Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For February 20, 2018

Top Upgrades

• Analysts at Citigroup upgraded Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC (NYSE:OZM) from Neutral to Buy. Och-Ziff Capital Mgmt shares gained 6.15 percent to close at $2.59 on Friday.
• DZ Bank upgraded Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) from Hold to Buy. Kraft Heinz shares fell 0.42 percent to $70.50 in pre-market trading.
• JP Morgan upgraded Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE) from Neutral to Overweight. Intercontinental Exchange shares fell 1.13 percent to close at $71.73 on Friday.
• UBS upgraded Cyberark Software Ltd (NASDAQ:CYBR) from Neutral to Buy. CyberArk Software shares rose 0.69 percent to $48.23 in pre-market trading.
• KLR Group upgraded Cimarex Energy Co (NYSE:XEC) from Hold to Buy. Cimarex Energy shares closed at $98.73 on Friday.
• Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) from Sell to Hold. Chipotle shares fell 0.66 percent to $303.60 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Bernstein upgraded Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) from Market Perform to Outperform. Analog Devices shares slipped 0.10 percent to $86.00 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Evercore ISI Group upgraded Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) from Sell to In-Line. Hyatt shares closed at $79.73 on Thursday.
• Citigroup upgraded SM Energy Co (NYSE:SM) from Neutral to Positive. SM Energy shares rose 0.69 percent to $22.00 in pre-market trading.
• Guggenheim upgraded American Electric Power Company Inc (NYSE:AEP) from Sell to Neutral. American Electric Power shares rose 0.87 percent to close at $67.26 on Wednesday.

Top Downgrades

• Analysts at Pivotal Research downgraded Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (NYSE:IPG) from Buy to Hold. Interpublic rose 1.08 percent to close at $25.33 on Thursday.
• Citigroup downgraded Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) from Neutral to Sell. Snap shares fell 4.26 percent to $19.55 in pre-market trading.
• Mizuho downgraded Healthcare Trust Of America Inc (NYSE:HTA) from Buy to Neutral. Healthcare Trust shares climbed 2.62 percent to close at $26.63 on Thursday.
• JP Morgan downgraded Cosan Ltd (USA) (NYSE:CZZ) from Overweight to Neutral. Cosan shares closed at $10.84 on Friday
• Baird downgraded Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ:WING) from Outperform to Neutral. Wingstop shares closed at $46.93 on Friday.
• Sandler O'Neill downgraded Navigators Group Inc (NASDAQ:NAVG) from Buy to Hold. Navigators Group shares closed at $59.40 on Friday.
• JP Morgan downgraded Shire PLC (ADR) (NASDAQ:SHPG) from Overweight to Neutral. Shire shares fell 4.27 percent to $128.33 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• Analysts at Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on PagSeguro Digital Ltd. (NYSE:PAGS) with an Overweight rating. The price target for PagSeguro Digital is set to $36. PagSeguro Digital shares closed at $30.36 on Friday.
• Analysts at Jefferies initiated coverage on Scientific Games Corp (NASDAQ:SGMS) with a Buy rating. The price target for Scientific Games is set to $57. Scientific Games closed at $43.50 on Friday.
• UBS initiated coverage on Gates Industrial Corporation plc (NYSE:GTES) with a Buy rating. The price target for Gates Industrial is set to $22. Gates Industrial shares closed at $18.29 on Friday.
• H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage on Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:FENC) with a Buy rating. The price target for Fennec Pharmaceuticals is set to $16. Fennec Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $9.33 on Friday.
• Wedbush initiated coverage on resTORbio, Inc. (NASDAQ:TORC) with an Outperform rating. The price target for resTORbio is set to $30. resTORbio shares closed at $18.76 on Friday.
• Analysts at Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on PlayAGS, Inc. (NYSE:AGS) with a Buy rating. The price target for PlayAGS is set to $23. PlayAGS shares closed at $19.95 on Friday.
• Instinet initiated coverage on Solid Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:SLDB) with a Buy rating. The price target for Solid Biosciences is set to $52. Solid Biosciences shares closed at $24.93 on Friday.
• Jefferies initiated coverage on International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) with a Buy rating. The price target for International Game Technology is set to $33. International Game Technology shares closed at $27.19 on Friday.
• Guggenheim initiated coverage on Menlo Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MNLO) with a Buy rating. The price target for Menlo Therapeutics is set to $52. Menlo Therapeutics shares closed at $34.88 on Friday.
• Analysts at BMO Capital initiated coverage on ARMO Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ARMO) with an Outperform rating. The price target for ARMO Biosciences is set to $75. ARMO Biosciences closed at $53.65 on Friday.