RATINGS CHANGES
Adobe (ADBE) - Get Report was upgraded to buy at BTIG. $151 price target. The company is positioned well to benefit from the continued digital transformation, BTIG said.
Arista Networks (ANET) - Get Report was upgraded to neutral from sell at Goldman Sachs. $125 price target. The company is executing better and is leveraged to the ramp on 100G technology, Goldman said.
Brookdale (BKD) - Get Report was upgraded to buy at Jefferies. $16.50 price target. The company is trading below net asset value and is a takeover candidate, Jefferies said.
Flowserve (FLS) - Get Report was upgraded to outperform at BMO Capital. $53 price target. The company is seeing higher end-market demand, BMO said.
KB Home (KBH) - Get Report was downgraded to market perform from outperform at JMP Securities. Earnings estimates were increased, but the company appears fully valued at 1.13x book value, JMP said.
Allscripts (MDRX) - Get Report was upgraded to buy at Deutsche Bank. $14 price target. The valuation is more attractive, as the company can deliver consistent growth over the next few years, Deutsche said.
Micron (MU) - Get Report was upgraded to buy at TheStreet Ratings. You can view the full analysis from the report here: MU.
Palo Alto Networks(PANW) - Get Report was downgraded to sell at TheStreet Ratings. You can view the full analysis from the report here: PANW.
Sanderson Farms (SAFM) - Get Report was upgraded to overweight from sector weight at Keybanc. $120 price target. The company is better leveraged to play industry cyclicality, Keybanc said.
Starbucks (SBUX) - Get Report was initiated with an outperform rating at Telsey Advisory. $66 price target. The company can continue to deliver solid growth and return excess cash to investors, Telsey said.
Snap (SNAP) - Get Report was initiated with a neutral rating at JPMorgan. $24 price target. The company has to grow into its current valuation, JPMorgan said.
Snap was also initiated with a buy rating at Deutsche Bank. $30 price target. Engagement and monetization opportunities are under-appreciated, Deutsche said.
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