Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For March 4, 2019

Top Upgrades

  • Morgan Stanley upgraded Kraft Heinz Co KHC from Underweight to Equal-Weight. Kraft Heinz shares rose 2.2 percent to $33.10 in pre-market trading.
  • Pivotal Research upgraded Foot Locker, Inc. FL from Hold to Buy. Foot Locker shares rose 1.1 percent to $63.75 in pre-market trading.
  • Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Zoetis Inc ZTS from Hold to Buy. Zoetis shares rose 1.2 percent to $96.92 in pre-market trading.
  • Goldman Sachs upgraded Group 1 Automotive, Inc. GPI from Neutral to Buy. Group 1 Automotive shares fell 0.11 percent to close at $62.11 on Friday.
  • B. Riley FBR upgraded Scorpio Tankers Inc. STNG from Neutral to Buy. Scorpio Tankers shares rose 3.4 percent to $19.05 in pre-market trading.
  • BMO Capital upgraded ON Semiconductor Corp ON from Market Perform to Outperform. ON Semiconductor shares rose 0.88 percent to close at $21.67 on Friday.
  • JMP Securities upgraded Redwood Trust, Inc. RWT from Market Perform to Market Outperform. Redwood Trust shares rose 0.2 percent to close at $15.33 on Friday.
  • Goldman Sachs upgraded Extended Stay America, Inc. STAY from Neutral to Buy. Extended Stay America shares rose 2.5 percent to $19.07 in pre-market trading.
  • Macquarie upgraded Eversource Energy ES from Neutral to Outperform. Eversource Energy shares fell 0.1 percent to close at $69.74 on Friday.
  • Analysts at BMO Capital upgraded Hasbro, Inc. HAS from Underperform to Market Perform. Hasbro shares gained 1.1 percent to $89.00 in pre-market trading.

 

Top Downgrades

  • Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded Nightstar Therapeutics PLC NITE from Overweight to Neutral. Nightstar Therapeutics shares rose 66.9 percent to $25.30 in pre-market trading.
  • Barclays downgraded Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. BBBY from Equal-Weight to Underweight. Bed Bath & Beyond shares fell 3 percent to $16.20 in pre-market trading.
  • BMO Capital downgraded Xilinx, Inc. XLNX from Outperform to Market Perform. Xilinx shares fell 0.5 percent to $126.04 in pre-market trading.
  • SunTrust Robinson Humphrey downgraded Okta Inc OKTA from Buy to Hold. Okta shares fell 1.4 percent to $85.25 in pre-market trading.
  • H.C. Wainwright downgraded ImmunoGen, Inc. IMGN from Buy to Neutral. Immunogen shares fell 0.4 percent to $2.50 in pre-market trading.
  • JP Morgan downgraded Dillard's, Inc. DDS from Neutral to Underweight. Dillard's shares fell 1.4 percent to $74.14 in pre-market trading.
  • Piper Jaffray downgraded Guidewire Software Inc GWRE from Overweight to Neutral. Guidewire Software shares fell 1.7 percent to $92.05 in pre-market trading.
  • National Bank Financial downgraded Enbridge Inc ENB from Outperform to Sector Perform. Enbridge shares fell 4 percent to $35.75 in pre-market trading.
  • Guggenheim downgraded Worldpay Inc WP from Buy to Neutral. Worldpay shares fell 0.4 percent to $97.35 in pre-market trading.
  • UBS downgraded SunTrust Banks, Inc. STI from Buy to Neutral. SunTrust shares rose 2.19 percent to close at $66.28 on Friday.

 

Top Initiations

  • Wells Fargo initiated coverage on Apergy Corp APY with an Outperform rating. The price target for Apergy is set to $52. Apergy shares closed at $41.98 on Friday.
  • Analysts at Leerink Swann initiated coverage on Alector Inc ALEC with an Outperform rating. Alector shares closed at $21.00 on Friday.
  • H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage on Immunomedics, Inc. IMMU with a Buy rating. The price target for Immunomedics is set to $28. Immunomedics shares closed at $16.55 on Friday.
  • Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on Hutchison China MediTech Limited HCM with a Buy rating. Hutchison China Meditech shares closed at $26.82 on Friday.
  • Analysts at Chardan Capital initiated coverage on InVitae Corp NVTA with a Buy rating. InVitae shares closed at $20.33 on Friday.
  • Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on Prothena Corporation PLC PRTA with an Overweight rating. Prothena shares closed at $13.77 on Friday.
  • Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Alector Inc ALEC with an Overweight rating. The price target for Alector is set to $27. Alector shares closed at $21.00 on Friday.
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