Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For March 11, 2021

Upgrades

• Stifel upgraded the previous rating for Lumos Pharma Inc LUMO from Hold to Buy. In the fourth quarter, Lumos Pharma earned $0.31. The current stock performance of Lumos Pharma shows a 52-week-high of $36.72 and a 52-week-low of $6.74. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $13.25.
• According to Goldman Sachs, the prior rating for KE Holdings Inc BEKE was changed from Neutral to Buy. Interestingly, in the third quarter, KE Holdings's EPS was $0.20. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $79.40 and a 52-week-low of $31.79. KE Holdings closed at $53.69 at the end of the last trading period.
• For Shift4 Payments Inc FOUR, B of A Securities upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Buy. In the fourth quarter, Shift4 Payments earned $0.05. The current stock performance of Shift4 Payments shows a 52-week-high of $84.70 and a 52-week-low of $30.00. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $83.03.
• Morgan Stanley upgraded the previous rating for Antero Resources Corp AR from Underweight to Equal-Weight. For the fourth quarter, Antero Resources had an EPS of $0.03, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.02. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $10.48 and a 52-week-low of $0.64. Antero Resources closed at $10.33 at the end of the last trading period.
• For Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY, Wolfe Research upgraded the previous rating of Underperform to Peer Perform. Occidental Petroleum earned $0.78 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.30 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Occidental Petroleum shows a 52-week-high of $32.52 and a 52-week-low of $8.52. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $29.36.
• For Tyler Technologies Inc TYL, Northcoast Research upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Buy. In the fourth quarter, Tyler Technologies showed an EPS of $1.39, compared to $1.43 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $479.79 and a 52-week-low of $247.22. Tyler Technologies closed at $401.55 at the end of the last trading period.
• For APA Corp APA, Morgan Stanley upgraded the previous rating of Equal-Weight to Overweight. The stock has a 52-week-high of $23.85 and a 52-week-low of $3.80. At the end of the last trading period, APA closed at $21.63.
• For MercadoLibre Inc MELI, BTIG upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Buy. In the fourth quarter, MercadoLibre showed an EPS of $1.02, compared to $1.11 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of MercadoLibre shows a 52-week-high of $2020.00 and a 52-week-low of $422.22. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $1435.57.
• According to Stephens & Co., the prior rating for AerCap Holdings NV AER was changed from Equal-Weight to Overweight. In the fourth quarter, AerCap Holdings showed an EPS of $0.68, compared to $2.34 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $60.00 and a 52-week-low of $10.42. AerCap Holdings closed at $53.39 at the end of the last trading period.
• For Cerence Inc CRNC, Berenberg upgraded the previous rating of Hold to Buy. Cerence earned $0.59 in the first quarter, compared to $0.29 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $139.00 and a 52-week-low of $11.39. Cerence closed at $101.67 at the end of the last trading period.
• BMO Capital upgraded the previous rating for Camping World Holdings Inc CWH from Market Perform to Outperform. For the fourth quarter, Camping World Holdings had an EPS of $0.48, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.35. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $42.49 and a 52-week-low of $3.40. Camping World Holdings closed at $37.98 at the end of the last trading period.
