Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For January 27, 2017

RBC Capital upgraded Ford Motor Company F from Sector Perform to Outperform. Ford shares gained 0.65 percent to $12.45 in pre-market trading.
Morgan Stanley upgraded Intel Corporation INTC from Underweight to Equal-Weight. Intel shares rose 0.43 percent to $37.72 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded Caterpillar Inc. CAT from Market Perform to Outperform. Caterpillar shares rose 0.10 percent to $97.32 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Canaccord Genuity upgraded Rogers Communications Inc. (USA) RCI from Hold to Buy. Rogers Communication shares rose 6.18 percent to close at $42.81 on Thursday.
JP Morgan upgraded Praxair, Inc. PX from Neutral to Overweight. Praxair shares rose 0.32 percent to $119.88 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Nomura upgraded Wynn Resorts, Limited WYNN from Reduce to Neutral. Wynn Resorts shares gained 7.30 percent to $102.47 in pre-market trading.
Oppenheimer upgraded Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. NBIX from Perform to Outperform. Neurocrine Biosciences shares rose 2.86 percent to $41.00 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Bank of America upgraded Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. MMC from Neutral to Buy. Marsh & McLennan shares gained 0.13 percent to $68.75 in pre-market trading.
Goldman Sachs upgraded Emerson Electric Co. EMR from Sell to Neutral. Emerson Electric shares gained 0.18 percent to $60.19 in pre-market trading.

Jefferies downgraded Weatherford International Plc WFT from Buy to Hold. Weatherford shares fell 0.74 percent to $5.36 in pre-market trading.
Goldman Sachs downgraded Whirlpool Corporation WHR from Buy to Neutral. Whirlpool shares gained 1.35 percent to $176.29 in pre-market trading.
Argus Research downgraded JetBlue Airways Corporation JBLU from Buy to Hold. JetBlue shares fell 0.57 percent to $20.98 in pre-market trading.
Bank of America downgraded Willis Towers Watson PLC WLTW from Buy to Neutral. Willis Towers Watson shares rose 0.01 percent to close at $127.58 on Thursday.
Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded Acadia Healthcare Company Inc ACHC from Overweight to Neutral. Acadia Healthcare shares fell 2.28 percent to close at $39.02 on Thursday.
Analysts at Macquarie downgraded International Speedway Corp ISCA from Outperform to Neutral. International Speedway shares rose 1.08 percent to close at $37.55 on Thursday.
Pacific Crest downgraded Comcast Corporation CMCSA from Overweight to Sector Weight. Comcast shares gained 0.53 percent to $75.90 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Craig-Hallum downgraded ShoreTel Inc SHOR from Buy to Hold. ShoreTel shares declined 2.07 percent to $7.10 in pre-market trading.

Analysts at Benchmark initiated coverage of Amedisys Inc AMED with a Hold rating. The price target for Amedisys is set to $50. Amedisys shares closed at $47.60 on Thursday.
Analysts at William Blair initiated coverage on Pinnacle Foods Inc PF with an Outperform rating. Pinnacle Foods shares closed at $53.13 on Thursday.
Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on First Data Corp FDC with a Neutral rating. First Data shares closed at $15.68 on Thursday.
Analysts at Bank of America initiated coverage of Clovis Oncology Inc CLVS with a Buy rating. Clovis Oncology shares closed at $61.69 on Thursday.
Analysts at Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Bioverativ Inc BIVVV with a Buy rating. Bioverativ shares closed at $43.73 on Thursday.
Analysts at JP Morgan initiated coverage on Athene Holding Ltd ATH with a Neutral rating. Athene shares closed at $46.96 on Thursday.
Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on Global Payments Inc GPN with an Overweight rating. Global Payments shares closed at $76.80 on Thursday.
Analysts at KeyBanc initiated coverage on Tutor Perini Corp TPC with a Sector Weight rating. Tutor Perini shares closed at $32.40 on Thursday.
Craig-Hallum initiated coverage on Daqo New Energy Corp DQ with a Buy rating. Daqo New Energy shares closed at $23.27 on Thursday.

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