Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For April 24, 2017

Top Upgrades

• Analysts at Macquarie upgraded Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) from Underperform to Neutral. Nucor shares rose 1.08 percent to $60.65 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Stephens & Co. upgraded Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ: WING) from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Wingstop shares gained 0.62 percent to close at $28.27 on Friday.
• Analysts at Credit Suisse upgraded Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) from Neutral to Outperform. Xilinx shares rose 2.36 percent to $59.05 in pre-market trading.
• Macquarie upgraded United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) from Underperform to Neutral. United States Steel shares rose 2.53 percent to $31.19 in pre-market trading.
• PiperJaffray upgraded KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) from Neutral to Overweight. KeyCorp shares gained 2.48 percent to $18.60 in pre-market trading.
• Berenberg upgraded Allegheny Technologies (NYSE: ATI) from Sell to Hold. Allegheny Technologies shares rose 1 percent to close at $9.05 on Friday.
• Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE: SWK) from Neutral to Overweight. Stanley Black & Decker shares rose 3.70 percent to close at $137.56 on Friday.
• Analysts at B. Riley upgraded InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC) from Neutral to Buy. InterDigital shares gained 1.81 percent to $86.95 in pre-market trading.
• Argus upgraded Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE: TRV) from Hold to Buy. Travelers shares rose 0.18 percent to close at $119.10 on Friday.
• UBS upgraded Knight Transportation (NYSE: KNX) from Neutral to Buy. Knight Transportation shares rose 1.64 percent to close at $34.05 on Friday.

Top Downgrades

• Barclays downgraded Mazor Robotics Ltd - ADR (NASDAQ: MZOR) from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Mazor Robotics shares declined 4.71 percent to $34.00 in pre-market trading.
• Piper Jaffray downgraded Triumph Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: TBK) from Overweight to Neutral. Triumph Bancorp shares fell 4.04 percent to close at $22.55 on Friday.
• Analysts at Berenberg downgraded Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) from Buy to Hold. Bank of America shares rose 2.07 percent to $23.18 in pre-market trading.
• FBR Capital downgraded Capital Bank Financial Corp (NASDAQ: CBF) from Outperform to Market Perform. Capital Bank Financial shares fell 2.27 percent to close at $41.95 on Friday.
• Morgan Stanley downgraded Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN) from Equal-Weight to Underweight. Groupon shares dropped 2.1 percent to $3.80 in pre-market trading.
• KeyBanc downgraded Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SBH) from Overweight to Sector Weight. Sally Beauty shares dropped 1.45 percent to close at $19.69 on Friday.
• Analysts at Loop Capital downgraded Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) from Buy to Hold. Disney shares rose 0.70 percent to $115.24 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Raymond James downgraded Criteo SA (ADR) (NASDAQ: CRTO) from Outperform to Market Perform. Criteo shares rose 0.49 percent to close at $51.71 on Friday.

Top Initiations

• Analysts at Jefferies initiated coverage on Jernigan Capital Inc (NYSE: JCAP) with a Hold rating. The price target for Jernigan Capital is set to $25. Jernigan Capital shares closed at $24.24 on Friday.
• Analysts at Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on Playa Hotels & Resorts NV (NASDAQ: PLYA) with a Buy rating. Playa Hotels shares closed at $10.26 on Friday.
• Analysts at Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Visteon Corp (NYSE: VC) with a Equal-Weight rating. The price target for Visteon is set to $103. Visteon shares closed at $97.02 on Friday.
• Analysts at Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on Colony Starwood Homes (NYSE: SFR) with a Buy rating. Colony Starwood Homes shares closed at $34.82 on Friday.
• Analysts at CL King initiated coverage of Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO) with a Buy rating. The price target for Winnebago is set to $32. Winnebago Industries shares closed at $26.25 on Friday.