Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For May 28, 2021

Upgrades

For Delek US Holdings Inc DK, Tudor Pickering upgraded the previous rating of Hold to Buy. For the first quarter, Delek US Hldgs had an EPS of $1.69, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.74. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $27.38 and a 52-week-low of $8.92. Delek US Hldgs closed at $21.45 at the end of the last trading period.
For Titan Machinery Inc TITN, Stephens & Co. upgraded the previous rating of Equal-Weight to Overweight. For the first quarter, Titan Machinery had an EPS of $0.46, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.15. The current stock performance of Titan Machinery shows a 52-week-high of $32.14 and a 52-week-low of $9.45. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $31.67.
Morgan Stanley upgraded the previous rating for South Jersey Industries Inc SJI from Underweight to Equal-Weight. For the first quarter, South Jersey Indus had an EPS of $1.26, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.15. The current stock performance of South Jersey Indus shows a 52-week-high of $29.62 and a 52-week-low of $18.24. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $26.29.
According to Wells Fargo, the prior rating for DexCom Inc DXCM was changed from Underweight to Equal-Weight. DexCom earned $0.33 in the first quarter, compared to $0.44 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $456.23 and a 52-week-low of $305.63. DexCom closed at $361.91 at the end of the last trading period.

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Downgrades

According to Tudor Pickering, the prior rating for CVR Energy Inc CVI was changed from Hold to Sell. For the first quarter, CVR Energy had an EPS of $1.33, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.09. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $27.02 and a 52-week-low of $9.81. CVR Energy closed at $21.87 at the end of the last trading period.
For HollyFrontier Corp HFC, Tudor Pickering downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Hold. HollyFrontier earned $0.53 in the first quarter, compared to $0.53 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $42.39 and a 52-week-low of $16.81. HollyFrontier closed at $33.00 at the end of the last trading period.
Barclays downgraded the previous rating for Premier Inc PINC from Overweight to Underweight. Premier earned $0.64 in the third quarter, compared to $0.73 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $37.79 and a 52-week-low of $30.13. Premier closed at $34.60 at the end of the last trading period.
According to Goldman Sachs, the prior rating for 17 Education & Technology Group Inc YQ was changed from Buy to Neutral. In the first quarter, 17 Education & Technology earned $0.53. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $23.93 and a 52-week-low of $4.21. 17 Education & Technology closed at $4.99 at the end of the last trading period.
According to Benchmark, the prior rating for Autohome Inc ATHM was changed from Buy to Hold. Autohome earned $0.92 in the first quarter, compared to $0.76 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $147.67 and a 52-week-low of $72.38. At the end of the last trading period, Autohome closed at $77.63.
New Street Research downgraded the previous rating for Apple Inc AAPL from Neutral to Sell. In the second quarter, Apple showed an EPS of $1.40, compared to $2.55 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Apple shows a 52-week-high of $145.09 and a 52-week-low of $78.27. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $125.28.
According to Barclays, the prior rating for US Silica Holdings Inc SLCA was changed from Equal-Weight to Underweight. For the first quarter, US Silica Holdings had an EPS of $0.28, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.03. The stock has a 52-week-high of $15.38 and a 52-week-low of $2.42. At the end of the last trading period, US Silica Holdings closed at $12.38.
Barclays downgraded the previous rating for Kansas City Southern KSU from Equal-Weight to Underweight. Kansas City Southern earned $1.91 in the first quarter, compared to $1.96 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $315.39 and a 52-week-low of $140.01. At the end of the last trading period, Kansas City Southern closed at $295.36.

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Initiations

Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on Lordstown Motors Corp RIDE with a Hold rating. The price target for Lordstown Motors is set to $8.00. Lordstown Motors earned $0.72 in the first quarter, compared to $0.16 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $31.57 and a 52-week-low of $6.69. Lordstown Motors closed at $10.55 at the end of the last trading period.
With an Overweight rating, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on Harpoon Therapeutics Inc HARP. The price target seems to have been set at $40.00 for Harpoon Therapeutics. In the first quarter, Harpoon Therapeutics showed an EPS of $0.37, compared to $0.51 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $25.23 and a 52-week-low of $10.55. At the end of the last trading period, Harpoon Therapeutics closed at $20.28.
With a Buy rating, BTIG initiated coverage on Nikola Corp NKLA. The price target seems to have been set at $18.00 for Nikola. Interestingly, in the first quarter, Nikola's EPS was $0.14. The stock has a 52-week-high of $93.99 and a 52-week-low of $9.37. At the end of the last trading period, Nikola closed at $15.49.
BTIG initiated coverage on Plug Power Inc PLUG with a Buy rating. The price target for Plug Power is set to $40.00. Plug Power earned $0.05 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.06 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Plug Power shows a 52-week-high of $75.49 and a 52-week-low of $4.03. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $29.93.
With a Neutral rating, Baird initiated coverage on GoodRx Holdings Inc GDRX. The price target seems to have been set at $37.00 for GoodRx Holdings. GoodRx Holdings earned $0.07 in the first quarter. The current stock performance of GoodRx Holdings shows a 52-week-high of $64.22 and a 52-week-low of $26.66. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $37.50.
Baird initiated coverage on Signify Health Inc SGFY with an Outperform rating. The price target for Signify Health is set to $30.00. Interestingly, in the first quarter, Signify Health's EPS was $0.14. The stock has a 52-week-high of $40.79 and a 52-week-low of $22.13. At the end of the last trading period, Signify Health closed at $24.58.
With a Sector Perform rating, RBC Capital initiated coverage on Whiting Petroleum Corp WLL. The price target seems to have been set at $47.00 for Whiting Petroleum. For the first quarter, Whiting Petroleum had an EPS of $2.79, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.48. The stock has a 52-week-high of $45.36 and a 52-week-low of $0.45. At the end of the last trading period, Whiting Petroleum closed at $45.26.
With an Outperform rating, RBC Capital initiated coverage on California Resources Corp CRC. The price target seems to have been set at $40.00 for California Resources. California Resources earned $1.22 in the first quarter, compared to $1.22 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $30.56 and a 52-week-low of $1.08. At the end of the last trading period, California Resources closed at $29.77.
With an Outperform rating, Baird initiated coverage on InnovAge Holding Corp INNV. The price target seems to have been set at $27.00 for InnovAge Holding. For the third quarter, InnovAge Holding had an EPS of $0.09, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.06. The current stock performance of InnovAge Holding shows a 52-week-high of $27.18 and a 52-week-low of $19.46. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $21.00.
Baird initiated coverage on Teladoc Health Inc TDOC with a Neutral rating. The price target for Teladoc Health is set to $162.00. For the first quarter, Teladoc Health had an EPS of $1.31, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.40. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $308.00 and a 52-week-low of $129.74. Teladoc Health closed at $149.00 at the end of the last trading period.
Barclays initiated coverage on Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC ADAP with an Underweight rating. The price target for Adaptimmune Therapeutics is set to $4.00. For the first quarter, Adaptimmune Therapeutics had an EPS of $0.04, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.04. The stock has a 52-week-high of $13.40 and a 52-week-low of $3.79. At the end of the last trading period, Adaptimmune Therapeutics closed at $5.05.