Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For June 2, 2017

Top Upgrades

• Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. ANW from Hold to Buy. Aegean Marine Petroleum shares rose 9 percent to $5.45 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded Jack in the Box Inc. JACK from Market Perform to Outperform. Jack In The Box shares gained 1.27 percent to $108.22 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Citigroup upgraded Tech Data Corp TECD from Sell to Neutral. Tech Data shares rose 6.29 percent to close at $103.07 on Thursday.
• Oppenheimer upgraded Wayfair Inc W from Perform to Outperform. Wayfair shares rose 3.17 percent to $68.59 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Longbow Research upgraded Fastenal Company FAST from Neutral to Buy. Fastenal shares gained 1.02 percent to close at $43.61 on Thursday.
• JP Morgan upgraded Deere & Company DE from Underweight to Neutral. Deere shares gained 1.04 percent to $126.00 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Wunderlich upgraded ViaSat, Inc. VSAT from Sell to Hold. Viasat shares rose 3.52 percent to close at $67.55 on Thursday.
• Oppenheimer upgraded Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated VRTX from Perform to Outperform. Vertex Pharmaceuticals shares rose 1.1 percent to $128.55 in pre-market trading.
• Cowen & Co. upgraded Mantech International Corp MANT from Market Perform to Outperform. Mantech shares climbed 1.79 percent to $39.73 in pre-market trading.

Top Downgrades

• BTIG Research downgraded Workday Inc WDAY from Buy to Neutral. Workday shares fell 2.46 percent to $99.00 in pre-market trading.
• Credit Suisse downgraded Whiting Petroleum Corp WLL from Outperform to Neutral. Whiting Petroleum shares dropped 2.87 percent to $6.77 in pre-market trading.
• Credit Suisse downgraded PDC Energy Inc PDCE from Outperform to Neutral. PDC Energy shares rose 1.05 percent to close at $50.18 on Thursday.
• Evercore ISI Group downgraded Automatic Data Processing ADP from In-Line to Underperform. Automatic Data Processing shares slipped 1.26 percent to $102.05 in pre-market trading.
• Credit Suisse downgraded Phibro Animal Health Corp PAHC from Outperform to Neutral. Phibro Animal Health shares rose 2.84 percent to close at $36.25 on Thursday.
• Nomura downgraded Analog Devices, Inc. ADI from Neutral to Reduce. Analog Devices shares fell 0.39 percent to $81.89 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• JP Morgan initiated coverage on Fastenal Company FAST with a Neutral rating. The price target for Fastenal is set to $46. Fastenal shares closed at $43.61 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Wells Fargo initiated coverage of F.N.B. Corp FNB with an Outperform rating. F.N.B. shares closed at $13.43 on Thursday.
• Keefe Bruyette & Woods initiated coverage of Greenhill & Co., Inc. GHL with a Market Perform rating. The price target for Greenhill is set to $118. Greenhill shares closed at $21.05 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Baird initiated coverage on Evolent Health Inc EVH with an Outperform rating. The price target for Evolent Health is set to $30. Evolent Health shares closed at $24.60 on Thursday.
• JP Morgan initiated coverage on Yum China Holdings Inc YUMC with an Overweight rating. The price target for Yum China is set to $42. Yum China shares closed at $40.00 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Credit Suisse initiated coverage on Matador Resources Co MTDR with an Outperform rating. The price target for Matador Resources is set to $34. Matador Resources shares closed at $23.45 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Jefferies initiated coverage on Coty Inc COTY with a Hold rating. The price target for Coty is set to $17. Coty shares closed at $19.32 on Thursday.
• Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Charter Communications, Inc. CHTR with a Perform rating. Charter Communications shares closed at $346.39 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Chardan Capital initiated coverage on Biocept Inc BIOC with a Buy rating. The price target for Biocept is set to $2.50. Biocept shares closed at $1.46 on Thursday.
• JP Morgan initiated coverage on W W Grainger Inc GWW with a Neutral rating. The price target for Grainger is set to $180. Grainger shares closed at $173.43 on Thursday.