Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For December 16, 2016

Top Upgrades

  • JP Morgan upgraded Brown & Brown, Inc. BRO from Underweight to Neutral. Brown & Brown shares closed at $44.90 on Thursday.
  • Goldman Sachs upgraded Pioneer Energy Services Corp PES from Neutral to Buy. Pioneer Energy shares closed at $5.95 on Thursday.
  • BTIG Research upgraded Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc REGN from Neutral to Buy. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $378.01 on Thursday.
  • JP Morgan upgraded Portland General Electric Company POR from Underweight to Neutral. Portland General Electric shares closed at $43.03 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Bank of America upgraded Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ERIC from Neutral to Buy. Ericsson shares closed at $5.86 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) CP from Hold to Buy. Canadian Pacific Railway shares closed at $145.27 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Bernstein upgraded General Electric Company GE from Market Perform to Outperform. General Electric shares closed at $31.26 on Thursday.


Top Downgrades

  • Analysts at RBC Capital downgraded Helmerich & Payne, Inc. HP from Outperform to Sector Perform. Helmerich & Payne shares closed at $80.45 on Thursday.
  • RBC Capital downgraded Rowan Companies PLC RDC from Sector Perform to Underperform. Rowan Companies shares closed at $19.92 on Thursday.
  • Loop Capital downgraded MSG Networks Inc MSGN from Hold to Sell. MSG Networks shares closed at $21.45 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Heartland Express, Inc. HTLD from Hold to Sell. Heartland Express shares closed at $21.38 on Thursday.
  • Wells Fargo downgraded Apache Corporation APA from Outperform to Market Perform. Apache shares closed at $66.74 on Thursday.
  • Morgan Stanley downgraded Weight Watchers International, Inc. WTW from Equal-Weight to Underweight. Weight Watchers shares closed at $10.74 on Thursday.


Top Initiations

  • Analysts at Drexel Hamilton initiated coverage on Energen Corporation EGN with a Buy rating. Energen shares closed at $58.87 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Guggenheim initiated coverage on Crown Castle International Corp CCI with a Neutral rating. Crown Castle shares closed at $85.89 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at BMO Capital initiated coverage of Coty Inc COTY with an Outperform rating. The price target for Coty is set to $24. Coty shares closed at $18.35 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on Biogen Inc BIIB with a Neutral rating. The price target for Biogen is set to $293. Biogen shares closed at $286.97 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Jefferies initiated coverage on Healthcare Realty Trust Inc HR with a Buy rating. Healthcare Realty Trust shares closed at $29.15 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Needham initiated coverage on Square Inc SQ with a Buy rating. The price target for Square is set to $17. Square shares closed at $14.13 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Craig-Hallum initiated coverage on Amedisys Inc AMED with a Buy rating. The price target for Amedisys is set to $48. Amedisys shares closed at $41.78 on Thursday.
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