Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For February 24, 2017

Analysts at BMO Capital upgraded Hecla Mining Company HL from Underperform to Market Perform. Hecla Mining shares rose 2 percent to $6.19 in pre-market trading.
Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Emcor Group Inc EME from Hold to Buy. EMCOR shares fell 10.02 percent to close at $61.63 on Thursday.
Analysts at Raymond James upgraded Methanex Corporation (USA) MEOH from Market Perform to Outperform. Methanex shares fell 1.45 percent to close at $50.85 on Thursday.
Analysts at Argus Research upgraded Energen Corporation EGN from Hold to Buy. Energen shares fell 0.90 percent to close at $52.75 on Thursday.
Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded Wendys Co WEN from Neutral to Overweight. Wendy's shares rose 1.2 percent to $13.60 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at UBS upgraded Chesapeake Energy Corporation CHK from Sell to Neutral. Chesapeake Energy shares slipped 1.74 percent to $5.65 in pre-market trading.
Mizuho upgraded Tenet Healthcare Corp THC from Underperform to Neutral. Tenet Healthcare shares gained 0.68 percent to close at $20.79 on Thursday.
Stifel Nicolaus upgraded AMC Networks Inc AMCX from Hold to Buy. AMC Networks shares gained 4.07 percent to close at $59.84 on Thursday.
Citigroup upgraded Danaher Corporation DHR from Neutral to Buy. Danaher shares gained 0.04 percent to $85.15 in pre-market trading.
Credit Suisse upgraded Intuit Inc. INTU from Neutral to Outperform. Intuit shares rose 1.08 percent to $122.00 in pre-market trading.

Jefferies downgraded Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co GT from Buy to Hold. Goodyear Tire shares dropped 1.25 percent to close at $35.50 on Thursday.
Raymond James downgraded Wayfair Inc W from Outperform to Market Perform. Wayfair shares fell 6.50 percent to close at $38.58 on Thursday.
Berenberg downgraded Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS from Hold to Sell. Goldman Sachs shares fell 1.43 percent to $247.59 in pre-market trading.
Cowen & Co. downgraded Jack in the Box Inc. JACK from Outperform to Market Perform. Jack In The Box shares dropped 6.66 percent to close at $96.70 on Thursday.
BMO Capital downgraded Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co HPE from Outperform to Market Perform. Hewlett Packard shares fell 8.56 percent to $22.55 in pre-market trading.
Nomura downgraded Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc IVR from Buy to Neutral. Invesco Mortgage Capital shares rose 0.52 percent to close at $15.57 on Thursday.
Analysts at Wells Fargo downgraded California Water Service Group CWT from Market Perform to Underperform. California Water Service shares fell 1.20 percent to $37.15 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Citigroup downgraded Cerner Corporation CERN from Buy to Neutral. Cerner shares fell 2.24 percent to $54.15 in pre-market trading.
Credit Suisse downgraded Kforce Inc. KFRC from Outperform to Neutral. Kforce shares rose 1.19 percent to close at $25.50 on Thursday.

Analysts at Maxim Group initiated coverage on Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc ZYNE with a Buy rating. The price target for Zynerba Pharmaceuticals is set to $32. Zynerba Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $22.10 on Thursday.
Analysts at JP Morgan initiated coverage on Clearside Biomedical Inc CLSD with an Overweight rating. The price target for Clearside Biomedical is set to $19. Clearside Biomedical shares closed at $6.90 on Thursday.
Analysts at Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on Yum China Holdings Inc YUMC with a Buy rating. Yum China shares closed at $26.77 on Thursday.
Analysts at Imperial Capital initiated coverage of Air Transport Services Group Inc. ATSG with an In-Line rating. The price target for Air Transport Services is set to $18. Air Transport Services shares closed at $17.35 on Thursday.
Analysts at Maxim Group initiated coverage on MYnd Analytics Inc MYAN with a Buy rating. The price target for MYnd Analytics is set to $18. MYnd Analytics shares closed at $7.25 on Thursday.
Analysts at Brean Capital initiated coverage on Park Sterling Corp PSTB with a Hold rating. Park Sterling shares closed at $12.07 on Thursday.

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