inc (NASDAQ:CARB) with an Equal-Weight rating. The price target for Carbonite is set to $26. Carbonite shares closed at $24.30 on Friday.

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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