Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For May 3, 2017 - Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM), Arko Petroleum (NASDAQ:APC), Array Technologies (NASDAQ:ARRY)

Top Upgrades

Top Downgrades

Top Initiations

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Top Upgrades

Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ) from Hold to Buy. Mondelez shares rose 3.27 percent to $45.20 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Citigroup upgraded Frontier Communications Corp (NASDAQ:FTR) from Sell to Neutral. Frontier Communications shares dropped 11.34 percent to $1.72 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Jefferies upgraded Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP) from Underperform to Hold. Helmerich & Payne shares fell 0.12 percent to close at $58.72 on Tuesday.
JP Morgan upgraded Array Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:ARRY) from Neutral to Overweight. Array BioPharma shares climbed 3.67 percent to $7.63 in pre-market trading.
William Blair upgraded FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE) from Market Perform to Outperform. FireEye shares surged 15.32 percent to $14.08 in pre-market trading.
Goldman Sachs upgraded McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) from Neutral to Buy. McDonald's shares rose 0.67 percent to $142.17 in pre-market trading.
Axiom Capital upgraded First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) from Sell to Hold. First Solar shares gained 8.01 percent to $32.75 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgraded Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:OAS) from Neutral to Buy. Oasis Petroleum shares rose 2.23 percent to $11.90 in pre-market trading.
Mizuho upgraded Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED) from Neutral to Buy. Amedisys shares gained 1.63 percent to close at $56.09 on Tuesday.
Eight Capital upgraded Shopify Inc (US) (NYSE:SHOP) from Neutral to Buy. Shopify shares slipped 1.18 percent to $82.00 in pre-market trading.

Top Downgrades

Guggenheim downgraded Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) from Buy to Neutral. Synchrony Financial shares dropped 3.5 percent to $27.86 in pre-market trading.
Compass Point downgraded Fidelity National Information Servcs Inc (NYSE:FIS) from Buy to Neutral. Fidelity National shares fell 1.37 percent to close at $83.26 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Macquarie downgraded Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) from Outperform to Neutral. Anadarko Petroleum shares fell 5.12 percent to $53.40 in pre-market trading.
Wells Fargo downgraded Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) from Outperform to Market Perform. Charter Communications shares fell 1.87 percent to close at $337.69 on Tuesday.
Pacific Crest downgraded Twilio Inc (NYSE:TWLO) from Overweight to Sector Weight. Twilio shares slipped 32.2 percent to $23.34 in pre-market trading.
Raymond James downgraded Genomic Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:GHDX) from Outperform to Market Perform. Genomic Health shares dropped 2.4 percent to close at $32.91 on Tuesday.
Analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey downgraded Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) from Buy to Hold. Akamai shares dropped 14.2 percent to $53.64 in pre-market trading.
BMO Capital downgraded Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) from Market Perform to Underperform. Bristol-Myers shares fell 0.84 percent to $55.48 in pre-market trading.
JP Morgan downgraded Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) from Overweight to Neutral. Verisk Analytics shares dropped 8.65 percent to $75.00 in pre-market trading.
William Blair downgraded Potbelly Corp (NASDAQ:PBPB) from Outperform to Market Perform. Potbelly shares fell 14.1 percent to $11.90 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

Analysts at Susquehanna initiated coverage of Carvana Co (NYSE:CVNA) with a Neutral rating. The price target for Carvana is set to $10. Carvana shares closed at $10.10 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Baird initiated coverage on LCI Industries (NYSE:LCII) with an Outperform rating. The price target for LCI Industries is set to $118. LCI Industries shares closed at $101.25 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Cowen & Co. initiated coverage on Viveve Medical Inc (NASDAQ:VIVE) with an Outperform rating. The price target for Viveve Medical is set to $11. Viveve Medical shares closed at $8.09 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Mizuho initiated coverage on Hi-Crush Partners LP (NYSE:HCLP) with a Buy rating. The price target for Hi-Crush Partners is set to $20. Hi-Crush Partners shares closed at $14.70 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on C&J Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE:CJ) with a Buy rating. The price target for C&J Energy is set to $43. C&J Energy shares closed at $29.96 on Tuesday.
Analysts at William Blair initiated coverage of Bob Evans Farms Inc (NASDAQ:BOBE) with an Outperform rating. Bob Evans Farms shares closed at $68.00 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Wells Fargo initiated coverage on Apple Hospitality REIT Inc (NYSE:APLE) with a Market Perform rating. Apple Hospitality REIT shares closed at $19.00 on Tuesday.
Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage on EnteroMedics Inc (NASDAQ:ETRM) with a Buy rating. The price target for EnteroMedics is set to $11. EnteroMedics shares closed at $4.17 on Tuesday.