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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades For the Week of May 13th

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

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