Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For October 17, 2018

Top Upgrades

• Deutsche Bank upgraded Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) from Hold to Buy. Delta Air shares rose 3.28 percent to $54.85 in pre-market trading.
• Bernstein upgraded Workday Inc (NASDAQ:WDAY) from Market Perform to Outperform. Workday shares rose 2.1 percent to $136.92 in pre-market trading.
• Goldman Sachs upgraded NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP) from Neutral to Buy. NetApp shares rose 3.3 percent to $80.46 in pre-market trading.
• Credit Suisse upgraded Black Hills Corp (NYSE:BKH) from Neutral to Outperform. Black Hills shares rose 0.2 percent to $60.93 in pre-market trading.
• Compass Point upgraded Capstar Financial Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CSTR) from Sell to Neutral. CapStar Financial shares fell 0.85 percent to close at $15.21 on Tuesday.
• Deutsche Bank upgraded American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) from Hold to Buy. American Airlines shares rose 4.2 percent to $34.69 in pre-market trading.
• JP Morgan upgraded Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NYSE:NMM) from Neutral to Overweight. Navios Maritime shares rose 5 percent to $1.70 in pre-market trading.
• BMO Capital upgraded Arista Networks Inc (NYSE:ANET) from Market Perform to Outperform. Arista shares rose 1 percent to $235.99 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Piper Jaffray upgraded Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX) from Neutral to Overweight. Akorn shares rose 3.9 percent to $6.97 in pre-market trading.
• Goldman Sachs upgraded Pure Storage Inc (NYSE:PSTG) from Sell to Neutral. Pure Storage shares rose 2.1 percent to $23.86 in pre-market trading.

Top Downgrades

• Credit Suisse downgraded Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) from Outperform to Neutral. Home Depot shares fell 1.6 percent to $190.51 in pre-market trading.
• KeyBanc downgraded Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) from Overweight to Sector Weight. Netflix shares rose 9.9 percent to $380.52 in pre-market trading.
• Jefferies downgraded Hi-Crush Partners LP (NYSE:HCLP) from Hold to Underperform. Hi-Crush Partners shares fell 6.1 percent to $8.91 in pre-market trading.
• Jefferies downgraded Smart Sand Inc (NASDAQ:SND) from Hold to Underperform. Smart Sand shares fell 11 percent to $3.40 in pre-market trading.
• JP Morgan downgraded Scorpio Bulkers Inc (NYSE:SALT) from Overweight to Neutral. Scorpio Bulkers shares rose 5.7 percent to close at $6.66 on Tuesday.
• BTIG Research downgraded Del Taco Restaurants Inc (NASDAQ:TACO) from Buy to Neutral. Del Taco shares dropped 8.3 percent to $10.02 in pre-market trading.
• Credit Suisse downgraded Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) from Outperform to Neutral. Owens-Corning shares rose 1.86 percent to close at $51.20 on Tuesday.
• Bank of America downgraded Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) from Neutral to Underperform. Vulcan Materials shares rose 1.62 percent to close at $100.90 on Tuesday.
• Craig-Hallum downgraded Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (NASDAQ:ACHC) from Buy to Hold. Acadia Healthcare shares fell 1.28 percent to close at $35.48 on Tuesday.
• Credit Suisse downgraded Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) from Outperform to Neutral. Lowe's shares fell 2.1 percent to $103.77 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• Buckingham initiated coverage on Simply Good Foods Co (NASDAQ:SMPL) with a Buy rating. The price target for Simply Good Foods is set to $22. Simply Good Foods shares closed at $18.92 on Tuesday.
• JMP Securities initiated coverage on KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (NYSE:KREF) with a Market Outperform rating. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust shares closed at $20.04 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on BIO-TECHNE Corp (NASDAQ:TECH) with a Neutral rating. The price target for BIO-TECHNE is set to $190. BIO-TECHNE shares closed at $185.39 on Tuesday.
• Analysts at Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Mongodb Inc (NASDAQ:MDB) with an Outperform rating. The price target for Mongodb is set to $80. Mongodb shares closed at $70.30 on Tuesday.
• Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:BIO) with a Buy rating. The price target for Bio-Rad Laboratories is set to $350. Bio-Rad Laboratories shares closed at $289.31 on Tuesday.