Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For March 14, 2018

Top Upgrades

• JP Morgan upgraded Century Aluminum Co CENX from Neutral to Overweight. Century Aluminum shares rose 3.99 percent to $22.44 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded Ford Motor Company F from Underweight to Overweight. Ford shares rose 3.71 percent to $11.18 in pre-market trading.
• Raymond James upgraded RH RH from Market Perform to Outperform. RH shares rose 2.23 percent to $77.75 in pre-market trading.
• Morgan Stanley upgraded Quest Diagnostics Inc DGX from Underweight to Equal-Weight. Quest shares fell 0.58 percent to close at $104.99 on Tuesday.
• Vertical Group upgraded Pilgrim's Pride Corporation PPC from Hold to Buy. Pilgrims Pride shares rose 1.43 percent to $24.86 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Mizuho upgraded Sabra Health Care REIT Inc SBRA from Neutral to Buy. Sabra Health Care fell 2.61 percent to close at $17.94 on Tuesday.
• JMP Securities upgraded Resource Capital Corp. RSO from Market Perform to Market Outperform. Resource Capital shares fell 2.29 percent to close at $8.98 on Tuesday.
• Jefferies upgraded Oceaneering International OII from Underperform to Hold. Oceaneering International shares fell 2.08 percent to close at $18.82 on Tuesday.
• Keefe Bruyette & Woods upgraded First Hawaiian Inc FHB from Market Perform to Outperform. First Hawaiian shares fell 0.59 percent to close at $28.63 on Tuesday.

Top Downgrades

• Analysts at Vertical Group downgraded Cleveland-Cliffs Inc CLF from Hold to Sell. Cleveland-Cliffs shares fell 1.78 percent to $7.16 in pre-market trading.
• Morgan Stanley downgraded Inovalon Holdings Inc INOV from Equal-Weight to Underweight. Inovalon shares fell 0.42 percent to close at $11.90 on Tuesday.
• Wedbush downgraded The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. ULTI from Outperform to Neutral. Ultimate Software shares fell 1.10 percent to close at $248.78 on Tuesday.
• IFS Securities downgraded Arch Therapeutics Inc ARTH from Strong Buy to Outperform. Arch Therapeutics shares fell 5.12 percent to close at $0.306 on Tuesday.

Top Initiations

• Telsey Advisory Group initiated coverage on Scientific Games Corp SGMS with an Outperform rating. The price target for Scientific Games is set to $52. Scientific Games shares closed at $44.10 on Tuesday.
• Raymond James initiated coverage on RadNet Inc. RDNT with a Strong Buy rating. The price target for RadNet is set to $15. RadNet shares closed at $12.65 on Tuesday.
• Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on R1 RCM Inc RCM with an Overweight rating. The price target for R1 RCM is set to $9. R1 RCM shares closed at $7.48 on Tuesday.
• First Analysis initiated coverage on Avid Bioservices Inc CDMO with an Overweight rating. The price target for Avid Bioservices is set to $4. Avid Bioservices shares closed at $2.32 on Tuesday.
• Janney Capital initiated coverage on bluebird bio Inc BLUE with a Neutral rating. The price target for bluebird is set to $220. bluebird shares closed at $223.35 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group initiated coverage on Wynn Resorts, Limited WYNN with a Market Perform rating. The price target for Wynn Resorts is set to $200. Wynn Resorts shares closed at $185.41 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group initiated coverage on MGM Resorts International MGM with a Market Perform rating. The price target for MGM Resorts is set to $39. MGM Resorts closed at $35.79 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at RBC Capital initiated coverage on AMC Networks Inc AMCX with a Sector Perform rating. The price target for AMC Networks is set to $57. AMC Networks shares closed at $51.46 on Tuesday.