Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For June 19, 2017

Top Upgrades

• Chardan Capital upgraded Clovis Oncology Inc CLVS from Sell to Neutral. Clovis Oncology shares rose 47.6 percent to $88.50 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Piper Jaffray upgraded ENSCO PLC ESV from Neutral to Overweight. Ensco shares fell 0.53 percent to $5.68 in pre-market trading.
• Bank of America upgraded AGCO Corporation AGCO from Neutral to Buy. AGCO shares gained 0.98 percent to $68.00 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Evercore ISI Group upgraded American Campus Communities, Inc. ACC from Underperform to In-Line. American Campus shares rose 0.33 percent to close at $48.32 on Friday.
• Longbow Research upgraded AK Steel Holding Corporation AKS from Neutral to Buy. AK Steel shares climbed 2.67 percent to $6.15 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at BMO Capital upgraded Whole Foods Market, Inc. WFM from Underperform to Market Perform. Whole Foods shares rose 0.16 percent to $42.75 in pre-market trading.
• Credit Suisse upgraded Athene Holding Ltd ATH from Neutral to Outperform. Athene shares dropped 1.23 percent to close at $48.87 on Friday.
• Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded Thomson Reuters Corp TRI from Hold to Buy. Thomson Reuters shares slipped 0.01 percent to close at $45.78 on Friday.
• UBS upgraded Biogen Inc BIIB from Sell to Neutral. Biogen shares rose 0.89 percent to $253.99 in pre-market trading.
• Longbow Research upgraded United States Steel Corporation X from Neutral to Buy. United States Steel shares rose 1.93 percent to $20.55 in pre-market trading.

Top Downgrades

• Piper Jaffray downgraded Atwood Oceanics, Inc. ATW from Overweight to Neutral. Atwood Oceanics shares fell 0.22 percent to $8.99 in pre-market trading.
• Credit Suisse downgraded Tripadvisor Inc TRIP from Neutral to Underperform. TripAdvisor shares fell 2.61 percent to $36.92 in pre-market trading.
• Deutsche Bank downgraded Costco Wholesale Corporation COST from Buy to Hold. Costco shares rose 0.17 percent to $167.39 in pre-market trading.
• Credit Suisse downgraded InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (ADR) IHG from Outperform to Neutral. Booz Allen shares fell 1.39 percent to $55.90 in pre-market trading.
• Leerink Swann downgraded Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc MDRX from Outperform to Market Perform. Allscripts Healthcare shares closed at $12.47 on Friday.
• Morgan Stanley downgraded Kroger Co KR from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Kroger shares rose 2.33 percent to $22.81 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Bank of America downgraded Travelers Companies Inc TRV from Buy to Neutral. Travelers shares rose 0.33 percent to close at $129.44 on Friday.
• Maxim Group downgraded Wayfair Inc W from Buy to Hold. Wayfair shares fell 0.87 percent to $75.51 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• Raymond James initiated coverage on WideOpenWest Inc WOW with a Strong Buy rating. The price target for WideOpenWest is set to $21. WideOpenWest shares closed at $17.59 on Friday.
• Citigroup initiated coverage of Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc DFIN with a Neutral rating. The price target for Donnelley Financial is set to $25. Donnelley Financial shares closed at $23.13 on Friday.
• Analysts at Jefferies initiated coverage on Smart Global Holdings Inc SGH with a Buy rating. The price target for Smart Global is set to $21. Smart Global shares closed at $15.30 on Friday.
• JMP Securities initiated coverage on Johnson Controls International plc JCI with a Market Outperform rating. Johnson Controls shares closed at $41.86 on Friday.
• Cowen & Co. initiated coverage on Appian Corp APPN with an Outperform rating. The price target for Appian is set to $21. Appian shares closed at $18.22 on Friday.
• UBS initiated coverage on WideOpenWest Inc WOW with a Buy rating. The price target for WideOpenWest is set to $21. WideOpenWest shares closed at $17.59 on Friday.
• Analysts at BMO Capital initiated coverage of Ardagh Group SA ARD with a Market Perform rating. The price target for Ardagh is set to $26. Ardagh shares closed at $22.24 on Friday.
• Analysts at Barclays initiated coverage on Smart Global Holdings Inc SGH with an Overweight rating. The price target for Smart Global is set to $19. Smart Global shares closed at $15.30 on Friday.
• Analysts at Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage on Appian Corp APPN with a Hold rating. The price target for Appian is set to $18. Appian shares closed at $18.22 on Friday.