Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For November 6, 2020

Upgrades

• Needham upgraded the previous rating for Appian Corp APPN from Hold to Buy. Appian earned $0.00 in the third quarter, compared to $0.14 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Appian shows a 52-week-high of 84.81 and a 52-week-low of 29.07. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $75.22.
• According to RBC Capital, the prior rating for Zillow Group Inc ZG was changed from Sector Perform to Outperform. Zillow Gr earned $0.37 in the third quarter, compared to $0.12 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 112.2074 and a 52-week-low of 18.65. Zillow Gr closed at $104.11 at the end of the last trading period.
• For Niu Technologies NIU, Citigroup upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to the current rating Buy. In the second quarter, Niu Technologies showed an EPS of $0.10, compared to $0.10 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Niu Technologies shows a 52-week-high of 34.02 and a 52-week-low of 6.08. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $31.74.
• For Farfetch Ltd FTCH, Wells Fargo upgraded the previous rating of Underweight to the current rating Equal-Weight. In the second quarter, Farfetch showed an EPS of $0.20, compared to $0.15 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 38.03 and a 52-week-low of 5.99. At the end of the last trading period, Farfetch closed at $37.80.
• For EOG Resources Inc EOG, B of A Securities upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to the current rating Buy. For the third quarter, EOG Resources had an EPS of $0.43, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.13. The current stock performance of EOG Resources shows a 52-week-high of 89.54 and a 52-week-low of 27.0001. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $35.59.
• Benchmark upgraded the previous rating for Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc CPS from Hold to Buy. Cooper-Standard Holdings earned $0.21 in the third quarter, compared to $0.31 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 39.32 and a 52-week-low of 6.64. Cooper-Standard Holdings closed at $20.00 at the end of the last trading period.
• According to RBC Capital, the prior rating for Yelp Inc YELP was changed from Sector Perform to Outperform. In the third quarter, Yelp showed an EPS of $0.01, compared to $0.21 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 37.49 and a 52-week-low of 12.885. At the end of the last trading period, Yelp closed at $22.01.
• For Ternium SA TX, JP Morgan upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to the current rating Overweight. Ternium earned $0.74 in the third quarter, compared to $0.48 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 23.6472 and a 52-week-low of 9.59. At the end of the last trading period, Ternium closed at $21.19.
• According to RBC Capital, the prior rating for Olin Corp OLN was changed from Underperform to Sector Perform. In the third quarter, Olin showed an EPS of $0.23, compared to $0.27 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 20.4 and a 52-week-low of 8.76. At the end of the last trading period, Olin closed at $20.26.
• According to Wells Fargo, the prior rating for Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD was changed from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Advanced Micro Devices earned $0.41 in the third quarter, compared to $0.18 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Advanced Micro Devices shows a 52-week-high of 94.28 and a 52-week-low of 35.52. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $83.00.

