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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades For the Week of May 13th
Analyst upgrades, downgrades, and more
By Justin Nugent · May 13, 2024

Friday: May 17th
Upgrades
- Alaska Air (ALK):
- Brokerage Firm: Wolfe Research
- Ratings Change: Peer Perform >> Outperform
- Price Target: $55
- Aspen Tech (AZPN):
- Brokerage Firm: Berenberg
- Ratings Change: Hold >> Buy
- Price Target: $185 >> $255
- Bath & Body Works (BBWI):
- Brokerage Firm: JP Morgan
- Ratings Change: Underweight >> Neutral
- Price Target: $40 >> $53
- Coinbase Global (COIN):
- Brokerage Firm: BofA Securities
- Ratings Change: Underperform >> Neutral
- Price Target: $110 >> $217
- DuPont (DD):
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Hold >> Buy
- Price Target: $78 >> $101
- Darden Restaurants (DRI):
- Brokerage Firm: BTIG Research
- Ratings Change: Neutral >> Buy
- Price Target: $175
- Euronet (EEFT):
- Brokerage Firm: Wolfe Research
- Ratings Change: Underperform >> Peer Perform
- Robinhood Markets (HOOD):
- Brokerage Firm: BofA Securities
- Ratings Change: Underperform >> Buy
- Price Target: $14 >> $24
- JD.com (JD):
- Brokerage Firm: Macquarie
- Ratings Change: Neutral >> Outperform
- Price Target: $26 >> $40
- Littelfuse (LFUS):
- Brokerage Firm: Robert W. Baird
- Ratings Change: Neutral >> Outperform
- Price Target: $270 >> $300
- Roche Hldg (RHHBY):
- Brokerage Firm: Deutsche Bank
- Ratings Change: Sell >> Hold
- Tanger Factory (SKT):
- Brokerage Firm: Scotiabank
- Ratings Change: Sector Underperform >> Sector Perform
- Price Target: $20 >> $28
- United Airlines (UAL):
- Brokerage Firm: Wolfe Research
- Ratings Change: Peer Perform >> Outperform
- Price Target: $76
- Zurich Insurance Group (ZURVY):
- Brokerage Firm: BofA Securities
- Ratings Change: Neutral >> Buy
- H&M (HNNMY):
- Brokerage Firm: RBC Capital Mkts
- Ratings Change: Sector Perform >> Outperform
Downgrades
- Baidu (BIDU):
- Brokerage Firm: Morgan Stanley
- Ratings Change: Overweight >> Equal-Weight
- Price Target: $140 >> $125
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN):
- Brokerage Firm: Robert W. Baird
- Ratings Change: Outperform >> Neutral
- Price Target: $104 >> $72
- Corpay (CPAY):
- Brokerage Firm: Wolfe Research
- Ratings Change: Peer Perform >> Underperform
- Price Target: $295
- EPAM Systems (EPAM):
- Brokerage Firm: Wolfe Research
- Ratings Change: Outperform >> Peer Perform
- Lithia Motors (LAD):
- Brokerage Firm: Guggenheim
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Neutral
- Macerich (MAC):
- Brokerage Firm: Scotiabank
- Ratings Change: Sector Perform >> Sector Underperform
- Price Target: $16 >> $14
- SoundThinking (SSTI):
- Brokerage Firm: William Blair
- Ratings Change: Outperform >> Mkt Perform
- Weibo (WB):
- Brokerage Firm: Morgan Stanley
- Ratings Change: Equal-Weight >> Underweight
- Price Target: $11 >> $10
- Inditex (IDEXY):
- Brokerage Firm: RBC Capital Mkts
- Ratings Change: Outperform >> Sector Perform
- Cracker Barrel (CBRL):
- Brokerage Firm: CL King
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Neutral
- Price Target: $90
- Quipt Home Medical (QIPT):
- Brokerage Firm: Raymond James
- Ratings Change: Mkt Perform >> Underperform
- Take-Two (TTWO):
- Brokerage Firm: HSBC Securities
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
- Price Target: $154
Coverage Initiated
- AbbVie (ABBV):
- Brokerage Firm: Cantor Fitzgerald
- Ratings Change: Overweight
- Price Target: $200
- The Beachbody Company (BODI):
- Brokerage Firm: Canaccord Genuity
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $13
- Capricor Therapeutics (CAPR):
- Brokerage Firm: Oppenheimer
- Ratings Change: Outperform
- Price Target: $14
- Confluent (CFLT):
- Brokerage Firm: Oppenheimer
- Ratings Change: Outperform
- Price Target: $37
- REE Automotive (REE):
- Brokerage Firm: ROTH MKM
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $14
- Immutep (IMMP):
- Brokerage Firm: CapitalOne
- Ratings Change: Overweight
- Price Target: $10
