Upgrades/Downgrades
Updated: 25-Apr-18 16:30 ET
| Upgrades | |||||
| Company | Ticker | Brokerage Firm | Ratings Change | Price Target | |
| TWTR | Raymond James | Underperform » Mkt Perform | |||
| Masco | MAS | Gabelli & Co | Hold » Buy | $51 | |
| Scorpio Tankers | STNG | DNB Markets | Hold » Buy | ||
| Noble Energy | NBL | Johnson Rice | Accumulate » Buy | ||
| PulteGroup | PHM | Buckingham Research | Neutral » Buy | ||
| Verizon | VZ | SunTrust | Hold » Buy | ||
| Rush Enterprises | RUSHA | Stifel | Hold » Buy | $45 » $50 | |
| Alphabet A | GOOGL | Stifel | Hold » Buy | $1234 | |
| Helix Energy | HLX | Piper Jaffray | Neutral » Overweight | ||
| TEGNA | TGNA | Stephens | Equal-Weight » Overweight | ||
| DDR | DDR | Evercore ISI | Underperform » In-line | ||
| ONE Gas | OGS | Jefferies | Underperform » Hold | ||
| Cree | CREE | Oppenheimer | Perform » Outperform | ||
| Avnet | AVT | BofA/Merrill | Underperform » Neutral | ||
| Crane | CR | Susquehanna | Neutral » Positive | ||
| PulteGroup | PHM | B. Riley FBR, Inc. | Neutral » Buy | $36 » $40 | |
| PPG Industries | PPG | JP Morgan | Neutral » Overweight | ||
| Biogen | BIIB | Robert W. Baird | Neutral » Outperform | ||
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| Downgrades | |||||
| Company | Ticker | Brokerage Firm | Ratings Change | Price Target | |
| Inphi | IPHI | Needham | Strong Buy » Buy | $35 » $35 | |
| Telecom Italia | TI | Citigroup | Neutral » Sell | ||
| South State | SSB | Keefe Bruyette | Outperform » Mkt Perform | ||
| Mercury | MRCY | BofA/Merrill | Buy » Underperform | $50 » $35 | |
| Edwards Lifesciences | EW | Northland Capital | Outperform » Market Perform | ||
| Blackhawk Network | HAWK | Argus | Buy » Hold | ||
| GrubHub | GRUB | ROTH Capital | Buy » Neutral | ||
| Vectren | VVC | Citigroup | Buy » Neutral | ||
| Physicians Realty Trust | DOC | Stifel | Buy » Hold | $18 » $17 | |
| Healthcare Trust of America | HTA | Stifel | Buy » Hold | $32 » $27 | |
| Healthcare Realty | HR | Stifel | Buy » Hold | $30 » $28 | |
| Floor & Decor | FND | Stifel | Buy » Hold | $51 » $60 | |
| PACCAR | PCAR | BofA/Merrill | Buy » Neutral | ||
| Emergent BioSolutions | EBS | Wells Fargo | Outperform » Market Perform | ||
| Owens-Illinois | OI | BofA/Merrill | Buy » Neutral | ||
| Plains GP | PAGP | Jefferies | Buy » Hold | ||
| West Pharm | WST | BofA/Merrill | Neutral » Underperform | ||
| Teradyne | TER | Robert W. Baird | Outperform » Neutral | ||
| Plains All American | PAA | Jefferies | Buy » Hold | ||
| PACCAR | PCAR | RBC Capital Mkts | Outperform » Sector Perform | ||
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| Coverage Initiated | |||||
| Company | Ticker | Brokerage Firm | Ratings Change | Price Target | |
| Williams Partners | WPZ | Seaport Global Securities | Buy | $40 | |
| Williams Cos | WMB | Seaport Global Securities | Buy | $28 | |
| SendGrid | SEND | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | $32 | |
| iQIYI | IQ | BofA/Merrill | Neutral | $21 | |
| Venator Materials | VNTR | Wells Fargo | Outperform | $28 | |
| FGL Holdings | FG | Credit Suisse | Neutral | $11 | |
| Athene Holding | ATH | Credit Suisse | Outperform | $67 | |
| Prudential | PRU | Credit Suisse | Neutral | $102 | |
| Reinsurance Group of America | RGA | Credit Suisse | Neutral | $164 | |
| MetLife | MET | Credit Suisse | Outperform | $67 | |
| Voya Financial | VOYA | Credit Suisse | Outperform | $60 | |
| Principal Fincl | PFG | Credit Suisse | Neutral | $62 | |
| Aflac | AFL | Credit Suisse | Neutral | $49 | |
| Lincoln National | LNC | Credit Suisse | Neutral | $74 | |
| Ameriprise Financial | AMP | Credit Suisse | Neutral | $154 | |
| Brighthouse Financial | BHF | Credit Suisse | Underperform | $44 | |
| Biofrontera | BFRA | Lake Street | Buy | $19 | |
| WPX Energy | WPX | RBC Capital Mkts | Outperform | $21 | |
| Wayfair | W | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | $75 | |
| First Majestic Silver | AG | ROTH Capital | Buy | $9 | |
| Spotify | SPOT | B. Riley FBR, Inc. | Neutral | $156 | |
| Allena Pharmaceuticals | ALNA | B. Riley FBR, Inc. | Buy | $23.50 | |
| Broadcom | AVGO | Piper Jaffray | Overweight | $293 | |
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| Coverage Reiterated/Price Tgt Changed* | |||||
| Company | Ticker | Brokerage Firm | Ratings Change | Price Target | |
| Dine Brands | DIN | Maxim Group | Buy | $87 » $95 | |
| Myovant Sciences | MYOV | Citigroup | Buy | $17 » $44 | |
| Texas Instruments | TXN | B. Riley FBR, Inc. | Neutral | $110 » $115 | |
| Wynn Resorts | WYNN | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | $200 » $205 | |
| Columbia Sportswear | COLM | Pivotal Research Group | Buy | $83 » $92 | |
| Freeport-McMoRan | FCX | Cowen | Outperform | $22 » $19 | |
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| (a) Brokerage firm initiating coverage participated in underwriting the recent IPO. |
| (b) Brokerage firm resumes coverage. |
| (c) Brokerage firm participated in the secondary offering. |
| * This list of reiterations/target changes is not comprehensive. |