Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For July 13, 2018

Top Upgrades

• Goldman Sachs upgraded Diageo plc DEO from Neutral to Buy. Diageo shares rose 0.07 percent to $147.57 in pre-market trading.
• Citigroup upgraded Raymond James Financial, Inc. RJF from Neutral to Buy. Raymond James shares rose 0.72 percent to close at $92.24 on Thursday.
• JP Morgan upgraded M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. MDC from Underweight to Neutral. MDC shares rose 1.32 percent to $32.28 in pre-market trading.
• Buckingham upgraded United Rentals, Inc. URI from Neutral to Buy. United Rentals shares rose 1.31 percent to $154.30 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Bank of America upgraded V.F. Corporation VFC from Neutral to Buy. VF shares rose 0.46 percent to close at $83.70 on Thursday.
• Goldman Sachs upgraded Monro, Inc. MNRO from Neutral to Buy. Monro shares rose 1.07 percent to close at $61.45 on Thursday.
• Buckingham upgraded Herc Holdings Inc. HRI from Neutral to Buy. Herc Holdings shares fell 0.64 percent to close at $57.30 on Thursday.

Top Downgrades

• Raymond James downgraded AT&T Inc. T from Outperform to Market Perform. AT&T shares fell 1.49 percent to $31.74 in pre-market trading.
• BMO Capital downgraded Broadcom Inc. AVGO from Outperform to Market Perform. Broadcom shares rose 0.21 percent to $210.42 in pre-market trading.
• Goldman Sachs downgraded Visteon Corporation VC from Buy to Neutral. Visteon shares fell 0.80 percent to close at $132.12 on Thursday.
• Morgan Stanley downgraded Incyte Corporation INCY from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Incyte shares fell 1.62 percent to $69.99 in pre-market trading.
• Janney Capital downgraded STORE Capital Corporation STOR from Buy to Neutral. STORE Capital shares fell 0.97 percent to $27.43 in pre-market trading.
• Boenning & Scattergood downgraded Valmont Industries, Inc. VMI from Outperform to Neutral. Valmont shares fell 8.929 percent to close at $138.30 on Thursday.
• Canaccord Genuity downgraded Hecla Mining Company HL from Buy to Hold. Hecla Mining shares rose 2.05 percent to close at $3.49 on Thursday.
• KeyBanc downgraded Orion Engineered Carbons, S.A. OEC from Overweight to Sector Weight. Orion Engineered Carbons shares rose 1.43 percent to close at $31.95 on Thursday.
• Keefe Bruyette & Woods downgraded Invesco Ltd. IVZ from Outperform to Market Perform. Invesco shares fell 0.15 percent to $26.00 in pre-market trading.
• Morgan Stanley downgraded Acceleron Pharma Inc. XLRN from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Acceleron Pharma shares fell 1.40 percent to close at $47.11 on Thursday.

Top Initiations

• Analysts at Susquehanna initiated coverage on Carbon Black, Inc. CBLK with a Neutral rating. The price target for Carbon Black is set to $27. Carbon Black shares closed at $26.08 on Thursday.
• Longbow Research initiated coverage on Oshkosh Corporation OSK with a Buy rating. The price target for Oshkosh is set to $88. Oshkosh shares closed at $71.55 on Thursday.
• Wedbush initiated coverage on Childrens Place Inc PLCE with an Outperform rating. The price target for Children's Place is set to $150. Children's Place shares closed at $114.30 on Thursday.
• SunTrust Robinson Humphrey initiated coverage on MEI Pharma, Inc. MEIP with a Buy rating. The price target for MEI Pharma is set to $12. MEI Pharma shares closed at $4.28 on Thursday.
• BMO Capital initiated coverage on InflaRx N.V. IFRX with an Outperform rating. The price target for InflaRx is set to $45. InflaRx closed at $30.31 on Thursday.
• Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Galmed Pharmaceuticals Ltd. GLMD with a Buy rating. The price target for Galmed Pharmaceuticals is set to $35. Galmed Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $12.77 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Susquehanna initiated coverage on Domo, Inc. DOMO with a Positive rating. The price target for Domo is set to $24. Domo shares closed at $19.84 on Thursday.
• BTIG Research initiated coverage on Verastem, Inc. VSTM with a Buy rating. The price target for Verastem is set to $17. Verastem shares closed at $8.06 on Thursday