• Wells Fargo upgraded the previous rating for Costco Wholesale Corp COST from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Costco Wholesale earned $2.14 in the second quarter, compared to $2.10 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $393.15 and a 52-week-low of $276.34. At the end of the last trading period, Costco Wholesale closed at $323.83.
• According to HSBC, the prior rating for Grifols SA GRFS was changed from Hold to Buy. Grifols earned $0.45 in the third quarter, compared to $0.22 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $22.13 and a 52-week-low of $13.40. At the end of the last trading period, Grifols closed at $15.15.
• Guggenheim upgraded the previous rating for InflaRx NV IFRX from Neutral to Buy. In the third quarter, InflaRx showed an EPS of $0.29, compared to $0.61 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $9.70 and a 52-week-low of $2.52. At the end of the last trading period, InflaRx closed at $4.45.
• According to Barclays, the prior rating for Qorvo Inc QRVO was changed from Equal-Weight to Overweight. For the third quarter, Qorvo had an EPS of $3.08, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.86. The stock has a 52-week-high of $191.82 and a 52-week-low of $67.54. At the end of the last trading period, Qorvo closed at $165.37.
• According to DZ Bank, the prior rating for Chevron Corp CVX was changed from Hold to Buy. In the fourth quarter, Chevron showed an EPS of $0.01, compared to $1.49 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Chevron shows a 52-week-high of $112.01 and a 52-week-low of $51.60. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $111.36.
• For Manitowoc Co Inc MTW, Baird upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Outperform. For the fourth quarter, Manitowoc Co had an EPS of $0.19, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.35. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $18.23 and a 52-week-low of $7.24. Manitowoc Co closed at $17.59 at the end of the last trading period.
• According to Raymond James, the prior rating for Central Pacific Financial Corp CPF was changed from Market Perform to Outperform. Central Pacific Financial earned $0.43 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.50 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $25.90 and a 52-week-low of $12.40. Central Pacific Financial closed at $25.76 at the end of the last trading period.
• According to JP Morgan, the prior rating for D.R. Horton Inc DHI was changed from Neutral to Overweight. For the first quarter, D.R. Horton had an EPS of $2.14, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.00. The stock has a 52-week-high of $84.41 and a 52-week-low of $25.51. At the end of the last trading period, D.R. Horton closed at $82.02.
• For Vivint Smart Home Inc VVNT, Deutsche Bank upgraded the previous rating of Hold to Buy. Vivint Smart Home earned $0.74 in the fourth quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $32.00 and a 52-week-low of $8.51. Vivint Smart Home closed at $15.21 at the end of the last trading period.
• According to Oppenheimer, the prior rating for Catabasis Pharmaceuticals Inc CATB was changed from Perform to Outperform. In the third quarter, Catabasis Pharmaceuticals showed an EPS of $0.56, compared to $0.56 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $8.59 and a 52-week-low of $1.25. Catabasis Pharmaceuticals closed at $3.02 at the end of the last trading period.
• For ADT Inc ADT, Deutsche Bank upgraded the previous rating of Hold to Buy. For the fourth quarter, ADT had an EPS of $0.12, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.03. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $17.21 and a 52-week-low of $3.40. ADT closed at $7.94 at the end of the last trading period.
• According to Piper Sandler, the prior rating for Noodles & Co NDLS was changed from Neutral to Overweight. Noodles earned $0.04 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.07 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Noodles shows a 52-week-high of $11.75 and a 52-week-low of $3.14. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $10.97.

