Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For March 19, 2018

Analysts at RBC Capital upgraded Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. DPS from Sector Perform to Outperform. Dr Pepper Snapple shares rose 0.28 percent to close at $117.60 on Friday.
Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded Oshkosh Corporation OSK from Hold to Buy. Oshkosh rose 0.86 percent to $80.00 in pre-market trading.
Maxim Group upgraded SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. SLS from Hold to Buy. SELLAS Life Sciences shares fell 1.44 percent to close at $4.79 on Friday.
Morgan Stanley upgraded Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc JAZZ from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Jazz Pharmaceuticals shares rose 3.62 percent to close at $154.09 on Friday.
UBS upgraded Equity Residential EQR from Neutral to Buy. Equity Residential shares rose 0.85 percent to close at $60.23 on Friday.
BMO Capital upgraded US Foods Holding Corp. USFD from Market Perform to Outperform. US Foods shares rose 2.33 percent to close at $34.29 on Friday.
B. Riley upgraded National CineMedia, Inc. NCMI from Neutral to Buy. National CineMedia shares rose 1.42 percent to close at $5.72 on Friday.
Jefferies upgraded AstraZeneca PLC AZN from Hold to Buy. Astrazeneca shares rose 0.58 percent to $34.79 in pre-market trading.
Pivotal Research upgraded WPP plc WPP from Hold to Buy. WPP shares fell 0.06 percent to close at $81.14 on Tuesday.
RBC Capital upgraded Amedisys, Inc. AMED from Sector Perform to Outperform. Amedisys shares closed at $62.73 on Friday.

Deutsche Bank downgraded PACCAR Inc PCAR from Hold to Sell. PACCAR shares fell 2.32 percent to $66.17 in pre-market trading.
Morgan Stanley downgraded Zoetis Inc. ZTS from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Zoetis shares fell 1.88 percent to $83.01 in pre-market trading.
Deutsche Bank downgraded Arista Networks, Inc. ANET from Hold to Sell. Arista shares fell 4.67 percent to $280.00 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at UBS downgraded XL Group Ltd XL from Buy to Neutral. XL shares fell 0.14 percent to $55.25 in pre-market trading.
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey downgraded BlackLine, Inc. BL from Buy to Hold. BlackLine shares rose 1.76 percent to close at $40.40 on Friday.
Wells Fargo downgraded Akcea Therapeutics AKCA from Outperform to Market Perform. Akcea Therapeutics shares fell 1.47 percent to $30.75 in pre-market trading.
JP Morgan downgraded Novavax, Inc. NVAX from Neutral to Underweight. Novavax shares fell 3.7 percent to $2.08 in pre-market trading.
Stifel Nicolaus downgraded GrubHub Inc. GRUB from Buy to Hold. GrubHub shares fell 2.11 percent to $108.20 in pre-market trading.
KeyBanc downgraded Fortinet, Inc. FTNT from Overweight to Sector Weight. Fortinet shares fell 2.06 percent to $52.89 in pre-market trading.
Compass Point downgraded Acushnet Holdings Corp. GOLF from Buy to Neutral. Acushnet shares fell 2.91 percent to close at $23.39 on Friday.

Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Fastenal Company FAST with a Sell rating. The price target for Fastenal is set to $49. Fastenal shares closed at $58.36 on Friday.
Analysts at Buckingham initiated coverage on Stitch Fix, Inc. SFIX with a Neutral rating. The price target for Stitch Fix is set to $22. Stitch Fix shares closed at $20.40 on Friday.
William Blair initiated coverage on ConvergeOne Holdings, Inc. CVON with an Outperform rating. ConvergeOne shares closed at $8.65 on Friday.
Raymond James initiated coverage on Zymeworks Inc. ZYME with an Outperform rating. Zymeworks shares closed at $11.86 on Friday.
Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on II-VI Incorporated IIVI with a Buy rating. The price target for II-VI is set to $56. II-VI shares closed at $44.30 on Friday.
Analysts at H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage on Synlogic, Inc. SYBX with a Buy rating. The price target for Synlogic is set to $20. Synlogic closed at $9.81 on Friday.
Evercore ISI Group initiated coverage on Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. PIRS with an Outperform rating. The price target for Pieris Pharmaceuticals is set to $13. Pieris Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $6.81 on Friday.
Analysts at Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. MSM with a Buy rating. The price target for MSC Industrial Direct is set to $107. MSC Industrial Direct shares closed at $95.63 on Friday.