Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For March 2, 2021

Upgrades

• Barrington Research upgraded the previous rating for Dentsply Sirona Inc XRAY from Market Perform to Outperform. Dentsply Sirona earned $0.87 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.73 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $60.78 and a 52-week-low of $31.57. At the end of the last trading period, Dentsply Sirona closed at $59.71.
• BTIG upgraded the previous rating for TrueCar Inc TRUE from Neutral to Buy. For the fourth quarter, TrueCar had an EPS of $0.01, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.01. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $6.47 and a 52-week-low of $1.98. TrueCar closed at $5.18 at the end of the last trading period.
• For Zoom Video Communications Inc ZM, Piper Sandler upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Overweight. For the fourth quarter, Zoom Video Communications had an EPS of $1.22, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.15. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $588.84 and a 52-week-low of $97.37. Zoom Video Communications closed at $409.66 at the end of the last trading period.
• CIBC upgraded the previous rating for Bank of Nova Scotia BNS from Neutral to Outperformer. In the first quarter, Bank of Nova Scotia showed an EPS of $1.44, compared to $1.41 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $61.35 and a 52-week-low of $31.94. At the end of the last trading period, Bank of Nova Scotia closed at $59.74.
• According to BMO Capital, the prior rating for Extra Space Storage Inc EXR was changed from Market Perform to Outperform. In the fourth quarter, Extra Space Storage showed an EPS of $1.48, compared to $1.27 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $131.59 and a 52-week-low of $72.70. At the end of the last trading period, Extra Space Storage closed at $123.67.
• Exane BNP Paribas upgraded the previous rating for Tenaris SA TS from Underperform to Neutral. Tenaris earned $0.18 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.26 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Tenaris shows a 52-week-high of $21.97 and a 52-week-low of $8.86. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $21.55.
• For Satsuma Pharmaceuticals Inc STSA, Credit Suisse upgraded the previous rating of Underperform to Neutral. Satsuma Pharmaceuticals earned $0.69 in the third quarter, compared to $2.26 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $36.10 and a 52-week-low of $3.50. At the end of the last trading period, Satsuma Pharmaceuticals closed at $6.51.
• For Repay Holdings Corp RPAY, Wells Fargo upgraded the previous rating of Equal-Weight to Overweight. Repay Holdings earned $0.17 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.20 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Repay Holdings shows a 52-week-high of $28.42 and a 52-week-low of $10.69. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $22.63.
• According to KeyBanc, the prior rating for Akamai Technologies Inc AKAM was changed from Sector Weight to Overweight. In the fourth quarter, Akamai Technologies showed an EPS of $1.33, compared to $1.23 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $124.91 and a 52-week-low of $75.18. Akamai Technologies closed at $95.94 at the end of the last trading period.

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Downgrades

• According to Wedbush, the prior rating for Skyline Champion Corp SKY was changed from Outperform to Neutral. In the third quarter, Skyline Champion showed an EPS of $0.38, compared to $0.32 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $47.57 and a 52-week-low of $10.82. At the end of the last trading period, Skyline Champion closed at $46.86.
• For ADT Inc ADT, Barclays downgraded the previous rating of Equal-Weight to Underweight. ADT earned $0.12 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.03 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of ADT shows a 52-week-high of $17.21 and a 52-week-low of $3.40. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $7.73.
• For Inseego Corp INSG, Stifel downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Hold. In the fourth quarter, Inseego showed an EPS of $0.07, compared to $0.10 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $21.93 and a 52-week-low of $3.91. At the end of the last trading period, Inseego closed at $15.03.
• According to Raymond James, the prior rating for Switch Inc SWCH was changed from Strong Buy to Outperform. In the fourth quarter, Switch showed an EPS of $0.06, compared to $0.04 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Switch shows a 52-week-high of $19.99 and a 52-week-low of $10.30. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $17.69.
• According to Needham, the prior rating for Applied Optoelectronics Inc AAOI was changed from Buy to Hold. Applied Optoelectronics earned $0.20 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.18 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $17.57 and a 52-week-low of $5.00. Applied Optoelectronics closed at $9.02 at the end of the last trading period.
• For Athenex Inc ATNX, Truist Securities downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Hold. In the fourth quarter, Athenex showed an EPS of $0.53, compared to $0.28 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $15.24 and a 52-week-low of $5.24. Athenex closed at $5.46 at the end of the last trading period.
• According to Jefferies, the prior rating for FibroGen Inc FGEN was changed from Buy to Hold. For the fourth quarter, FibroGen had an EPS of $0.64, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.12. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $57.21 and a 52-week-low of $22.65. FibroGen closed at $50.53 at the end of the last trading period.
• For Viatris Inc VTRS, JP Morgan downgraded the previous rating of Overweight to Neutral. The current stock performance of Viatris shows a 52-week-high of $18.86 and a 52-week-low of $14.56. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $14.72.
• JP Morgan downgraded the previous rating for Athenex Inc ATNX from Overweight to Neutral. For the fourth quarter, Athenex had an EPS of $0.53, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.28. The current stock performance of Athenex shows a 52-week-high of $15.24 and a 52-week-low of $5.24. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $5.46.

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Initiations

• For Lucira Health Inc LHDX, William Blair initiated coverage, by setting the current rating at Outperform. The stock has a 52-week-high of $37.98 and a 52-week-low of $18.27. At the end of the last trading period, Lucira Health closed at $19.39.
• Stifel initiated coverage on Angion Biomedica Corp ANGN with a Buy rating. The price target for Angion Biomedica is set to $40.00. The stock has a 52-week-high of $26.30 and a 52-week-low of $16.00. At the end of the last trading period, Angion Biomedica closed at $19.92.
• Benchmark initiated coverage on Clene Inc CLNN with a Buy rating. The price target for Clene is set to $25.00. The stock has a 52-week-high of $16.50 and a 52-week-low of $6.23. At the end of the last trading period, Clene closed at $13.58.
• Guggenheim initiated coverage on Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc BOLT with a Buy rating. The price target for Bolt Biotherapeutics is set to $42.00. The stock has a 52-week-high of $35.88 and a 52-week-low of $22.63. At the end of the last trading period, Bolt Biotherapeutics closed at $30.00.
• Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on MP Materials Corp MP with an Overweight rating. The price target for MP Materials is set to $57.00. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $49.43 and a 52-week-low of $15.45. MP Materials closed at $46.37 at the end of the last trading period.
• With an Overweight rating, Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc BOLT. The price target seems to have been set at $45.00 for Bolt Biotherapeutics. The stock has a 52-week-high of $35.88 and a 52-week-low of $22.63. At the end of the last trading period, Bolt Biotherapeutics closed at $30.00.
• With an Outperform rating, SVB Leerink initiated coverage on Pharvaris NV PHVS. The price target seems to have been set at $50.00 for Pharvaris. The current stock performance of Pharvaris shows a 52-week-high of $42.86 and a 52-week-low of $23.06. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $39.23.
• With a Neutral rating, Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Immunocore Holdings PLC IMCR. The price target seems to have been set at $40.00 for Immunocore Holdings. The current stock performance of Immunocore Holdings shows a 52-week-high of $61.99 and a 52-week-low of $39.02. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $49.05.
• With an Overweight rating, Piper Sandler initiated coverage on AVITA Medical Inc RCEL. The price target seems to have been set at $27.00 for AVITA Medical. AVITA Medical earned $0.26 in the second quarter. The current stock performance of AVITA Medical shows a 52-week-high of $30.78 and a 52-week-low of $4.00. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $21.49.

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