Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For October 14, 2020 - American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO), Albemarle (NYSE:ALB)

Upgrades

For AnaptysBio Inc (NASDAQ:ANAB), Guggenheim upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to the current rating Buy. In the second quarter, AnaptysBio showed an EPS of $0.79, compared to $0.89 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 39.48 and a 52-week-low of 10.0. AnaptysBio closed at $17.76 at the end of the last trading period.
According to Loop Capital, the prior rating for American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE:AEO) was changed from Sell to Hold. In the second quarter, American Eagle Outfitters showed an EPS of $0.03, compared to $0.39 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 16.825 and a 52-week-low of 6.535. American Eagle Outfitters closed at $14.80 at the end of the last trading period.
According to UBS, the prior rating for Workday Inc (NASDAQ:WDAY) was changed from Sell to Neutral. In the second quarter, Workday showed an EPS of $0.84, compared to $0.44 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 248.75 and a 52-week-low of 107.75. At the end of the last trading period, Workday closed at $232.90.
For AutoZone Inc (NYSE:AZO), Raymond James upgraded the previous rating of Outperform to the current rating Strong Buy. AutoZone earned $30.93 in the fourth quarter, compared to $20.95 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of AutoZone shows a 52-week-high of 1274.4075 and a 52-week-low of 684.91. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $1165.71.
JP Morgan upgraded the previous rating for NIO Inc (NYSE:NIO) from Neutral to Overweight. NIO earned $0.15 in the second quarter, compared to $0.45 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of NIO shows a 52-week-high of 22.59 and a 52-week-low of 1.36. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $21.61.
According to Jefferies, the prior rating for Beacon Roofing Supply Inc (NASDAQ:BECN) was changed from Hold to Buy. For the third quarter, Beacon Roofing Supply had an EPS of $1.01, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.32. The stock has a 52-week-high of 37.06 and a 52-week-low of 11.665. At the end of the last trading period, Beacon Roofing Supply closed at $35.43.
For Theravance Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:TBPH), Morgan Stanley upgraded the previous rating of Equal-Weight to the current rating Overweight. Theravance Biopharma earned $1.00 in the second quarter, compared to $0.72 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 31.54 and a 52-week-low of 14.48. Theravance Biopharma closed at $17.28 at the end of the last trading period.

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B of A Securities downgraded the previous rating for Paramount Group Inc (NYSE:PGRE) from Neutral to Underperform. In the second quarter, Paramount Group showed an EPS of $0.23, compared to $0.23 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 15.0 and a 52-week-low of 6.42. Paramount Group closed at $7.00 at the end of the last trading period.
According to UBS, the prior rating for Splunk Inc (NASDAQ:SPLK) was changed from Buy to Sell. For the second quarter, Splunk had an EPS of $0.33, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.67. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 225.8944 and a 52-week-low of 93.92. Splunk closed at $215.83 at the end of the last trading period.
For Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE:STZ), Atlantic Equities downgraded the previous rating of Overweight to the current rating Neutral. For the second quarter, Constellation Brands had an EPS of $2.76, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $2.72. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 208.55 and a 52-week-low of 104.28. Constellation Brands closed at $187.57 at the end of the last trading period.
According to JP Morgan, the prior rating for Invitae Corp (NYSE:NVTA) was changed from Overweight to Neutral. For the second quarter, Invitae had an EPS of $0.77, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.52. The stock has a 52-week-high of 55.38 and a 52-week-low of 7.415. At the end of the last trading period, Invitae closed at $52.59.
For Livongo Health Inc (NASDAQ:LVGO), JP Morgan downgraded the previous rating of Overweight to the current rating Neutral. In the second quarter, Livongo Health showed an EPS of $0.11, compared to $0.46 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 151.049 and a 52-week-low of 17.25. At the end of the last trading period, Livongo Health closed at $148.08.
For Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB), RBC Capital downgraded the previous rating of Sector Perform to the current rating Underperform. For the second quarter, Albemarle had an EPS of $0.86, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.55. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 101.0 and a 52-week-low of 48.8901. Albemarle closed at $95.10 at the end of the last trading period.
KeyBanc downgraded the previous rating for Pentair PLC (NYSE:PNR) from Overweight to Sector Weight. For the second quarter, Pentair had an EPS of $0.59, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.69. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 50.52 and a 52-week-low of 22.01. Pentair closed at $49.28 at the end of the last trading period.