Upgrades and Downgrades for Tuesday, 12/15

Upgrades

  • Agco (AGCO) upgraded by Deutsche Bank from Hold to Buy
  • Wells Fargo (WFC) upgraded by Keefe Bruyette from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Bristol-Myers (BMY) upgraded by Goldman Sachs from Buy to Conviction Buy
  • Medtronic (MDT) upgraded by Morgan Stanley from Equal Weight to Overweight
  • Gazprom (OGZPY) upgraded by VTB Capital from Hold to Buy
  • Glencore (GLNCY) upgraded by Exane BNP Paribas from Neutral to Outperform
  • Equifax (EFX) upgraded by Atlantic Equities from Neutral to Overweight
  • Exxon Mobil (XOM) upgraded by Wells Fargo from Equal Weight to Overweight
  • Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) upgraded by Wells Fargo from Equal Weight to Overweight
  • Tenet (THC) upgraded by Deutsche Bank from Hold to Buy
  • Volkswagen (VWAGY) upgraded by Bernstein from Underperform to Market Perform
  • Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) upgraded by Cowen from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Hilton (HLT) upgraded by Citi from Neutral to Buy
  • Exelon (EXC) upgraded by BofA from Underperform to Neutral
  • Southern Company (SO) upgraded by Scotiabank from Sector Perform to Outperform
  • BankUnited (BKU) upgraded by JPMorgan from Neutral to Overweight

Downgrades

  • Prada (PRDSY) downgraded by Citi from Buy to Neutral
  • Johnson Controls (JCI) downgraded by Deutsche Bank from Buy to Hold
  • Pluralsight (PS) downgraded by KeyBanc from Overweight to Sector Weight
  • Alexion (ALXN) downgraded by Citi from Buy to Neutral
  • Rayonier (RYN) downgraded by Raymond James from Outperform to Market Perform
  • Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) downgraded by Morgan Stanley from Overweight to Equal Weight
  • Rolls-Royce (RYCEY) downgraded by Panmure Gordon from Hold to Sell
  • Meggitt (MEGGF) downgraded by Panmure Gordon from Hold to Sell
  • L3Harris Technologies (LHX) downgraded by JPMorgan from Overweight to Neutral
  • NuVasive (NUVA) downgraded by Wells Fargo from Equal Weight to Underweight
  • Chevron (CVX) downgraded by Wells Fargo from Overweight to Equal Weight
  • United Rentals (URI) downgraded by Morgan Stanley from Equal Weight to Underweight
  • Avaya (AVYA) downgraded by Morgan Stanley from Overweight to Equal Weight
  • Wood Group (WDGJF) downgraded by Credit Suisse from Outperform to Neutral
  • Berkeley Group (BKGFY) downgraded by JPMorgan from Overweight to Neutral
  • Amgen (AMGN) downgraded by Goldman Sachs from Conviction Buy to Buy

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