Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For February 22, 2019

Top Upgrades

  • Jefferies upgraded Citigroup Inc C from Hold to Buy. Citigroup shares rose 0.8 percent to $64.85 in pre-market trading.
  • Compass Point upgraded Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. AGM from Neutral to Buy. Federal Agricultural shares fell 2.09 percent to close at $71.71 on Thursday.
  • Morgan Stanley upgraded Intel Corporation INTC from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Intel shares rose 2.7 percent to $52.81 in pre-market trading.
  • Jefferies upgraded Planet Fitness Inc PLNT from Hold to Buy. Planet Fitness shares rose 3.4 percent to $60.20 in pre-market trading.
  • Evercore ISI Group upgraded Southern Co SO from Underperform to In-Line. Southern shares closed at $50.22 on Thursday.
  • Baird upgraded Pool Corporation POOL from Neutral to Outperform. Pool shares closed at $155.38 on Thursday.
  • Credit Suisse upgraded Telenor ASA TELNY from Underperform to Neutral. Telenor shares rose 0.52 percent to close at $19.36 on Thursday.
  • Jefferies upgraded Noodles & Co NDLS from Hold to Buy. Noodles shares gained 8.6 percent to $8.09 in pre-market trading.

 

Top Downgrades

  • Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Kraft Heinz Co KHC from Buy to Hold. Kraft Heinz shares fell 25.3 percent to $35.97 in pre-market trading.
  • Wedbush downgraded Roku Inc ROKU from Outperform to Neutral. Roku shares rose 5.5 percent to $54.30 in pre-market trading.
  • Guggenheim downgraded Biogen Inc BIIB from Buy to Neutral. Biogen shares closed at $321.17 on Thursday.
  • Wedbush downgraded Fitbit Inc FIT from Outperform to Neutral. Fitbit shares fell 2 percent to $6.50 in pre-market trading.
  • JP Morgan downgraded Five Below Inc FIVE from Overweight to Neutral. Five Below shares fell 1 percent to $128.30 in pre-market trading.
  • Citigroup downgraded Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc MDRX from Buy to Neutral. Allscripts Healthcare shares fell 12.5 percent to $10.45 in pre-market trading.
  • Cowen & Co. downgraded Broadcom Inc AVGO from Outperform to Market Perform. Broadcom shares closed at $280.94 on Thursday.
  • DA Davidson downgraded Applied Optoelectronics Inc AAOI from Buy to Neutral. Applied Optoelectronics shares fell 12.7 percent to $12.75 in pre-market trading.
  • Deutsche Bank downgraded Nordstrom, Inc. JWN from Buy to Hold. Nordstrom shares fell 2.7 percent to $43.30 in pre-market trading.
  • Bank of America downgraded Zillow Group Inc Z from Neutral to Underperform. Zillow shares rose 3.9 percent to $36.40 in pre-market trading.

 

Top Initiations

  • BMO Capital initiated coverage on Eidos Therapeutics Inc EIDX with an Outperform rating. The price target for Eidos Therapeutics is set to $28. Eidos Therapeutics shares closed at $15.15 on Thursday.
  • BTIG Research initiated coverage on Regional Management Corp RM with a Buy rating. The price target for Regional Management is set to $36. Regional Management shares closed at $27.33 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at BMO Capital initiated coverage on Biogen Inc BIIB with a Market Perform rating. The price target for Biogen is set to $322. Biogen closed at $321.17 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Cowen & Co. initiated coverage on Maxim Integrated Products Inc. MXIM with a Market Perform rating. The price target for Maxim Integrated is set to $56. Maxim Integrated shares closed at $55.26 on Thursday.
  • Jefferies initiated coverage on Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp WAB with a Hold rating. The price target for Westinghouse Air Brake is set to $80. Westinghouse Air Brake shares closed at $73.58 on Thursday.
  • BTIG Research initiated coverage on Medallion Financial Corp MFIN with a Buy rating. The price target for Medallion Financial is set to $10. Medallion Financial shares closed at $5.92 on Thursday.
  • Cowen & Co. initiated coverage on Microchip Technology Inc. MCHP with a Market Perform rating. The price target for Microchip Technology is set to $90. Microchip Technology shares closed at $89.00 on Thursday.
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