Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For March 1, 2017

Top Upgrades

• Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded Micron Technology, Inc. MU from Neutral to Buy. Micron shares rose 2.82 percent to $24.10 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Johnson Rice upgraded Halcon Resources Corporation HK from Hold to Accumulate. Halcon Resources shares fell 2.88 percent to close at $8.10 on Tuesday.
• Dougherty upgraded Ambarella Inc AMBA from Neutral to Buy. Ambarella shares fell 1.39 percent to $58.13 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Citigroup upgraded Keane Group Inc FRAC from Neutral to Buy. Keane Group shares fell 3.04 percent to close at $17.52 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded Golden Ocean Group Ltd GOGL from Underweight to Neutral. Golden Ocean Group shares fell 0.29 percent to $6.81 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded Marvell Technology Group Ltd. MRVL from Sell to Neutral. Marvell Technology shares slipped 2.62 percent to close at $15.60 on Tuesday.
• Baird upgraded GMS Inc GMS from Neutral to Outperform. GMS shares rose 2.23 percent to $30.75 in pre-market trading.

Top Downgrades

• Bernstein downgraded Intel Corporation INTC from Market Perform to Underperform. Frontier Communications shares dropped 0.83 percent to $35.90 in pre-market trading.
• Wunderlich downgraded Palo Alto Networks Inc PANW from Buy to Hold. Palo Alto shares fell 20.14 percent to $121.30 in pre-market trading.
• Oppenheimer downgraded Cirrus Logic, Inc. CRUS from Outperform to Perform. Cirrus Logic shares fell 0.15 percent to $54.00 in pre-market trading.
• Keefe Bruyette & Woods downgraded Allstate Corp ALL from Outperform to Market Perform. Allstate shares rose 1.01 percent to close at $82.16 on Tuesday.
• Barclays downgraded Waste Management, Inc. WM from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Waste Management shares rose 0.11 percent to close at $73.32 on Tuesday.
• Citigroup downgraded Ross Stores, Inc. ROST from Buy to Neutral. Ross Stores shares fell 0.82 percent to close at $68.58 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group downgraded Target Corporation TGT from Outperform to Market Perform. Target shares rose 0.24 percent to $58.91 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Piper Jaffray downgraded Community Health Systems CYH from Neutral to Underweight. Community Health shares fell 2.56 percent to $9.50 in pre-market trading.
• KeyBanc downgraded Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc BW from Overweight to Sector Weight. Babcock & Wilcox shares fell 22.4 percent to $12.80 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group downgraded Signet Jewelers Ltd. SIG from Outperform to Market Perform. Signet Jewelers shares rose 0.66 percent to $64.01 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• Analysts at Raymond James initiated coverage on City Office REIT Inc CIO with a Market Perform rating. City Office REIT shares closed at $13.03 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Raymond James initiated coverage on Leap Therapeutics Inc LPTX with an Outperform rating. The price target for Leap Therapeutics is set to $13. Leap Therapeutics shares closed at $7.14 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Raymond James initiated coverage on Park Hotels & Resorts Inc PK with an Outperform rating. The price target for Park Hotels & Resorts is set to $29. Park Hotels & Resorts shares closed at $25.54 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Seaport Global Securities initiated coverage on PTC Inc PTC with a Buy rating. PTC shares closed at $53.89 on Tuesday.