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Downgrades

• According to B of A Securities, the prior rating for OGE Energy Corp OGE was changed from Buy to Neutral. OGE Energy earned $0.27 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.18 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $35.35 and a 52-week-low of $23.00. At the end of the last trading period, OGE Energy closed at $32.14.
• For Oracle Corp ORCL, Societe Generale downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Hold. For the third quarter, Oracle had an EPS of $1.16, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.97. The current stock performance of Oracle shows a 52-week-high of $73.62 and a 52-week-low of $39.71. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $72.19.
• According to Wolfe Research, the prior rating for Plains All American Pipeline LP PAA was changed from Outperform to Peer Perform. In the fourth quarter, Plains All American showed an EPS of $0.29, compared to $0.63 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $12.35 and a 52-week-low of $3.00. At the end of the last trading period, Plains All American closed at $9.76.
• According to Wolfe Research, the prior rating for Plains GP Holdings LP PAGP was changed from Outperform to Peer Perform. For the fourth quarter, Plains GP Holdings had an EPS of $0.29, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.26. The stock has a 52-week-high of $12.89 and a 52-week-low of $3.04. At the end of the last trading period, Plains GP Holdings closed at $9.90.
• For Schneider National Inc SNDR, UBS downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Neutral. Schneider National earned $0.44 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.37 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $28.13 and a 52-week-low of $15.36. At the end of the last trading period, Schneider National closed at $24.64.
• For Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc KNX, UBS downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Neutral. Knight-Swift earned $0.94 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.55 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Knight-Swift shows a 52-week-high of $47.44 and a 52-week-low of $27.54. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $44.57.
• For Werner Enterprises Inc WERN, UBS downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Neutral. In the fourth quarter, Werner Enterprises showed an EPS of $0.89, compared to $0.67 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $47.82 and a 52-week-low of $28.99. At the end of the last trading period, Werner Enterprises closed at $45.70.
• According to DA Davidson, the prior rating for WSFS Financial Corp WSFS was changed from Buy to Neutral. In the fourth quarter, WSFS Financial showed an EPS of $1.16, compared to $0.96 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $55.18 and a 52-week-low of $17.84. WSFS Financial closed at $54.10 at the end of the last trading period.
• Needham downgraded the previous rating for Talend SA TLND from Buy to Hold. For the fourth quarter, Talend had an EPS of $0.10, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.07. The current stock performance of Talend shows a 52-week-high of $65.90 and a 52-week-low of $18.30. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $65.40.
• According to Oppenheimer, the prior rating for Sally Beauty Holdings Inc SBH was changed from Outperform to Perform. In the first quarter, Sally Beauty Holdings showed an EPS of $0.50, compared to $0.47 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Sally Beauty Holdings shows a 52-week-high of $21.70 and a 52-week-low of $6.28. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $20.89.
• For CNX Resources Corp CNX, MKM Partners downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Neutral. For the fourth quarter, CNX Resources had an EPS of $0.21, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.14. The stock has a 52-week-high of $15.10 and a 52-week-low of $4.50. At the end of the last trading period, CNX Resources closed at $14.87.
• JP Morgan downgraded the previous rating for Mission Produce Inc AVO from Overweight to Neutral. Interestingly, in the first quarter, Mission Produce's EPS was $0.11. The stock has a 52-week-high of $22.19 and a 52-week-low of $11.75. At the end of the last trading period, Mission Produce closed at $21.21.
• JP Morgan downgraded the previous rating for NVR Inc NVR from Overweight to Neutral. NVR earned $76.93 in the fourth quarter, compared to $64.41 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of NVR shows a 52-week-high of $4823.00 and a 52-week-low of $2043.01. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $4768.00.
• Oppenheimer downgraded the previous rating for General Electric Co GE from Outperform to Perform. In the fourth quarter, General Electric showed an EPS of $0.08, compared to $0.21 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of General Electric shows a 52-week-high of $14.41 and a 52-week-low of $5.48. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $13.25.
• Cowen & Co. downgraded the previous rating for Restaurant Brands International Inc QSR from Outperform to Market Perform. Restaurant Brands Intl earned $0.53 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.75 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $65.73 and a 52-week-low of $25.08. At the end of the last trading period, Restaurant Brands Intl closed at $64.11.

