Upgrades and Downgrades for Wednesday, 3/1

Upgrades

  • NetEase (NTES) upgraded by JPMorgan from Neutral to Overweight
  • Kontoor Brands (KTB) upgraded by Stifel from Hold to Buy
  • Pirelli (PLLIF) upgraded by Goldman Sachs from Sell to Neutral
  • Otsuka (OTSKY) upgraded by Goldman Sachs from Sell to Neutral
  • Kinder Morgan (KMI) upgraded by Bernstein from Market Perform to Outperform
  • ABN Amro (AAVMY) upgraded by Berenberg from Sell to Hold
  • Philip Morris (PM) upgraded by UBS from Neutral to Buy
  • Associated British Foods (ASBFY) upgraded by HSBC from Hold to Buy
  • Adidas (ADDYY) upgraded by HSBC from Hold to Buy
  • TransUnion (TRU) upgraded by Exane BNP Paribas from Neutral to Outperform
  • Applied Materials (AMAT) upgraded by KGI Securities from Neutral to Outperform
  • Lam Research (LRCX) upgraded by KGI Securities from Neutral to Outperform
  • Empire State Realty (ESRT) upgraded by BofA from Neutral to Buy
  • Red Robin (RRGB) upgraded by Benchmark from Hold to Buy
  • Procter & Gamble (PG) upgraded by UBS from Neutral to Buy

Downgrades

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  • Scotiabank (BNS) downgraded by Canaccord from Buy to Hold
  • New York Mortgage (NYMT) downgraded by JonesResearch from Buy to Hold
  • Tsumura (TSMRF) downgraded by Credit Suisse from Outperform to Neutral
  • Makita (MKTAY) downgraded by JPMorgan from Neutral to Underweight
  • Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) downgraded by Bernstein from Outperform to Market Perform
  • First Advantage (FA) downgraded by RBC Capital from Outperform to Sector Perform
  • Builders FirstSource (BLDR) downgraded by BMO from Outperform to Market Perform
  • BAE Systems (BAESY) downgraded by Berenberg from Buy to Hold
  • Dassault Aviation (DUAVF) downgraded by Berenberg from Buy to Hold
  • iHeartMedia (IHRT) downgraded by JPMorgan from Neutral to Underweight
  • Trend Micro (TMICY) downgraded by Daiwa from Outperform to Neutral
  • KLA Corp. (KLAC) downgraded by KGI Securities from Outperform to Neutral
  • Grocery Outlet (GO) downgraded by Craig-Hallum from Buy to Hold
  • Warby Parker (WRBY) downgraded by Citi from Buy to Neutral
  • Ambarella (AMBA) downgraded by Roth MKM from Buy to Neutral
  • Novavax (NVAX) downgraded by B. Riley from Buy to Neutral
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