Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For February 26, 2018

Top Upgrades

  • Analysts at B. Riley upgraded Guess?, Inc. GES from Neutral to Buy. Guess? shares gained 1.35 percent to close at $15.02 on Friday.
  • Analysts at Bank of America upgraded Schlumberger Limited. SLB from Neutral to Buy. Schlumberger shares rose 1.20 percent to $67.30 in pre-market trading.
  • Raymond James upgraded Dine Brands Global Inc DIN from Market Perform to Outperform. Dine Brands Global shares rose 1.46 percent to $70.00 in pre-market trading.
  • JP Morgan upgraded Acceleron Pharma Inc XLRN from Neutral to Overweight. Acceleron Pharma shares rose 2.17 percent to close at $42.91 on Friday.
  • Gabelli & Co. upgraded Visteon Corp VC from Hold to Buy. Visteon shares fell 0.74 percent to close at $126.64 on Friday.
  • Wells Fargo upgraded American Water Works Company Inc AWK from Market Perform to Outperform. American Water Works shares rose 2.40 percent to close at $80.63 on Friday.
  • Susquehanna upgraded Finish Line Inc FINL from Neutral to Positive. Finish Line shares rose 1.26 percent to close at $10.48 on Friday.
  • Analysts at Loop Capital upgraded United Parcel Service, Inc. UPS from Hold to Buy. UPS shares rose 1.32 percent to $107.00 in pre-market trading.
  • RBC upgraded BP plc (ADR) BP from Sector Perform to Outperform. BP shares rose 0.62 percent to $40.35 in pre-market trading.
  • Bank of America upgraded Baker Hughes, a GE company BHGE from Underperform to Neutral. Baker Hughes shares fell 0.04 percent to close at $28.03 on Friday.


Top Downgrades

  • Analysts at Bank of America downgraded Halliburton Company HAL from Buy to Neutral. Halliburton shares fell 0.97 percent to $47.98 in pre-market trading.
  • JP Morgan downgraded Zebra Technologies Corp. ZBRA from Overweight to Neutral. Zebra Technologies shares rose 4.92 percent to close at $141.90 on Friday.
  • Societe Generale downgraded General Mills, Inc. GIS from Hold to Sell. General Mills shares fell 0.91 percent to $52.50 in pre-market trading.
  • JMP Securities downgraded Endo International plc ENDP from Outperform to Market Perform. Endo International shares rose 4.57 percent to close at $6.86 on Friday.
  • Wells Fargo downgraded Aqua America Inc WTR from Outperform to Market Perform. Aqua America shares rose 2.79 percent to close at $35.00 on Friday.
  • Jefferies downgraded Mattel, Inc. MAT from Hold to Underperform. Mattel shares fell 3.25 percent to $16.10 in pre-market trading.
  • Morgan Stanley downgraded Albemarle Corporation ALB from Equal-Weight to Underweight. Albemarle shares fell 3.58 percent to $114.50 in pre-market trading.
  • Compass Point downgraded AmTrust Financial Services Inc AFSI from Buy to Neutral. AmTrust Financial shares dropped 1.24 percent to $12.77 in pre-market trading.
  • Lake Street downgraded MiMedx Group Inc MDXG from Buy to Hold. MiMedx shares rose 0.26 percent to $7.85 in pre-market trading.
  • Imperial Capital downgraded Blue Buffalo Pet Products Inc BUFF from Outperform to In-Line. Blue Buffalo Pet Products shares gained 17.23 percent to close at $40.00 on Friday.


Top Initiations

  • Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on SAGE Therapeutics Inc SAGE with an Overweight rating. The price target for SAGE Therapeutics is set to $225. SAGE Therapeutics shares closed at $164.15 on Friday.
  • Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Corporacion America Airports SA CAAP with an Outperform rating. The price target for Corporacion America Airports is set to $23. Corporacion America Airports shares closed at $15.55 on Friday.
  • Analysts at JMP Securities initiated coverage on Sol Gel Technologies Ltd SLGL with a Market Outperform rating. The price target for Sol Gel Technologies is set to $20. Sol Gel Technologies shares closed at $11.13 on Friday.
  • Analysts at Wells Fargo initiated coverage on Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP LMRK with a Market Perform rating. The price target for Landmark Infrastructure Partners is set to $18.50. Landmark Infrastructure Partners closed at $17.75 on Friday.
  • Barclays initiated coverage on VICI Properties Inc VICI with an Equal-Weight rating. The price target for VICI Properties is set to $22. VICI Properties shares closed at $19.82 on Friday.
  • Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Chegg Inc CHGG with an Equal-Weight rating. The price target for Chegg is set to $23. Chegg shares closed at $20.35 on Friday.
  • Analysts at H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage on Intec Pharma Ltd NTEC with a Buy rating. The price target for Intec Pharma is set to $16. Intec Pharma shares closed at $5.70 on Friday.
Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs
Comments
Loading...
date
ticker
name
Price Target
Upside/Downside
Recommendation
Firm
Posted In: UpgradesDowngradesInitiationPre-Market OutlookAnalyst RatingsConsumer DiscretionaryInitiationsLeisure Productstop upgrades
Benzinga simplifies the market for smarter investing

Trade confidently with insights and alerts from analyst ratings, free reports and breaking news that affects the stocks you care about.

Join Now: Free!