Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For January 17, 2018

Top Upgrades

• Goldman Sachs upgraded Groupon Inc GRPN from Sell to Neutral. Groupon shares rose 2.39 percent to $5.15 in pre-market trading.
• Evercore ISI Group upgraded International Flavors & Fragrances Inc IFF from In-Line to Outperform. International Flavors fell 0.72 percent to close at $152.54 on Tuesday.
• SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgraded Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd NCLH from Hold to Buy. Norwegian Cruise shares rose 1.15 percent to $58.05 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded Ulta Beauty Inc ULTA from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Ulta Beauty shares rose 1.45 percent to $240.57 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Longbow Research upgraded Polaris Industries Inc. PII from Underperform to Neutral. Polaris shares dropped 1.62 percent to close at $127.90 on Tuesday.
• Mizuho upgraded American Electric Power Company Inc AEP from Neutral to Buy. American Electric Power shares gained 0.04 percent to close at $67.50 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded 8x8, Inc. EGHT from Equal-Weight to Overweight. 8x8 shares rose 0.33 percent to close at $15.30 on Tuesday.
• Morgan Stanley upgraded Dean Foods Co DF from Underweight to Equalweight. Dean Foods shares closed at $11.28 on Tuesday.
• Barclays upgraded International Business Machines Corp. IBM from Underweight to Overweight. IBM shares rose 2.01 percent to $167.15 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Barclays upgraded Integrated Device Technology Inc IDTI from Underweight to Equal-Weight. Integrated Device shares fell 1.67 percent to close at $31.75 on Tuesday.

Top Downgrades

• Morgan Stanley downgraded DISH Network Corp DISH from Overweight to Equal-Weight. DISH fell 1.54 percent to $47.25 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group downgraded Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. ETH from Outperform to Market Perform. Ethan Allen Interiors shares fell 5.86 percent to $26.50 in pre-market trading.
• Goldman Sachs downgraded Shutterfly, Inc. SFLY from Neutral to Sell. Shutterfly shares fell 0.87 percent to close at $52.62 on Tuesday.
• Susquehanna downgraded Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation COG from Positive to Neutral. Cabot Oil shares fell 2.98 percent to close at $28.03 on Tuesday.
• JP Morgan downgraded Silgan Holdings Inc. SLGN from Neutral to Underweight. Silgan shares fell 0.78 percent to close at $29.29 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Wells Fargo downgraded NuVasive, Inc. NUVA from Outperform to Market Perform. NuVasive shares fell 2.51 percent to close at $51.99 on Tuesday.
• Keefe Bruyette & Woods downgraded Citigroup Inc C from Outperform to Market Perform. Citigroup shares rose 0.17 percent to $77.24 in pre-market trading.
• Barclays downgraded Williams Companies Inc WMB from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Williams Companies shares dropped 1.84 percent to close at $32.59 on Tuesday.
• Longbow Research downgraded Apple Inc. AAPL from Buy to Neutral. Lockheed Martin shares fell 0.32 percent to $175.62 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Dollar Tree, Inc. DLTR with a Outperform rating. The price target for Dollar Tree is set to $130. Dollar Tree shares closed at $112.88 on Tuesday.
• Berenberg initiated coverage on CNH Industrial NV CNHI with a Hold rating. The price target for CNH Industrial is set to $13.50. CNH Industrial shares closed at $14.72 on Tuesday.
• Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Nabriva Therapeutics plc NBRV with a Overweight rating. The price target for Nabriva Therapeutics is set to $10. Nabriva Therapeutics shares closed at $6.00 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Argus initiated coverage on Boyd Gaming Corporation BYD with a Buy rating. The price target for Boyd Gaming is set to $44. Boyd Gaming shares closed at $36.16 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at William Blair initiated coverage on Pieris Pharmaceuticals Inc PIRS with a Outperform rating. Pieris Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $6.92 on Tuesday.
• Raymond James initiated coverage on Tableau Software Inc DATA with a Market Perform rating. Tableau Software shares closed at $73.20 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Stephens & Co. initiated coverage on Western Alliance Bancorporation WAL with a Overweight rating. Western Alliance Bancorporation shares closed at $58.60 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Dollar General Corp. DG with a Outperform rating. The price target for Dollar General is set to $112. Dollar General shares closed at $98.44 on Tuesday.
• Roth Capital initiated coverage on Boingo Wireless Inc WIFI with a Buy rating. The price target for Boingo Wireless is set to $29. Boingo Wireless shares closed at $21.49 on Tuesday.