Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For November 3, 2017

Top Upgrades

• Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Wingstop Inc WING from Hold to Buy. Wingstop shares rose 7.18 percent to $34.50 in pre-market trading.
• Rosenblatt upgraded Apple Inc. AAPL from Neutral to Buy. Apple shares rose 4.24 percent to $175.23 in pre-market trading.
• Morgan Stanley upgraded bluebird bio Inc BLUE from Underweight to Equal-Weight. bluebird bio shares rose 7.76 percent to close at $154.05 on Thursday.
• Piper Jaffray upgraded Green Plains Inc GPRE from Neutral to Overweight. Green Plains shares rose 0.75 percent to $16.90 in pre-market trading.
• Wells Fargo upgraded Willis Towers Watson PLC WLTW from Underperform to Market Perform. Willis Towers Watson shares dropped 2.13 percent to close at $157.48 on Thursday.
• Baird upgraded Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc REGN from Underperform to Neutral. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals shares rose 0.11 percent to close at $397.45 on Thursday.
• Analysts at DA Davidson upgraded Mattel, Inc. MAT from Underperform to Neutral. Mattel shares rose 2.45 percent to $13.36 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Canaccord Genuity upgraded Insulet Corporation PODD from Hold to Buy. Insulet shares fell 0.46 percent to close at $58.15 on Thursday.
• Telsey Advisory Group upgraded Floor & Decor Holdings Inc FND from Market Perform to Outperform. Floor & Decor shares gained 11.46 percent to $42.10 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded Citrix Systems, Inc. CTXS from Neutral to Buy. Citrix shares rose 2.23 percent to $84.20 in pre-market trading.

Top Downgrades

• Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Pandora Media Inc P from Buy to Hold. Pandora shares fell 18.76 percent to $6.02 in pre-market trading.
• Barclays downgraded Blue Apron Holdings Inc APRN from Equal-Weight to Underweight. Blue Apron shares rose 0.26 percent to $3.81 in pre-market trading.
• JP Morgan downgraded TreeHouse Foods Inc. THS from Neutral to Underweight. Treehouse Foods shares dropped 1.60 percent to $42.34 in pre-market trading.
• Deutsche Bank downgraded Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) TEVA from Buy to Hold. Teva shares slipped 2.23 percent to $10.98 in pre-market trading.
• BMO Capital downgraded Gildan Activewear Inc (USA) GIL from Outperform to Market Perform. Gildan Activewear shares fell 0.38 percent to close at $29.19 on Thursday.
• Citigroup downgraded Cogent Communications Holdings Inc CCOI from Neutral to Sell. Sanmina shares dropped 12.23 percent to close at $47.00 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Bank of America downgraded American International Group Inc AIG from Buy to Neutral. AIG shares declined 3.05 percent to $63.00 in pre-market trading.
• H.C. Wainwright downgraded Ocera Therapeutics Inc OCRX from Buy to Neutral. Ocera Therapeutics shares fell 2.23 percent to $1.68 in pre-market trading.
• Raymond James downgraded Newell Brands Inc NWL from Strong Buy to Market Perform. Newell Brands shares fell 0.17 percent to $29.96 in pre-market trading.
• Janney Capital downgraded American Water Works Company Inc AWK from Buy to Neutral. American Water Works shares gained 2.57 percent to close at $89.45 on Thursday.

Top Initiations

• Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Sanderson Farms, Inc. SAFM with an Equal-Weight rating. The price target for Sanderson Farms set to $140. Sanderson Farms shares closed at $146.81 on Thursday.
• Wells Fargo initiated coverage on Dollar Tree, Inc. DLTR with an Outperform rating. The price target for Dollar Tree is set to $106. Dollar Tree shares closed at $92.55 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Baird initiated coverage on TE Connectivity Ltd TEL with an Outperform rating. The price target for TE Connectivity is set to $105. TE Connectivity shares closed at $91.57 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Credit Suisse initiated coverage on UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH with an Outperform rating. The price target for UnitedHealth is set to $233. UnitedHealth shares closed at $211.10 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Tyson Foods, Inc. TSN with an Equal-Weight rating. The price target for Tyson Foods is set to $76. Tyson Foods shares closed at $73.15 on Thursday.
• Wells Fargo initiated coverage on Target Corporation TGT with an Outperform rating. The price target for Target is set to $62. Target shares closed at $59.79 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Imperial Capital initiated coverage on Yogaworks Inc YOGA with an Outperform rating. The price target for Yogaworks is set to $5. Yogaworks shares closed at $2.77 on Thursday.
• Credit Suisse initiated coverage on Humana Inc HUM with a Neutral rating. The price target for Humana is set to $256. Humana shares closed at $256.35 on Thursday.