Research Calls
- Upgrades:
- Centene (CNC) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies; tgt raised to $115
- Costco (COST) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank; tgt raised to $579
- Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at BMO Capital Markets; tgt raised to $8
- Flywire (FLYW) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman; tgt raised to $30
- IDEX Corp (IEX) upgraded to Outperform from Perform at Oppenheimer; tgt $215
- Downgrades:
- A.O. Smith (AOS) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird; tgt $60
- American Assets Trust (AAT) downgraded to Sector Weight from Overweight at KeyBanc Capital Markets
- Cardlytics (CDLX) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Wells Fargo; tgt lowered to $15
- Cigna (CI) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies; tgt lowered to $271
- ContraFect (CFRX) downgraded to Mkt Perform from Outperform at SVB Leerink; tgt $1
- ContraFect (CFRX) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Cantor Fitzgerald; tgt lowered to $1
- Dollar General (DG) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup; tgt $258
- Edison (EIX) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at BofA Securities
- Fastenal (FAST) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird; tgt $48
- Fidelity Nat'l Info (FIS) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Wells Fargo; tgt lowered to $101
- Fiserv (FISV) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Wells Fargo; tgt lowered to $97
- Franklin Electric (FELE) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird; tgt $75
- Graco (GGG) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird; tgt $61
- Hayward Holdings (HAYW) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird; tgt $16
- JELD-WEN (JELD) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays; tgt lowered to $17
- Others:
- Albemarle (ALB) named Catalyst Call: Buy Idea at Deutsche Bank
- Avnet (AVT) initiated with an Underweight at JP Morgan; tgt $46
- CF Industries (CF) initiated with an Underperform at Credit Suisse; tgt $73
- Corteva (CTVA) initiated with an Outperform at Credit Suisse; tgt $68