Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For October 25, 2018

TD Securities upgraded Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC from Hold to Buy. Norfolk Southern shares rose 0.5 percent to $161.00 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Barclays upgraded Owens Corning OC from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Owens-Corning shares rose 0.7 percent to $43.25 in pre-market trading.
Loop Capital upgraded Ryder System, Inc. R from Hold to Buy. Ryder shares rose 1.8 percent to $60.72 in pre-market trading.
Evercore ISI Group upgraded KB Home KBH from In-Line to Outperform. KB Home shares fell 3.23 percent to close at $18.56 on Tuesday.
Craig-Hallum upgraded Teradyne, Inc. TER from Hold to Buy. Teradyne shares rose 2.7 percent to $31.05 in pre-market trading.
Wells Fargo upgraded Switch Inc SWCH from Market Perform to Outperform. Switch shares rose 3.6 percent to $9.31 in pre-market trading.
Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC from Hold to Buy. Norfolk Southern shares rose 0.5 percent to $161.00 in pre-market trading.
JP Morgan upgraded Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. MLNX from Neutral to Overweight. Mellanox shares rose 7.9 percent to $71.20 in pre-market trading.
DZ Bank upgraded Caterpillar Inc. CAT from Sell to Hold. Caterpillar shares rose 1.5 percent to $113.99 in pre-market trading.
Credit Suisse upgraded Tripadvisor Inc TRIP from Underperform to Neutral. TripAdvisor shares rose 2.6 percent to $47.95 in pre-market trading.

Bank of America downgraded United Parcel Service, Inc. UPS from Buy to Neutral. UPS shares rose 0.5 percent to $108.49 in pre-market trading.
Canaccord Genuity downgraded Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings LH from Buy to Hold. Laboratory Corp shares fell 7.89 percent to close at $155.30 on Wednesday.
Susquehanna downgraded MaxLinear, Inc. MXL from Positive to Neutral. MaxLinear shares fell 0.3 percent to $16.09 in pre-market trading.
Susquehanna downgraded Hibbett Sports, Inc. HIBB from Positive to Neutral. Hibbett shares fell 2.7 percent to $16.40 in pre-market trading.
Edward Jones downgraded Henry Schein, Inc. HSIC from Hold to Sell. Henry Schein shares rose 0.9 percent to $80.76 in pre-market trading.
Goldman Sachs downgraded Pandora Media Inc P from Buy to Neutral. Pandora shares rose 1.2 percent to $8.16 in pre-market trading.
Baird downgraded STMicroelectronics NV STM from Outperform to Underperform. STMicroelectronics shares rose 1.5 percent to $13.89 in pre-market trading.
Bank of America downgraded AMBEV S A/S ADR ABEV from Neutral to Underperform. Ambev shares fell 4.3 percent to $4.03 in pre-market trading.
Seaport Global downgraded Illinois Tool Works Inc. ITW from Buy to Neutral. Illinois Tool Works shares rose 0.5 percent to $120.40 in pre-market trading.
CL King downgraded Lamb Weston Holdings Inc LW from Buy to Neutral. Lamb Weston shares fell 0.4 percent to $78.73 in pre-market trading.

Loop Capital initiated coverage on Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. CMG with a Buy rating. The price target for Chipotle is set to $500. Chipotle shares closed at $413.00 on Wednesday.
Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage on Athenex Inc ATNX with a Buy rating. The price target for Athenex is set to $27. Athenex shares closed at $12.37 on Wednesday.
Analysts at Loop Capital initiated coverage on Darden Restaurants, Inc. DRI with a Buy rating. The price target for Darden is set to $130. Darden closed at $103.91 on Wednesday.
Analysts at Jefferies initiated coverage on Zumiez Inc. ZUMZ with a Buy rating. The price target for Zumiez is set to $28. Zumiez shares closed at $21.92 on Wednesday.
Analysts at Taglich Brothers initiated coverage on On Track Innovations Ltd OTIV with a Speculative Buy rating. On Track Innovations shares closed at $0.89 on Wednesday.
Loop Capital initiated coverage on Brinker International, Inc. EAT with a Hold rating. The price target for Brinker is set to $50. Brinker shares closed at $44.09 on Wednesday.