Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For March 28, 2018

Top Upgrades

• HSBC upgraded Verizon Communications Inc. VZ from Hold to Buy. Verizon shares rose 0.97 percent to $47.77 in pre-market trading.
• MKM Partners upgraded Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. JEC from Neutral to Buy. Jacobs Engineering shares fell 2.68 percent to close at $56.23 on Tuesday.
• Citigroup upgraded Viacom, Inc. VIAB from Sell to Neutral. Viacom shares rose 2.13 percent to close at $30.73 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded CGG CGG from Sell to Buy. CGG rose 1.85 percent to close at $1.9556 on Tuesday.
• Lake Street upgraded Argan, Inc. AGX from Hold to Buy. Argan shares fell 1.42 percent to close at $38.20 on Tuesday.
• HSBC upgraded AT&T Inc. T from Hold to Buy. AT&T shares rose 0.76 percent to $35.16 in pre-market trading.
• Cowen & Co. upgraded Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. TNDM from Market Perform to Outperform. Tandem Diabetes Care shares rose 4.21 percent to $4.70 in pre-market trading.
• Wells Fargo upgraded Rockwell Automation Inc. ROK from Market Perform to Outperform. Rockwell Automation shares fell 2.17 percent to close at $173.21 on Tuesday.
• KeyBanc upgraded Catalent, Inc. CTLT from Sector Weight to Overweight. Catalent shares fell 2.02 percent to close at $39.69 on Tuesday.

Top Downgrades

• DZ Bank downgraded General Electric Company GE from Hold to Sell. GE shares rose 1.45 percent to $13.63 in pre-market trading.
• Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP TEP from Buy to Hold. Tallgrass Energy Partners shares rose 6.82 percent to close at $37.60 on Tuesday.
• DZ Bank downgraded Intel Corporation INTC from Buy to Hold. Intel shares fell 0.45 percent to $50.96 in pre-market trading.
• Cowen & Co. downgraded Valeritas Holdings, Inc. VLRX from Outperform to Market Perform. Valeritas shares fell 1.8 percent to close at $2.799 on Monday.

Top Initiations

• Bernstein initiated coverage on Mastercard Incorporated MA with an Outperform rating. The price target for Mastercard is set to $207. Mastercard shares closed at $172.52 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at BMO Capital initiated coverage on Sherwin-Williams Company SHW with a Market Perform rating. The price target for Sherwin-Williams is set to $453. Sherwin-Williams closed at $390.72 on Tuesday.
• Piper Jaffray initiated coverage on Cadence Bancorporation CADE with an Overweight rating. The price target for Cadence Bancorporation is set to $32. Cadence Bancorporation shares closed at $26.70 on Tuesday.
• Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage on I.D. Systems, Inc. IDSY with a Buy rating. The price target for I.D. Systems is set to $10. I.D. Systems shares closed at $6.59 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Citigroup initiated coverage on Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. EPAY with a Buy rating. The price target for Bottomline Technologies is set to $46. Bottomline Technologies closed at $37.68 on Tuesday.
• BMO Capital initiated coverage on Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. APD with an Outperform rating. The price target for Air Products is set to $195. Air Products shares closed at $158.63 on Tuesday.
• B. Riley initiated coverage on Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. DRNA with a Neutral rating. The price target for Dicerna Pharmaceuticals is set to $10. Dicerna Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $10.00 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at UBS initiated coverage on American Express Company AXP with a Buy rating. The price target for American Express is set to $111. American Express shares closed at $91.42 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Evercore ISI Group initiated coverage on Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CMCSA with an In-Line Perform rating. The price target for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is set to $143. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $131.18 on Tuesday.
• Bernstein initiated coverage on Visa Inc. V with an Outperform rating. The price target for Visa is set to $143. Visa shares closed at $117.40 on Tuesday.