Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For February 15, 2017

Top Upgrades

• Analysts at BMO Capital upgraded Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA) from Market Perform to Outperform. Capella Education shares fell 11.36 percent to close at $74.15 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Dougherty upgraded IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IPGP) from Neutral to Buy. IPG Photonics shares rose 0.81 percent to close at $ 117.02 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Longbow Research upgraded Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LECO) from Underperform to Neutral. Lincoln Electric shares rose 0.20 percent to close at $83.87 on Tuesday.
• Bank of America upgraded Parker-Hannifin Corp (NYSE: PH) from Neutral to Buy. Parker Hannifin shares rose 1.55 percent to $154.99 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at KeyBanc upgraded Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN) from Sector Weight to Overweight. Nordson shares fell 0.52 percent to close at $116.52 on Tuesday.
• Clarksons Platou upgraded Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) from Neutral to Buy. Scorpio Tankers shares fell 1.57 percent to $4.40 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Credit Suisse upgraded DCP Midstream LP (NYSE: DCP) from Underperform to Neutral. DCP Midstream shares rose 1.76 percent to close at $40.57 on Tuesday.
• KeyBanc upgraded RH (NYSE: RH) from Sector Weight to Overweight. RH shares gained 3.2 percent to $27.53 in pre-market trading.
• Goldman Sachs upgraded Acorda Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ACOR) from Conviction Sell to Neutral. Acorda Therapeutics shares dropped 2.25 percent to close at $23.85 on Tuesday.
• Scotiabank upgraded Cae Inc (USA) (NYSE: CAE) from Sector Perform to Sector Outperform. CAE shares rose 1.17 percent to $14.71 in pre-market trading.

Top Downgrades

• Susquehanna downgraded Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSK) from Positive to Neutral. Verisk Analytics shares rose 0.15 percent to close at $85.09 on Tuesday.
• Citigroup downgraded Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: HOLI) from Buy to Neutral. Hollysys Automation shares fell 7.72 percent to $16.37 in pre-market trading.
• FBR Capital downgraded Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) from Outperform to Market Perform. Aircastle shares gained 8.69 percent to close at $25.65 on Tuesday.
• SunTrust Robinson Humphrey downgraded Convergys Corp (NYSE: CVG) from Buy to Hold. Convergys shares fell 0.56 percent to close at $25.00 on Tuesday.
• Baird downgraded Quintiles IMS Holdings Inc (NYSE: Q) from Neutral to Underperform. Quintiles IMS shares fell 0.91 percent to $81.55 in pre-market trading.
• H.C. Wainwright downgraded Aviragen Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: AVIR) from Buy to Neutral. Aviragen Therapeutics shares fell 37.22 percent to close at $0.68 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Wells Fargo downgraded Fossil Group Inc (NASDAQ: FOSL) from Market Perform to Underperform. Fossil shares fell 18.71 percent to $18.59 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Bank of America downgraded Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLX) from Buy to Neutral. Hologic shares fell 1.87 percent to $38.30 in pre-market trading.
• Susquehanna downgraded Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UAA) from Neutral to Negative. Under Armour shares dropped 1.5 percent to $21.44 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) from Overweight to Neutral. Sunoco shares declined 1.3 percent to $28.20 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• Analysts at Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on Conagra Brands Inc (NYSE: CAG) with a Buy rating. Conagra shares closed at $39.79 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Loop Capital initiated coverage on Visa Inc (NYSE: V) with a Buy rating. Visa shares closed at $86.85 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Susquehanna initiated coverage on Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: OLED) with a Positive rating. Universal Display shares closed at $67.15 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at RBC Capital initiated coverage on KEYW Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: KEYW) with a Outperform rating. The price target for KEYW Holding is set to $12. KEYW Holding shares closed at $9.86 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) with a Hold rating. General Mills shares closed at $63.09 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Loop Capital initiated coverage of Coupa Software Inc (NASDAQ: COUP) with a Hold rating. The price target for Coupa Software is set to $27. Coupa Software shares closed at $25.92 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Deutsche Bank initiated coverage of Hershey Co (NYSE: HSY) with a Hold rating. Hershey shares closed at $108.34 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Blueprint Medicines Corp (NASDAQ: BPMC) with a Overweight rating. Blueprint Medicines shares closed at $34.35 on Tuesday.
• Loop Capital initiated coverage on Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) with a Buy rating. Mastercard shares closed at $108.88 on Tuesday.
• JP Morgan initiated coverage on Encana Corp (USA) (NYSE: ECA) with a Overweight rating. The price target for Encana is set to $16. Encana shares closed at $12.86 on Tuesday.