Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For July 25, 2023

Upgrades

Northcoast Research upgraded the previous rating for Camping World Holdings Inc CWH from Neutral to Buy. For the first quarter, Camping World Holdings had an EPS of $0.14, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.15. The current stock performance of Camping World Holdings shows a 52-week-high of $33.98 and a 52-week-low of $18.69. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $31.32.

According to New Street Research, the prior rating for Meta Platforms Inc META was changed from Neutral to Buy. In the first quarter, Meta Platforms showed an EPS of $2.20, compared to $2.72 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $318.68 and a 52-week-low of $88.10. Meta Platforms closed at $291.61 at the end of the last trading period.

BTIG upgraded the previous rating for Zscaler Inc ZS from Neutral to Buy. Zscaler earned $0.48 in the third quarter, compared to $0.17 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Zscaler shows a 52-week-high of $194.07 and a 52-week-low of $84.93. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $148.33.

For Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc VRCA, Needham upgraded the previous rating of Hold to Buy. Verrica Pharmaceuticals earned $0.13 in the first quarter, compared to $0.25 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Verrica Pharmaceuticals shows a 52-week-high of $8.70 and a 52-week-low of $2.05. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $5.11.

According to JP Morgan, the prior rating for Huntington Bancshares Inc HBAN was changed from Underweight to Neutral. In the second quarter, Huntington Bancshares showed an EPS of $0.35, compared to $0.36 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Huntington Bancshares shows a 52-week-high of $15.74 and a 52-week-low of $9.13. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $12.11.

According to Wolfe Research, the prior rating for Datadog Inc DDOG was changed from Peer Perform to Outperform. Datadog earned $0.28 in the first quarter, compared to $0.24 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Datadog shows a 52-week-high of $120.71 and a 52-week-low of $61.34. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $111.49.

For Walmart Inc WMT, Piper Sandler upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Overweight. For the first quarter, Walmart had an EPS of $1.47, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.30. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $159.88 and a 52-week-low of $120.07. Walmart closed at $159.30 at the end of the last trading period.

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Downgrades

Stephens & Co. downgraded the previous rating for MainStreet Bancshares Inc MNSB from Overweight to Equal-Weight. MainStreet Bancshares earned $0.85 in the second quarter, compared to $0.71 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $29.93 and a 52-week-low of $19.43. MainStreet Bancshares closed at $24.08 at the end of the last trading period.

According to Capital One, the prior rating for Denbury Inc DEN was changed from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Denbury earned $1.36 in the first quarter, compared to $1.69 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $104.05 and a 52-week-low of $59.00. Denbury closed at $86.53 at the end of the last trading period.

According to Chardan Capital, the prior rating for Kodiak Sciences Inc KOD was changed from Buy to Neutral. Kodiak Sciences earned $1.35 in the first quarter, compared to $1.83 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $12.76 and a 52-week-low of $2.77. At the end of the last trading period, Kodiak Sciences closed at $3.94.

According to RBC Capital, the prior rating for United States Steel Corp X was changed from Outperform to Sector Perform. United States Steel earned $0.77 in the first quarter, compared to $3.05 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $31.55 and a 52-week-low of $17.89. At the end of the last trading period, United States Steel closed at $24.71.

For Bank of Hawaii Corp BOH, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded the previous rating of Market Perform to Underperform. For the second quarter, Bank of Hawaii had an EPS of $1.12, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.38. The current stock performance of Bank of Hawaii shows a 52-week-high of $85.38 and a 52-week-low of $30.83. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $57.21.

Citigroup downgraded the previous rating for CI&T Inc CINT from Buy to Neutral. In the first quarter, CI&T showed an EPS of $0.09, compared to $0.10 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of CI&T shows a 52-week-high of $15.08 and a 52-week-low of $3.34. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $6.48.

According to B of A Securities, the prior rating for Tractor Supply Co TSCO was changed from Buy to Neutral. In the first quarter, Tractor Supply showed an EPS of $1.65, compared to $1.65 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $251.17 and a 52-week-low of $181.52. Tractor Supply closed at $214.66 at the end of the last trading period.

According to Deutsche Bank, the prior rating for Sprouts Farmers Market Inc SFM was changed from Buy to Hold. Sprouts Farmers Market earned $0.98 in the first quarter, compared to $0.79 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Sprouts Farmers Market shows a 52-week-high of $40.39 and a 52-week-low of $26.20. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $39.96.

According to Telsey Advisory Group, the prior rating for Zevia PBC ZVIA was changed from Outperform to Market Perform. In the first quarter, Zevia showed an EPS of $0.04, compared to $0.28 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Zevia shows a 52-week-high of $5.49 and a 52-week-low of $2.82. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $4.23.

