Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For January 20, 2017

Top Upgrades

• Analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgraded Regency Centers Corp REG from Hold to Buy. Regency Centers shares fell 1.57 percent to close at $68.91 on Thursday.
• Bank of America upgraded Noble Corporation Ordinary Shares (UK) NE from Underperform to Neutral. Noble shares rose 3.84 percent to $7.30 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Abraxas Petroleum Corp. AXAS from Hold to Buy. Abraxas Petroleum shares climbed 5.58 percent to $2.54 in pre-market trading.
• KeyBanc upgraded Domino's Pizza, Inc. DPZ from Sector Weight to Overweight. Domino's shares rose 2.38 percent to $170.00 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded Dun & Bradstreet Corp DNB from Sell to Neutral. Dun & Bradstreet shares dropped 1.58 percent to close at $121.31 on Thursday.
• Goldman Sachs upgraded Emerge Energy Services LP EMES from Neutral to Buy. Emerge Energy shares rose 7.49 percent to $15.78 in pre-market trading.
• Jefferies upgraded International Paper Co IP from Hold to Buy. International Paper shares gained 0.85 percent to $53.13 in pre-market trading.
• FBR Capital upgraded NGL Energy Partners LP NGL from Market Perform to Outperform. NGL Energy Partners shares fell 1.08 percent to close at $22.90 on Thursday.
• Analysts at First Analysis upgraded Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. CHKP from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Check Point shares rose 7.51 percent to close at $96.34 on Thursday.

Top Downgrades

• SunTrust Robinson Humphrey downgraded Simon Property Group Inc SPG from Buy to Hold. Simon Property shares fell 1.96 percent to close at $182.92 on Thursday.
• Raymond James downgraded Lazard Ltd LAZ from Strong Buy to Outperform. Lazard shares dropped 1.14 percent to close at $40.92 on Thursday.
• Needham downgraded Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc ICPT from Buy to Hold. Intercept Pharmaceuticals shares fell 0.98 percent to close at $114.67 on Thursday.
• Guggenheim downgraded IAC/InterActiveCorp IAC from Buy to Neutral. IAC/InterActive shares rose 0.99 percent to close at $71.10 on Thursday.
• Mitsubishi UFJ downgraded Anadarko Petroleum Corporation APC from Overweight to Neutral. Anadarko Petroleum shares rose 0.41 percent to close at $70.18 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Bank of America downgraded Allegheny Technologies Incorporated ATI from Buy to Underperform. Allegheny Technologies shares fell 2.69 percent to $16.25 in pre-market trading.
• JP Morgan downgraded Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) TEVA from Overweight to Neutral. Teva shares dropped 0.21 percent to $33.40 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Keefe Bruyette & Woods downgraded Bank of New York Mellon Corp BK from Outperform to Market Perform. Bank of New York Mellon shares declined 0.67 percent to $44.54 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts at Goldman Sachs downgraded Equifax Inc. EFX from Neutral to Sell. Equifax shares dropped 0.86 percent to $119.15 in pre-market trading.

Top Initiations

• Analysts at MKM Partners initiated coverage of Priceline Group Inc PCLN with a Buy rating. The price target for Priceline is set to $1,950. Priceline shares closed at $1,539.02 on Thursday.
• Analysts at William Blair initiated coverage on Sprouts Farmers Market Inc SFM with an Outperform rating. Sprouts Farmers Market shares closed at $19.72 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Costco Wholesale Corporation COST with a Buy rating. The price target for Costco is set to $185. Costco shares closed at $163.70 on Thursday.
• Analysts at MKM Partners initiated coverage on Expedia Inc EXPE with a Buy rating. The price target for Expedia is set to $145. Expedia shares closed at $118.84 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Deutsche Bank initiated coverage of Essent Group Ltd ESNT with a Buy rating. The price target for Essent Group is set to $38. Essent Group shares closed at $32.63 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Aegis Capital initiated coverage on Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN with a Buy rating. The price target for Amazon.com is set to $953. Amazon.com shares closed at $809.04 on Thursday.
• Analysts at Pacific Crest reinstated coverage on Facebook Inc FB with an Overweight rating. The price target for Facebook is set to $150. Facebook shares closed at $127.55 on Thursday.
• Analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey initiated coverage on Summit Materials Inc SUM with a Buy rating. The price target for Summit Materials is set to $30. Summit Materials shares closed at $23.44 on Thursday.
• Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Target Corporation TGT with a Hold rating. The price target for Target is set to $72. Target shares closed at $65.39 on Thursday.
• Pacific Crest initiated coverage on Twitter Inc TWTR with a Sector Weight rating. The price target for Twitter is set to $14. Twitter shares closed at $16.79 on Thursday.