Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For March 13, 2019

Top Upgrades

• JP Morgan upgraded Sanderson Farms, Inc. SAFM from Underweight to Neutral. Sanderson Farms shares fell 0.48 percent to close at $124.01 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded Paramount Group Inc PGRE from Underweight to Equal-Weight. Paramount Group shares rose 0.49 percent to close at $14.46 on Tuesday.
• Goldman Sachs upgraded Carnival Corp CCL from Neutral to Buy. Carnival shares rose 2 percent to $56.35 in pre-market trading.
• Keefe Bruyette & Woods upgraded Axis Capital Holdings Limited AXS from Market Perform to Outperform. Axis Capital shares fell 0.9 percent to $55.40 in pre-market trading.
• JP Morgan upgraded Esperion Therapeutics Inc ESPR from Underweight to Neutral. Esperion Therapeutics shares rose 1 percent to $50.30 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded Momo Inc MOMO from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Momo rose 2 percent to $37.15 in pre-market trading.
• Raymond James upgraded Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. BR from Market Perform to Outperform. Broadridge Financial shares rose 0.6 percent to $101.03 in pre-market trading.

Top Downgrades

• Wolfe Research downgraded Host Hotels and Resorts Inc HST from Peer Perform to Underperform. Host Hotels shares fell 1.44 percent to close at $19.16 on Tuesday.
• Wedbush downgraded American Outdoor Brands Corp AOBC from Outperform to Neutral. American Outdoor Brands shares fell 1 percent to $9.49 in pre-market trading.
• Wedbush downgraded Comerica Incorporated CMA from Outperform to Neutral. Comerica shares fell 0.01 percent to $82.22 in pre-market trading.
• JP Morgan downgraded SL Green Realty Corp SLG from Equal-Weight to Underweight. SL Green Realty shares rose 0.89 percent to close at $91.91 on Tuesday.
• H.C. Wainwright downgraded NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NBY from Buy to Neutral. NovaBay Pharmaceuticals shares gained 7.14 percent to close at $1.50 on Tuesday.
• Keefe Bruyette & Woods downgraded Hercules Capital Inc HTGC from Outperform to Market Perform. Hercules Capital shares rose 0.8 percent to $12.25 in pre-market trading.
• Janney Capital downgraded York Water Co YORW from Buy to Neutral. York Water shares fell 1.26 percent to close at $35.26 on Tuesday.
• Morgan Stanley downgraded Boston Properties, Inc. BXP from Equal-Weight to Underweight. Boston Properties shares rose 1.35 percent to close at $135.00 on Tuesday.
• Needham downgraded Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc AMPH from Buy to Hold. Amphastar Pharmaceuticals shares fell 8.2 percent to $22.20 in pre-market trading.
• JP Morgan downgraded NuStar Energy L.P. NS from Neutral to Underweight. NuStar Energy shares fell 1.3 percent to $26.39 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• Analysts at B. Riley FBR initiated coverage on Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc SOI with a Buy rating. The price target for Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure is set to $21. Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure shares closed at $16.04 on Tuesday.
• Bernstein initiated coverage on CVS Health Corp CVS with an Outperform rating. The price target for CVS Health is set to $76. CVS Health shares closed at $54.65 on Tuesday.
• Evercore ISI Group initiated coverage on Cheniere Energy Partners LP CQP with an In-Line rating. Cheniere Energy Partners shares closed at $43.88 on Tuesday.