Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For March 14, 2017

Top Upgrades

• Macquarie upgraded Worthington Industries, Inc. WOR from Underperform to Neutral. Worthington shares rose 3.20 percent to close at $49.95 on Monday.
• Wells Fargo upgraded Ladder Capital Corp LADR from Market Perform to Outperform. Ladder Capital shares gained 0.95 percent to close at $13.84 on Monday.
• Baird upgraded Texas Roadhouse Inc TXRH from Neutral to Outperform. Texas Roadhouse shares fell 1.69 percent to close at $40.67 on Monday.
• Analysts at Raymond James upgraded Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. ETH from Market Perform to Strong Buy. Ethan Allen Interiors shares gained 1.90 percent to $29.55 in pre-market trading.
• Guggenheim upgraded Walt Disney Co DIS from Neutral to Buy. Disney shares gained 0.17 percent to $111.71 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Credit Suisse upgraded Occidental Petroleum Corporation OXY from Neutral to Outperform. Occidental Petroleum shares slipped 0.06 percent to $62.84 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgraded Green Dot Corporation GDOT from Hold to Buy. Green Dot shares rose 1.96 percent to $30.75 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded Cooper Tire & Rubber Co CTB from Neutral to Overweight. Cooper Tire shares rose 1.33 percent to $41.95 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded ARRIS International plc ARRS from Neutral to Buy. ARRIS shares climbed 4.08 percent to $26.00 in pre-market trading.
• UBS upgraded Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc MAA from Neutral to Buy. Mid-America Apartment shares rose 0.63 percent to close at $97.76 on Monday.

Top Downgrades

• Dougherty downgraded Mobileye NV MBLY from Buy to Sell. Mobileye shares slipped 0.28 percent to $60.45 in pre-market trading.
• BMO Capital downgraded Abbott Laboratories ABT from Outperform to Market Perform. Abbott Laboratories shares dropped 0.42 percent to close at $45.53 on Monday.
• Analysts at Drexel Hamilton downgraded Harmonic Inc HLIT from Buy to Hold. Harmonic shares closed at $5.85 on Monday.
• Analysts at Jefferies downgraded Mobileye NV MBLY from Buy to Hold. Mobileye shares slipped 0.28 percent to $60.45 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at UBS downgraded GGP Inc GGP from Buy to Neutral. GGP shares declined 1.16 percent to $23.01 in pre-market trading.
• Goldman Sachs downgraded Corning Incorporated GLW from Buy to Neutral. Corning shares slipped 1.48 percent to $27.30 in pre-market trading.
• Raymond James downgraded Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc AMPH from Strong Buy to Outperform. Amphastar Pharmaceuticals shares fell 8.1 percent to $13.55 in pre-market trading.
• RBC Capital downgraded Mobileye NV MBLY from Outperform to Sector Perform. Mobileye shares slipped 0.28 percent to $60.45 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• Analysts at Wunderlich initiated coverage on Sturm Ruger & Company Inc RGR with a Hold rating. The price target for Sturm Ruger is set to $51. Sturm Ruger shares closed at $52.50 on Monday.
• Analysts at RBC Capital initiated coverage on Nexstar Media Group Inc NXST with an Outperform rating. The price target for Nexstar Media is set to $83. Nexstar Media shares closed at $69.75 on Monday.
• Analysts at Citigroup initiated coverage on Herbalife Ltd. HLF with a Neutral rating. Herbalife shares closed at $53.67 on Monday.
• Analysts at RBC Capital initiated coverage on Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. SPB with an Outperform rating. The price target for Spectrum Brands is set to $160. Spectrum Brands shares closed at $137.83 on Monday.
• Analysts at JP Morgan initiated coverage of Acceleron Pharma Inc XLRN with a Neutral rating. The price target for Acceleron Pharma is set to $33. Acceleron Pharma shares closed at $30.00 on Monday.
• Analysts at Cowen & Co. initiated coverage on Bojangles Inc BOJA with an Outperform rating. The price target for Bojangles is set to $23. Bojangles shares closed at $18.65 on Monday.
• Analysts at Wedbush initiated coverage of Ellie Mae Inc ELLI with a Neutral rating. The price target for Ellie Mae is set to $109. Ellie Mae shares closed at $99.65 on Monday.