Benzinga's Top Analyst Calls From April 12, 2018

Needham highlights teardown of Samsung's Galaxy J2 Pro, says Duplexer likely designed by Resonant Inc RESN; Reiterates Buy rating, $6 price target.
Barclays analyst issued comments suggesting Snap Inc SNAP will report 'strong' Q1, says buy ahead of early May report.
Lake Street upgrades American Outdoor Brands Corporation AOBC to Buy; 'We believe the firearms industry is bottoming...consumer activity could stabilize or actually show growth.'
Wedbush downgrades Ellie Mae Inc ELLI to Underperform, lowers price target from $90 to $69; Says co. may have trouble reaching growth targets due to maturing mortgage origination sector.
D.A. Davidson initiates coverage on A.O. Smith Corp AOS with Buy rating and $72 12-month price target, suggesting 12 percent upside; Says defensive nature and Chinese market share position co. to achieve double-digit organic sales CAGR in Chinese market.
BMO upgrades FMC Corporation FMC to Outperform; Says co. has lower commodity price risk than comparable fertilizer and agricultural stocks.
Goldman Sachs upgrades PDC Energy Inc PDC to Buy, says easing of midstream bottlenecks could drive 2019 growth inflection.
Wedbush maintains Underperform rating on Netflix, Inc. NFLX, says co.’s FCF likely to remain in the negative $3 billion to $4 billion range for “foreseeable future."