Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For May 18, 2022
Upgrades
- According to
William Blair , the prior rating for On Holding AG NYSE:ONON was changed from Sell to Hold. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of$55.87 and a 52-week-low of$16.38 . On Holding closed at$20.61 at the end of the last trading period. - Roth Capital upgraded the previous rating for Salesforce Inc NYSE:CRM from Neutral to Buy. For the fourth quarter, Salesforce had an EPS of
$0.84 , compared to year-ago quarter EPS of$1.04 . The current stock performance of Salesforce shows a 52-week-high of$311.75 and a 52-week-low of$154.64 . Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at$163.73 . - For Expedia Group Inc NASDAQ:EXPE, Redburn Partners upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Buy. In the first quarter, Expedia Group showed an EPS of
$0.47 , compared to$2.02 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Expedia Group shows a 52-week-high of$217.72 and a 52-week-low of$121.50 . Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at$122.83 . - Credit Suisse upgraded the previous rating for Welltower Inc NYSE:WELL from Neutral to Outperform. For the first quarter, Welltower had an EPS of
$0.82 , compared to year-ago quarter EPS of$0.80 . At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of$99.43 and a 52-week-low of$71.34 . Welltower closed at$89.66 at the end of the last trading period. - Evercore ISI Group upgraded the previous rating for Cardinal Health Inc NYSE:CAH from In-Line to Outperform. For the third quarter, Cardinal Health had an EPS of
$1.45 , compared to year-ago quarter EPS of$1.53 . The stock has a 52-week-high of$64.53 and a 52-week-low of$45.85 . At the end of the last trading period, Cardinal Health closed at$56.70 . - According to BMO Capital, the prior rating for Cornerstone Building Brands Inc NYSE:CNR was changed from Market Perform to Outperform. Cornerstone Building earned
$0.66 in the first quarter, compared to$0.03 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of$24.50 and a 52-week-low of$13.51 . Cornerstone Building closed at$24.29 at the end of the last trading period. - Bernstein upgraded the previous rating for Monster Beverage Corp NASDAQ:MNST from Market Perform to Outperform. In the first quarter, Monster Beverage showed an EPS of
$0.55 , compared to$0.59 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of$99.89 and a 52-week-low of$71.78 . Monster Beverage closed at$89.23 at the end of the last trading period. - For Ventas Inc NYSE:VTR, Credit Suisse upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to Outperform. For the first quarter, Ventas had an EPS of
$0.79 , compared to year-ago quarter EPS of$0.72 . At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of$64.02 and a 52-week-low of$45.44 . Ventas closed at$56.67 at the end of the last trading period. - For Penn National Gaming Inc NASDAQ:PENN, Jefferies upgraded the previous rating of Hold to Buy. For the first quarter, Penn National Gaming had an EPS of
$0.29 , compared to year-ago quarter EPS of$0.55 . The current stock performance of Penn National Gaming shows a 52-week-high of$86.40 and a 52-week-low of$28.30 . Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at$30.92 . - According to RBC Capital, the prior rating for Mercury Systems Inc NASDAQ:MRCY was changed from Sector Perform to Outperform. In the third quarter, Mercury Systems showed an EPS of
$0.57 , compared to$0.64 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of$72.28 and a 52-week-low of$44.44 . At the end of the last trading period, Mercury Systems closed at$58.77 . - For AeroVironment Inc NASDAQ:AVAV, RBC Capital upgraded the previous rating of Sector Perform to Outperform. In the third quarter, AeroVironment showed an EPS of
$0.32 , compared to$0.14 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of$115.95 and a 52-week-low of$52.03 . At the end of the last trading period, AeroVironment closed at$81.87 .
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Downgrades
- According to B of A Securities, the prior rating for Carrier Global Corp NYSE:CARR was changed from Buy to Neutral. In the first quarter, Carrier Global showed an EPS of
$0.54 , compared to$0.48 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Carrier Global shows a 52-week-high of$58.89 and a 52-week-low of$36.23 . Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at$40.18 . - Truist Securities downgraded the previous rating for Target Corp NYSE:TGT from Buy to Hold. For the first quarter, Target had an EPS of
$2.19 , compared to year-ago quarter EPS of$3.69 . The stock has a 52-week-high of$268.98 and a 52-week-low of$184.00 . At the end of the last trading period, Target closed at$215.28 . - According to DA Davidson, the prior rating for Hanmi Financial Corp NASDAQ:HAFC was changed from Buy to Neutral. In the first quarter, Hanmi Financial showed an EPS of
$0.68 , compared to$0.54 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of$28.84 and a 52-week-low of$16.67 . At the end of the last trading period, Hanmi Financial closed at$23.26 . - For Century Aluminum Co NASDAQ:CENX, Wolfe Research downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to Peer Perform. In the first quarter, Century Aluminum showed an EPS of
$0.59 , compared to$0.54 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Century Aluminum shows a 52-week-high of$30.36 and a 52-week-low of$10.39 . Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at$13.79 . - For Galmed Pharmaceuticals Ltd NASDAQ:GLMD, Raymond James downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to Market Perform. For the first quarter, Galmed Pharmaceuticals had an EPS of
$0.24 , compared to year-ago quarter EPS of$0.38 . The current stock performance of Galmed Pharmaceuticals shows a 52-week-high of$4.08 and a 52-week-low of$0.55 . Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at$0.58 . - For Warby Parker Inc NYSE:WRBY, Goldman Sachs downgraded the previous rating of Buy to Neutral. For the first quarter, Warby Parker had an EPS of
$0.30 , compared to year-ago quarter EPS of$0.03 . The current stock performance of Warby Parker shows a 52-week-high of$60.30 and a 52-week-low of$15.02 . Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at$17.47 . - According to Piper Sandler, the prior rating for Comstock Resources Inc NYSE:CRK was changed from Neutral to Underweight. In the first quarter, Comstock Res showed an EPS of
$0.51 , compared to$0.25 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of$19.17 and a 52-week-low of$5.05 . Comstock Res closed at$16.68 at the end of the last trading period. - For VSE Corp NASDAQ:VSEC, RBC Capital downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to Sector Perform. In the first quarter, VSE showed an EPS of
$0.72 , compared to$0.44 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of$65.42 and a 52-week-low of$39.00 . At the end of the last trading period, VSE closed at$40.78 .
