Key Calls (Friday): Upgrades, Downgrades, & Initiations

Via Bloomberg

upgrade

  • Caterpillar (CAT) raised to outperform at Wells Fargo
  • Comstock Resources (CRK) raised to outperform at Baird, PT $17
  • Diana Shipping (DSX) raised to buy at Nordea Securities, PT $5
  • Emerson Electric (EMR) raised to neutral at Goldman, PT $60
  • Ford (F) raised to outperform at RBC, PT $14
  • Intel (INTC) raised to equal-weight at Morgan Stanley, PT $38
  • Marsh & McLennan (MMC) raised to buy at BofAML, PT $75
  • Maxim Integrated (MXIM) raised to buy at BofAML, PT $51
  • Neurocrine Bio (NBIX) raised to outperform at Oppenheimer, PT $55
  • Praxair (PX) raised to overweight at JPMorgan, PT $125
  • Primoris Services (PRIM) raised to buy at Canaccord, PT $28
  • PulteGroup (PHM) raised to buy at BofAML
  • Rogers Communications (RCI/B CN) raised to buy at Canaccord, PT C$60
  • Safe Bulkers (SB) raised to buy at DNB Markets, PT $2.20
  • State Bank Financial (STBZ) raised to buy at Gabelli
  • Timken (TKR) raised to buy at Goldman, PT $55
  • Wynn Resorts (WYNN) raised to neutral at Nomura

downgrade

  • Acadia Health (ACHC) cut to neutral at Cantor, PT $45
  • Comcast (CMCSA) cut to sector weight at Pacific Crest
  • Duke Realty (DRE) cut to neutral at UBS, PT $27
  • Golar LNG (GLNG) cut to hold at Nordea Securities, PT $30
  • Golden Ocean (GOGL) cut to hold at DNB Markets, PT NOK46
  • Iberiabank (IBKC) cut to outperform at Raymond James, PT $96
  • Mountain Province (MPVD CN) cut to sector perform at Scotiabank
  • Weatherford (WFT) cut to hold at Jefferies, PT $6
  • Whirlpool (WHR) cut to neutral at Goldman, PT $187
  • Willis Towers (WLTW) cut to neutral at BofAML, PT $135

initiation

  • Amedisys (AMED) rated new hold at Benchmark, PT $50
  • Athene Holding (ATH) rated new neutral at JPMorgan, PT $46
  • Bioverativ (BIVVV) rated new buy at Goldman, PT $55
  • Bioverativ (BIVVV) rated new market perform at Cowen, PT $47
  • Clovis Oncology (CLVS) rated new buy at BofAML, PT $74
  • DH (DH CN) rated new buy at Canaccord, PT C$28
  • Daqo New Energy (DQ) rated new buy at Craig-Hallum, PT $40
  • First Data (FDC) rated new neutral at Cantor, PT $15
  • Global Payments (GPN) rated new overweight at Cantor, PT $93
  • Humana Resumed Buy at BofAML, PT $250
  • LHC Group (LHCG) rated new buy at Benchmark, PT $55
  • MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA CN) rated new hold at Canaccord, PT C$75
  • Pinnacle Foods (PF) rated new outperform at William Blair
  • Sanchez Production Partners LP (SPP) rated new outperform at RBC
  • Tier REIT (TIER) rated new market outperform at JMP, PT $21
  • Tutor Perini (TPC) rated new sector weight at Keybanc
  • Vantiv (VNTV) rated new overweight at Cantor, PT $74
  • Wheeler Real Estate (WHLR) rated new buy at Wunderlich, PT $2.25

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