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December 19, 2017 9:17 AM 4 min read

Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For December 19, 2017

by Lisa Levin Benzinga Editor

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Upgrades Downgrades Initiation Pre-Market Outlook Analyst Ratings Downgrades Initiations top upgrades

CFGCitizens Financial Group Inc

CLColgate-Palmolive Co

CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

CNXCNX Resources Corp

DKSDick's Sporting Goods Inc

EPREPR Properties

GMGeneral Motors Co

HIGThe Hartford Insurance Group Inc

MOAltria Group Inc

NWNNorthwest Natural Holding Co

PPGPPG Industries Inc

SHOSunstone Hotel Investors Inc

SHWSherwin-Williams Co

SWXSouthwest Gas Holdings Inc

WHFWhiteHorse Finance Inc

Analysts at Citigroup upgraded Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) from Neutral to Buy. Wal-Mart shares rose 1.12 percent to $99.00 in pre-market trading.
RBC Capital upgraded General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) from Sector Perform to Outperform. GM shares rose 1.52 percent to $42.79 in pre-market trading.
Barclays upgraded Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE:CM) from Underweight to Overweight. Canadian Imperial Bank shares rose 0.28 percent to $93.83 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at BMO Capital upgraded Citizens Financial Group Inc (NYSE:CFG) from Market Perform to Outperform. Citizens Financial shares rose 0.79 percent to close at $42.03 on Monday.
UBS upgraded Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE:SWX) from Neutral to Buy. Southwest Gas shares dropped 0.50 percent to close at $79.67 on Monday.
Analysts at Citigroup upgraded Dicks Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE:DKS) from Neutral to Buy. Dick's Sporting shares fell 0.34 percent to $29.50 in pre-market trading.
Deutsche Bank upgraded Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) from Hold to Buy. Praxair shares rose 0.43 percent to $153.99 in pre-market trading.
Macquarie upgraded Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) from Neutral to Outperform. Colgate-Palmolive shares gained 0.72 percent to $74.52 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Credit Suisse upgraded Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG) from Neutral to Outperform. Hartford Financial shares fell 0.18 percent to close at $55.64 on Monday.
Berenberg upgraded Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) from Hold to Buy. Altria shares rose 0.40 percent to $72.94 in pre-market trading.

Analysts at Instinet downgraded Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) from Buy to Neutral. Apple shares fell 0.80 percent to $175.00 in pre-market trading.
Morgan Stanley downgraded ARRIS International plc (NASDAQ:ARRS) from Overweight to Equal-Weight. ARRIS shares dropped 1.55 percent to $25.35 in pre-market trading.
DA Davidson downgraded Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE:CBI) from Buy to Neutral. Chicago Bridge shares rose 0.45 percent to $18.00 in pre-market trading.
Northland Securities downgraded Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREE) from Market Perform to Underperform. Cree fell 5.68 percent to $37.38 in pre-market trading.
Macquarie downgraded PPL Corp (NYSE:PPL) from Neutral to Underperform. PPL shares fell 1 percent to $33.63 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Credit Suisse downgraded Chubb Ltd (NYSE:CB) from Outperform to Neutral. Chubb shares fell 0.58 percent to close at $147.86 on Monday.
Susquehanna downgraded Pinnacle Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PNK) from Positive to Neutral. Pinnacle Entertainment shares dropped 0.73 percent to $30.96 in pre-market trading.
Citigroup downgraded Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI) from Buy to Neutral. Hanesbrands shares fell 1.85 percent to $20.73 in pre-market trading.
BMO Capital downgraded Funko Inc (NASDAQ:FNKO) from Outperform to Market Perform. Funko shares fell 2.94 percent to $6.93 in pre-market trading.
Wells Fargo downgraded Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (NYSE:SHO) from Outperform to Market Perform. Sunstone Hotel Investors shares rose 2.08 percent to close at $17.44 on Monday.

Analysts at Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) with a Hold rating. The price target for Symantec is set to $30. Symantec shares closed at $28.65 on Monday.
Raymond James initiated coverage on PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) with an Outperform rating. The price target for PPG is set to $139. PPG shares closed at $116.13 on Monday.
Baird initiated coverage on CNX Resources Corp (NYSE:CNX) with an Outperform rating. The price target for CNX Resources is set to $22. CNX Resources shares closed at $14.19 on Monday.
Analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey initiated coverage on EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) with a Hold rating. The price target for EPR Properties is set to $69. EPR Properties shares closed at $67.47 on Monday.
Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage on WhiteHorse Finance Inc (NASDAQ:WHF) with a Neutral rating. WhiteHorse Finance shares closed at $14.24 on Monday.
Analysts at KeyBanc initiated coverage on Redfin Corp (NASDAQ:RDFN) with a Sector Weight rating. Redfin shares closed at $25.90 on Monday.
Baird initiated coverage on Cimarex Energy Co (NYSE:XEC) with an Outperform rating. The price target for Cimarex Energy is set to $137. Cimarex Energy shares closed at $113.66 on Monday.
Analysts at RBC Capital initiated coverage on Northwest Natural Gas Co (NYSE:NWN) with a Sector Perform rating. The price target for Northwest Natural Gas is set to $63. Northwest Natural Gas shares closed at $62.50 on Monday.
Analysts at Instinet initiated coverage on Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCMP) with a Buy rating. The price target for Sucampo Pharmaceuticals is set to $43. Sucampo Pharmaceuticals closed at $16.75 on Monday.
Raymond James initiated coverage on Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:SHW) with a Strong Buy rating. The price target for Sherwin-Williams is set to $496. Sherwin-Williams shares closed at $408.15 on Monday.

CFGCitizens Financial Group Inc

CLColgate-Palmolive Co

CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

CNXCNX Resources Corp

DKSDick's Sporting Goods Inc

EPREPR Properties

GMGeneral Motors Co

HIGThe Hartford Insurance Group Inc

MOAltria Group Inc

NWNNorthwest Natural Holding Co

PPGPPG Industries Inc

SHOSunstone Hotel Investors Inc

SHWSherwin-Williams Co

SWXSouthwest Gas Holdings Inc

WHFWhiteHorse Finance Inc

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