Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For August 1, 2018

Top Upgrades

• Analysts at Benchmark upgraded Huron Consulting Group Inc. HURN from Hold to Buy. Huron Consulting shares rose 6.6 percent to $46.55 in pre-market trading.
• Morgan Stanley upgraded Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. SRPT from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Sarepta shares rose 4.3 percent to $121.18 in pre-market trading.
• Jefferies upgraded Dropbox, Inc. DBX from Hold to Buy. Dropbox shares rose 2.73 percent to $27.50 in pre-market trading.
• Sandler O'Neill upgraded Aflac Incorporated AFL from Hold to Buy. Aflac shares rose 0.45 percent to close at $46.54 on Tuesday.
• Craig-Hallum upgraded Synaptics Incorporated SYNA from Hold to Buy. Synaptics shares fell 11.2 percent to $44.48 in pre-market trading.
• RBC Capital upgraded Pandora Media, Inc. P from Sector Perform to Outperform. Pandora shares rose 15 percent to $7.75 in pre-market trading.
• Susquehanna upgraded Wolverine World Wide, Inc. WWW from Neutral to Positive. Wolverine World Wide shares rose 0.63 percent to close at $35.38 on Tuesday.
• Jefferies upgraded Papa John's International, Inc. PZZA from Hold to Buy. Papa John's shares dropped 0.24 percent to close at $41.96 on Tuesday.
• Bernstein upgraded Cognex Corporation CGNX from Market Perform to Outperform. Cognex shares climbed 19.28 percent to close at $52.78 on Tuesday.
• Deutsche Bank upgraded AutoZone, Inc. AZO from Hold to Buy. AutoZone shares rose 1.01 percent to close at $705.53 on Tuesday.

Top Downgrades

• JMP Securities downgraded Incyte Corporation INCY from Outperform to Market Perform. Incyte shares fell 1.56 percent to $65.50 in pre-market trading.
• BMO Capital downgraded Universal Health Services, Inc. UHS from Outperform to Market Perform. Universal Health shares fell 1.7 percent to $120.00 in pre-market trading.
• Morgan Stanley downgraded Cytokinetics, Incorporated CYTK from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Cytokinetics shares declined 2.1 percent to $7.20 in pre-market trading.
• Stifel Nicolaus downgraded NewLink Genetics Corporation NLNK from Buy to Hold. NewLink Genetics shares fell 5.6 percent to $3.57 in pre-market trading.
• Compass Point downgraded Horizon Technology Finance Corporation HRZN from Neutral to Sell. Horizon Tech Finance shares fell 3.6 percent to $10.35 in pre-market trading.
• RBC Capital downgraded Quotient Technology Inc. QUOT from Outperform to Sector Perform. Quotient Technology shares rose 0.34 percent to close at $14.75 on Tuesday.
• Deutsche Bank downgraded Akamai Technologies, Inc. AKAM from Buy to Hold. Akamai shares fell 5.7 percent to $71.01 in pre-market trading.
• BMO Capital downgraded Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. ACHC from Outperform to Market Perform. Acadia Healthcare shares dropped 8.4 percent to close at $39.48 on Tuesday.
• Baird downgraded Canada Goose Holdings Inc. GOOS from Outperform to Neutral. Canada Goose shares fell 2.8 percent to $55.80 in pre-market trading.
• Citigroup downgraded Pearson plc PSO from Buy to Neutral. Pearson shares fell 1.7 percent to $11.86 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage on Kura Oncology, Inc. KURA with a Buy rating. The price target for Kura Oncology is set to $31. Kura Oncology shares closed at $20.30 on Tuesday.
• Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Lilis Energy, Inc. LLEX with a Buy rating. The price target for Lilis Energy is set to $12. Lilis Energy shares closed at $4.69 on Tuesday.
• Roth Capital initiated coverage on Identiv Inc INVE with a Buy rating. The price target for Identiv is set to $9. Identiv shares closed at $4.72 on Tuesday.
• Jefferies initiated MarketAxess Holdings Inc. MKTX with a Hold rating. The price target for MarketAxess is set to $219. MarketAxess shares closed at $193.77 on Tuesday.
• Roth Capital initiated coverage on Sensus Healthcare Inc SRTS with a Buy rating. The price target for Sensus Healthcare is set to $12.50. Sensus Healthcare shares closed at $6.82 on Tuesday.