Upgrades

  • Novartis (NVS) upgraded by Guggenheim from Neutral to Buy
  • General Dynamics (GD) upgraded by JPMorgan from Underweight to Neutral
  • Sirius XM (SIRI) upgraded by Pivotal Research from Hold to Buy
  • Valmont (VMI) upgraded by Stifel from Hold to Buy
  • Waste Connections (WCN) upgraded by Stifel from Hold to Buy
  • Facebook (FB) upgraded by UBS from Neutral to Buy
  • SAP (SAP) upgraded by Stifel from Sell to Hold
  • First Bancorp (FBNC) upgraded by Gabelli from Hold to Buy
  • Wynn Resorts (WYNN) upgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Buy
  • American Express (AXP) upgraded by Morgan Stanley from Equal Weight to Overweight
  • Teradyne (TER) upgraded by Baird from Neutral to Outperform

Downgrades

  • Owens Corning (OC) downgraded by Stifel from Buy to Hold
  • Macom (MTSI) downgraded by Jefferies from Buy to Hold
  • Adidas (ADDYY) downgraded by Credit Suisse from Outperform to Neutral
  • Julius Baer (JBAXY) downgraded by Citi from Buy to Neutral
  • Anadarko (APC) downgraded by Jefferies from Buy to Hold
  • Xilinx (XLNX) downgraded by Goldman Sachs from Buy to Neutral
  • Avangrid (AGR) downgraded by Janney Montgomery Scott from Buy to Neutral
  • Occidental Petroleum (OXY) downgraded by Atlantic Equities from Overweight to Neutral
  • Spirit Airlines (SAVE) downgraded by BofA/Merrill from Buy to Neutral
  • CyberArk (CYBR) downgraded by UBS from Buy to Neutral
  • Range Resources (RRC) downgraded by Guggenheim from Buy to Neutral
  • Owens Corning (OC) downgraded by Seaport Global from Neutral to Sell
  • Macom (MTSI) downgraded by DA Davidson from Buy to Neutral
  • Tesla (TSLA) downgraded by Wedbush from Outperform to Neutral
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