Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For August 10, 2023

Upgrades

For Roblox Corp (NYSE:RBLX), Wedbush upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Outperform. Roblox earned $0.46 in the second quarter, compared to $0.30 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $53.87 and a 52-week-low of $25.33. Roblox closed at $29.46 at the end of the last trading period.

DA Davidson upgraded the previous rating for GoodRx Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:GDRX) from Neutral to Buy. In the second quarter, GoodRx Holdings showed an EPS of $0.07, compared to $0.06 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $10.36 and a 52-week-low of $3.83. GoodRx Holdings closed at $7.94 at the end of the last trading period.

Raymond James upgraded the previous rating for Harmonic Inc (NASDAQ:HLIT) from Outperform to Strong Buy. Harmonic earned $0.12 in the second quarter, compared to $0.16 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $18.43 and a 52-week-low of $9.96. At the end of the last trading period, Harmonic closed at $10.12.

According to Jefferies, the prior rating for Global Payments Inc (NYSE:GPN) was changed from Hold to Buy. Global Payments earned $2.62 in the second quarter, compared to $2.36 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $136.88 and a 52-week-low of $92.28. At the end of the last trading period, Global Payments closed at $124.04.

Morgan Stanley upgraded the previous rating for Southern Co (NYSE:SO) from Underweight to Equal-Weight. Southern earned $0.79 in the second quarter, compared to $1.07 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $80.52 and a 52-week-low of $58.85. Southern closed at $69.19 at the end of the last trading period.

Morgan Stanley upgraded the previous rating for Roblox Corp (NYSE:RBLX) from Underweight to Equal-Weight. In the second quarter, Roblox showed an EPS of $0.46, compared to $0.30 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $53.87 and a 52-week-low of $25.33. Roblox closed at $29.46 at the end of the last trading period.

For Gulfport Energy Corp (NYSE:GPOR), Keybanc upgraded the previous rating of Sector Weight to Overweight. In the second quarter, Gulfport Energy showed an EPS of $2.66, compared to $5.09 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $112.60 and a 52-week-low of $60.15. At the end of the last trading period, Gulfport Energy closed at $112.59.

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Downgrades

RBC Capital downgraded the previous rating for Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (NASDAQ:CHW) from Sector Perform to Underperform. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $7.87 and a 52-week-low of $5.33. Calamos Glb Dynamic closed at $6.10 at the end of the last trading period.

For Avid Technology Inc (NASDAQ:AVID), B. Riley Securities downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Neutral. In the second quarter, Avid Technology showed an EPS of $0.22, compared to $0.26 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $33.41 and a 52-week-low of $19.78. At the end of the last trading period, Avid Technology closed at $26.55.

BMO Capital downgraded the previous rating for Equifax Inc (NYSE:EFX) from Outperform to Market Perform. For the second quarter, Equifax had an EPS of $1.71, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $2.09. The stock has a 52-week-high of $240.35 and a 52-week-low of $146.12. At the end of the last trading period, Equifax closed at $198.29.

Canaccord Genuity downgraded the previous rating for Stantec Inc (NYSE:STN) from Buy to Hold. Stantec earned $0.74 in the second quarter, compared to $0.65 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $69.02 and a 52-week-low of $43.10. At the end of the last trading period, Stantec closed at $66.56.

Roth MKM downgraded the previous rating for Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) from Buy to Neutral. In the second quarter, Plug Power showed an EPS of $0.40, compared to $0.30 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $31.50 and a 52-week-low of $7.39. At the end of the last trading period, Plug Power closed at $10.75.

For Certara Inc (NASDAQ:CERT), William Blair downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to Market Perform. For the second quarter, Certara had an EPS of $0.12, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.09. The stock has a 52-week-high of $24.96 and a 52-week-low of $10.61. At the end of the last trading period, Certara closed at $17.92.

For Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc (NYSE:SUNL), TD Cowen downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to Market Perform. The current stock performance of Sunlight Finl Hldgs shows a 52-week-high of $4.73 and a 52-week-low of $0.25. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $0.39.

For Agiliti Inc (NYSE:AGTI), Raymond James downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to Market Perform. Agiliti earned $0.14 in the second quarter, compared to $0.19 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $20.11 and a 52-week-low of $11.81. Agiliti closed at $12.27 at the end of the last trading period.

According to RBC Capital, the prior rating for Sylvamo Corp (NYSE:SLVM) was changed from Outperform to Sector Perform. For the second quarter, Sylvamo had an EPS of $1.14, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $2.02. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $57.27 and a 52-week-low of $33.31. Sylvamo closed at $41.35 at the end of the last trading period.

For Sonendo Inc (NYSE:SONX), Piper Sandler downgraded the previous rating of Overweight to Neutral. In the second quarter, Sonendo showed an EPS of $0.19, compared to $0.57 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $2.93 and a 52-week-low of $0.86. Sonendo closed at $1.25 at the end of the last trading period.

For Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AVIR), JP Morgan downgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Underweight. Atea Pharmaceuticals earned $0.34 in the second quarter, compared to $0.38 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $9.79 and a 52-week-low of $2.94. At the end of the last trading period, Atea Pharmaceuticals closed at $3.54.

For BanColombia SA (NYSE:CIB), JP Morgan downgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Underweight. BanColombia earned $1.54 in the first quarter, compared to $1.92 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $33.16 and a 52-week-low of $21.55. At the end of the last trading period, BanColombia closed at $28.93.

For NeoGames SA (NASDAQ:NGMS), Deutsche Bank downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Hold. For the second quarter, NeoGames had an EPS of $0.00, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.49. The stock has a 52-week-high of $27.77 and a 52-week-low of $10.85. At the end of the last trading period, NeoGames closed at $27.05.

For Benson Hill Inc (NYSE:BHIL), Oppenheimer downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to Perform. In the second quarter, Benson Hill showed an EPS of $0.16, compared to $0.14 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $4.09 and a 52-week-low of $0.90. Benson Hill closed at $1.00 at the end of the last trading period.

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