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

Upgrades

For Bouygues BOUYF, Jefferies upgraded the previous rating of Hold to Buy. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $43.06 and a 52-week-low of $33.96. Bouygues closed at $42.20 at the end of the last trading period.

Berenberg upgraded the previous rating for SES SA SGBAF from Hold to Buy. The stock has a 52-week-high of $10.31 and a 52-week-low of $6.64. At the end of the last trading period, SES closed at $8.56.

According to Citigroup, the prior rating for The Western Union Co WU was changed from Neutral to Buy. The Western Union earned $0.48 in the second quarter, compared to $0.41 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $26.61 and a 52-week-low of $19.07. The Western Union closed at $20.66 at the end of the last trading period.

For Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB, MKM Partners upgraded the previous rating of Sell to Neutral. In the fourth quarter, Aurora Cannabis showed an EPS of $0.55, compared to $13.34 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Aurora Cannabis shows a 52-week-high of $18.98 and a 52-week-low of $3.71. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $6.38.

According to Wolfe Research, the prior rating for Chewy Inc CHWY was changed from Peer Perform to Outperform. Chewy earned $0.04 in the second quarter, compared to $0.08 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $120.00 and a 52-week-low of $54.55. Chewy closed at $70.50 at the end of the last trading period.

Morgan Stanley upgraded the previous rating for Okta Inc OKTA from Equal-Weight to Overweight. In the second quarter, Okta showed an EPS of $0.11, compared to $0.07 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $294.00 and a 52-week-low of $199.08. Okta closed at $241.46 at the end of the last trading period.

According to JMP Securities, the prior rating for AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc MITT was changed from Market Perform to Market Outperform. AG Mortgage Investment earned $0.00 in the second quarter, compared to $0.09 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of AG Mortgage Investment shows a 52-week-high of $11.48 and a 52-week-low of $2.51. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $11.26.

Barclays upgraded the previous rating for Sirius XM Holdings Inc SIRI from Underweight to Equal-Weight. Sirius XM Holdings earned $0.07 in the second quarter, compared to $0.06 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $8.14 and a 52-week-low of $5.01. At the end of the last trading period, Sirius XM Holdings closed at $6.11.

For Harpoon Therapeutics Inc HARP, Citigroup upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Buy. For the second quarter, Harpoon Therapeutics had an EPS of $0.52, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.51. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $25.23 and a 52-week-low of $7.92. Harpoon Therapeutics closed at $8.01 at the end of the last trading period.

Citigroup upgraded the previous rating for Puma Biotechnology Inc PBYI from Neutral to Buy. In the second quarter, Puma Biotechnology showed an EPS of $0.13, compared to $0.35 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Puma Biotechnology shows a 52-week-high of $14.14 and a 52-week-low of $6.48. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $7.12.

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Downgrades

According to Bernstein, the prior rating for Beiersdorf AG BDRFY was changed from Market Perform to Underperform. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $25.36 and a 52-week-low of $20.77. Beiersdorf closed at $23.15 at the end of the last trading period.

Craig-Hallum downgraded the previous rating for Purple Innovation Inc PRPL from Buy to Hold. Purple Innovation earned $0.05 in the second quarter, compared to $0.11 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $41.08 and a 52-week-low of $21.69. At the end of the last trading period, Purple Innovation closed at $23.01.

Berenberg downgraded the previous rating for Eutelsat Communications EUTLF from Buy to Hold. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $12.75 and a 52-week-low of $9.55. Eutelsat Comms closed at $11.95 at the end of the last trading period.

For Surgalign Holdings Inc SRGA, Craig-Hallum downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Hold. For the second quarter, Surgalign Holdings had an EPS of $0.09, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.32. The stock has a 52-week-high of $3.27 and a 52-week-low of $0.88. At the end of the last trading period, Surgalign Holdings closed at $1.23.

According to Loop Capital, the prior rating for Kraton Corp KRA was changed from Buy to Hold. Kraton earned $0.32 in the second quarter, compared to $0.30 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $45.88 and a 52-week-low of $15.87. Kraton closed at $45.41 at the end of the last trading period.

According to New Street Research, the prior rating for ASML Holding NV ASML was changed from Buy to Neutral. ASML Holding earned $3.04 in the second quarter, compared to $1.97 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of ASML Holding shows a 52-week-high of $895.93 and a 52-week-low of $351.09. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $835.31.

For Wells Fargo & Co WFC, Morgan Stanley downgraded the previous rating of Overweight to Equal-Weight. In the second quarter, Wells Fargo showed an EPS of $1.38, compared to $0.66 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $51.41 and a 52-week-low of $20.76. Wells Fargo closed at $47.56 at the end of the last trading period.

Berenberg downgraded the previous rating for Morgan Stanley MS from Buy to Hold. For the second quarter, Morgan Stanley had an EPS of $1.89, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.96. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $105.81 and a 52-week-low of $45.91. Morgan Stanley closed at $105.10 at the end of the last trading period.

According to New Street Research, the prior rating for Applied Materials Inc AMAT was changed from Buy to Neutral. In the third quarter, Applied Materials showed an EPS of $1.90, compared to $1.06 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $146.00 and a 52-week-low of $56.65. At the end of the last trading period, Applied Materials closed at $142.74.

