Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For December 22, 2022

Upgrades

According to DA Davidson, the prior rating for Helen Of Troy Ltd HELE was changed from Neutral to Buy. Helen Of Troy earned $2.27 in the second quarter, compared to $2.65 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Helen Of Troy shows a 52-week-high of $249.08 and a 52-week-low of $82.94. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $97.25.

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Downgrades

For Nkarta Inc NKTX, Oppenheimer downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to Perform. In the third quarter, Nkarta showed an EPS of $0.58, compared to $0.68 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $20.35 and a 52-week-low of $5.81. At the end of the last trading period, Nkarta closed at $5.88.

Oppenheimer downgraded the previous rating for Fate Therapeutics Inc FATE from Outperform to Perform. In the third quarter, Fate Therapeutics showed an EPS of $0.86, compared to $0.45 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Fate Therapeutics shows a 52-week-high of $66.56 and a 52-week-low of $12.15. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $12.25.

For Celularity Inc CELU, Oppenheimer downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to Perform. Celularity earned $0.03 in the third quarter, compared to $0.40 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $13.19 and a 52-week-low of $1.10. Celularity closed at $1.28 at the end of the last trading period.

According to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, the prior rating for Jefferies Financial Group Inc JEF was changed from Outperform to Market Perform. For the third quarter, Jefferies Financial Group had an EPS of $1.10, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.50. The stock has a 52-week-high of $41.49 and a 52-week-low of $25.88. At the end of the last trading period, Jefferies Financial Group closed at $35.67.

Canaccord Genuity downgraded the previous rating for Coupa Software Inc COUP from Buy to Hold. In the third quarter, Coupa Software showed an EPS of $0.15, compared to $0.31 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $166.21 and a 52-week-low of $40.30. Coupa Software closed at $78.59 at the end of the last trading period.

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Initiations

EF Hutton initiated coverage on Golden Matrix Group Inc GMGI with a Buy rating. The price target for Golden Matrix Group is set to $3.00. For the third quarter, Golden Matrix Group had an EPS of $0.02, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.01. The stock has a 52-week-high of $10.72 and a 52-week-low of $1.89. At the end of the last trading period, Golden Matrix Group closed at $2.25.

With a Buy rating, Mizuho initiated coverage on The Cooper Companies Inc COO. The price target seems to have been set at $375.00 for Cooper Companies. Cooper Companies earned $2.75 in the fourth quarter, compared to $3.28 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $430.67 and a 52-week-low of $244.22. At the end of the last trading period, Cooper Companies closed at $328.69.

With a Neutral rating, Mizuho initiated coverage on Glaukos Corp GKOS. The price target seems to have been set at $48.00 for Glaukos. In the third quarter, Glaukos showed an EPS of $0.45, compared to $0.21 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $64.49 and a 52-week-low of $33.33. At the end of the last trading period, Glaukos closed at $43.58.

Mizuho initiated coverage on Boston Scientific Corp BSX with a Neutral rating. The price target for Boston Scientific is set to $52.00. Boston Scientific earned $0.43 in the third quarter, compared to $0.41 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $47.95 and a 52-week-low of $34.98. Boston Scientific closed at $46.08 at the end of the last trading period.

Scotiabank initiated coverage on Ivanhoe Electric Inc IE with a Sector Perform rating. The price target for Ivanhoe Electric is set to $14.00. The stock has a 52-week-high of $15.53 and a 52-week-low of $7.01. At the end of the last trading period, Ivanhoe Electric closed at $12.40.

With a Buy rating, Mizuho initiated coverage on Alcon Inc ALC. The price target seems to have been set at $85.00 for Alcon. In the third quarter, Alcon showed an EPS of $0.50, compared to $0.54 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Alcon shows a 52-week-high of $88.78 and a 52-week-low of $55.21. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $68.28.

Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on Oncternal Therapeutics Inc ONCT with an Overweight rating. The price target for Oncternal Therapeutics is set to $4.00. In the third quarter, Oncternal Therapeutics showed an EPS of $0.21, compared to $0.19 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $2.72 and a 52-week-low of $0.69. At the end of the last trading period, Oncternal Therapeutics closed at $0.88.

Janney Montgomery Scott initiated coverage on Markel Corp MKL with a Buy rating. The price target for Markel is set to $1550.00. Markel earned $24.20 in the third quarter, compared to $15.09 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $1519.24 and a 52-week-low of $1064.09. Markel closed at $1290.30 at the end of the last trading period.

With an Overweight rating, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on X4 Pharmaceuticals Inc XFOR. The price target seems to have been set at $3.00 for X4 Pharmaceuticals. X4 Pharmaceuticals earned $0.26 in the third quarter, compared to $0.76 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of X4 Pharmaceuticals shows a 52-week-high of $2.68 and a 52-week-low of $0.65. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $0.80.

With a Buy rating, HC Wainwright & Co. initiated coverage on Applied Digital Corp APLD. The price target seems to have been set at $4.00 for Applied Digital. For the first quarter, Applied Digital had an EPS of $0.04, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.31. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $28.08 and a 52-week-low of $0.85. Applied Digital closed at $1.71 at the end of the last trading period.

Loop Capital initiated coverage on Procore Technologies Inc PCOR with a Buy rating. The price target for Procore Technologies is set to $70.00. Procore Technologies earned $0.09 in the third quarter, compared to $0.05 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $83.70 and a 52-week-low of $40.00. At the end of the last trading period, Procore Technologies closed at $49.63.

With a Neutral rating, Baird initiated coverage on Parsons Corp PSN. The price target seems to have been set at $50.00 for Parsons Corp. Parsons Corp earned $0.48 in the third quarter, compared to $0.44 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Parsons Corp shows a 52-week-high of $50.15 and a 52-week-low of $29.25. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $46.54.

Evercore ISI Group initiated coverage on Global Business Travel Group Inc GBTG with an Outperform rating. The price target for Global Business Travel is set to $8.00. The current stock performance of Global Business Travel shows a 52-week-high of $9.28 and a 52-week-low of $4.26. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $6.30.

With an Outperform rating, RBC Capital initiated coverage on Brookfield Asset Management Ltd BAM. The price target seems to have been set at $35.00 for Brookfield Asset Mgmt. In the third quarter, Brookfield Asset Mgmt showed an EPS of $0.24, compared to $0.47 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $62.47 and a 52-week-low of $26.76. At the end of the last trading period, Brookfield Asset Mgmt closed at $28.20.

With an Outperform rating, Wedbush initiated coverage on Getty Images Holdings Inc GETY. The price target seems to have been set at $6.00 for Getty Images Holdings. The current stock performance of Getty Images Holdings shows a 52-week-high of $37.88 and a 52-week-low of $4.51. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $5.06.

With a Buy rating, EF Hutton initiated coverage on Agenus Inc AGEN. The price target seems to have been set at $8.30 for Agenus. For the third quarter, Agenus had an EPS of $0.19, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.72. The current stock performance of Agenus shows a 52-week-high of $3.62 and a 52-week-low of $1.25. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $2.44.

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