Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For April 8, 2022
Upgrades
UBS upgraded the previous rating for First Republic Bank NYSE:FRC from Neutral to Buy. For the fourth quarter, First Republic Bank had an EPS of
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DA Davidson upgraded the previous rating for WD-40 Co NASDAQ:WDFC from Underperform to Neutral. For the second quarter, WD-40 had an EPS of
According to UBS, the prior rating for ITT Inc NYSE:ITT was changed from Neutral to Buy. In the fourth quarter, ITT showed an EPS of
For The Kroger Co NYSE:KR, B of A Securities upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Buy. In the fourth quarter, Kroger showed an EPS of
Credit Suisse upgraded the previous rating for Afya Ltd NASDAQ:AFYA from Neutral to Outperform. Afya earned
For C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc NASDAQ:CHRW, JP Morgan upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Overweight. C.H. Robinson Worldwide earned
RBC Capital upgraded the previous rating for Gatos Silver Inc NYSE:GATO from Underperform to Sector Perform. The stock has a 52-week-high of
For AppFolio Inc NASDAQ:APPF, Keybanc upgraded the previous rating of Sector Weight to Overweight. AppFolio earned
See all analyst ratings upgrades.
Downgrades
According to Goldman Sachs, the prior rating for AvidXchange Holdings Inc NASDAQ:AVDX was changed from Buy to Neutral. The stock has a 52-week-high of
For Truist Financial Corp NYSE:TFC, B of A Securities downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Neutral. In the fourth quarter, Truist Financial showed an EPS of
B of A Securities downgraded the previous rating for Huntington Bancshares Inc NASDAQ:HBAN from Buy to Neutral. Huntington Bancshares earned
UBS downgraded the previous rating for U.S. Bancorp NYSE:USB from Buy to Neutral. U.S. Bancorp earned
Redburn Partners downgraded the previous rating for Expedia Group Inc NASDAQ:EXPE from Buy to Neutral. For the fourth quarter, Expedia Group had an EPS of
According to Maxim Group, the prior rating for Agile Therapeutics Inc NASDAQ:AGRX was changed from Buy to Hold. Agile Therapeutics earned
Craig-Hallum downgraded the previous rating for Apogee Enterprises Inc NASDAQ:APOG from Buy to Hold. In the fourth quarter, Apogee Enterprises showed an EPS of
According to Baird, the prior rating for Terex Corp NYSE:TEX was changed from Outperform to Neutral. Terex earned
For REV Group Inc NYSE:REVG, Baird downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to Neutral. For the first quarter, REV Group had an EPS of
Baird downgraded the previous rating for Oshkosh Corp NYSE:OSK from Outperform to Neutral. Oshkosh earned
Baird downgraded the previous rating for Manitowoc Co Inc NYSE:MTW from Outperform to Neutral. For the fourth quarter, Manitowoc Co had an EPS of
Baird downgraded the previous rating for Astec Industries Inc NASDAQ:ASTE from Outperform to Neutral. For the fourth quarter, Astec Industries had an EPS of
For Essential Utilities Inc NYSE:WTRG, HSBC downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Hold. Essential Utilities earned
According to B of A Securities, the prior rating for Saia Inc NASDAQ:SAIA was changed from Buy to Neutral. For the fourth quarter, Saia had an EPS of
B of A Securities downgraded the previous rating for Union Pacific Corp NYSE:UNP from Buy to Neutral. In the fourth quarter, Union Pacific showed an EPS of
According to B of A Securities, the prior rating for United Parcel Service Inc NYSE:UPS was changed from Buy to Neutral. For the fourth quarter, United Parcel Service had an EPS of
For Triton International Ltd NYSE:TRTN, B of A Securities downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Underperform. In the fourth quarter, Triton International showed an EPS of
B of A Securities downgraded the previous rating for ArcBest Corp NASDAQ:ARCB from Buy to Neutral. ArcBest earned
B of A Securities downgraded the previous rating for TFI International Inc NYSE:TFII from Buy to Neutral. In the fourth quarter, TFI International showed an EPS of
