Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For September 29, 2017

Top Upgrades

• RBC Capital upgraded Southern Co SO from Sector Perform to Outperform. Southern shares closed at $48.94 on Thursday.
• Bank of America upgraded Amphenol Corporation APH from Neutral to Buy. Amphenol shares closed at $82.28 on Thursday.
• Canaccord Genuity upgraded Goldcorp Inc. (USA) GG from Hold to Buy. Goldcorp shares closed at $12.76 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Piper Jaffray upgraded Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc ZYNE from Neutral to Overweight. Zynerba Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $9.44 on Thursday.
• Mizuho upgraded KB Home KBH from Underperform to Neutral. KB Home shares closed at $22.22 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus upgraded J B Hunt Transport Services Inc JBHT from Hold to Buy. JB Hunt shares closed at $108.90 on Thursday.
• Oppenheimer upgraded Conn's Inc CONN from Perform to Outperform. Conn's shares closed at $27.70 on Thursday.
• Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Heartland Express, Inc. HTLD from Hold to Buy. Heartland Express shares closed at $23.29 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Citigroup upgraded Trinity Industries Inc TRN from Neutral to Buy. Trinity Industries shares closed at $31.18 on Thursday.

Top Downgrades

• BMO Capital downgraded Louisiana-Pacific Corporation LPX from Market Perform to Underperform. Louisiana-Pacific shares closed at $28.57 on Thursday.
• Canaccord Genuity downgraded IAMGOLD Corp (USA) IAG from Buy to Hold. Iamgold shares closed at $6.66 on Thursday.
• Williams Capital downgraded SCANA Corporation SCG from Hold to Sell. SCANA shares closed at $50.99 on Thursday.
• BMO Capital downgraded Norbord Inc OSB from Market Perform to Underperform. Norbord shares closed at $41.33 on Thursday.
• Bank of America downgraded Townsquare Media Inc TSQ from Buy to Underperform. Townsquare Media shares closed at $10.49 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Hovde Group downgraded Evans Bancorp Inc. EVBN from Outperform to Market Perform. Evans Bancorp shares closed at $44.55 on Thursday.

Top Initiations

• Seaport Global initiated coverage on Jagged Peak Energy Inc JAG with a Buy rating. The price target for Jagged Peak Energy is set to $16. Jagged Peak Energy shares closed at $13.70 on Thursday.
• Bank of America initiated coverage on Kosmos Energy Ltd KOS with a Neutral rating. The price target for Kosmos Energy is set to $9. Kosmos Energy shares closed at $7.99 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Buckingham initiated coverage on Liberty Global plc LBTYA with Buy rating. The price target for Liberty Global is set to $44. Liberty Global shares closed at $33.17 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Raymond James initiated coverage on Medpace Holdings Inc MEDP with a Market Perform rating. Medpace shares closed at $32.13 on Thursday.
• Desjardins initiated coverage on Golden Star Resources Ltd. (USA) GSS with a Buy rating. Golden Star Resources shares closed at $0.7582 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Stephens & Co. initiated coverage of Lilis Energy Inc td LLEX with an Overweight rating. The price target for Lilis Energy is set to $6. Lilis Energy shares closed at $4.60 on Thursday.
• SunTrust Robinson Humphrey initiated coverage on ABIOMED, Inc. ABMD with a Buy rating. The price target for ABIOMED is set to $195. ABIOMED shares closed at $162.34 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Loop Capital initiated coverage on Albemarle Corporation ALB with a Buy rating. The price target for Albemarle is set to $150. Albemarle shares closed at $132.32 on Thursday.
• Analysts at DA Davidson initiated coverage on Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated VRTX with a Buy rating. The price target for Vertex Pharmaceuticals is set to $200. Vertex Pharmaceuticals closed at $149.62 on Thursday.