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

Top Upgrades

• Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded Ingersoll-Rand PLC IR from Hold to Buy. Ingersoll-Rand shares gained 0.7 percent to $123.46 in pre-market trading.
• Bank of America upgraded Corning Incorporated GLW from Neutral to Buy. Corning shares rose 1.4 percent to $32.31 in pre-market trading.
• Citigroup upgraded Horizon Pharma PLC HZNP from Neutral to Buy. Horizon Pharma shares rose 2.6 percent to $26.18 in pre-market trading.
• Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Casella Waste Systems Inc. CWST from Hold to Buy. Casella Waste shares rose 0.35 percent to close at $37.32 on Tuesday.
• Benchmark upgraded Seagate Technology PLC STX from Hold to Buy. Seagate shares rose 2.3 percent to $49.44 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. NUS from Hold to Buy. Nu Skin shares rose 18 percent to $60.00 in pre-market trading.
• BMO Capital upgraded Chefs' Warehouse Inc CHEF from Market Perform to Outperform. Chefs' Warehouse shares rose 1.9 percent to $33.31 in pre-market trading.
• Cowen & Co. upgraded Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. TTWO from Market Perform to Outperform. Take-Two rose 2 percent to $98.75 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Raymond James upgraded Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc LL from Market Perform to Outperform. Lumber Liquidators rose 3.3 percent to $13.65 in pre-market trading.
• Credit Suisse upgraded ConocoPhillips COP from Neutral to Outperform. ConocoPhillips shares rose 1.4 percent to $64.00 in pre-market trading.

Top Downgrades

• DZ Bank downgraded Alphabet Inc GOOGL from Buy to Hold. Alphabet shares fell 0.2 percent to $1,197.00 in pre-market trading.
• Longbow Research downgraded Mcdonald's Corp MCD from Buy to Neutral. McDonald's shares fell 0.3 percent to $197.00 in pre-market trading.
• JP Morgan downgraded Oshkosh Corp OSK from Overweight to Neutral. Oshkosh shares fell 0.9 percent to $81.88 in pre-market trading.
• Boenning & Scattergood downgraded A. O. Smith Corp AOS from Outperform to Neutral. A.O. Smith shares rose 0.8 percent to $52.98 in pre-market trading.
• Jefferies downgraded SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. SSNC from Buy to Hold. SS&C Technologies shares fell 9.1 percent to $61.54 in pre-market trading.
• Macquarie downgraded Criteo SA CRTO from Outperform to Neutral. Criteo shares fell 1.1 percent to $19.54 in pre-market trading.
• Citi downgraded Tile Shop Holdings Inc TTS from Buy to Neutral. Tile Shop shares fell 14.74 percent to close at $4.86 on Tuesday.
• UBS downgraded C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc CHRW from Buy to Neutral. C.H. Robinson shares fell 3.7 percent to $78.00 in pre-market trading.
• Bank of America downgraded Genesee & Wyoming Inc GWR from Neutral to Underperform. Genesee & Wyoming shares rose 1.21 percent to close at $88.65 on Tuesday.
• Loop Capital downgraded Cummins Inc. CMI from Buy to Hold. Cummins shares rose 1.31 percent to close at $166.29 on Tuesday.

Top Initiations

• RBC Capital initiated coverage on Republic Services, Inc. RSG with a Sector Perform rating. Republic Services shares closed at $82.82 on Tuesday.
• Seaport Global initiated coverage on Astronics Corporation ATRO with a Buy rating. The price target for Astronics is set to $42. Astronics shares closed at $33.34 on Tuesday.
• Tigress Financial initiated coverage on LYFT Inc LYFT with a Buy rating. LYFT shares closed at $59.80 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Macquarie initiated coverage on Kosmos Energy Ltd KOS with an Outperform rating. Kosmos Energy shares closed at $6.69 on Tuesday.
• Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Identiv Inc INVE with an Outperform rating. The price target for Identiv is set to $7. Identiv shares closed at $5.15 on Tuesday.
• Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Stars Group Inc TSG with an Equal-Weight rating. The price target for Stars Group is set to $20. Stars Group shares closed at $18.89 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at RBC Capital initiated coverage on Waste Management, Inc. WM with a Sector Perform rating. Waste Management closed at $107.34 on Tuesday.