Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For September 21, 2018 - Antero Resources (NYSE:AR), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACAD)

Raymond James upgraded IPG Photonics Corporation IPGP from Market Perform to Strong Buy. IPG Photonics shares rose 0.12 percent to $162.75 in pre-market trading.
JP Morgan upgraded Under Armour Inc UAA from Underweight to Neutral. Under Armour shares rose 1.75 percent to $20.35 in pre-market trading.
Wells Fargo upgraded Acuity Brands, Inc. AYI from Market Perform to Outperform. Acuity Brands shares rose 1.55 percent to $163.63 in pre-market trading.
JP Morgan upgraded Novavax, Inc. NVAX from Underweight to Overweight. Novavax shares climbed 11.56 percent to $1.64 in pre-market trading.
Morgan Stanley upgraded Atmos Energy Corporation ATO from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Atmos Energy shares rose 0.65 percent to close at $93.31 on Thursday.
Jefferies upgraded NetEase Inc NTES from Hold to Buy. NetEase shares rose 2.73 percent to $219.00 in pre-market trading.
UBS upgraded AT&T Inc. T from Neutral to Buy. AT&T shares rose 1.32 percent to $33.88 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Piper Jaffray upgraded ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. ACAD from Neutral to Overweight. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals shares rose 5.55 percent to $20.17 in pre-market trading.
Guggenheim upgraded Lithia Motors Inc LAD from Neutral to Buy. Lithia Motors shares rose 0.45 percent to close at $84.23 on Thursday.
UBS upgraded Eaton Corporation PLC ETN from Neutral to Buy. Eaton shares rose 0.01 percent to $88.33 in pre-market trading.

HSBC downgraded Rowan Companies PLC RDC from Buy to Hold. Rowan shares rose 4.42 percent to close at $17.48 on Thursday.
JP Morgan downgraded Copart, Inc. CPRT from Neutral to Underweight. Copart shares fell 2.55 percent to $54.70 in pre-market trading.
Citigroup downgraded Dominion Energy Midstream Partners LP DM from Buy to Neutral. Dominion Energy Midstream shares rose 0.28 percent to $17.95 in pre-market trading.
Guggenheim downgraded Penske Automotive Group, Inc. PAG from Buy to Neutral. Penske Automotive shares fell 0.82 percent to $52.03 in pre-market trading.
JP Morgan downgraded Watsco Inc WSO from Neutral to Underweight. Watsco shares fell 0.33 percent to close at $179.21 on Thursday.
Guggenheim downgraded IAC/InterActiveCorp IAC from Buy to Neutral. IAC/InterActiveCorp shares closed at $215.08 on Thursday.
Morgan Stanley downgraded Xcel Energy Inc XEL from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Xcel Energy shares rose 0.01 percent to $47.36 in pre-market trading.
BMO Capital downgraded Antero Resources Corp AR from Outperform to Market Perform. Antero Resources shares rose 0.46 percent to $19.88 in pre-market trading.
JP Morgan downgraded PulteGroup, Inc. PHM from Overweight to Underweight. PulteGroup shares fell 1.48 percent to $26.00 in pre-market trading.
JP Morgan downgraded Johnson Controls International PLC JCI from Neutral to Underweight. Johnson Controls shares fell 2.35 percent to $36.49 in pre-market trading.

JP Morgan initiated coverage on Starwood Property Trust, Inc. STWD with an Overweight rating. The price target for Starwood Property Trust is set to $23. Starwood Property Trust shares closed at $21.75 on Thursday.
Berenberg initiated coverage on FedEx Corporation FDX with a Buy rating. The price target for FedEx is set to $300. FedEx shares closed at $246.81 on Thursday.
Needham initiated coverage on Forescout Technologies Inc FSCT with a Buy rating. The price target for Forescout Technologies is set to $47. Forescout Technologies shares closed at $39.47 on Thursday.
Raymond James initiated Crispr Therapeutics AG CRSP with an Underperform rating. Crispr Therapeutics shares closed at $48.99 on Thursday.
Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc ZYNE with an Overweight rating. The price target for Zynerba Pharmaceuticals is set to $21. Zynerba Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $8.01 on Thursday.
Loop Capital initiated coverage on Harmonic Inc HLIT with a Buy rating. The price target for Harmonic is set to $8.25. Harmonic shares closed at $5.20 on Thursday.
Evercore ISI Group initiated coverage on California Resources Corp CRC with an Outperform rating. California Resources shares closed at $38.59 on Thursday.
Raymond James initiated coverage on Editas Medicine Inc EDIT with an Outperform rating. The price target for Editas Medicine is set to $40. Editas Medicine shares closed at $32.57 on Thursday.