Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For February 16, 2017

Top Upgrades

• Analysts at Argus Research upgraded Hershey Co (NYSE: HSY) from Hold to Buy. Hershey shares rose 0.42 percent to close at $108.80 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Societe Generale upgraded Devon Energy Corp (NYSE: DVN) from Hold to Buy. Devon Energy shares rose 0.66 percent to $44.52 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Jefferies upgraded MDC Partners Inc (NASDAQ: MDCA) from Hold to Buy. MDC Partners shares rose 4.62 percent to $9.05 in pre-market trading.
• Wells Fargo upgraded Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) from Underperform to Market Perform. Chimera Investment shares fell 0.77 percent to close at $17.99 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Oppenheimer upgraded SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) from Perform to Outperform. SunPower shares fell 4.69 percent to $6.91 in pre-market trading.
• Bank of America upgraded Cavium Inc (NASDAQ: CAVM) from Neutral to Buy. Cavium shares rose 0.72 percent to close at $65.50 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at William Blair upgraded NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) from Underperform to Market Perform. NetApp shares rose 6.34 percent to $41.40 in pre-market trading.
• Macquarie upgraded Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) from Neutral to Outperform. RH shares gained 0.12 percent to $24.61 in pre-market trading.

Top Downgrades

• Wedbush downgraded Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN) from Outperform to Neutral. Groupon shares fell 2.16 percent to $4.54 in pre-market trading.
• Summit Redstone Partners downgraded Godaddy Inc (NYSE: GDDY) from Buy to Hold. GoDaddy shares fell 5.82 percent to $35.28 in pre-market trading.
• Wells Fargo downgraded Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) from Outperform to Market Perform. Analog Devices shares gained 4.83 percent to close at $81.60 on Wednesday.
• Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) from Buy to Hold. Molina Healthcare shares fell 17 percent to $49.70 in pre-market trading.
• Morgan Stanley downgraded Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Taubman Centers shares fell 0.23 percent to close at $68.27 on Wednesday.
• Citigroup downgraded Tower International Inc (NYSE: TOWR) from Buy to Neutral. Tower International shares rose 4.28 percent to close at $28.00 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Roth Capital downgraded Angie's List Inc (NASDAQ: ANGI) from Neutral to Sell. Angie's List shares fell 2.44 percent to $5.60 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Credit Suisse downgraded Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: HAWK) from Outperform to Neutral. Blackhawk Network shares fell 8.97 percent to $34.00 in pre-market trading.
• Bank of America downgraded Integrated Device Technology Inc (NASDAQ: IDTI) from Buy to Neutral. Integrated Device shares dropped 2.4 percent to $24.51 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Susquehanna downgraded Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ: KHC) from Positive to Neutral. Kraft Heinz shares declined 2.84 percent to $88.51 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• Analysts at Wells Fargo initiated coverage on Communications Sales & Leasing Inc (NASDAQ: CSAL) with an Outperform rating. Communications Sales & Leasing shares closed at $26.39 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage on BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCRX) with a Buy rating. The price target for BioCryst Pharmaceuticals is set to $11. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $6.16 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Needham initiated coverage on salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) with a Hold rating. salesforce.com shares closed at $81.67 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage on Albireo Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALBO) with a Buy rating. The price target for Albireo Pharma is set to $40. Albireo Pharma shares closed at $20.28 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at National Securities initiated coverage on Aqua Metals Inc (NASDAQ: AQMS) with a Buy rating. Aqua Metals shares closed at $16.94 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Seaport Global Securities initiated coverage of Science Applications International Corp (NYSE: SAIC) with a Buy rating. SAIC shares closed at $86.36 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Citi resumed coverage of Berry Plastics Group Inc (NYSE: BERY) with a Buy rating. Berry Plastics shares closed at $49.62 on Wednesday.

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