- Mission Produce (AVO):
- Brokerage Firm: Lake Street
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $15
Wednesday, May 15th
Upgrades
- Alcon (ALC)
- Brokerage Firm: Oppenheimer
- Ratings Change: Perform >> Outperform
- Price Target: $103
- Campbell Soup (CPB)
- Brokerage Firm: Bernstein
- Ratings Change: Underperform >> Mkt Perform
- Price Target: $42 >> $46
- General Mills (GIS)
- Brokerage Firm: Bernstein
- Ratings Change: Underperform >> Mkt Perform
- Price Target: $62 >> $70
- Janus Henderson Group (JHG)
- Brokerage Firm: TD Cowen
- Ratings Change: Hold >> Buy
- Price Target: $34 >> $37
- NIO (NIO)
- Brokerage Firm: JP Morgan
- Ratings Change: Underweight >> Neutral
- Price Target: $4.8 >> $5.4
- Park Hotels & Resorts (PK)
- Brokerage Firm: Evercore ISI
- Ratings Change: In-line >> Outperform
- Price Target: $20
- TKO Group Holdings (TKO)
- Brokerage Firm: TD Cowen
- Ratings Change: Hold >> Buy
- Price Target: $92 >> $127
- Summit Materials (SUM)
- Brokerage Firm: Wolfe Research
- Ratings Change: Peer Perform >> Outperform
- Price Target: $49
- Nextracker (NXT)
- Brokerage Firm: Fox Advisors
- Ratings Change: Equal Weight >> Overweight
- Price Target: $60
- HUYA (HUYA)
- Brokerage Firm: Morgan Stanley
- Ratings Change: Underweight >> Equal-Weight
Downgrades
- Accenture (ACN)
- Brokerage Firm: Deutsche Bank
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
- Price Target: $409 >> $295
- Altus Power (AMPS)
- Brokerage Firm: JP Morgan
- Ratings Change: Overweight >> Neutral
- A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK)
- Brokerage Firm: B. Riley Securities
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Neutral
- Price Target: $33
- Sierra Bancorp (BSRR)
- Brokerage Firm: Janney
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Neutral
- Casey’s General (CASY)
- Brokerage Firm: Northcoast
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Neutral
- Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA)
- Brokerage Firm: BTIG Research
- Ratings Change: Neutral >> Sell
- MVB Financial (MVBF)
- Brokerage Firm: Hovde Group
- Ratings Change: Outperform >> Market Perform
- Price Target: $21
- Petrobras (PBR)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
- Rallybio (RLYB)
- Brokerage Firm: JP Morgan
- Ratings Change: Overweight >> Neutral
- Six Flags (SIX)
- Brokerage Firm: Deutsche Bank
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
- Price Target: $29 >> $27
- SunPower (SPWR)
- Brokerage Firm: Wolfe Research
- Ratings Change: Peer Perform >> Underperform
- Price Target: $2
- Surf Air Mobility (SRFM)
- Brokerage Firm: Canaccord Genuity
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
- Price Target: $2.5 >> $1
- Benchmark Electronics (BHE)
- Brokerage Firm: Fox Advisors
- Ratings Change: Overweight >> Equal Weight
- American Intl (AIG)
- Brokerage Firm: HSBC Securities
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
- Price Target: $86
- Comstock (CRK)
- Brokerage Firm: CapitalOne
- Ratings Change: Overweight >> Equal Weight
- Grupo Aeroportuario (OMAB)
- Brokerage Firm: Scotiabank
- Ratings Change: Sector Perform >> Sector Underperform
- Canoo (GOEV)
- Brokerage Firm: R. F. Lafferty
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
- Capital Southwest Corp. (CSWC)
- Brokerage Firm: JMP Securities
- Ratings Change: Mkt Outperform >> Mkt Perform
- Hello Group (MOMO)
- Brokerage Firm: Morgan Stanley
- Ratings Change: Equal-Weight >> Underweight
Coverage Initiated
- Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT)
- Brokerage Firm: ROTH MKM
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $8.8
- Integer Holdings (ITGR)
- Brokerage Firm: Truist
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $137
- Lightspeed (LSPD)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Hold
- Price Target: $14
- Wave Life Sciences (WVE)
- Brokerage Firm: Wells Fargo
- Ratings Change: Overweight
- Price Target: $11
- Celestica (CLS)
- Brokerage Firm: Fox Advisors
- Ratings Change: Overweight
- Price Target: $60
Tuesday, May 14th
