Key Calls (Wednesday): Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations

Via Bloomberg

Upgrade

  • Bio-Rad (BIO) raised to buy at Deutsche Bank
  • Blackhawk Network (HAWK) raised to outperform at BMO, PT $50
  • Cypress Semi (CY) raised to overweight at Barclays, PT $18
  • Dollar Tree (DLTR) raised to buy at Loop Capital, PT $86
  • Koppers Holdings (KOP) raised to buy at Wunderlich, PT $44
  • MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA CN) raised to sector outperform at Scotiabank
  • RioCan REIT (REI-U CN) raised to buy at Accountability Research, PT C$28
  • Sandvine (SVC CN) raised to buy at Desjardins, PT C$4.25
  • Tortoise Energy (TYG) raised to buy at Stifel, PT $34

Downgrade

  • Fairmount Santrol (FMSA) cut to sector outperform at Scotia HW, PT $6
  • First Data (FDC) cut to equal-weight at Morgan Stanley, PT $19
  • Gildan Activewear (GIL CN) cut to neutral at CIBC, PT $32
  • Sequential Brands (SQBG) cut to neutral at CL King, PT $7.50

INITIATION

  • Aetna (AET) new buy at Citi, PT $180
  • Altaba (AABA) new overweight at JPMorgan, PT $65
  • Bioverativ (BIVV) new market perform at William Blair
  • Blackhawk Network (HAWK) new buy at Mizuho, PT $50
  • Blue Buffalo (BUFF) new outperform at Imperial, PT $30
  • Bright Scholar Education Holdings (1509950DCH) new buy at China Merchants
  • CVS (CVS) new hold at Needham
  • Faro Tech (FARO) new buy at Craig-Hallum, PT $45
  • GM (GM) resumed overweight at morgan Stanley, PT $40
  • Global Payments (GPN) new buy at Mizuho, PT $105
  • Great Elm Capital (GEC) new outperform at Oppenheimer, PT $14
  • Humana (HUM) new neutral at Citi, PT $275
  • Ionis Pharma (IONS) new buy at Spin-Off Research, PT $65
  • Kinder Morgan Canada (KML CN) new neutral at Credit Suisse, PT C$17
  • Mastercard (MA) new neutral at Mizuho, PT $125
  • NIC (EGOV) new neutral at DA Davidson, PT $20
  • Navigators Group (NAVG) new neutral at Boenning & Scattergood
  • Oaktree Capital (OAK) new hold at Jefferies, PT $49
  • SEI (SEIC) new buy at Mizuho, PT $60
  • Spark Therapeutics (ONCE) new outperform at William Blair
  • Total System Services (TSS) new neutral at Mizuho, PT $63
  • Vantiv (VNTV) new neutral at Mizuho, PT $65
  • Visa (V) new buy at Mizuho, PT $115
  • Walgreens Boots (WBA) new hold at Needham
  • Western Union (WU) new underperform at Mizuho, PT $16
  • Wex (WEX) new buy at Mizuho, PT $115

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