Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For October 8, 2018

Barclays upgraded General Electric Company GE from Equal-Weight to Overweight. GE shares rose 2 percent to $13.44 in pre-market trading.
Wells Fargo upgraded CenterPoint Energy, Inc. CNP from Market Perform to Outperform. CenterPoint shares rose 1.65 percent to close at $27.73 on Friday.

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Keefe Bruyette & Woods upgraded Access National Corporation ANCX from Market Perform to Outperform. Access National shares rose 6.71 percent to close at $28.63 on Friday.
UBS upgraded Conagra Brands Inc CAG from Neutral to Buy. Conagra shares rose 0.15 percent to close at $33.59 on Friday.
JP Morgan upgraded Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras PBR from Neutral to Overweight. Petrobras shares rose 14 percent to $15.86 in pre-market trading.
BTIG Research upgraded On Deck Capital Inc ONDK from Sell to Neutral. On Deck Capital shares rose 3.87 percent to $7.24 in pre-market trading.
Credit Suisse upgraded Willis Towers Watson PLC WLTW from Neutral to Outperform. Willis Towers Watson shares fell 0.64 percent to close at $141.75 on Friday.

Jefferies downgraded Vodafone Group Plc VOD from Buy to Hold. Vodafone shares fell 2.8 percent to $20.49 in pre-market trading.
JMP Securities downgraded Taylor Morrison Home Corp TMHC from Market Outperform to Market Perform. Taylor Morrison Home shares fell 0.46 percent to close at $17.46 on Friday.
Piper Jaffray downgraded iRobot Corporation IRBT from Overweight to Neutral. iRobot shares fell 2.89 percent to $103.00 in pre-market trading.
Goldman Sachs downgraded Kimberly Clark Corp KMB from Buy to Neutral. Kimberly-Clark shares rose 0.92 percent to close at $113.45 on Friday.
Bank of America downgraded Novo Nordisk A/S NVO from Buy to Neutral. Novo Nordisk shares fell 2.98 percent to $42.65 in pre-market trading.
BTIG Research downgraded Cogent Communications Holdings Inc CCOI from Buy to Neutral. Cogent Communications shares fell 0.76 percent to close at $55.03 on Friday.
Baird downgraded Jeld-Wen Holding Inc JELD from Outperform to Neutral. JELD-WEN shares fell 0.86 percent to close at $24.09 on Friday.
William Blair downgraded Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. BECN from Outperform to Market Perform. Beacon Roofing Supply shares fell 1.2 percent to $32.94 in pre-market trading.

Analysts at RBC Capital initiated coverage on Penumbra Inc PEN with an Outperform rating. The price target for Penumbra is set to $174. Penumbra shares closed at $135.32 on Friday.
Barclays initiated coverage on Huntsman Corporation HUN with an Underweight rating. The price target for Huntsman is set to $29. Huntsman shares closed at $26.24 on Friday.
Analysts at Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Nio Inc - ADR NIO with a Neutral rating. Nio shares closed at $6.26 on Friday.
Barclays initiated coverage on Westlake Chemical Corporation WLK with an Overweight rating. The price target for Westlake Chemical is set to $100. Westlake Chemical shares closed at $81.65 on Friday.
RBC Capital initiated coverage on Addus Homecare Corporation ADUS with an Outperform rating. The price target for Addus Homecare is set to $81. Addus Homecare shares closed at $65.05 on Friday.
Jefferies initiated coverage on IQIYI Inc IQ with a Buy rating. The price target for IQIYI is set to $33. IQIYI shares closed at $25.49 on Friday.
Barclays initiated Cabot Corp CBT with an Overweight rating. The price target for Cabot is set to $76. Cabot shares closed at $63.76 on Friday.