UPGRADES
Advance Auto (AAP)
Brokerage Firm: JP Morgan | Action: Upgrade | Ratings Change: Neutral » Overweight | Price Tgt: $183 » $190
Bank of Montreal (BMO)
Brokerage Firm: BofA Securities | Action: Upgrade | Ratings Change: Underperform » Neutral | Price Tgt: —
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)
Brokerage Firm: BofA Securities | Action: Upgrade | Ratings Change: Neutral » Buy | Price Tgt: $68
Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN)
Brokerage Firm: William Blair | Action: Upgrade | Ratings Change: Mkt Perform » Outperform | Price Tgt: —
Extra Space Storage (EXR)
Brokerage Firm: Raymond James | Action: Upgrade | Ratings Change: Underperform » Mkt Perform | Price Tgt: —
Life Storage (LSI)
Brokerage Firm: Raymond James | Action: Upgrade | Ratings Change: Mkt Perform » Outperform | Price Tgt: $120
Northrop Grumman (NOC)
Brokerage Firm: RBC Capital Mkts | Action: Upgrade | Ratings Change: Sector Perform » Outperform | Price Tgt: $391
Rio Tinto (RIO)
Brokerage Firm: Investec | Action: Upgrade | Ratings Change: Hold » Buy | Price Tgt: —
SeaWorld Entertainment (SEAS)
Brokerage Firm: Credit Suisse | Action: Upgrade | Ratings Change: Neutral » Outperform | Price Tgt: —
Syneos Health (SYNH)
Brokerage Firm: Mizuho | Action: Upgrade | Ratings Change: Neutral » Buy | Price Tgt: $65
Trinseo (TSE)
Brokerage Firm: Jefferies | Action: Upgrade | Ratings Change: Hold » Buy | Price Tgt: $35
DOWNGRADES
AXT (AXTI)
Brokerage Firm: B. Riley Securities | Action: Downgrade | Ratings Change: Buy » Neutral | Price Tgt: $6.60
Bright Horizons (BFAM)
Brokerage Firm: BMO Capital Markets | Action: Downgrade | Ratings Change: Outperform » Market Perform | Price Tgt: $127 » $150
CubeSmart (CUBE)
Brokerage Firm: Raymond James | Action: Downgrade | Ratings Change: Outperform » Mkt Perform | Price Tgt: —
EPR Properties (EPR)
Brokerage Firm: Truist | Action: Downgrade | Ratings Change: Buy » Hold | Price Tgt: $35 » $27
Independent Bank Group (IBTX)
Brokerage Firm: Raymond James | Action: Downgrade | Ratings Change: Outperform » Mkt Perform | Price Tgt: —
Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA)
Brokerage Firm: Wells Fargo | Action: Downgrade | Ratings Change: Overweight » Equal Weight | Price Tgt: —
Miragen Therapeutics (MGEN)
Brokerage Firm: H.C. Wainwright | Action: Downgrade | Ratings Change: Buy » Neutral | Price Tgt: —
Public Storage (PSA)
Brokerage Firm: Raymond James | Action: Downgrade | Ratings Change: Mkt Perform » Underperform | Price Tgt: —
COVERAGE INITIATED
Advanced Energy (AEIS)
Brokerage Firm: Rosenblatt | Action: Initiated | Ratings Change: Buy | Price Tgt: $98
Bill.com (BILL)
Brokerage Firm: BTIG Research | Action: Initiated | Ratings Change: Buy | Price Tgt: $125
Bill.com (BILL)
Brokerage Firm: Guggenheim | Action: Initiated | Ratings Change: Buy | Price Tgt: $115
BlackLine (BL)
Brokerage Firm: BTIG Research | Action: Initiated | Ratings Change: Buy | Price Tgt: $107
Equifax (EFX)
Brokerage Firm: Needham | Action: Initiated | Ratings Change: Buy | Price Tgt: $200
Kura Sushi (KRUS)
Brokerage Firm: Daiwa Securities | Action: Initiated | Ratings Change: Outperform | Price Tgt: —
Ligand Pharma (LGND)
Brokerage Firm: Barclays | Action: Initiated | Ratings Change: Overweight | Price Tgt: $156
Lightspeed (LSPD)
Brokerage Firm: Barclays | Action: Initiated | Ratings Change: Overweight | Price Tgt: $40
Medallia (MDLA)
Brokerage Firm: BTIG Research | Action: Initiated | Ratings Change: Buy | Price Tgt: $37
Mercantil Bank (AMTB)
Brokerage Firm: Piper Sandler | Action: Initiated | Ratings Change: Neutral | Price Tgt: $11
MSCI (MSCI)
Brokerage Firm: Oppenheimer | Action: Initiated | Ratings Change: Outperform | Price Tgt: $416
Pluralsight (PS)
Brokerage Firm: BTIG Research | Action: Initiated | Ratings Change: Neutral | Price Tgt: —
COVERAGE RESUMED
Agree Realty (ADC)
Brokerage Firm: Robert W. Baird | Action: Resumed | Ratings Change: Outperform | Price Tgt: $80
Coupa Software (COUP)
Brokerage Firm: BTIG Research | Action: Resumed | Ratings Change: Neutral | Price Tgt: —
Qiagen (QGEN)
Brokerage Firm: BofA Securities | Action: Resumed | Ratings Change: Buy | Price Tgt: $59