Benzinga's Top Upgrades

Analysts at CLSA upgraded Sanderson Farms, Inc. SAFM from Underperform to Outperform. Sanderson Farms shares closed at $70.66 on Wednesday. Analysts at Macquarie upgraded Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC RBS from Underperform to Neutral. Royal Bank of Scotland shares closed at $9.17 on Wednesday. Raymond James upgraded Pandora Media Inc P from Market Perform to Outperform. Pandora shares closed at $14.26 on Wednesday. Guggenheim Securities upgraded FirstEnergy Corp. FE from Neutral to Buy. FirstEnergy shares closed at $32.00 on Wednesday. Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded Mallinckrodt PLC MNK from Equal-weight to Overweight. The price target for Mallinckrodt has been raised from $74 to $88. Mallinckrodt shares closed at $72.36 on Wednesday. Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded Ball Corporation BLL from Market Perform to Outperform. Ball shares closed at $67.50 on Wednesday. Analysts at Northland Securities upgraded Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) HIMX from Market Perform to Outperform. The price target for Himax Technologies has been raised from $7 to $10. Himax Technologies shares closed at $7.43 on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank upgraded Costco Wholesale Corporation COST from Hold to Buy. The price target for Costco has been raised from $152 to $200. Costco shares closed at $161.09 on Wednesday. Capital One upgraded Washington Real Estate Investment Trust WRE from Equalweight to Overweight. The price target for Washington REIT has been raised to $32. Washington REIT shares closed at $27.73 on Wednesday. Goldman Sachs upgraded Boyd Gaming Corporation BYD from Sell to Neutral. The price target for Boyd Gaming has been raised from $14.50 to $20. Boyd Gaming shares closed at $20.07 on Wednesday.