>>> US Brokers Upgrades & Downgrades - 19th of June 2021

Research Calls I
  • Upgrades:
    • Albemarle (ALB) upgraded to Outperform from In-line at Evercore ISI; tgt raised to $200
    • AvalonBay (AVB) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at SMBC Nikko
    • Baker Hughes (BKR) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets; tgt lowered to $26
    • Corning (GLW) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan; tgt $55
    • Evergy (EVRG) upgraded to Outperform from Peer Perform at Wolfe Research; tgt $69
    • First Solar (FSLR) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup; tgt raised to $100
    • Livent (LTHM) upgraded to Outperform from In-line at Evercore ISI; tgt raised to $22
    • Sempra Energy (SRE) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Mizuho; tgt raised to $148
    • Sensata Tech (ST) upgraded to Outperform from In-line at Evercore ISI; tgt raised to $67
    • Textron (TXT) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse; tgt raised to $72
    • Valvoline (VVV) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies; tgt raised to $40
    • Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Wells Fargo; tgt $120
  • Downgrades:
    • Cabot Oil & Gas (COG) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital Markets; tgt lowered to $19
    • Church & Dwight (CHD) downgraded to Underweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; tgt $80
    • Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Exane BNP Paribas; tgt $19.20
    • Discover Financial Services (DFS) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital Markets; tgt $105
    • Federated Hermes (FHI) downgraded to Underweight from Neutral at JP Morgan; tgt $27
    • Kansas City Southern (KSU) downgraded to Outperform from Strong Buy at Raymond James; tgt raised to $286
    • OneMain Holdings (OMF) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital Markets; tgt $60
    • TE Connectivity (TEL) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Cowen; tgt lowered to $135
    • Weingarten Realty (WRI) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BTIG Research
  • Others:
    • ACV Auctions Inc. (ACVA) initiated with a Neutral at Piper Sandler; tgt $36
    • ACV Auctions Inc. (ACVA) initiated with a Mkt Outperform at JMP Securities; tgt $45
    • ACV Auctions Inc. (ACVA) initiated with a Buy at Guggenheim; tgt $43
    • ACV Auctions Inc. (ACVA) initiated with a Buy at Canaccord Genuity; tgt $43
    • ACV Auctions Inc. (ACVA) initiated with a Neutral at JP Morgan; tgt $30
    • ACV Auctions Inc. (ACVA) initiated with a Buy at Jefferies; tgt $45
    • ACV Auctions Inc. (ACVA) initiated with a Neutral at Citigroup; tgt $40
    • Cricut (CRCT) initiated with an Overweight at Barclays; tgt $26
    • Cricut (CRCT) initiated with a Buy at Goldman; tgt $35
    • Cricut (CRCT) initiated with an Outperform at Robert W. Baird; tgt $26
    • Cricut (CRCT) initiated with a Buy at Citigroup; tgt $25
    • Cricut (CRCT) initiated with an Overweight at Morgan Stanley; tgt $23
    • DigitalOcean (DOCN) initiated with a Buy at BofA Securities; tgt $50
    • DigitalOcean (DOCN) initiated with an Overweight at Barclays; tgt $57
    • DigitalOcean (DOCN) initiated with a Buy at Goldman; tgt $101
    • DigitalOcean (DOCN) initiated with a Buy at Canaccord Genuity; tgt $55
    • DigitalOcean (DOCN) initiated with an Overweight at JP Morgan; tgt $50
    • DigitalOcean (DOCN) initiated with a Hold at Stifel; tgt $50
    • DigitalOcean (DOCN) initiated with an Overweight at KeyBanc Capital Markets; tgt $56
    • DigitalOcean (DOCN) initiated with an Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; tgt $50
    • DigitalOcean (DOCN) initiated with a Mkt Outperform at JMP Securities; tgt $58
    • Diversey Holdings (DSEY) initiated with an Outperform at RBC Capital Mkts; tgt $18
    • Diversey Holdings (DSEY) initiated with a Buy at BofA Securities; tgt $17
    • Diversey Holdings (DSEY) initiated with an Equal Weight at Barclays; tgt $16
    • Diversey Holdings (DSEY) initiated with a Buy at Goldman; tgt $23
    • Diversey Holdings (DSEY) initiated with a Neutral at Credit Suisse; tgt $18
    • Diversey Holdings (DSEY) initiated with an Overweight at JP Morgan; tgt $17
    • Diversey Holdings (DSEY) initiated with a Buy at Jefferies; tgt $19
    • Diversey Holdings (DSEY) initiated with an Overweight at Morgan Stanley; tgt $22
    • Diversey Holdings (DSEY) initiated with a Buy at UBS; tgt $20
    • Diversey Holdings (DSEY) initiated with a Buy at Citigroup; tgt $18
    • Diversey Holdings (DSEY) initiated with an Outperform at Robert W. Baird; tgt $18
    • First Citizen Bancshr. NC (FCNCA) initiated with an Outperform at Keefe Bruyette; tgt $1000
    • Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) initiated with a Neutral at Goldman; tgt $11
    • Olink Holding (OLK) initiated with a Buy at BTIG Research; tgt $44
    • Olink Holding (OLK) initiated with an Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley
    • Outset Medical (OM) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo; tgt $63
    • SEMRush (SEMR) initiated with a Neutral at Goldman; tgt $18.50
    • SEMRush (SEMR) initiated with a Hold at Jefferies; tgt $18
    • SEMRush (SEMR) initiated with an Overweight at KeyBanc Capital Markets; tgt $22
    • SEMRush (SEMR) initiated with a Hold at Stifel; tgt $18
    • SEMRush (SEMR) initiated with an Overweight at JP Morgan; tgt $20
    • SEMRush (SEMR) initiated with an Overweight at Piper Sandler; tgt $22
    • Velodyne Lidar (VLDR) initiated with a Neutral at Goldman; tgt $13
    • VIZIO (VZIO) initiated with a Buy at BofA Securities; tgt $33
    • VIZIO (VZIO) initiated with an Overweight at Piper Sandler; tgt $29
    • VIZIO (VZIO) initiated with a Buy at Guggenheim; tgt $28
    • VIZIO (VZIO) initiated with a Buy at Needham; tgt $30
    • VIZIO (VZIO) initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo; tgt $31
    • VIZIO (VZIO) initiated with an Overweight at JP Morgan; tgt $30
    • Zynga (ZNGA) initiated with an Outperform at BMO Capital Markets; tgt $15