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

Top Upgrades

• Jefferies upgraded E*TRADE Financial Corp ETFC from Hold to Buy. E*TRADE shares rose 1.38 percent to $54.50 in pre-market trading.
• Credit Suisse upgraded Nokia Oyj NOK from Neutral to Outperform. Nokia shares fell 3.91 percent to $5.40 in pre-market trading.
• Morgan Stanley upgraded Select Income REIT SIR from Underweight to Equal-Weight. Select Income REIT shares rose 6.24 percent to $21.80 in pre-market trading.
• Nomura upgraded Juniper Networks, Inc. JNPR from Neutral to Buy. Juniper Networks shares rose 2.55 percent to $29.32 in pre-market trading.
• Credit Suisse upgraded SunPower Corporation SPWR from Neutral to Outperform. SunPower shares climbed 5.96 percent to $8.00 in pre-market trading.
• Wells Fargo upgraded Transocean LTD RIG from Market Perform to Outperform. Transocean shares rose 2.26 percent to $12.20 in pre-market trading.
• Citigroup upgraded Mechel PAO MTL from Sell to Neutral. Mechel shares rose 5.7 percent to $2.78 in pre-market trading.
• Hovde Group upgraded Civista Bancshares Inc CIVB from Market Perform to Outperform. Civista Bancshares shares closed at $22.93 on Tuesday.

Top Downgrades

• Citigroup downgraded Platform Specialty Products Corp PAH from Buy to Neutral. Platform Specialty shares fell 4.3 percent to $12.25 in pre-market trading.
• Macquarie downgraded KBR, Inc. KBR from Outperform to Neutral. KBR shares fell 0.89 percent to $20.01 in pre-market trading.
• JP Morgan downgraded LyondellBasell Industries NV LYB from Neutral to Underweight. LyondellBasell shares fell 2.15 percent to $99.90 in pre-market trading.
• Raymond James downgraded Cable One Inc CABO from Outperform to Market Perform. Cable One shares rose 1.79 percent to close at $894.46 on Tuesday.
• Tudor Pickering downgraded Westlake Chemical Corporation WLK from Buy to Hold. Westlake Chemical shares rose 0.68 percent to $84.47 in pre-market trading.
• Exane BNP Paribas downgraded Nokia Oyj NOK from Neutral to Underperform. Nokia shares fell 4.63 percent to $5.36 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Halliburton Company HAL with an Overweight rating. The price target for Halliburton is set to $50. Halliburton shares closed at $39.16 on Tuesday.
• Berenberg initiated coverage on Mobile Mini Inc MINI with a Buy rating. The price target for Mobile Mini is set to $53. Mobile Mini shares closed at $42.50 on Tuesday.
• Mitsubishi UFJ initiated Centene Corp CNC with an Overweight rating. The price target for Centene is set to $170. Centene shares closed at $142.84 on Tuesday.
• Buckingham initiated coverage on Veoneer Inc VNE with a Neutral rating. The price target for Veoneer is set to $48. Veoneer shares closed at $51.98 on Tuesday.
• Baird initiated coverage on Surface Oncology Inc SURF with an Outperform rating. The price target for Surface Oncology is set to $23. Surface Oncology shares closed at $10.50 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Evercore ISI Group initiated coverage on ProQR Therapeutics NV PRQR with an Outperform rating. The price target for ProQR Therapeutics is set to $35. ProQR Therapeutics shares closed at $20.20 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey initiated coverage on GDS Holdings Ltd - ADR GDS with a Buy rating. The price target for GDS Holdings is set to $46. GDS Holdings shares closed at $33.65 on Tuesday.
• Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Schlumberger Limited SLB with an Equal-Weight rating. The price target for Schlumberger is set to $72. Schlumberger shares closed at $60.99 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Jefferies initiated coverage on Vocera Communications Inc VCRA with a Buy rating. The price target for Vocera Communications is set to $40. Vocera Communications closed at $33.49 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Guggenheim initiated coverage on Aerpio Pharmaceuticals Inc ARPO with a Buy rating. The price target for Aerpio Pharmaceuticals is set to $10. Aerpio Pharmaceuticals closed at $3.79 on Tuesday.