Redburn Partners downgraded the previous rating for Corteva Inc CTVA from Buy to Neutral. Corteva earned $1.16 in the first quarter, compared to $0.97 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Corteva shows a 52-week-high of $68.42 and a 52-week-low of $52.76. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $56.70.

Citigroup downgraded the previous rating for The Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS from Buy to Neutral. Goldman Sachs Gr earned $3.08 in the second quarter, compared to $7.73 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Goldman Sachs Gr shows a 52-week-high of $389.43 and a 52-week-low of $287.84. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $358.93.

For Rackspace Technology Inc RXT, Citigroup downgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Sell. For the first quarter, Rackspace Tech had an EPS of $0.02, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.22. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $7.36 and a 52-week-low of $1.05. Rackspace Tech closed at $2.57 at the end of the last trading period.

For The Walt Disney Co DIS, Atlantic Equities downgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Underweight. In the second quarter, Walt Disney showed an EPS of $0.93, compared to $1.08 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $126.48 and a 52-week-low of $84.08. Walt Disney closed at $86.60 at the end of the last trading period.

For Progressive Corp PGR, Morgan Stanley downgraded the previous rating of Equal-Weight to Underweight. In the second quarter, Progressive showed an EPS of $0.40, compared to $1.10 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $149.87 and a 52-week-low of $110.07. Progressive closed at $125.24 at the end of the last trading period.

For Zevia PBC ZVIA, Goldman Sachs downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Neutral. In the first quarter, Zevia showed an EPS of $0.04, compared to $0.28 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Zevia shows a 52-week-high of $5.49 and a 52-week-low of $2.82. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $4.23.

For Nike Inc NKE, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Underperform. Nike earned $0.66 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.99 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $131.31 and a 52-week-low of $82.24. At the end of the last trading period, Nike closed at $108.77.

For Kodiak Sciences Inc KOD, JP Morgan downgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Underweight. In the first quarter, Kodiak Sciences showed an EPS of $1.35, compared to $1.83 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $12.76 and a 52-week-low of $2.77. Kodiak Sciences closed at $3.94 at the end of the last trading period.

Keybanc downgraded the previous rating for Avanos Medical Inc AVNS from Overweight to Sector Weight. In the first quarter, Avanos Medical showed an EPS of $0.27, compared to $0.26 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $31.99 and a 52-week-low of $19.39. Avanos Medical closed at $25.54 at the end of the last trading period.

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Initiations

Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage on Metals Acquisition Ltd MTAL with a Buy rating. The price target for Metals Acquisition is set to $13.00.

William Blair initiated coverage on AbbVie Inc ABBV with a Market Perform rating. AbbVie earned $2.46 in the first quarter, compared to $3.16 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $168.11 and a 52-week-low of $130.96. At the end of the last trading period, AbbVie closed at $143.18.

With a Buy rating, Maxim Group initiated coverage on Nogin Inc NOGN. The price target seems to have been set at $3.00 for Nogin. Nogin earned $2.11 in the first quarter, compared to $5.02 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $230.20 and a 52-week-low of $0.91. At the end of the last trading period, Nogin closed at $0.96.

Lake Street initiated coverage on Titan Machinery Inc TITN with a Buy rating. The price target for Titan Machinery is set to $50.00. Titan Machinery earned $1.19 in the first quarter, compared to $0.79 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $47.87 and a 52-week-low of $24.90. Titan Machinery closed at $31.28 at the end of the last trading period.

With a Market Perform rating, Northland Capital Markets initiated coverage on C3.ai Inc AI. The price target seems to have been set at $40.00 for C3.ai. C3.ai earned $0.13 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.21 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of C3.ai shows a 52-week-high of $48.87 and a 52-week-low of $10.16. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $38.17.

With an Outperformer rating, CIBC initiated coverage on Savers Value Village Inc SVV. The price target seems to have been set at $27.00 for Savers Value Village. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $25.48 and a 52-week-low of $21.50. Savers Value Village closed at $24.43 at the end of the last trading period.

Susquehanna initiated coverage on DLocal Ltd DLO with a Positive rating. The price target for DLocal is set to $18.50. For the first quarter, DLocal had an EPS of $0.11, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.08. The current stock performance of DLocal shows a 52-week-high of $33.56 and a 52-week-low of $9.04. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $14.80.

Edward Jones initiated coverage on Kenvue Inc KVUE with a Buy rating. For the second quarter, Kenvue had an EPS of $0.32, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.43. The current stock performance of Kenvue shows a 52-week-high of $27.80 and a 52-week-low of $22.49. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $24.16.

Citigroup initiated coverage on Incyte Corp INCY with a Buy rating. The price target for Incyte is set to $82.00. In the first quarter, Incyte showed an EPS of $0.37, compared to $0.55 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $86.29 and a 52-week-low of $60.56. At the end of the last trading period, Incyte closed at $63.46.