Downgrades

• For SAP SE SAP, Citigroup downgraded the previous rating of Buy to the current rating Neutral. For the third quarter, SAP had an EPS of $1.99, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.42. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 169.3 and a 52-week-low of 90.895. SAP closed at $115.70 at the end of the last trading period.
• JP Morgan downgraded the previous rating for New Relic Inc NEWR from Neutral to Underweight. In the second quarter, New Relic showed an EPS of $0.07, compared to $0.24 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 74.2 and a 52-week-low of 33.49. At the end of the last trading period, New Relic closed at $65.13.
• According to Citigroup, the prior rating for Microchip Technology Inc MCHP was changed from Buy to Neutral. In the second quarter, Microchip Technology showed an EPS of $1.56, compared to $1.43 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 118.63 and a 52-week-low of 53.15. At the end of the last trading period, Microchip Technology closed at $118.38.
• For FedNat Holding Co FNHC, Raymond James downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to the current rating Market Perform. FedNat Holding earned $1.57 in the third quarter, compared to $0.33 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 16.87 and a 52-week-low of 4.9001. At the end of the last trading period, FedNat Holding closed at $5.09.
• According to Piper Sandler, the prior rating for Electronic Arts Inc EA was changed from Overweight to Neutral. Electronic Arts earned $0.05 in the second quarter, compared to $0.97 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 147.36 and a 52-week-low of 85.69. At the end of the last trading period, Electronic Arts closed at $128.33.
• For Diodes Inc DIOD, Wells Fargo downgraded the previous rating of Overweight to the current rating Equal-Weight. For the second quarter, Diodes had an EPS of $0.54, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.77. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 64.37 and a 52-week-low of 31.512. Diodes closed at $63.02 at the end of the last trading period.
• Jefferies downgraded the previous rating for Vulcan Materials Co VMC from Buy to Hold. Vulcan Materials earned $1.56 in the third quarter, compared to $1.68 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 153.88 and a 52-week-low of 65.56. Vulcan Materials closed at $137.38 at the end of the last trading period.
• According to Goldman Sachs, the prior rating for Univar Solutions Inc UNVR was changed from Buy to Neutral. In the third quarter, Univar Solns showed an EPS of $0.34, compared to $0.36 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 24.77 and a 52-week-low of 6.4. Univar Solns closed at $17.67 at the end of the last trading period.
• According to Oppenheimer, the prior rating for Personalis Inc PSNL was changed from Outperform to Perform. For the third quarter, Personalis had an EPS of $0.27, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.22. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 30.95 and a 52-week-low of 4.27. Personalis closed at $26.77 at the end of the last trading period.
• According to JP Morgan, the prior rating for Pluralsight Inc PS was changed from Overweight to Neutral. For the third quarter, Pluralsight had an EPS of $0.00, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.08. The stock has a 52-week-high of 22.69 and a 52-week-low of 6.59. At the end of the last trading period, Pluralsight closed at $19.00.
• According to Jefferies, the prior rating for Martin Marietta Materials Inc MLM was changed from Buy to Hold. Martin Marietta Materials earned $3.84 in the third quarter, compared to $3.96 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 281.82 and a 52-week-low of 135.08. Martin Marietta Materials closed at $260.07 at the end of the last trading period.
• Credit Suisse downgraded the previous rating for Hudson Ltd HUD from Outperform to Neutral. Hudson earned No EPS Value in the third quarter, compared to $0.26 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Hudson shows a 52-week-high of 15.87 and a 52-week-low of 2.26. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $7.65.
• According to Raymond James, the prior rating for Global Blood Therapeutics Inc GBT was changed from Outperform to Market Perform. For the third quarter, Global Blood Therapeutics had an EPS of $0.97, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.07. The current stock performance of Global Blood Therapeutics shows a 52-week-high of 87.54 and a 52-week-low of 39.95. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $60.31.
• Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded the previous rating for Benefitfocus Inc BNFT from Overweight to Neutral. For the third quarter, Benefitfocus had an EPS of $0.08, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.23. The current stock performance of Benefitfocus shows a 52-week-high of 25.505 and a 52-week-low of 6.09. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $10.90.
• Piper Sandler downgraded the previous rating for BeiGene Ltd BGNE from Neutral to Underweight. In the third quarter, BeiGene showed an EPS of $4.81, compared to $5.11 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of BeiGene shows a 52-week-high of 322.98 and a 52-week-low of 118.55. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $300.00.
• Jefferies downgraded the previous rating for Assembly Biosciences Inc ASMB from Buy to Hold. For the third quarter, Assembly Biosciences had an EPS of $0.09, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.96. The stock has a 52-week-high of 27.84 and a 52-week-low of 10.23. At the end of the last trading period, Assembly Biosciences closed at $15.90.
• For American Superconductor Corp AMSC, Canaccord Genuity downgraded the previous rating of Buy to the current rating Hold. For the second quarter, American Superconductor had an EPS of $0.13, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.07. The current stock performance of American Superconductor shows a 52-week-high of 18.5 and a 52-week-low of 4.4. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $14.63.