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Initiations
- With a Buy rating,
Litchfield Hills initiated coverage on Greenland Technologies Holding Corp NASDAQ:GTEC. The price target seems to have been set at$15.00 for Greenland Technologies. For the first quarter, Greenland Technologies had an EPS of$0.16 , compared to year-ago quarter EPS of$0.21 . The current stock performance of Greenland Technologies shows a 52-week-high of$12.60 and a 52-week-low of$2.60 . Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at$3.03 . - With an Outperform rating, Northland Capital Markets initiated coverage on Sunnova Energy International Inc NYSE:NOVA. The price target seems to have been set at
$30.00 for Sunnova Energy Intl. For the first quarter, Sunnova Energy Intl had an EPS of$0.30 , compared to year-ago quarter EPS of$0.31 . The current stock performance of Sunnova Energy Intl shows a 52-week-high of$46.40 and a 52-week-low of$12.47 . Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at$16.24 . - Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Leafly Holdings Inc NASDAQ:LFLY with a Perform rating. The current stock performance of Leafly Holdings shows a 52-week-high of
$11.58 and a 52-week-low of$5.27 . Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at$9.82 . - Berenberg initiated coverage on Performance Food Group Co NYSE:PFGC with a Buy rating. The price target for Performance Food Group is set to
$71.00 . For the third quarter, Performance Food Group had an EPS of$0.51 , compared to year-ago quarter EPS of$0.19 . The current stock performance of Performance Food Group shows a 52-week-high of$58.13 and a 52-week-low of$38.82 . Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at$46.49 . - With a Buy rating, Berenberg initiated coverage on US Foods Holding Corp NYSE:USFD. The price target seems to have been set at
$53.00 for US Foods Hldg. In the first quarter, US Foods Hldg showed an EPS of$0.36 , compared to$0.12 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of US Foods Hldg shows a 52-week-high of$40.51 and a 52-week-low of$30.02 . Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at$34.78 . - With an Overweight rating, Wells Fargo initiated coverage on ServiceNow Inc NYSE:NOW. The price target seems to have been set at
$600.00 for ServiceNow. ServiceNow earned$1.73 in the first quarter, compared to$1.52 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of$707.60 and a 52-week-low of$406.47 . At the end of the last trading period, ServiceNow closed at$432.85 . - With an Overweight rating, Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Amplitude Inc NASDAQ:AMPL. The price target seems to have been set at
$25.00 for Amplitude. In the first quarter, Amplitude showed an EPS of$0.07 , compared to$0.13 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Amplitude shows a 52-week-high of$87.98 and a 52-week-low of$13.64 . Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at$17.77 . - Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on PAR Technology Corp NYSE:PAR with a Neutral rating. The price target for PAR Technology is set to
$43.00 . In the first quarter, PAR Technology showed an EPS of$0.26 , compared to$0.34 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of$74.50 and a 52-week-low of$28.87 . PAR Technology closed at$34.54 at the end of the last trading period. - Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Global Payments Inc NYSE:GPN with a Neutral rating. The price target for Global Payments is set to
$151.00 . Global Payments earned$2.07 in the first quarter, compared to$1.82 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of$198.16 and a 52-week-low of$114.80 . At the end of the last trading period, Global Payments closed at$123.99 . - Barclays initiated coverage on Waters Corp NYSE:WAT with an Overweight rating. The price target for Waters is set to
$375.00 . Waters earned$2.80 in the first quarter, compared to$2.29 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of$428.22 and a 52-week-low of$288.32 . Waters closed at$331.86 at the end of the last trading period. - Barclays initiated coverage on PerkinElmer Inc NYSE:PKI with an Underweight rating. The price target for PerkinElmer is set to
$125.00 . For the first quarter, PerkinElmer had an EPS of$2.41 , compared to year-ago quarter EPS of$3.72 . The stock has a 52-week-high of$203.16 and a 52-week-low of$137.37 . At the end of the last trading period, PerkinElmer closed at$147.63 .
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