Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For March 6, 2018

Top Upgrades

• UBS upgraded Vistra Energy Corp VST from Neutral to Buy. Vistra Energy shares rose 1.63 percent to close at $19.91 on Monday.
• Citigroup upgraded Archer Daniels Midland Co ADM from Neutral to Buy. Archer-Daniels Midland shares rose 1.24 percent to $43.25 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at H.C. Wainwright upgraded DURECT Corporation DRRX from Neutral to Buy. Durect shares rose 3.45 percent to close at $1.50 on Monday.
• Barclays upgraded First Republic Bank FRC from Equal-Weight to Overweight. First Republic Bank shares rose 0.04 percent to close at $94.16 on Monday.
• RBC Capital upgraded PPL Corp PPL from Sector Perform to Outperform. PPL shares rose 2.13 percent to close at $28.32 on Monday.
• Stifel Nicolaus upgraded United Parcel Service, Inc. UPS from Hold to Buy. UPS shares rose 1.93 percent to $107.85 in pre-market trading.
• Morgan Stanley upgraded Mylan N.V. MYL from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Mylan shares rose 3.25 percent to $42.89 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Keefe Bruyette & Woods upgraded E*TRADE Financial Corp ETFC from Market Perform to Outperform. E*TRADE shares rose 2.14 percent to close at $52.62 on Monday.
• Citigroup upgraded Herbalife Ltd. HLF from Neutral to Buy. Herbalife shares rose 2.68 percent to $96.80 in pre-market trading.
• Longbow Research upgraded PACCAR Inc PCAR from Neutral to Buy. PACCAR shares rose 2.41 percent to close at $68.81 on Monday.

Top Downgrades

• Analysts at Bank of America downgraded Canadian National Railway (USA) CNI from Neutral to Underperform. Canadian National Railway shares fell 0.40 percent to $74.50 in pre-market trading.
• Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Spectra Energy Partners, LP SEP from Buy to Hold. Spectra Energy Partners shares fell 0.82 percent to $38.50 in pre-market trading.
• H.C. Wainwright downgraded Fate Therapeutics Inc FATE from Buy to Neutral. Fate Therapeutics shares fell 6.17 percent to $12.92 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• Wells Fargo initiated coverage on Cardlytics Inc CDLX with an Outperform rating. Cardlytics shares closed at $16.80 on Monday.
• Analysts at Baird initiated coverage on Domino's Pizza, Inc. DPZ with an Outperform rating. The price target for Domino's is set to $260. Domino's closed at $219.61 on Monday.
• Vertical Research initiated coverage on Trinity Industries Inc TRN with a Sell rating. The price target for Trinity Industries is set to $20. Trinity Industries shares closed at $33.54 on Monday.
• KeyBanc initiated coverage on Cardlytics Inc CDLX with an Overweight rating. The price target for Cardlytics is set to $23. Cardlytics shares closed at $16.80 on Monday.
• Needham initiated coverage on Athenex Inc ATNX with a Buy rating. The price target for Athenex is set to $30. Athenex shares closed at $15.98 on Monday.