Upgrades
- Atmos Energy (ATO)
- Brokerage Firm: Wells Fargo
- Ratings Change: Equal Weight >> Overweight
- Price Target: $130 >> $132
- Enhabit Inc. (EHAB)
- Brokerage Firm: Leerink Partners
- Ratings Change: Underperform >> Market Perform
- Price Target: $8.5
- Expeditors Intl (EXPD)
- Brokerage Firm: Exane BNP Paribas
- Ratings Change: Underperform >> Neutral
- Price Target: $112
- Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD)
- Brokerage Firm: Guggenheim
- Ratings Change: Neutral >> Buy
- Price Target: $13
- Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT)
- Brokerage Firm: Oppenheimer
- Ratings Change: Perform >> Outperform
- Price Target: $180
- VTEX (VTEX)
- Brokerage Firm: JP Morgan
- Ratings Change: Neutral >> Overweight
- Price Target: $9
- Expro Group (XPRO)
- Brokerage Firm: Barclays
- Ratings Change: Equal Weight >> Overweight
- Price Target: $18 >> $27
- Edwards Lifesciences (EW)
- Brokerage Firm: Deutsche Bank
- Ratings Change: Hold >> Buy
Downgrades
- AirSculpt Technologies (AIRS)
- Brokerage Firm: Leerink Partners
- Ratings Change: Outperform >> Market Perform
- Price Target: $8.25 >> $5
- Augmedix (AUGX)
- Brokerage Firm: Evercore ISI
- Ratings Change: Outperform >> In-line
- Price Target: $5 >> $1.5
- Inotiv (NOTV)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
- Price Target: $11.5 >> $3.75
- RAPT Therapeutics (RAPT)
- Brokerage Firm: Wolfe Research
- Ratings Change: Outperform >> Peer Perform
- Augmedix (AUGX)
- Brokerage Firm: Maxim Group
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
- Price Target: $5 >>
- Shimmick Corp. (SHIM)
- Brokerage Firm: ROTH MKM
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Neutral
- Price Target: $9 >> $3.5
- Jackson Financial (JXN)
- Brokerage Firm: Keefe Bruyette
- Ratings Change: Outperform >> Mkt Perform
- Shimmick Corp. (SHIM)
- Brokerage Firm: Craig Hallum
- Ratings Change: Buy >> Hold
Coverage Initiated
- Seagate Tech (STX)
- Brokerage Firm: Citigroup
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $110
- Western Digital (WDC)
- Brokerage Firm: Citigroup
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $90
- Actinum Pharma (ATNM)
- Brokerage Firm: Stephens
- Ratings Change: Overweight
- Price Target: $25
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN)
- Brokerage Firm: Evercore ISI
- Ratings Change: Outperform
- Price Target: $113
- BioNTech (BNTX)
- Brokerage Firm: Evercore ISI
- Ratings Change: In-line
- Price Target: $100
- Blueprint Medicines (BPMC)
- Brokerage Firm: Stephens
- Ratings Change: Overweight
- Price Target: $140
- CRH Plc. (CRH)
- Brokerage Firm: RBC Capital Mkts
- Ratings Change: Outperform
- Price Target: $110
- CEMEX S.A. (CX)
- Brokerage Firm: RBC Capital Mkts
- Ratings Change: Underperform
- Price Target: $9
- Delcath (DCTH)
- Brokerage Firm: Stephens
- Ratings Change: Overweight
- Price Target: $25
- Descartes (DSGX)
- Brokerage Firm: Redburn Atlantic
- Ratings Change: Neutral
- Price Target: $90
- Elevation Oncology (ELEV)
- Brokerage Firm: Stephens
- Ratings Change: Overweight
- Price Target: $8
- Inovio Pharma (INO)
- Brokerage Firm: Stephens
- Ratings Change: Overweight
- Price Target: $20
- Sensei Biotherapeutics (SNSE)
- Brokerage Firm: Stephens
- Ratings Change: Overweight
- Price Target: $5
- SPS Commerce (SPSC)
- Brokerage Firm: Redburn Atlantic
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $220
- Veru (VERU)
- Brokerage Firm: B. Riley Securities
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $5
- Weatherford (WFRD)
- Brokerage Firm: Citigroup
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $155
- Orion Group (ORN)
- Brokerage Firm: Craig Hallum
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $14
Monday, May 13th:
Upgrades
- Cisco (CSCO)
- Brokerage Firm: Exane BNP Paribas
- Ratings Change: Underperform to Neutral
- Price Target: $50
- MSCI (MSCI)
- Brokerage Firm: Redburn Atlantic
- Ratings Change: Neutral to Buy
- Price Target: $485
- Philips (PHG)
- Brokerage Firm: Bernstein
- Ratings Change: Market Perform to Outperform
