Key Calls (Thursday): Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations

Via Bloomberg

Upgrade

  • American Renal (ARA) raised to outperform at Wells Fargo, PT $22
  • Ares Management (ARES) raised to outperform at Credit Suisse
  • Argonaut Gold (AR CN) raised to neutral at CIBC, PT C$3.25
  • Cabot Oil (COG) raised to neutral at BofAML, PT $28
  • Carlyle Group (CG) raised to outperform at Credit Suisse
  • Cascades (CAS CN) raised to outperform at National Bank, PT C$19
  • Caterpillar (CAT) raised to buy at BofAML, PT $120
  • Exxon (XOM) raised to buy at BofAML
  • Finning International (FTT CN) raised to outperform at Raymond James
  • INC Research (INCR) raised to outperform at Baird
  • Iamgold (IMG CN) raised to sector perform at Scotiabank, PT $5.25
  • Linamar (LNR CN) raised to outperform at Macquarie, PT C$67.50
  • Noble Energy (NBL) raised to buy at BofAML, PT $49
  • OneMain (OMF) raised to buy at BofAML, PT $28
  • PJT Partners (PJT) raised to buy at BofAML, PT $45
  • PennantPark Floating (PFLT) raised to buy at Ladenburg Thalmann
  • Snap (SNAP) raised to neutral at Cantor, PT $17
  • Symantec (SYMC) raised to overweight at First Analysis, PT $40
  • Synovus (SNV) raised to buy at BofAML, PT $50
  • TCP Capital (TCPC) raised to buy at Deutsche Bank
  • Vitamin Shoppe (VSI) raised to equal-weight at Morgan Stanley, PT $14
  • Whole Foods (WFM) raised to outperform at Wells Fargo, PT $42
  • Yelp (YELP) raised to buy at Citi, PT $35
  • Yum (YUM) raised to neutral at Goldman, PT $65

Downgrade

  • Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) cut to sell at Wunderlich, PT $12
  • Acacia Communications (ACIA) cut to equal-weight at Morgan Stanley
  • Albany Molecular (AMRI) cut to equal-weight at Morgan Stanley, PT $18
  • Centric Health (CHH CN) cut to sector perform at National Bank, PT C$0.80
  • Chesapeake Energy (CHK) cut to underperform at BofAML, PT $8
  • Conoco (COP) cut to neutral at BofAML, PT $67
  • Etrion (ETX CN) cut to neutral at Swedbank, PT SEK2.20
  • Home Depot (HD) cut to neutral at Atlantic, PT $168
  • Houlihan Lokey (HLI) cut to neutral at BofAML, PT $38
  • Marathon Oil (MRO) cut to neutral at BofAML, PT $22
  • Mazor Robotics (MZOR IT) cut to market perform at Wells Fargo, PT $38
  • Northview Apartment REIT (NVU-U CN) cut to sell at Canaccord, PT C$19
  • Oasis Petroleum (OAS) cut to neutral at BofAML, PT $16
  • Omeros (OMER) cut to neutral at Cantor, PT $15
  • Paccar (PCAR) cut to neutral at BofAML, PT $70
  • PennantPark Investment (PNNT) cut to market perform at JMP
  • Prospect Capital (PSEC) cut to market perform at FBR, PT $8.50
  • S&W Seed (SANW) cut to neutral at Piper Jaffray, PT $4
  • SM Energy (SM) cut to neutral at BofAML, PT $22
  • Sealed Air (SEE) cut to sector perform at RBC, PT $44
  • Terex (TEX) cut to underperform at BofAML, PT $28
  • TransEnterix (TRXC) cut to neutral at B Riley, PT $0.70
  • Vitamin Shoppe (VSI) cut to hold at Gabelli
  • YY Inc (YY) cut to hold at CICC, PT $60

INITIATION

  • Ascendis Pharma (2746505ZDC) new overweight at JPMorgan, PT $36
  • Aspen Tech (AZPN) new neutral at Baird, PT $63
  • Control4 (CTRL) new hold at Maxim, PT $19
  • Methanex (MX CN) new underperform at Bernstein, PT $36
  • PTC Inc (PTC) new outperform at Baird, PT $65
  • Vistra Energy (VST) new sell at UBS, PT $14

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