Upgrades
- Rapid7 (RPD) upgraded by Raymond James from Outperform to Strong Buy
- Carbon Black (CBLK) upgraded by Raymond James from Outperform to Strong Buy
- Versum Materials (VSM) upgraded by Loop Capital from Hold to Buy
- Stratasys (SSYS) upgraded by Piper Jaffray from Neutral to Overweight
- BlackRock (BLK) upgraded by Jefferies from Hold to Buy
- Aeroports de Paris (ARRPY) upgraded by Citi from Sell to Neutral
- TCF Financial (TCF) upgraded by Raymond James from Outperform to Strong Buy
- Nvidia (NVDA) upgraded by UBS from Neutral to Buy
- Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) upgraded by SunTrust from Hold to Buy
- Targa Resources (TRGP) upgraded by Seaport Global from Neutral to Buy
- RPC, Inc. (RES) upgraded by Seaport Global from Neutral to Buy
- Varonis (VRNS) upgraded by Craig-Hallum from Hold to Buy
Downgrades
- Sunlands Online (STG) downgraded by Goldman Sachs from Buy to Neutral
- Affiliated Managers (AMG) downgraded by Jefferies from Buy to Hold
- Dynagas LNG (DLNG) downgraded by Jefferies from Buy to Hold
- AK Steel (AKS) downgraded by Macquarie from Outperform to Neutral
- Washington Trust (WASH) downgraded by Compass Point from Buy to Neutral
- Gulfport Energy (GPOR) downgraded by Guggenheim from Buy to Neutral
- Nvidia (NVDA) downgraded by Needham from Buy to Underperform
- Spark New Zealand (SPKKY) downgraded by Goldman Sachs from Neutral to Sell
- TCF Financial (TCF) downgraded by Sandler O’Neill from Buy to Hold
- Fiserv, First Data (FDC,FISV) downgraded by SunTrust from Buy to Hold
- Activision Blizzard (ATVI) downgraded by Oppenheimer from Outperform to Perform
- Square (SQ) downgraded by Raymond James from Market Perform to Underperform
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