Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For December 15, 2016

Top Upgrades

• Credit Suisse upgraded Heico Corp HEI from Neutral to Outperform. Heico shares fell 4.19 percent to close at $75.63 on Wednesday.
• JP Morgan upgraded Swift Transportation Co SWFT from Neutral to Overweight. Swift Transportation shares fell 0.21 percent to close at $24.04 on Wednesday.
• Morgan Stanley upgraded Xilinx, Inc. XLNX from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Xilinx shares rose 0.44 percent to close at $56.73 on Wednesday.
• DA Davidson upgraded Calavo Growers, Inc. CVGW from Neutral to Buy. Calavo Growers shares fell 0.35 percent to close at $57.35 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Aegis Capital upgraded Kansas City Southern KSU from Hold to Buy. Kansas City Southern shares dropped 1.47 percent to close at $84.71 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at KeyBanc upgraded Flowers Foods, Inc. FLO from Sector Weight to Overweight. Flowers Foods shares fell 1.50 percent to close at $19.01 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD from Underweight to Equal-Weight. Advanced Micro Devices shares gained 0.57 percent to $10.61 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Cowen & Co. upgraded Zoetis Inc ZTS from Market Perform to Outperform. Zoetis shares fell 0.41 percent to close at $50.84 on Wednesday.
• Goldman Sachs upgraded ONEOK Partners OKS from Sell to Neutral. ONEOK Partners shares fell 0.12 percent to close at $ 42.76 on Wednesday.

Top Downgrades

• Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc VRX from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Valeant shares dropped 0.21 percent to $14.09 in pre-market trading.
• Jefferies downgraded Molina Healthcare, Inc. MOH from Buy to Hold. Molina Healthcare shares fell 0.55 percent to close at $54.39 on Wednesday.
• RBC Capital downgraded General Mills, Inc. GIS from Outperform to Sector Perform. General Mills shares fell 0.27 percent to $62.70 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Argus Research downgraded Host Hotels and Resorts Inc HST from Buy to Hold. Host Hotels shares fell 0.94 percent to close at $18.87 on Wednesday.
• Wunderlich downgraded Bill Barrett Corporation BBG from Buy to Hold. Bill Barrett shares rose 0.29 percent to $6.85 in pre-market trading.
• BMO Capital downgraded Brinker International, Inc. EAT from Market Perform to Underperform. Brinker shares fell 0.95 percent to $52.07 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Longbow Research downgraded Plexus Corp. PLXS from Buy to Neutral. Plexus shares fell 0.84 percent to close at $52.95 on Wednesday.
• William Blair downgraded Neustar Inc NSR from Outperform to Market Perform. NeuStar shares fell 0.60 percent to $33.25 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• Analysts at Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ALXN with a Perform rating. Alexion Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $113.52 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on NeoGenomics, Inc. NEO with an Overweight rating. The price target for NeoGenomics is set to $11. NeoGenomics shares closed at $9.03 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Piper Jaffray initiated coverage of Phibro Animal Health Corp PAHC with an Overweight rating. The price target for Phibro Animal Health is set to $32. Phibro Animal Health shares closed at $27.10 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Ascena Retail Group Inc ASNA with a Neutral rating. The price target for Ascena Retail is set to $7. Ascena Retail shares closed at $7.55 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on NiSource Inc. NI with a Neutral rating. The price target for NiSource is set to $23. NiSource shares closed at $21.66 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at BTIG Research initiated coverage on Organovo Holdings Inc ONVO with a Buy rating. The price target for Organovo is set to $15. Organovo shares closed at $3.69 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at JP Morgan initiated coverage on Pinnacle Foods Inc PF with an Overweight rating. The price target for Pinnacle Foods is set to $58. Pinnacle Foods shares closed at $50.51 on Wednesday.
• Aegis Capital initiated coverage on Deere & Company DE with a Hold rating. The price target for Deere is set to $110. Deere shares closed at $100.55 on Wednesday.
• Barclays initiated coverage on United Continental Holdings Inc UAL with an Overweight rating. The price target for United Continental is set to $105. United Continental shares closed at $72.94 on Wednesday
• Mizuho initiated coverage on Finish Line Inc FINL with a Buy rating. The price target for Finish Line is set to $29. Finish Line shares closed at $23.24 on Wednesday.