Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For May 2, 2022

Upgrades

JP Morgan upgraded the previous rating for TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) from Underweight to Neutral. For the fourth quarter, TAL Education had an EPS of $0.17, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.14. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $62.18 and a 52-week-low of $1.60. TAL Education closed at $3.39 at the end of the last trading period.

Wells Fargo upgraded the previous rating for Accolade Inc (NASDAQ:ACCD) from Underweight to Equal-Weight. In the fourth quarter, Accolade showed an EPS of $0.51, compared to $0.22 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $55.47 and a 52-week-low of $4.61. At the end of the last trading period, Accolade closed at $5.56.

Piper Sandler upgraded the previous rating for Comerica Inc (NYSE:CMA) from Neutral to Overweight. In the first quarter, Comerica showed an EPS of $1.37, compared to $2.43 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $102.09 and a 52-week-low of $63.07. At the end of the last trading period, Comerica closed at $81.90.

JP Morgan upgraded the previous rating for SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) from Neutral to Overweight. SJW Gr earned $0.09 in the first quarter, compared to $0.09 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of SJW Gr shows a 52-week-high of $73.69 and a 52-week-low of $58.49. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $59.00.

Piper Sandler upgraded the previous rating for EPAM Systems Inc (NYSE:EPAM) from Neutral to Overweight. In the fourth quarter, EPAM Sys showed an EPS of $2.76, compared to $1.81 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $725.40 and a 52-week-low of $168.59. EPAM Sys closed at $264.99 at the end of the last trading period.

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Downgrades

According to B. Riley Securities, the prior rating for Shenandoah Telecommunications Co (NASDAQ:SHEN) was changed from Buy to Neutral. Shenandoah earned $0.01 in the first quarter, compared to $0.06 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $61.53 and a 52-week-low of $18.77. At the end of the last trading period, Shenandoah closed at $20.20.

According to Piper Sandler, the prior rating for KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) was changed from Neutral to Underweight. For the first quarter, KeyCorp had an EPS of $0.45, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.61. The stock has a 52-week-high of $27.17 and a 52-week-low of $17.90. At the end of the last trading period, KeyCorp closed at $19.31.

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Initiations

Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage on Artisan Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:ARTA) with a Buy rating. The price target for Artisan Acquisition is set to $15.00. The stock has a 52-week-high of $10.29 and a 52-week-low of $9.51. At the end of the last trading period, Artisan Acquisition closed at $9.98.

With a Buy rating, Aegis Capital initiated coverage on Rail Vision Ltd (NASDAQ:RVSN). The price target seems to have been set at $7.00 for Rail Vision. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $3.14 and a 52-week-low of $1.19. Rail Vision closed at $1.24 at the end of the last trading period.

Craig-Hallum initiated coverage on Urban-gro Inc (NASDAQ:UGRO) with a Buy rating. Urban-gro earned $0.06 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.24 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Urban-gro shows a 52-week-high of $17.30 and a 52-week-low of $6.75. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $7.27.

With a Buy rating, Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage on Clene Inc (NASDAQ:CLNN). The price target seems to have been set at $10.00 for Clene. The current stock performance of Clene shows a 52-week-high of $17.82 and a 52-week-low of $2.35. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $2.59.

Needham initiated coverage on CarMax Inc (NYSE:KMX) with a Hold rating. In the fourth quarter, CarMax showed an EPS of $0.98, compared to $1.27 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of CarMax shows a 52-week-high of $155.98 and a 52-week-low of $85.64. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $85.78.

RBC Capital initiated coverage on Design Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:DSGN) with an Outperform rating. The price target for Design Therapeutics is set to $30.00. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $29.16 and a 52-week-low of $10.37. Design Therapeutics closed at $11.94 at the end of the last trading period.

HC Wainwright & Co. initiated coverage on Vera Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VERA) with a Buy rating. The price target for Vera Therapeutics is set to $35.00. The stock has a 52-week-high of $37.11 and a 52-week-low of $11.30. At the end of the last trading period, Vera Therapeutics closed at $20.00.

JP Morgan initiated coverage on Cazoo Group Ltd (NYSE:CZOO) with a Neutral rating. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $10.13 and a 52-week-low of $1.68. Cazoo Gr closed at $1.69 at the end of the last trading period.

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