Here’s a little excrement to go with your morning cup of coffee. Enjoy.
Wayfair downgrade details — to Hold at Maxim Group (76.17)
MercadoLibre upgraded to Buy at Citigroup (263.45)
SMART Global initiation details — Buy at Stifel; tgt $27 (15.30)
Jagged Peak Energy initiated with a Buy at KLR Group; tgt $21 (12.97)
Wayfair downgraded to Hold from Buy at Maxim Group (76.17)
Live Nation downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Northcoast (36.42)
WideOpenWest initiated with a Outperform at Macquarie; tgt $20 (17.59)
Credit Suisse upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank (13.54)
Digimarc target raised to $42 at Needham — Amazon/Whole Foods could speed Digimarc barcode adoption (37.00)
SMART Global initiated with a Strong Buy at Needham; tgt $20 (15.30)
Dycom: Buy DY, MTZ on improving end-market trends in 2018 — FBR & Co. (89.06)
Johnson Controls initiated with a Mkt Outperform at JMP Securities; tgt $54 (41.86)
Hubbell initiated with a Mkt Perform at JMP Securities (117.49)
Emerson initiated with a Mkt Outperform at JMP Securities (60.68)
Eaton initiated with a Mkt Perform at JMP Securities (76.80)
WideOpenWest initiated with a Buy at SunTrust; tgt $24 (17.59)
Ardagh Group initiated with a Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets; tgt $26 (22.24)
Appian initiated with a Outperform at Cowen; tgt $21 (18.22)
American Campus Communities upgraded to In-line from Underperform at Evercore ISI (48.32)
Appian initiated with a Hold at Canaccord Genuity; tgt $18 (18.22)
Appian initiated with a Sector Weight at Pacific Crest (18.22)
Appian initiated with a Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley; tgt $18 (18.22)
Kroger downgraded to Equal-Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley (22.29)
Impinj downgraded to Equal-Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley (55.71)
Travelers downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill (129.44)
SMART Global initiated with a Buy at Stifel; tgt $27 (15.30)
WideOpenWest initiated with a Strong Buy at Raymond James; tgt $21 (17.59)
WideOpenWest initiated with a Outperform at Credit Suisse; tgt $20 (17.59)
Cedar Fair added to Conviction Buy List at Goldman (70.68)
Athene Holding upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse (48.87)
TripAdvisor downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse (37.91)
WideOpenWest initiated with a Outperform at Evercore ISI; tgt $20 (17.59)
Appian initiated with a Neutral at Goldman; tgt $17 (18.22)
Appian initiated with a Equal Weight at Barclays; tgt $19 (18.22)
WideOpenWest initiated with a Buy at UBS; tgt $21 (17.59)
Donnelley Financial initiated with a Neutral at Citigroup; tgt $25 (23.13)
Red Hat: First quarter preview, expect in-line-to-better results — RBC Capital Mkts (87.85)
WideOpenWest initiated with a Outperform at RBC Capital Mkts; tgt $20 (17.59)
Uniti Group initiated with a Outperform at RBC Capital Mkts; tgt $32 (26.73)
AGCO Corp upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at BofA/Merrill (67.34)
CNH Industrial upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill (11.63)
Atwood Oceanics downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Piper Jaffray (9.01)
Ensco upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray (5.71)
Biogen upgraded to Neutral from Sell at UBS (251.74)
Allscripts Healthcare downgraded to Mkt Perform from Outperform at Leerink Partners (12.47)
Orange downgraded to Sell from Hold at Berenberg (16.52)
SMART Global initiated with a Overweight at Barclays; tgt $19 (15.30)
SMART Global initiated with a Buy at Jefferies; tgt $21 (15.30)
SMART Global initiated with a Buy at Deutsche Bank; $18 tgt (15.30)
Thomson Reuters upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank (45.78)
Qualcomm resumed with a Hold at Deutsche Bank; $62 tgt (56.82)
NXP Semi downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank (109.09)
Costco downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank (167.11)
AK Steel upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Longbow (5.99)
Nucor upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Longbow (54.92)
Steel Dynamics upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Longbow (33.18)
U.S. Steel upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Longbow (20.16)
FedEx: Thoughts into the Q4 earnings — Cowen (210.50)
They missed the rocket ship of the day. CLVS to the moon.
It was upgraded by a couple firms that are somewhat off the radar for these type of things but they called it. Makes you wonder about inside info….
Up like 38% this morning.