Last Updated: 20-Aug-25 14:00 ET
Wednesday, August 20
UPGRADES
Antero Resources
(
AR)
Brokerage Firm:
UBS
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Action:
Upgrade
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Ratings Change:
Neutral » Buy
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Price Tgt:
$43
Bank OZK
(
OZK)
Brokerage Firm:
Stephens
|
Action:
Upgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Equal-Weight » Overweight
|
Price Tgt:
$65
Black Hills Corp
(
BKH)
Brokerage Firm:
BofA Securities
|
Action:
Upgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Underperform » Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$64
Brightstar Lottery
(
BRSL)
Brokerage Firm:
Argus
|
Action:
Upgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Hold » Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$20
Hormel Foods
(
HRL)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Upgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral » Overweight
|
Price Tgt:
$34
J.M. Smucker
(
SJM)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Upgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral » Overweight
|
Price Tgt:
$129
McCormick
(
MKC)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Upgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral » Overweight
|
Price Tgt:
$83
Nu Holdings
(
NU)
Brokerage Firm:
Citigroup
|
Action:
Upgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Sell » Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$18
Rocket Pharmaceuticals
(
RCKT)
Brokerage Firm:
BofA Securities
|
Action:
Upgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral » Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$10
Snowflake
(
SNOW)
Brokerage Firm:
BofA Securities
|
Action:
Upgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral » Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$240
The Vita Coco Company
(
COCO)
Brokerage Firm:
Piper Sandler
|
Action:
Upgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral » Overweight
|
Price Tgt:
$39
Upstart
(
UPST)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Upgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral » Overweight
|
Price Tgt:
$88
Woodward
(
WWD)
Brokerage Firm:
Alembic Global Advisors
|
Action:
Upgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral » Overweight
|
Price Tgt:
$281
DOWNGRADES
Abercrombie & Fitch
(
ANF)
Brokerage Firm:
Citigroup
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Buy » Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$105
Agilon Health
(
AGL)
Brokerage Firm:
Bernstein
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Outperform » Mkt Perform
|
Price Tgt:
$1.40
Applied Materials
(
AMAT)
Brokerage Firm:
Daiwa Securities
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Outperform » Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$170
Atmus Filtration Technologies
(
ATMU)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Overweight » Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$46
Avis Budget
(
CAR)
Brokerage Firm:
BofA Securities
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Buy » Underperform
|
Price Tgt:
$113
CompoSecure
(
CMPO)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral » Underweight
|
Price Tgt:
$16
Custom Truck One Source
(
CTOS)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral » Underweight
|
Price Tgt:
$5.50
Edenor
(
EDN)
Brokerage Firm:
Morgan Stanley
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Overweight » Equal-Weight
|
Price Tgt:
$36
Gap
(
GAP)
Brokerage Firm:
Citigroup
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Buy » Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$22
General Mills
(
GIS)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral » Underweight
|
Price Tgt:
$45
Goodyear Tire
(
GT)
Brokerage Firm:
HSBC Securities
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Buy » Hold
|
Price Tgt:
$9.50
Healthpeak Properties
(
DOC)
Brokerage Firm:
Deutsche Bank
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Buy » Hold
|
Price Tgt:
$18
Kaspi.kz
(
KSPI)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Overweight » Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$96
Kroger
(
KR)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Overweight » Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$75
Novavax
(
NVAX)
Brokerage Firm:
BofA Securities
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral » Underperform
|
Price Tgt:
$7
Orchestra BioMed
(
OBIO)
Brokerage Firm:
BTIG Research
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Buy » Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
--
Riskified
(
RSKD)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral » Underweight
|
Price Tgt:
--
Urban Outfitters
(
URBN)
Brokerage Firm:
Citigroup
|
Action:
Downgrade
|
Ratings Change:
Buy » Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$76
COVERAGE INITIATED
Baker Hughes
(
BKR)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$60
BP
(
BP)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$66
Chevron
(
CVX)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Hold
|
Price Tgt:
$155
ConocoPhillips
(
COP)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Hold
|
Price Tgt:
$117
Constellation Energy
(
CEG)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$462
Diamondback Energy
(
FANG)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$213
Eaton
(
ETN)
Brokerage Firm:
Rothschild & Co Redburn
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$336
EOG Resources
(
EOG)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$173
EQT Corp.
(
EQT)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$64
Establishment Labs
(
ESTA)
Brokerage Firm:
Canaccord Genuity
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$60
Exxon Mobil
(
XOM)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Hold
|
Price Tgt:
$111
Figma
(
FIG)
Brokerage Firm:
Piper Sandler
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Overweight
|
Price Tgt:
$85
Greenwich LifeSciences
(
GLSI)
Brokerage Firm:
Noble Capital Markets
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Outperform
|
Price Tgt:
$45
Halliburton
(
HAL)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$41
Insmed
(
INSM)
Brokerage Firm:
William Blair
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Outperform
|
Price Tgt:
--
IperionX
(
IPX)
Brokerage Firm:
Roth Capital
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$64
iRhythm
(
IRTC)
Brokerage Firm:
BofA Securities
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$200
Kyverna Therapeutics
(
KYTX)
Brokerage Firm:
William Blair
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Outperform
|
Price Tgt:
--
NextEra Energy
(
NEE)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$77
NRG Energy
(
NRG)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$308
Occidental Petro
(
OXY)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Hold
|
Price Tgt:
$64
Oklo Inc.
(
OKLO)
Brokerage Firm:
UBS
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$65
Roper
(
ROP)
Brokerage Firm:
Citigroup
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$626
Shell plc
(
SHEL)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Hold
|
Price Tgt:
$70
SLB
(
SLB)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$82
Soleno Therapeutics
(
SLNO)
Brokerage Firm:
Wells Fargo
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Overweight
|
Price Tgt:
$123
Talen Energy
(
TLN)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$427
Vertiv
(
VRT)
Brokerage Firm:
Rothschild & Co Redburn
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$135
Vistra Corp.
(
VST)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$295
Weatherford
(
WFRD)
Brokerage Firm:
Melius
|
Action:
Initiated
|
Ratings Change:
Buy
|
Price Tgt:
$108
COVERAGE RESUMED
ADM
(
ADM)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$61
Albertsons
(
ACI)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Overweight
|
Price Tgt:
$27
BellRing Brands
(
BRBR)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Overweight
|
Price Tgt:
$52
Beyond Meat
(
BYND)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Underweight
|
Price Tgt:
--
Bunge
(
BG)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Overweight
|
Price Tgt:
$95
Campbell Soup
(
CPB)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$33
Conagra
(
CAG)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$20
Darling Ingredients
(
DAR)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Overweight
|
Price Tgt:
$43
Freshpet
(
FRPT)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$70
Hershey Foods
(
HSY)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$187
Kellanova
(
K)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$83.50
Kraft Heinz
(
KHC)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$27
Lamb Weston
(
LW)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$57
Mondelez Int'l
(
MDLZ)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Overweight
|
Price Tgt:
$75
Oatly Group AB
(
OTLY)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
--
Post
(
POST)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Overweight
|
Price Tgt:
$122
Sprouts Farmers Market
(
SFM)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$159
Tyson Foods
(
TSN)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$60
WK Kellogg Co
(
KLG)
Brokerage Firm:
JP Morgan
|
Action:
Resumed
|
Ratings Change:
Neutral
|
Price Tgt:
$23