Benzinga's Top Upgrades

Analysts at Mizuho Securities upgraded Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc VRX from Neutral to Buy. Valeant Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $110.06 on Monday. BTIG Research upgraded Cheesecake Factory Inc CAKE from Neutral to Buy. Cheesecake Factory shares closed at $51.99 on Monday. Analysts at BMO Capital upgraded JAKKS Pacific, Inc. JAKK from Market Perform to Outperform. Jakks Pacific shares closed at $7.77 on Monday. Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded Capital Product Partners L.P. CPLP from Market Perform to Outperform. Capital Product Partners shares closed at $6.70 on Monday. Credit Suisse upgraded UDR, Inc. UDR from Underperform to Neutral. The price target for UDR has been raised from $36.50 to $38. UDR shares closed at $35.66 on Monday. Susquehanna upgraded Weatherford International Plc WFT from Neutral to Positive. The price target for Weatherford International has been raised from $11 to $12. Weatherford International shares closed at $9.61 on Monday. Analysts at Macquarie upgraded Columbia Sportswear Company COLM from Underperform to Neutral. Columbia Sportswear shares closed at $50.97 on Monday. Analysts at RBC Capital upgraded Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. DPS from Underperform to Sector Perform. Dr Pepper Snapple shares closed at $89.88 on Monday. Drexel Hamilton upgraded VMware, Inc. VMW from Hold to Buy. VMware shares closed at $59.74 on Monday.