Upgrades

  • HCI Group (HCI) upgraded by Keefe Bruyette from Underperform to Market Perform
  • FireEye (FEYE) upgraded by JPMorgan from Neutral to Overweight
  • West Fraser Timber (WFTBR) upgraded by BMO Capital from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Weyerhaeuser (WY) upgraded by BMO Capital from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Canfor (CFPZF) upgraded by BMO Capital from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Kilroy Realty (KRC) upgraded by Goldman Sachs from Neutral to Buy
  • China Mobile (CHL) by Jefferies upgraded from Hold to Buy
  • Spirit Airlines (SAVE) upgraded by Barclays from Equal Weight to Overweight
  • Facebook (FB) upgraded by Nomura Instinet from Neutral to Buy
  • Apple (AAPL) upgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Buy
  • Encana (ECA) upgraded by Cowen from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) upgraded by Barrington from Market Perform to Outperform

Downgrades

  • Experian (EXPGY) downgraded by Deutsche Bank from Hold to Sell
  • Orion Engineered (OEC) downgraded by JPMorgan from Overweight to Neutral
  • ZTE Corp. downgraded (ZTCOY) by Jefferies from Buy to Hold
  • China Biologic (CBPO) downgraded by Jefferies from Hold to Underperform
  • JetBlue (JBLU) downgraded by Barclays from Overweight to Equal Weight
  • Oracle (ORCL) downgraded by Nomura Instinet from Buy to Reduce
  • Zumiez (ZUMZ) downgraded by Pivotal Research from Buy to Hold
  • Greenbrier (GBX) downgraded by KeyBanc from Overweight to Sector Weight
  • Nucor (NUE) downgraded by Longbow from Buy to Neutral
  • SunTrust (STI) downgraded by Morgan Stanley from Overweight to Equal Weight
  • Cronos Group (CRON) downgraded by BMO Capital from Market Perform to Underperform
  • American Renal Associates (ARA) downgraded by SVB Leerink to Market Perform
  • UDR, Inc. (UDR) downgraded by Goldman Sachs to Sell
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