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Initiations

• UBS initiated coverage on Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co Ltd BHVN with a Buy rating. The price target for Biohaven Pharma Hldgs is set to $108.00. For the fourth quarter, Biohaven Pharma Hldgs had an EPS of $2.69, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $2.85. The stock has a 52-week-high of $100.77 and a 52-week-low of $26.56. At the end of the last trading period, Biohaven Pharma Hldgs closed at $75.99.
• With an Outperform rating, Northland Capital Markets initiated coverage on Rodgers Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp RSVA. The price target seems to have been set at $25.00 for Rodgers Silicon Valley. The stock has a 52-week-high of $28.50 and a 52-week-low of $11.79. At the end of the last trading period, Rodgers Silicon Valley closed at $14.22.
• With a Buy rating, Craig-Hallum initiated coverage on Colonnade Acquisition Corp CLA. The price target seems to have been set at $25.00 for Colonnade Acquisition. The stock has a 52-week-high of $17.73 and a 52-week-low of $9.54. At the end of the last trading period, Colonnade Acquisition closed at $10.35.
• With a Buy rating, Roth Capital initiated coverage on Bio-Path Holdings Inc BPTH. The price target seems to have been set at $13.00 for Bio-Path Holdings. For the fourth quarter, Bio-Path Holdings had an EPS of $0.57, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.70. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $24.34 and a 52-week-low of $2.92. Bio-Path Holdings closed at $6.29 at the end of the last trading period.
• Needham initiated coverage on Li Auto Inc LI with a Buy rating. The price target for Li Auto Inc is set to $37.00. Li Auto Inc earned $0.02 in the fourth quarter. The current stock performance of Li Auto Inc shows a 52-week-high of $47.70 and a 52-week-low of $14.31. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $23.34.
• With a Buy rating, JonesTrading initiated coverage on Hanmi Financial Corp HAFC. The price target seems to have been set at $24.00 for Hanmi Financial. In the fourth quarter, Hanmi Financial showed an EPS of $0.47, compared to $0.33 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $20.68 and a 52-week-low of $7.15. Hanmi Financial closed at $20.55 at the end of the last trading period.
• With a Buy rating, Guggenheim initiated coverage on IDEAYA Biosciences Inc IDYA. The price target seems to have been set at $32.00 for IDEAYA Biosciences. For the third quarter, IDEAYA Biosciences had an EPS of $0.17, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.54. The stock has a 52-week-high of $23.45 and a 52-week-low of $2.95. At the end of the last trading period, IDEAYA Biosciences closed at $21.73.
• Compass Point initiated coverage on Cowen Inc COWN with a Neutral rating. The price target for Cowen is set to $43.00. For the fourth quarter, Cowen had an EPS of $4.58, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.58. The stock has a 52-week-high of $42.27 and a 52-week-low of $5.75. At the end of the last trading period, Cowen closed at $42.17.
• With a Equal-Weight rating, Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Esperion Therapeutics Inc ESPR. The price target seems to have been set at $30.00 for Esperion Therapeutics. Esperion Therapeutics earned $3.89 in the fourth quarter, compared to $2.26 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $53.73 and a 52-week-low of $23.90. At the end of the last trading period, Esperion Therapeutics closed at $30.21.
• With a Buy rating, Roth Capital initiated coverage on Shoals Technologies Group Inc SHLS. The price target seems to have been set at $38.00 for Shoals Technologies. The current stock performance of Shoals Technologies shows a 52-week-high of $44.04 and a 52-week-low of $29.52. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $33.85.
• With a Buy rating, Jefferies initiated coverage on International Flavors & Fragrances Inc IFF. The price target seems to have been set at $155.00 for Intl Flavors & Fragrances. Intl Flavors & Fragrances earned $1.32 in the fourth quarter, compared to $1.46 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Intl Flavors & Fragrances shows a 52-week-high of $143.09 and a 52-week-low of $92.14. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $135.32.
• With an Overweight rating, Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Howard Bancorp Inc HBMD. The price target seems to have been set at $20.00 for Howard Bancorp. For the fourth quarter, Howard Bancorp had an EPS of $0.29, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.27. The current stock performance of Howard Bancorp shows a 52-week-high of $17.25 and a 52-week-low of $8.44. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $16.92.
• Mizuho initiated coverage on NIO Inc NIO with a Buy rating. The price target for NIO is set to $60.00. For the fourth quarter, NIO had an EPS of $0.14, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.39. The stock has a 52-week-high of $66.99 and a 52-week-low of $2.11. At the end of the last trading period, NIO closed at $41.37.
• Mizuho initiated coverage on Tesla Inc TSLA with a Buy rating. The price target for Tesla is set to $775.00. In the fourth quarter, Tesla showed an EPS of $0.80, compared to $0.41 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Tesla shows a 52-week-high of $900.40 and a 52-week-low of $70.10. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $668.06.
• For American Electric Power Co Inc AEP, Edward Jones initiated coverage, by setting the current rating at Buy. For the fourth quarter, American Electric Power had an EPS of $0.87, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.60. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $98.33 and a 52-week-low of $65.14. American Electric Power closed at $81.20 at the end of the last trading period.
• Edward Jones initiated coverage on ONE Gas Inc OGS with a Hold rating. ONE Gas earned $1.09 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.96 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of ONE Gas shows a 52-week-high of $92.00 and a 52-week-low of $63.67. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $74.40.
• BTIG initiated coverage on Cleanspark Inc CLSK with a Buy rating. The price target for Cleanspark is set to $45.00. For the first quarter, Cleanspark had an EPS of $0.03, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.40. The current stock performance of Cleanspark shows a 52-week-high of $42.60 and a 52-week-low of $0.97. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $26.93.

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