Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For March 10, 2017

Top Upgrades

• BMO Capital upgraded Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: TTPH) from Market Perform to Outperform. Tetraphase Pharmaceutical shares dropped 1.94 percent to close at $6.08 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Raymond James upgraded Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CNSL) from Market Perform to Outperform. Consolidated Communications shares rose 1.90 percent to close at $22.48 on Thursday.
• Analysts at RBC Capital upgraded LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG) from Sector Perform to Outperform. LHC Group shares fell 0.06 percent to close at $48.43 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Susquehanna upgraded Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) from Neutral to Positive. Marathon Oil shares rose 1.24 percent to $16.27 in pre-market trading.
• SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgraded Sierra Oncology Inc (NASDAQ: SRRA) from Hold to Buy. Sierra Oncology shares climbed 8.39 percent to $1.55 in pre-market trading.
• JMP Securities upgraded IBERIABANK Corp (NASDAQ: IBKC) from Market Perform to Market Outperform. IBERIABANK shares dropped 2.04 percent to close at $79.35 on Thursday.
• Analysts at KeyBanc upgraded Actuant Corporation (NYSE: ATU) from Sector Weight to Overweight. Actuant shares gained 1.89 percent to $26.95 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at UBS upgraded ASML Holding NV (ADR) (NASDAQ: ASML) from Neutral to Buy. ASML shares rose 2.01 percent to $123.69 in pre-market trading.
• Jefferies upgraded Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc (NYSE: FMSA) from Hold to Buy. Fairmount Santrol shares rose 5.75 percent to $7.72 in pre-market trading.
• Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Internap Corp (NASDAQ: INAP) from Hold to Buy. Internap shares rose 5.32 percent to $2.77 in pre-market trading.

Top Downgrades

• BMO Capital downgraded Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO) from Outperform to Market Perform. Winnebago shares slipped 1.13 percent to $30.55 in pre-market trading.
• SunTrust Robinson Humphrey downgraded The Advisory Board Company (NASDAQ: ABCO) from Buy to Hold. Advisory Board shares dropped 0.22 percent to close at $44.95 on Thursday.
• Analysts at B. Riley downgraded Guess?, Inc. (NYSE: GES) from Buy to Neutral. Guess? shares fell 1.60 percent to $11.70 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at BTIG Research downgraded VeriFone Systems Inc (NYSE: PAY) from Buy to Neutral. VeriFone shares declined 2.60 percent to $19.82 in pre-market trading.
• JP Morgan downgraded MEDNAX Inc (NYSE: MD) from Overweight to Neutral. Mednax shares fell 0.90 percent to close at $69.66 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Goldman Sachs downgraded Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: IONS) from Neutral to Sell. Ionis Pharmaceuticals shares fell 5.24 percent to $43.40 in pre-market trading.
• B. Riley downgraded Cherokee Inc (NASDAQ: CHKE) from Buy to Neutral. Cherokee shares fell 1.13 percent to close at $8.75 on Thursday.
• Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Surgery Partners Inc (NASDAQ: SGRY) from Buy to Hold. Surgery Partners shares fell 14.08 percent to $18.00 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• Analysts at FBR Capital initiated coverage on Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) with a Outperform rating. The price target for Marathon Oil is set to $22. Marathon Oil shares closed at $16.07 on Thursday.
• Analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey initiated coverage on Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital Ltd (NASDAQ: PFLT) with a Buy rating. The price target for Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital is set to $15. Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital shares closed at $13.42 on Thursday.
• Analysts at ING initiated coverage on VimpelCom Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ: VIP) with a Buy rating. The price target for VimpelCom is set to $5.80. VimpelCom shares closed at $3.99 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Janney Montgomery Scott initiated coverage on EnLink Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: ENLK) with a Neutral rating. The price target for EnLink Midstream Partners is set to $20. EnLink Midstream Partners shares closed at $18.60 on Thursday.
• Analysts at FBR Capital initiated coverage of Bill Barrett Corporation (NYSE: BBG) with a Market Perform rating. The price target for Bill Barrett is set to $6. Bill Barrett shares closed at $4.52 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Aegis Capital initiated coverage on Century Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNTY) with a Buy rating. Century Casinos shares closed at $6.98 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Longbow Research initiated coverage of Insteel Industries Inc (NASDAQ: IIIN) with a Buy rating. Insteel Industries shares closed at $33.30 on Thursday.