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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