Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For May 4, 2022
Upgrades
Craig-Hallum upgraded the previous rating for Pros Holdings Inc NYSE:PRO from Hold to Buy. Pros Holdings earned
For KAR Auction Services Inc NYSE:KAR, CJS Securities upgraded the previous rating of Market Perform to Market Outperform. KAR Auction Services earned
According to Argus Research, the prior rating for SVB Financial Group NASDAQ:SIVB was changed from Hold to Buy. For the first quarter, SVB Finl Gr had an EPS of
According to B of A Securities, the prior rating for Companhia Brasileira De Distribuicao NYSE:CBD was changed from Underperform to Buy. For the fourth quarter, Companhia Brasileira had an EPS of
Piper Sandler upgraded the previous rating for Premier Inc NASDAQ:PINC from Neutral to Overweight. For the third quarter, Premier had an EPS of
Wells Fargo upgraded the previous rating for Alaunos Therapeutics Inc NASDAQ:TCRT from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Alaunos Therapeutics earned
Evercore ISI Group upgraded the previous rating for Starbucks Corp NASDAQ:SBUX from In-Line to Outperform. Starbucks earned
According to Cowen & Co., the prior rating for Livent Corp NYSE:LTHM was changed from Market Perform to Outperform. Livent earned
For The Scotts Miracle Gro Co NYSE:SMG, JP Morgan upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Overweight. Scotts Miracle Gro earned
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Downgrades
Raymond James downgraded the previous rating for Iamgold Corp NYSE:IAG from Market Perform to Underperform. In the first quarter, Iamgold showed an EPS of
OTR Global downgraded the previous rating for Burlington Stores Inc NYSE:BURL from Positive to Mixed. In the fourth quarter, Burlington Stores showed an EPS of
Guggenheim downgraded the previous rating for Macrogenics Inc NASDAQ:MGNX from Buy to Neutral. In the first quarter, Macrogenics showed an EPS of
Raymond James downgraded the previous rating for Leggett & Platt Inc NYSE:LEG from Outperform to Market Perform. In the first quarter, Leggett & Platt showed an EPS of
Susquehanna downgraded the previous rating for Lyft Inc NASDAQ:LYFT from Positive to Neutral. For the first quarter, Lyft had an EPS of
According to Piper Sandler, the prior rating for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd NYSE:TEVA was changed from Neutral to Underweight. Teva Pharmaceutical Indus earned
For Shift Technologies Inc NASDAQ:SFT, BTIG downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Neutral. In the fourth quarter, Shift Technologies showed an EPS of
For Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp NYSE:AQN, National Bank Of Canada downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to Sector Perform. For the fourth quarter, Algonquin Power had an EPS of
For Carvana Co NYSE:CVNA, Morgan Stanley downgraded the previous rating of Overweight to Equal-Weight. Carvana earned
Stifel downgraded the previous rating for Workiva Inc NYSE:WK from Buy to Hold. For the first quarter, Workiva had an EPS of
According to Stifel, the prior rating for Restaurant Brands International Inc NYSE:QSR was changed from Buy to Hold. For the first quarter, Restaurant Brands Intl had an EPS of
Cowen & Co. downgraded the previous rating for Spero Therapeutics Inc NASDAQ:SPRO from Outperform to Market Perform. For the fourth quarter, Spero Therapeutics had an EPS of
Baird downgraded the previous rating for Akamai Technologies Inc NASDAQ:AKAM from Outperform to Neutral. Akamai Technologies earned
For Spero Therapeutics Inc NASDAQ:SPRO, Evercore ISI Group downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to In-Line. In the fourth quarter, Spero Therapeutics showed an EPS of
For Herbalife Nutrition Ltd NYSE:HLF, Jefferies downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Hold. Herbalife Nutrition earned
For The Scotts Miracle Gro Co NYSE:SMG, Stifel downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Hold. For the second quarter, Scotts Miracle Gro had an EPS of
According to Credit Suisse, the prior rating for Iamgold Corp NYSE:IAG was changed from Neutral to Underperform. In the first quarter, Iamgold showed an EPS of
According to Piper Sandler, the prior rating for Wesbanco Inc NASDAQ:WSBC was changed from Neutral to Underweight. For the first quarter, Wesbanco had an EPS of
For Vornado Realty Trust NYSE:VNO, Piper Sandler downgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Underweight. For the first quarter, Vornado Realty had an EPS of
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Initiations
B. Riley Securities initiated coverage on Sono Group NV NASDAQ:SEV with a Buy rating. The price target for Sono Group is set to
With a Buy rating, EF Hutton initiated coverage on SPI Energy Co Ltd NASDAQ:SPI. The price target seems to have been set at
Northland Capital Markets initiated coverage on Sunworks Inc NASDAQ:SUNW with an Outperform rating. The price target for Sunworks is set to
With a Buy rating, HC Wainwright & Co. initiated coverage on Nuvation Bio Inc NYSE:NUVB. The price target seems to have been set at
Roth Capital initiated coverage on Mind Medicine Inc NASDAQ:MNMD with a Buy rating. The price target for Mind Medicine is set to
With an Outperform rating, Credit Suisse initiated coverage on Marqeta Inc NASDAQ:MQ. The price target seems to have been set at
With a Neutral rating, Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Pegasystems Inc NASDAQ:PEGA. The price target seems to have been set at
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