- Red Rock Resorts (RRR)
- Brokerage Firm: BofA Securities
- Ratings Change: Underperform to Neutral
- Price Target: $57->$55
- Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Hold to Buy
- Stellus Capital (SCM)
- Brokerage Firm: B. Riley Securities
- Ratings Change: Sell to Neutral
- Price Target: $12.5->$13.25
- Nexstar (NXST)
- Brokerage Firm: Wells Fargo
- Ratings Change: Equal Weight to Overweight
- Price Target: $190->$221
- Pangea Logistics Solutions (PANL)
- Brokerage Firm: Alliance Global Partners
- Ratings Change: Neutral to Buy
- Price Target: $10.25
Downgrades
- Applied Materials (AMAT)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy to Hold
- Price Target: $215->$210
- PENN Entertainment (PENN)
- Brokerage Firm: BofA Securities
- Ratings Change: Buy to Neutral
- Price Target: $28->$17.5
- SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG)
- Brokerage Firm: Susquehanna
- Ratings Change: Positive to Neutral
- Price Target: $56
- Texas Instruments (TXN)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy to Hold
- Price Target: $200->$175
- Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (MSDL)
- Brokerage Firm: Raymond James
- Ratings Change: Outperform to Market Perform
- Equity Residential (EQR)
- Brokerage Firm: Evercore ISI
- Ratings Change: Outperform to In-line
- Price Target: $70
- BAE Systems (BAESY)
- Brokerage Firm: BofA Securities
- Ratings Change: Buy to Neutral
- AvalonBay (AVB)
- Brokerage Firm: Evercore ISI
- Ratings Change: Outperform to In-line
- Price Target: $202
- InterDigital (IDCC)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy to Hold
- Price Target: $106->$100
- Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy to Hold
- Price Target: $10->$4
- CareDx (CDNA)
- Brokerage Firm: Raymond James
- Ratings Change: Outperform to Market Perform
Coverage Initiated
- Analog Devices (ADI)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $224->$250
- Advanced Micro (AMD)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $200->$190
- Broadcom (AVGO)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $1616->$1550
- GlobalFoundries (GFS)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $67->$62
- Intel (INTC)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Hold
- Price Target: $42->$34
- KLA Corporation (KLAC)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $740->$820
- Lam Research (LRCX)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $980->$1100
- Mastercard (MA)
- Brokerage Firm: Piper Sandler
- Ratings Change: Overweight
- Price Target: $531
- Microchip (MCHP)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $100->$115
- Marvell (MRVL)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $98->$85
- NVIDIA (NVDA)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $780->$1200
- NXP Semi (NXPI)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $255->$325
- ON Semiconductor (ON)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $95->$100
- Onto Innovation (ONTO)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $190->$265
- Corbus Pharma (CRBP)
- Brokerage Firm: RBC Capital Mkts
- Ratings Change: Outperform
- Price Target: $77
- Biodesix (BDSX)
- Brokerage Firm: TD Cowen
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $2.8
- Centuri Holdings (CTRI)
- Brokerage Firm: Various (Wells Fargo, BofA Securities, JP Morgan, Robert W. Baird, UBS, KeyBanc Capital Markets)
- Ratings Change: Various
- Price Target: Various
- Ibotta (IBTA)
- Brokerage Firm: Various (Wells Fargo, Evercore ISI, BofA Securities, Goldman, Citigroup, UBS, JMP Securities)
- Ratings Change: Various
- Price Target: Various
- Allegro Microsystems (ALGM)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $37
- Camtek (CAMT)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $100->$120
- Chemomab Therapeutics (CMMB)
- Brokerage Firm: Maxim Group
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $4
- Nova Measuring (NVMI)
- Brokerage Firm: Jefferies
- Ratings Change: Buy
- Price Target: $200->$240