Jefferies downgraded the previous rating for Travel+Leisure Co TNL from Buy to Hold. In the second quarter, Travel+Leisure showed an EPS of $0.88, compared to $1.11 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $68.26 and a 52-week-low of $48.01. At the end of the last trading period, Travel+Leisure closed at $59.54.

Citigroup downgraded the previous rating for Hess Midstream LP HESM from Buy to Neutral. For the second quarter, Hess Midstream had an EPS of $0.44, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.29. The current stock performance of Hess Midstream shows a 52-week-high of $30.34 and a 52-week-low of $14.56. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $29.04.

For Logitech International SA LOGI, Morgan Stanley downgraded the previous rating of Equal-Weight to Underweight. For the first quarter, Logitech International had an EPS of $1.22, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.64. The current stock performance of Logitech International shows a 52-week-high of $140.17 and a 52-week-low of $71.72. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $96.78.

According to Keybanc, the prior rating for MGM Growth Properties LLC MGP was changed from Overweight to Sector Weight. MGM Growth Properties earned $0.65 in the second quarter, compared to $0.56 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $43.19 and a 52-week-low of $25.84. MGM Growth Properties closed at $40.16 at the end of the last trading period.

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Initiations

Jefferies initiated coverage on Redwire Corp RDW with a Buy rating. The price target for Redwire is set to $15.00. The current stock performance of Redwire shows a 52-week-high of Missing 52-Week High and a 52-week-low of Missing 52-Week Low . Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $9.99.

With an Outperform rating, Evercore ISI Group initiated coverage on United Parcel Service Inc UPS. The price target seems to have been set at $225.00 for United Parcel Service. In the second quarter, United Parcel Service showed an EPS of $3.06, compared to $2.13 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $219.59 and a 52-week-low of $154.76. United Parcel Service closed at $186.84 at the end of the last trading period.

With a Neutral rating, B of A Securities initiated coverage on LiveVox Holdings Inc LVOX. The price target seems to have been set at $8.00 for LiveVox Hldgs. In the second quarter, LiveVox Hldgs earned $1.08. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $9.45 and a 52-week-low of $5.79. LiveVox Hldgs closed at $6.73 at the end of the last trading period.

JMP Securities initiated coverage on Coinbase Global Inc COIN with a Market Outperform rating. The price target for Coinbase Global is set to $300.00. Coinbase Global earned $6.42 in the second quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $429.54 and a 52-week-low of $208.00. Coinbase Global closed at $232.24 at the end of the last trading period.

Berenberg initiated coverage on ThredUp Inc TDUP with a Hold rating. The price target for ThredUp is set to $21.00. ThredUp earned $0.15 in the second quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $31.86 and a 52-week-low of $14.23. At the end of the last trading period, ThredUp closed at $21.03.

Berenberg initiated coverage on Poshmark Inc POSH with a Buy rating. The price target for Poshmark is set to $42.00. In the second quarter, Poshmark earned $0.04. The current stock performance of Poshmark shows a 52-week-high of $104.98 and a 52-week-low of $23.27. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $24.01.

With a Buy rating, Jefferies initiated coverage on Airspan Networks Holdings Inc MIMO. The price target seems to have been set at $11.00 for Airspan Networks Hldgs. Interestingly, in the second quarter, Airspan Networks Hldgs's EPS was $18.68. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of Missing 52-Week High and a 52-week-low of Missing 52-Week Low . Airspan Networks Hldgs closed at $7.09 at the end of the last trading period.

With a Buy rating, Needham initiated coverage on Otonomo Technologies Ltd OTMO. The price target seems to have been set at $10.00 for Otonomo Technologies. The current stock performance of Otonomo Technologies shows a 52-week-high of Missing 52-Week High and a 52-week-low of Missing 52-Week Low . Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $4.78.

HC Wainwright & Co. initiated coverage on Kintara Therapeutics Inc KTRA with a Buy rating. The price target for Kintara Therapeutics is set to $6.00. In the third quarter, Kintara Therapeutics showed an EPS of $0.23, compared to $0.17 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Kintara Therapeutics shows a 52-week-high of $3.35 and a 52-week-low of $0.88. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $0.88.

With a Buy rating, UBS initiated coverage on Howmet Aerospace Inc HWM. The price target seems to have been set at $40.00 for Howmet Aerospace. Howmet Aerospace earned $0.22 in the second quarter, compared to $0.12 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $36.03 and a 52-week-low of $16.26. At the end of the last trading period, Howmet Aerospace closed at $33.00.

Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Blade Air Mobility Inc BLDE with an Outperform rating. The price target for Blade Air Mobility is set to $14.00. In the third quarter, Blade Air Mobility earned $0.15. The current stock performance of Blade Air Mobility shows a 52-week-high of $11.99 and a 52-week-low of $6.41. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $11.27.

With an Outperform rating, Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Lilium NV LILM. The price target seems to have been set at $24.00 for Lilium. The current stock performance of Lilium shows a 52-week-high of Missing 52-Week High and a 52-week-low of Missing 52-Week Low . Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $10.61.

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