Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For November 18, 2020

Upgrades

• For Under Armour Inc UAA, Argus Research upgraded the previous rating of Hold to the current rating Buy. Interestingly, in the third quarter, Under Armour's EPS was $0.26. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 21.96 and a 52-week-low of 7.15. Under Armour closed at $16.10 at the end of the last trading period.
• For Terex Corp TEX, Citigroup upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to the current rating Buy. In the third quarter, Terex showed an EPS of $0.31, compared to $0.82 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 30.75 and a 52-week-low of 11.54. Terex closed at $29.49 at the end of the last trading period.
• B of A Securities upgraded the previous rating for Kirby Corp KEX from Neutral to Buy. In the third quarter, Kirby showed an EPS of $0.46, compared to $0.80 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Kirby shows a 52-week-high of 92.3 and a 52-week-low of 32.76. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $48.21.
• Jefferies upgraded the previous rating for Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc SPR from Hold to Buy. Spirit AeroSystems Hldgs earned $1.34 in the third quarter, compared to $1.62 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Spirit AeroSystems Hldgs shows a 52-week-high of 92.81 and a 52-week-low of 13.69. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $33.79.
• Barclays upgraded the previous rating for NiSource Inc NI from Equal-Weight to Overweight. In the third quarter, NiSource showed an EPS of $0.09, compared to $0.00 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 30.46 and a 52-week-low of 19.56. NiSource closed at $24.74 at the end of the last trading period.
• For TransDigm Group Inc TDG, Jefferies upgraded the previous rating of Hold to the current rating Buy. TransDigm Gr earned $2.89 in the fourth quarter, compared to $5.62 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 673.51 and a 52-week-low of 200.06. At the end of the last trading period, TransDigm Gr closed at $577.83.
• Gordon Haskett upgraded the previous rating for Kohl's Corp KSS from Reduce to Hold. For the third quarter, Kohl's had an EPS of $0.01, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.74. The current stock performance of Kohl's shows a 52-week-high of 59.28 and a 52-week-low of 10.89. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $29.19.
• According to Morgan Stanley, the prior rating for Tesla Inc TSLA was changed from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Tesla earned $0.76 in the third quarter, compared to $0.37 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 502.49 and a 52-week-low of 65.42. At the end of the last trading period, Tesla closed at $441.61.
• For Boeing Co BA, Baird upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to the current rating Outperform. Boeing earned $1.39 in the third quarter, compared to $1.45 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Boeing shows a 52-week-high of 375.6026 and a 52-week-low of 89.0. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $210.03.
• According to Barclays, the prior rating for Ameren Corp AEE was changed from Underweight to Equal-Weight. For the third quarter, Ameren had an EPS of $1.47, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.47. The stock has a 52-week-high of 87.655 and a 52-week-low of 58.74. At the end of the last trading period, Ameren closed at $80.59.

Downgrades

• According to B of A Securities, the prior rating for ONEOK Inc OKE was changed from Neutral to Underperform. In the third quarter, ONEOK showed an EPS of $0.70, compared to $0.74 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 78.48 and a 52-week-low of 12.16. ONEOK closed at $33.31 at the end of the last trading period.
• HC Wainwright & Co. downgraded the previous rating for Summit Therapeutics Inc SMMT from Buy to Neutral. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 5.5 and a 52-week-low of 1.18. Summit Therapeutics closed at $4.58 at the end of the last trading period.
• According to Barclays, the prior rating for PNM Resources Inc PNM was changed from Equal-Weight to Underweight. For the third quarter, PNM Resources had an EPS of $1.40, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.29. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 56.14 and a 52-week-low of 27.08. PNM Resources closed at $48.91 at the end of the last trading period.
• For PaySign Inc PAYS, DA Davidson downgraded the previous rating of Buy to the current rating Neutral. PaySign earned $0.14 in the third quarter, compared to $0.06 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of PaySign shows a 52-week-high of 11.57 and a 52-week-low of 3.63. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $6.14.
• Jefferies downgraded the previous rating for Honeywell International Inc HON from Buy to Hold. In the third quarter, Honeywell International showed an EPS of $1.56, compared to $2.08 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 210.0 and a 52-week-low of 101.08. Honeywell International closed at $205.42 at the end of the last trading period.
• For Elbit Systems Ltd ESLT, Jefferies downgraded the previous rating of Buy to the current rating Hold. For the second quarter, Elbit Systems had an EPS of $1.56, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.46. The stock has a 52-week-high of 167.75 and a 52-week-low of 110.0. At the end of the last trading period, Elbit Systems closed at $121.56.
• BTIG downgraded the previous rating for Eidos Therapeutics Inc EIDX from Buy to Neutral. Eidos Therapeutics earned $0.79 in the third quarter, compared to $0.18 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 82.78 and a 52-week-low of 28.39. Eidos Therapeutics closed at $79.65 at the end of the last trading period.
• For Ciena Corp CIEN, Rosenblatt downgraded the previous rating of Buy to the current rating Neutral. In the third quarter, Ciena showed an EPS of $1.06, compared to $0.71 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 61.515 and a 52-week-low of 30.58. At the end of the last trading period, Ciena closed at $44.05.
• JP Morgan downgraded the previous rating for GoodRx Holdings Inc GDRX from Neutral to Underweight. In the third quarter, GoodRx Holdings earned $0.09. The current stock performance of GoodRx Holdings shows a 52-week-high of 64.2185 and a 52-week-low of 36.02. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $36.21.

Initiations

• For Viatris Inc VTRS, Edward Jones initiated coverage, by setting the current rating at Sell. The stock has a 52-week-high of 17.93 and a 52-week-low of 15.3. At the end of the last trading period, Viatris closed at $16.34.
• With a current rating of Buy, B. Riley FBR initiated coverage on Ontrak Inc OTRK. The price target seems to have been set at $100.00 for Ontrak. In the third quarter, Ontrak showed an EPS of $0.20, compared to $0.36 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Ontrak shows a 52-week-high of 83.34 and a 52-week-low of 35.51. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $50.71.
• BTIG initiated coverage on Inari Medical Inc NARI with a Buy rating. The price target for Inari Medical is set to $92.00. Inari Medical earned $0.12 in the third quarter. The current stock performance of Inari Medical shows a 52-week-high of 84.9052 and a 52-week-low of 39.55. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $67.97.
• With a current rating of Buy, CL King initiated coverage on American Outdoor Brands Inc AOUT. The price target seems to have been set at $18.00 for American Outdoor Brands. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 16.45 and a 52-week-low of 12.238. American Outdoor Brands closed at $13.99 at the end of the last trading period.
• William Blair initiated coverage on Thryv Holdings Inc THRY with an Outperform rating. Thryv Holdings earned $0.00 in the third quarter. The current stock performance of Thryv Holdings shows a 52-week-high of 15.55 and a 52-week-low of 8.1. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $10.13.
• BMO Capital initiated coverage on AbbVie Inc ABBV with an Outperform rating. The price target for AbbVie is set to $123.00. For the third quarter, AbbVie had an EPS of $2.83, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $2.33. The stock has a 52-week-high of 101.28 and a 52-week-low of 62.55. At the end of the last trading period, AbbVie closed at $99.21.
• Piper Sandler initiated coverage on BigCommerce Holdings Inc BIGC with an Overweight rating. The price target for BigCommerce Holdings is set to $83.00. BigCommerce Holdings earned $0.16 in the third quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 162.5 and a 52-week-low of 63.7716. At the end of the last trading period, BigCommerce Holdings closed at $67.50.