Upgrades
- Alliant Energy (LNT) upgraded by Wells Fargo from Market Perform to Outperform
- Novozymes (NVZMY) upgraded by JPMorgan from Underweight to Neutral
- THK Co. (THKLY) upgraded by Jefferies from Hold to Buy
- Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) upgraded by Compass Point from Neutral to Buy
- Plug Power (PLUG) upgraded by Roth Capital from Sell to Neutral
- Synchrony (SYF) upgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Buy
- Intercept (ICPT) upgraded by JMP Securities from Market Perform to Outperform
- Ryanair (RYAAY) upgraded by Raymond James from Market Perform to Outperform
Downgrades
- UMC (UMC) downgraded by HSBC from Hold to Reduce
- Westlake Chemical (WLK) downgraded by Nomura Instinet from Neutral to Reduce
- Olin (OLN) downgraded by Nomura Instinet from Neutral to Reduce
- Ciena (CIEN) downgraded by BofA/Merrill from Buy to Neutral
- AK Steel (AKS) downgraded by Longbow from Buy to Neutral
- AK Steel (AKS) downgraded by BofA/Merrill from Buy to Underperform
- Pinnacle West (PNW) downgraded by Wells Fargo from Outperform to Market Perform
- Juniper (JNPR) downgraded by BofA/Merrill from Buy to Underperform
- Carnival (CCL) downgraded by Standpoint Research from Buy to Hold
- Whirlpool (WHR) downgraded by RBC Capital from Sector Perform to Underperform
- Hydrogenics (HYGS) downgraded by Roth Capital from Buy to Neutral
- scPharmaceuticals (SCPH) downgraded by Leerink from Outperform to Market Perform
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