Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For December 20, 2021

 

Upgrades

Morgan Stanley upgraded the previous rating for Cerner Corp (NASDAQ:CERN) from Underweight to Equal-Weight. For the third quarter, Cerner had an EPS of $0.86, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.72. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $92.34 and a 52-week-low of $67.96. Cerner closed at $89.77 at the end of the last trading period.

For GFL Environmental Inc (NYSE:GFL), TD Securities upgraded the previous rating of Hold to Buy. In the third quarter, GFL Environmental showed an EPS of $0.22, compared to $0.13 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $43.71 and a 52-week-low of $26.50. At the end of the last trading period, GFL Environmental closed at $35.39.

Scotiabank upgraded the previous rating for Ternium SA (NYSE:TX) from Sector Perform to Sector Outperform. Ternium earned $6.12 in the third quarter, compared to $0.74 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $56.86 and a 52-week-low of $26.41. At the end of the last trading period, Ternium closed at $42.39.

According to HC Wainwright & Co., the prior rating for Genfit SA (NASDAQ:GNFT) was changed from Neutral to Buy. NoneAt the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $7.19 and a 52-week-low of $3.01. Genfit closed at $5.09 at the end of the last trading period.

For Public Storage (NYSE:PSA), JP Morgan upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Overweight. For the third quarter, Public Storage had an EPS of $3.42, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $2.63. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $368.97 and a 52-week-low of $212.22. Public Storage closed at $361.74 at the end of the last trading period.

According to Mizuho, the prior rating for Anthem Inc (NYSE:ANTM) was changed from Neutral to Buy. Anthem earned $6.79 in the third quarter, compared to $4.20 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $451.71 and a 52-week-low of $286.04. Anthem closed at $445.10 at the end of the last trading period.

Barclays upgraded the previous rating for AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) from Equal-Weight to Overweight. AT&T earned $0.87 in the third quarter, compared to $0.76 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of AT&T shows a 52-week-high of $33.88 and a 52-week-low of $22.02. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $23.78.

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Downgrades

Goldman Sachs downgraded the previous rating for BrightView Holdings Inc (NYSE:BV) from Buy to Neutral. BrightView Holdings earned $0.38 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.37 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $19.17 and a 52-week-low of $13.21. BrightView Holdings closed at $14.47 at the end of the last trading period.

According to JP Morgan, the prior rating for Welltower Inc (NYSE:WELL) was changed from Overweight to Neutral. Welltower earned $0.80 in the third quarter, compared to $0.84 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $89.80 and a 52-week-low of $59.38. At the end of the last trading period, Welltower closed at $83.20.

JP Morgan downgraded the previous rating for Regency Centers Corp (NASDAQ:REG) from Overweight to Neutral. Regency Centers earned $1.12 in the third quarter, compared to $0.69 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $78.06 and a 52-week-low of $43.49. At the end of the last trading period, Regency Centers closed at $71.55.

According to Jefferies, the prior rating for Hayward Holdings Inc (NYSE:HAYW) was changed from Buy to Hold. The current stock performance of Hayward Holdings shows a 52-week-high of $28.65 and a 52-week-low of $15.61. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $24.27.

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Initiations

For Lucid Group Inc (NASDAQ:LCID), Guggenheim initiated coverage, by setting the current rating at Neutral. The current stock performance of Lucid Gr shows a 52-week-high of $42.50 and a 52-week-low of $36.35. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $40.01.

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