Benzinga's Top Upgrades

Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded Hertz Global Holdings Inc (NYSE: HTZ) from Underweight to Overweight. The target price for Hertz Global is set to $13. Hertz Global shares closed at $9.88 on Thursday.

Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALNY) from Neutral to Overweight. The target price for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has been lowered from $111 to $81. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $58.09 on Thursday.

Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) from Sell to Neutral. Chevron shares closed at $93.94 on Thursday.

Analysts at RBC Capital upgraded Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) from Sector Perform to Outperform. Symantec shares closed at $17.70 on Thursday.

Analysts at Bank of America upgraded National Health Investors Inc (NYSE: NHI) from Underperform to Neutral. The target price for National Health Investors has been raised from $59 to $67. National Health Investors shares closed at $63.10 on Thursday.

Wunderlich upgraded UMH Properties, Inc (NYSE: UMH) from Hold to Buy. UMH Properties shares closed at $9.90 on Thursday.

Goldman Sachs upgraded Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) from Neutral to Buy. The target price for Anadarko Petroleum has been raised from $50 to $58. Anadarko Petroleum shares closed at $42.54 on Thursday.

Oppenheimer upgraded Spirit Realty Capital, Inc (New) (NYSE: SRC) from Perform to Outperform. Spirit Realty Capital shares closed at $10.55 on Thursday.

Piper Jaffray upgraded Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (NYSE: DO) from Underweight to Neutral. Diamond Offshore Drilling shares closed at $21.83 on Thursday.

Analysts at Needham upgraded Vericel Corp (NASDAQ: VCEL) from Hold to Buy. Vericel shares closed at $3.95 on Thursday.