With a Buy rating, Stifel initiated coverage on Aeglea BioTherapeutics Inc AGLE. The price target seems to have been set at $0.90 for Aeglea BioTherapeutics. For the first quarter, Aeglea BioTherapeutics had an EPS of $0.20, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.37. The stock has a 52-week-high of $1.56 and a 52-week-low of $0.11. At the end of the last trading period, Aeglea BioTherapeutics closed at $0.59.

HSBC initiated coverage on Playtika Holding Corp PLTK with a Buy rating. The price target for Playtika Holding is set to $15.80. Playtika Holding earned $0.23 in the first quarter, compared to $0.20 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $13.15 and a 52-week-low of $7.83. At the end of the last trading period, Playtika Holding closed at $12.20.

With a Buy rating, HSBC initiated coverage on Take-Two Interactive Software Inc TTWO. The price target seems to have been set at $170.00 for Take-Two Interactive. Take-Two Interactive earned $0.59 in the fourth quarter, compared to $1.09 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Take-Two Interactive shows a 52-week-high of $153.84 and a 52-week-low of $90.00. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $150.28.

Keybanc initiated coverage on On Holding AG ONON with an Overweight rating. The price target for On Holding is set to $42.00. On Holding earned $0.05 in the first quarter, compared to $0.05 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $35.85 and a 52-week-low of $15.44. On Holding closed at $35.47 at the end of the last trading period.

Keybanc initiated coverage on Nike Inc NKE with a Sector Weight rating. Nike earned $0.66 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.99 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $131.31 and a 52-week-low of $82.24. At the end of the last trading period, Nike closed at $108.77.

BMO Capital initiated coverage on Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd FIHL with a Market Perform rating. The price target for Fidelis Insurance Hldgs is set to $15.00. The stock has a 52-week-high of $14.04 and a 52-week-low of $12.60. At the end of the last trading period, Fidelis Insurance Hldgs closed at $13.55.

DA Davidson initiated coverage on Sprinklr Inc CXM with a Buy rating. The price target for Sprinklr is set to $17.00. For the first quarter, Sprinklr had an EPS of $0.06, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.05. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $15.50 and a 52-week-low of $7.43. Sprinklr closed at $13.44 at the end of the last trading period.

BTIG initiated coverage on ProKidney Corp PROK with a Buy rating. The price target for ProKidney is set to $16.00. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $14.19 and a 52-week-low of $5.19. ProKidney closed at $11.39 at the end of the last trading period.

With a Neutral rating, Roth MKM initiated coverage on Fluence Energy Inc FLNC. The price target seems to have been set at $31.00 for Fluence Energy. Fluence Energy earned $0.21 in the second quarter, compared to $1.00 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $31.32 and a 52-week-low of $9.51. At the end of the last trading period, Fluence Energy closed at $28.48.

With an Outperform rating, Baird initiated coverage on Howmet Aerospace Inc HWM. The price target seems to have been set at $61.00 for Howmet Aerospace. Howmet Aerospace earned $0.42 in the first quarter, compared to $0.31 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $51.34 and a 52-week-low of $30.61. At the end of the last trading period, Howmet Aerospace closed at $50.07.

With an Outperform rating, TD Cowen initiated coverage on Warner Music Group Corp WMG. The price target seems to have been set at $38.00 for Warner Music Gr. For the second quarter, Warner Music Gr had an EPS of $0.20, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.22. The current stock performance of Warner Music Gr shows a 52-week-high of $38.76 and a 52-week-low of $21.57. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $30.52.

Stephens & Co. initiated coverage on SoFi Technologies Inc SOFI with a Equal-Weight rating. The price target for SoFi Techs is set to $7.00. For the first quarter, SoFi Techs had an EPS of $0.05, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.14. The current stock performance of SoFi Techs shows a 52-week-high of $10.23 and a 52-week-low of $4.25. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $9.45.

Rosenblatt initiated coverage on Emerald Holding Inc EEX with a Buy rating. The price target for Emerald Holding is set to $7.20. Emerald Holding earned $0.04 in the first quarter, compared to $0.07 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of $4.67 and a 52-week-low of $3.02. At the end of the last trading period, Emerald Holding closed at $4.62.

Mizuho initiated coverage on Watsco Inc WSO with a Neutral rating. The price target for Watsco is set to $360.00. For the first quarter, Watsco had an EPS of $2.83, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $2.90. The stock has a 52-week-high of $383.83 and a 52-week-low of $229.69. At the end of the last trading period, Watsco closed at $366.99.

With a Buy rating, Mizuho initiated coverage on Shift4 Payments Inc FOUR. The price target seems to have been set at $80.00 for Shift4 Payments. Shift4 Payments earned $0.51 in the first quarter, compared to $0.15 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of $76.40 and a 52-week-low of $32.80. Shift4 Payments closed at $66.69 at the end of the last trading period.

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