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

Top Upgrades

• Citigroup upgraded Corning Incorporated GLW from Neutral to Buy. Corning shares rose 2.37 percent to $35.89 in pre-market trading.
• Buckingham upgraded Parker-Hannifin Corp PH from Neutral to Buy. Parker Hannifin shares rose 0.76 percent to $186.08 in pre-market trading.
• Cowen & Co. upgraded VF Corp VFC from Market Perform to Outperform. VF shares rose 0.01 percent to close at $91.21 on Thursday.
• Wells Fargo upgraded Perspecta Inc PRSP from Market Perform to Outperform. Perspecta shares rose 1.35 percent to $25.55 in pre-market trading.
• JP Morgan upgraded Helmerich & Payne, Inc. HP from Underweight to Neutral. Helmerich & Payne shares fell 1.6 percent to close at $64.75 on Thursday.
• Citigroup upgraded Regency Centers Corp REG from Neutral to Buy. Regency Centers shares rose 0.77 percent to close at $65.77 on Thursday.
• Susquehanna upgraded Coca-Cola European Partners PLC CCE from Negative to Neutral. Coca-Cola European shares rose 0.55 percent to $45.60 in pre-market trading.

Top Downgrades

• Wells Fargo downgraded Costco Wholesale Corporation COST from Outperform to Market Perform. Costco shares fell 1.36 percent to $238.00 in pre-market trading.
• RBC Capital downgraded Dunkin Brands Group Inc DNKN from Outperform to Sector Perform. Dunkin Brands shares rose 0.20 percent to $76.17 in pre-market trading.
• Barclays downgraded Taylor Morrison Home Corp TMHC from Equal-Weight to Underweight. Taylor Morrison Home shares fell 0.41 percent to close at $19.48 on Thursday.
• Baird downgraded Tandem Diabetes Care Inc TNDM from Outperform to Neutral. Tandem Diabetes Care shares fell 5.67 percent to $48.27 in pre-market trading.
• Citigroup downgraded DDR Corp DDR from Buy to Neutral. DDR shares rose 0.77 percent to close at $14.31 on Thursday.
• JP Morgan downgraded Valvoline Inc VVV from Neutral to Underweight. Valvoline shares rose 0.68 percent to close at $22.33 on Thursday.
• Citigroup downgraded MedEquities Realty Trust Inc MRT from Neutral to Sell. MedEquities Realty Trust shares fell 1.94 percent to close at $10.11 on Thursday.

Top Initiations

• Wedbush initiated Groupon Inc GRPN with a Neutral rating. The price target for Groupon is set to $4. Groupon shares closed at $3.82 on Thursday.
• Cowen & Co. initiated coverage on Leaf Group Ltd LEAF with an Outperform rating. The price target for Leaf Group is set to $14. Leaf Group shares closed at $10.10 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc PCRX with a Sell rating. The price target for Pacira Pharmaceuticals is set to $41. Pacira Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $47.35 on Thursday.
• Bank of America initiated coverage on Zogenix, Inc. ZGNX with a Buy rating. The price target for Zogenix is set to $63. Zogenix shares closed at $48.75 on Thursday.
• Maxim Group initiated coverage on Genprex Inc GNPX with a Buy rating. The price target for Genprex is set to $5. Genprex shares closed at $2.20 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Wedbush initiated coverage on eBay Inc EBAY with a Neutral rating. The price target for eBay is set to $36. eBay shares closed at $34.44 on Thursday.
• DA Davidson initiated coverage on Builders FirstSource, Inc. BLDR with a Buy rating. The price target for Builders FirstSource is set to $20. Builders FirstSource shares closed at $16.21 on Thursday.
• Berenberg initiated coverage on Mallinckrodt PLC MNK with a Sell rating. The price target for Mallinckrodt is set to $25. Mallinckrodt shares closed at $31.81 on Thursday.
• Guggenheim initiated coverage on The Coca-Cola Co KO with a Buy rating. Coca-Cola shares closed at $45.83 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on argenx SE - ADR ARGX with a Buy rating. The price target for argenx is set to $139. argenx closed at $89.40 on Thursday.