Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For March 8, 2017

Bank of America upgraded UDR, Inc. UDR from Underperform to Neutral. UDR shares gained 0.25 percent to close at $36.23 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded Impax Laboratories Inc IPXL from Hold to Buy. Impax Laboratories shares rose 3.3 percent to $9.40 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Mizuho upgraded Skyworks Solutions Inc SWKS from Neutral to Buy. Skyworks shares rose 1 percent to $96.00 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Clarksons Platou upgraded Weatherford International Plc WFT from Sell to Neutral. Weatherford shares fell 1.21 percent to $6.55 in pre-market trading.
Wells Fargo upgraded Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT) CCI from Market Perform to Outperform. Crown Castle shares rose 0.93 percent to $92.35 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Navistar International Corp NAV from Sell to Hold. Navistar shares slipped 4.90 percent to close at $24.85 on Tuesday.
RBC Capital upgraded Omnicom Group Inc. OMC from Sector Perform to Outperform. Omnicom shares gained 0.15 percent to close at $84.09 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Bank of America upgraded Michaels Companies Inc MIK from Neutral to Buy. Michaels shares rose 2.62 percent to $21.55 in pre-market trading.

Wells Fargo downgraded Nimble Storage Inc NMBL from Outperform to Market Perform. Nimble Storage shares slipped 0.72 percent to $12.49 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at William Blair downgraded Urban Outfitters, Inc. URBN from Outperform to Market Perform. Urban Outfitters shares fell 6.45 percent to $23.77 in pre-market trading.
Piper Jaffray downgraded Astoria Financial Corp AF from Overweight to Neutral. Astoria Financial shares climbed 11.74 percent to close at $20.65 on Tuesday.
Goldman Sachs downgraded BT Group plc (ADR) BT from Buy to Neutral. BT Group shares fell 1.43 percent to $19.95 in pre-market trading.
RBC Capital downgraded Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR) GOLD from Sector Perform to Underperform. Randgold shares fell 2.25 percent to $85.30 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at JMP Securities downgraded Fortress Investment Group LLC FIG from Market Outperform to Market Perform. Fortress Investment shares closed at $7.99 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Piper Jaffray downgraded Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc NSM from Neutral to Underweight. Nationstar Mortgage shares fell 1.98 percent to $17.59 in pre-market trading.
Credit Suisse downgraded Grupo Televisa SAB (ADR) TV from Outperform to Neutral. Grupo Televisa shares fell 0.92 percent to close at $25.72 on Tuesday.

Analysts at Rodman & Renshaw initiated coverage on Cytokinetics, Inc. CYTK with a Buy rating. The price target for Cytokinetics is set to $25. Cytokinetics shares closed at $11.50 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Wells Fargo initiated coverage on Skyworks Solutions Inc SWKS with an Outperform rating. Skyworks Solutions shares closed at $95.05 on Tuesday.
Analysts at JP Morgan initiated coverage on Laureate Education Inc LAUR with an Overweight rating. The price target for Laureate Education is set to $15.50. Laureate Education shares closed at $12.80 on Tuesday.
Analysts at B. Riley initiated coverage on Auxilio, Inc. AUXO with a Buy rating. The price target for Auxilio is set to $7.75. Auxilio shares closed at $3.74 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Wells Fargo initiated coverage on Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Inc BLCM with an Outperform rating. Bellicum Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $11.89 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of Xylem Inc XYL with a Neutral rating.The price target for Xylem is set to $52. Xylem shares closed at $48.78 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of Watts Water Technologies Inc WTS with a Neutral rating. The price target for Watts Water Technologies is set to $66. Watts Water Technologies shares closed at $62.65 on Tuesday.