B of A Securities downgraded the previous rating for Werner Enterprises Inc NASDAQ:WERN from Neutral to Underperform. For the fourth quarter, Werner Enterprises had an EPS of
For Schneider National Inc NYSE:SNDR, B of A Securities downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Underperform. Schneider National earned
For Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd NYSE:CP, B of A Securities downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Neutral. In the fourth quarter, Canadian Pacific Railway showed an EPS of
For Rackspace Technology Inc NASDAQ:RXT, Oppenheimer downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to Perform. Rackspace Tech earned
Morgan Stanley downgraded the previous rating for Virtus Investment Partners Inc NASDAQ:VRTS from Overweight to Underweight. In the fourth quarter, Virtus Investment showed an EPS of
Jefferies downgraded the previous rating for Mercury Systems Inc NASDAQ:MRCY from Buy to Hold. For the second quarter, Mercury Systems had an EPS of
According to UBS, the prior rating for HP Inc NYSE:HPQ was changed from Buy to Neutral. HP earned
Goldman Sachs downgraded the previous rating for Robinhood Markets Inc NASDAQ:HOOD from Neutral to Sell. For the fourth quarter, Robinhood Markets had an EPS of
Barclays downgraded the previous rating for Dover Corp NYSE:DOV from Overweight to Equal-Weight. In the fourth quarter, Dover showed an EPS of
For Shoals Technologies Group Inc NASDAQ:SHLS, Piper Sandler downgraded the previous rating of Overweight to Neutral. For the fourth quarter, Shoals Technologies Gr had an EPS of
Piper Sandler downgraded the previous rating for FTC Solar Inc NASDAQ:FTCI from Overweight to Neutral. FTC Solar earned
For Alcoa Corp NYSE:AA, Credit Suisse downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to Neutral. In the fourth quarter, Alcoa showed an EPS of
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Initiations
DA Davidson initiated coverage on 5E Advanced Materials Inc NASDAQ:FEAM with a Buy rating. The price target for 5E Advanced Materials is set to
For Crescent Energy Co NYSE:CRGY, Truist Securities initiated coverage, by setting the current rating at Buy. The stock has a 52-week-high of
Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on PagSeguro Digital Ltd NYSE:PAGS with an Overweight rating. The price target for PagSeguro Digital is set to
With an Overweight rating, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on StoneCo Ltd NASDAQ:STNE. The price target seems to have been set at
With a Buy rating, JonesTrading initiated coverage on Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc NYSE:FBRT. The price target seems to have been set at
With a Buy rating, Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage on Terran Orbital Corp NYSE:LLAP. The price target seems to have been set at
With an Outperform rating, RBC Capital initiated coverage on Raytheon Technologies Corp NYSE:RTX. The price target seems to have been set at
B. Riley Securities initiated coverage on Compass Diversified Holdings NYSE:CODI with a Buy rating. The price target for Compass Diversified Hldgs is set to
Needham initiated coverage on The Cooper Companies Inc NYSE:COO with a Hold rating. For the first quarter, Cooper Companies had an EPS of
Needham initiated coverage on Staar Surgical Co NASDAQ:STAA with a Buy rating. The price target for Staar Surgical is set to
Needham initiated coverage on Alcon Inc NYSE:ALC with a Buy rating. The price target for Alcon is set to
Needham initiated coverage on RxSight Inc NASDAQ:RXST with a Buy rating. The price target for RxSight is set to
With an Outperform rating, Raymond James initiated coverage on Procter & Gamble Co NYSE:PG. The price target seems to have been set at
Raymond James initiated coverage on Colgate-Palmolive Co NYSE:CL with a Market Perform rating. In the fourth quarter, Colgate-Palmolive showed an EPS of
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