Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For August 10, 2017

Top Upgrades

• Goldman Sachs upgraded Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. SPR from Sell to Neutral. Spirit AeroSystems shares fell 1.44 percent to close at $69.74 on Wednesday.
• Raymond James upgraded First Horizon National Corp FHN from Market Perform to Outperform. First Horizon National shares fell 0.98 percent to close at $17.69 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Ladenburg Thalmann upgraded Monroe Capital Corp MRCC from Neutral to Buy. Monroe Capital shares rose 0.21 percent to close at $14.21 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Craig-Hallum upgraded Wabash National Corporation WNC from Hold to Buy. Wabash National shares gained 1.34 percent to close at $19.64 on Wednesday.
• Benchmark upgraded Autohome Inc (ADR) ATHM from Hold to Buy. Autohome shares gained 1.83 percent to $55.60 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Citigroup upgraded Stratasys, Ltd. SSYS from Neutral to Buy. Stratasys shares gained 3.14 percent to $22.99 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded Cubic Corporation CUB from Neutral to Overweight. Cubic shares fell 1.47 percent to close at $40.20 on Wednesday.
• Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Vantiv Inc VNTV from Hold to Buy. Vantiv shares rose 0.97 percent to $67.75 in pre-market trading.
• Morgan Stanley upgraded Cerner Corporation CERN from Underweight to Equal-Weight. Cerner shares rose 0.82 percent to $63.00 in pre-market trading.
• SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgraded BioScrip Inc BIOS from Neutral to Buy. BioScrip shares rose 4.33 percent to close at $2.89 on Wednesday.

Top Downgrades

• Keefe Bruyette & Woods downgraded Maiden Holdings, Ltd. MHLD from Outperform to Market Perform. Maiden Holdings shares fell 0.97 percent to $7.65 in pre-market trading.
• Morgan Stanley downgraded Liberty Global plc LILA from Equal-Weight to Underweight. Liberty Global shares rose 0.34 percent to close at $26.70 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Imperial Capital downgraded AlarmCom Hldg Inc ALRM from Outperform to In-Line. Alarm.com shares rose 4.96 percent to close at $41.47 on Wednesday.
• Baird downgraded Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ACHN from Outperform to Neutral. Achillion Pharmaceuticals shares fell 1.46 percent to $4.74 in pre-market trading.
• Craig-Hallum downgraded Synacor Inc SYNC from Buy to Hold. Synacor shares declined 15.35 percent to $3.00 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Roth Capital downgraded Cempra Inc CEMP from Buy to Neutral. Cempra shares fell 2.74 percent to $3.55 in pre-market trading.
• Raymond James downgraded Commerce Bancshares, Inc. CBSH from Market Perform to Underperform. Commerce Bancshares shares fell 1.32 percent to close at $56.97 on Wednesday.
• Baird downgraded RingCentral Inc RNG from Outperform to Neutral. RingCentral shares climbed 8.08 percent to close at $38.80 on Wednesday.
• JMP Securities downgraded Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc SYRS from Outperform to Market Perform. Syros Pharmaceuticals shares fell 6.74 percent to $21.30 in pre-market trading.
• Morgan Stanley downgraded Telecom Argentina SA (ADR) TEO from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Telecom Argentina shares fell 1.84 percent to close at $27.76 on Wednesday.

Top Initiations

• Analysts at Compass Point initiated coverage on Capital One Financial Corp. COF with a Neutral rating. The price target for Capital One is set to $90. Capital One shares closed at $85.14 on Wednesday.
• Wells Fargo initiated coverage on Bank of New York Mellon Corp BK with a Market Perform rating. The price target for Bank of New York Mellon is set to $55. Bank of New York Mellon shares closed at $54.04 on Wednesday.
• Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on AAC Holdings Inc AAC with an Overweight rating. The price target for AAC Holdings is set to $11. AAC Holdings shares closed at $8.21 on Wednesday.
• Wells Fargo initiated coverage of State Street Corp STT with an Outperform rating. The price target for State Street is set to $115. State Street shares closed at $94.28 on Wednesday.
• Barclays initiated coverage on Delta Air Lines, Inc. DAL with an Overweight rating. The price target for Delta Air is set to $70. Delta Air shares closed at $49.67 on Wednesday.
• Analysts at Wells Fargo initiated coverage on Zions Bancorp ZION with an Outperform rating. The price target for Zions Bancorp is set to $56. Zions Bancorp shares closed at $45.29 on Wednesday.