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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