Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For July 30, 2018

Macquarie upgraded American Airlines Group Inc AAL from Neutral to Outperform. American Airlines shares rose 0.76 percent to $39.99 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Bank of America upgraded AT&T Inc. T from Neutral to Buy. AT&T shares rose 1.19 percent to $31.45 in pre-market trading.
Williams Capital upgraded Portland General Electric Company POR from Sell to Hold. Portland General Electric shares fell 1.15 percent to close at $44.83 on Friday.
Deutsche Bank upgraded Juniper Networks, Inc. JNPR from Hold to Buy. Juniper shares rose 1.64 percent to $26.61 in pre-market trading.
B. Riley FBR upgraded Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc APLS from Neutral to Buy. Apellis Pharmaceuticals shares rose 8.63 percent to $18.00 in pre-market trading.
Susquehanna upgraded Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation COG from Neutral to Positive. Cabot Oil shares closed at $22.81 on Friday.
RBC Capital upgraded Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (USA) AEM from Sector Perform to Outperform. Agnico Eagle Mines shares closed at $41.80 on Friday.
Wedbush upgraded Habit Restaurants Inc HABT from Neutral to Outperform. Habit Restaurants shares rose 3.54 percent to $11.70 in pre-market trading.
Stephens & Co. upgraded Helmerich & Payne, Inc. HP from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Helmerich & Payne shares closed at $60.83 on Friday.
KeyBanc upgraded Cooper Companies Inc COO from Sector Weight to Overweight. Cooper Companies shares dropped 0.60 percent to close at $253.99 on Friday.

Macquarie downgraded Alaska Air Group, Inc. ALK from Outperform to Neutral. Alaska Air shares closed at $63.65 on Friday.
Barclays downgraded Synchrony Financial SYF from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Synchrony Finl shares closed at $29.92 on Friday.
Longbow Research downgraded Watsco Inc WSO from Buy to Neutral. Watsco shares rose 4 percent to close at $172.58 on Friday.
KeyBanc downgraded Timkensteel Corp TMST from Overweight to Sector Weight. TimkenSteel shares closed at $15.51 on Friday.
Cowen & Co. downgraded Hi-Crush Partners LP HCLP from Outperform to Market Perform. Hi-Crush Partners shares fell 0.66 percent to $15.15 in pre-market trading.
RBC Capital downgraded Barrick Gold Corp (USA) ABX from Outperform to Sector Perform. Barrick Gold shares fell 0.62 percent to $11.16 in pre-market trading.
Deutsche Bank downgraded FCB Financial Holdings Inc FCB from Buy to Hold. FCB Financial shares fell 2.12 percent to close at $50.75 on Friday.
Macquarie downgraded Colgate-Palmolive Company CL from Outperform to Neutral. Colgate-Palmolive shares closed at $66.66 on Friday.

Nomura initiated coverage on Exela Technologies Inc XELA with a Buy rating. The price target for Exela Technologies is set to $10. Exela Technologies shares closed at $4.79 on Friday.
Guggenheim initiated coverage on Alta Mesa Resources Inc AMR with a Buy rating. The price target for Alta Mesa Resources is set to $10. Alta Mesa Resources shares closed at $6.04 on Friday.
Analysts at Cowen & Co. initiated coverage on Adesto Technologies Corp IOTS with an Outperform rating. The price target for Adesto Technologies is set to $8. Adesto Technologies shares closed at $5.85 on Friday.
JMP Securities initiated coverage on Azure Power Global Ltd AZRE with a Market Outperform rating. The price target for Azure Power Global is set to $26. Azure Power Global closed at $15.53 on Friday.
Bank of America initiated coverage on South Jersey Industries Inc SJI with a Neutral rating. The price target for South Jersey Industries is set to $34. South Jersey Industries closed at $33.52 on Friday.
Chardan Capital initiated ADMA Biologics Inc ADMA with a Buy rating. The price target for ADMA Biologics is set to $10. ADMA Biologics shares closed at $6.09 on Friday.

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