Upgrades

  • Independence Group (IPGDF) upgraded by JPMorgan from Underweight to Neutral
  • Umicore (UMICY) upgraded by JPMorgan from Neutral to Overweight
  • Freshpet (FRPT) upgraded by JPMorgan from Neutral to Overweight
  • Juniper (JNPR) upgraded by JPMorgan from Underweight to Neutral
  • Discovery (DISCA) upgraded by Imperial Capital from In-Line to Outperform
  • Dropbox (DBX) upgraded by Nomura Instinet from Neutral to Buy
  • Workday (WDAY) upgraded by Evercore ISI from In Line to Outperform
  • Anaplan (PLAN) upgraded by Evercore ISI from In Line to Outperform
  • Owens Corning (OC) upgraded by Buckingham from Neutral to Buy
  • Bank of America (BAC) upgraded by Atlantic Equities from Neutral to Overweight
  • Aclaris Therapeutics (ACRS) upgraded by SVB Leerink from Market Perform to Outperform

Downgrades

  • Electronic Arts (EA) downgraded by Barclays from Overweight to Equal Weight
  • Lloyds Banking (LYG) downgraded by Citi from Buy to Neutral
  • Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) downgraded by JPMorgan from Neutral to Underweight
  • Owl Rock (ORCC) downgraded by Raymond James from Outperform to Market Perform
  • Main Street (MAIN) downgraded by Raymond James from Outperform to Market Perform
  • Covanta (CVA) downgraded by Raymond James from Strong Buy to Market Perform
  • Ares Capital (ARCC) downgraded by Raymond James from Outperform to Market Perform
  • Apollo Commercial (ARI) downgraded by JPMorgan from Overweight to Neutral
  • Albany International (AIN) downgraded by Baird from Outperform to Neutral
  • Spirit AeroSystems (APR) downgraded by Baird from Outperform to Neutral
  • Kennametal (KMT) downgraded by Longbow from Buy to Neutral
  • Pareteum (TEUM) downgraded by Northland from Outperform to Market Perform
  • Pampa Energia (PAM) downgraded by HSBC from Buy to Hold
  • Textron (TXT) downgraded by BofA/Merrill from Buy to Neutral
  • Intuit (INTU) downgraded by Evercore ISI from Outperform to In Line
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