Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For March 1, 2019

Top Upgrades

• Bank of America upgraded Edison International EIX from Underperform to Neutral. Edison Intl shares rose 0.2 percent to $60.00 in pre-market trading.
• Argus upgraded Expedia Group Inc EXPE from Hold to Buy. Expedia shares fell 3.81 percent to close at $123.31 on Thursday.
• JP Morgan upgraded Jianpu Technology Inc - ADR JT from Neutral to Overweight. Jianpu Technology shares rose 4.3 percent to $7.50 in pre-market trading.
• Compass Point upgraded Barings BDC Inc BBDC from Neutral to Buy. Barings BDC shares fell 2.04 percent to close at $9.61 on Wednesday.
• Barclays upgraded L Brands Inc LB from Equal-Weight to Overweight. L Brands shares rose 1.4 percent to $26.50 in pre-market trading.
• RBC Capital upgraded Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc ICPT from Sector Perform to Outperform. Intercept Pharmaceuticals shares rose 3.3 percent to $103.00 in pre-market trading.
• Goldman Sachs upgraded Farfetch Ltd FTCH from Neutral to Buy. Farfetch shares climbed 17.1 percent to $28.70 in pre-market trading.
• Barclays upgraded Hertz Global Holdings Inc HTZ from Underweight to Equal-Weight. Hertz Global shares rose 2.7 percent to $19.61 in pre-market trading.
• Baird upgraded Kilroy Realty Corp KRC from Neutral to Outperform. Kilroy Realty shares fell 0.89 percent to close at $73.71 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Raymond James upgraded Culp, Inc. CULP from Market Perform to Outperform. Culp shares gained 2.04 percent to close at $18.55 on Thursday.

Top Downgrades

• Credit Suisse downgraded Camping World Holdings Inc CWH from Outperform to Neutral. Camping World shares fell 0.3 percent to $12.86 in pre-market trading.
• Bernstein downgraded Hain Celestial Group Inc HAIN from Outperform to Market Perform. Hain Celestial shares rose 10.69 percent to close at $19.67 on Thursday.
• Bank of America downgraded Curtiss-Wright Corp. CW from Buy to Neutral. Curtiss-Wright shares fell 0.78 percent to close at $123.29 on Thursday.
• Oppenheimer downgraded Nutanix Inc NTNX from Outperform to Market Perform. Nutanix shares fell 24.5 percent to $37.80 in pre-market trading.
• Deutsche Bank downgraded Delta Air Lines, Inc. DAL from Buy to Hold. Delta Air shares fell 1 percent to close at $49.58 on Thursday.
• JP Morgan downgraded Party City Holdco Inc PRTY from Overweight to Neutral. Party City shares rose 0.9 percent to $10.50 in pre-market trading.
• Atlantic Equities downgraded First Republic Bank FRC from Overweight to Neutral. First Republic Bank shares rose 0.04 percent to close at $104.98 on Thursday.
• Raymond James downgraded Cantel Medical Corp. CMD from Outperform to Market Perform. Cantel Medical shares fell 12.77 percent to close at $73.52 on Thursday.
• Compass Point downgraded Acushnet Holdings Corp GOLF from Buy to Neutral. Acushnet shares rose 0.04 percent to close at $24.91 on Thursday.
• TD Securities downgraded Maxar Technologies Inc MAXR from Speculative Buy to Hold. Maxar Technologies shares fell 22 percent to $5.70 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• B. Riley FBR initiated coverage on LiqTech International Inc LIQT with a Buy rating. The price target for LiqTech International is set to $3. LiqTech International shares closed at $2.22 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Compass Point initiated coverage on Hanover Insurance Group Inc THG with a Buy rating. Hanover Insurance shares closed at $118.71 on Thursday.
• B. Riley FBR initiated coverage on Coeur Mining Inc CDE with a Buy rating. Coeur Mining shares closed at $4.78 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Brean Capital initiated coverage on Allegiance Bancshares Inc ABTX with a Hold rating. Allegiance Bancshares shares closed at $38.26 on Thursday.
• Janney Capital initiated coverage on Marker Therapeutics, Inc. MRKR with a Buy rating. Marker Therapeutics shares closed at $6.22 on Thursday.
• B. Riley FBR initiated coverage on Pretium Resources Inc PVG with a Buy rating. Pretium Resources shares closed at $8.09 on Thursday.