Stock Analysts’ Upgrades for March 4th (ADC, AES, ALKS, AXS, BCS, BKNG, CBOE, CRL, DEA, GOLF)

Stock Analysts’ upgrades for Tuesday, March 4th:

Agree Realty (NYSE:ADC) was upgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an underweight rating to an equal weight rating. The firm currently has $75.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $74.00.

AES (NYSE:AES) was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from an underperform rating to a neutral rating. Bank of America Co. currently has $13.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $11.00.

Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) was upgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a sell rating to a neutral rating. They currently have $38.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $21.00.

AXIS Capital (NYSE:AXS) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a hold rating to a buy rating.

Barclays (NYSE:BCS) was upgraded by analysts at BNP Paribas from a neutral rating to an outperform rating.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a hold rating to a buy rating.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a sell rating to a hold rating.

Charles River Laboratories International (NYSE:CRL) was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a sell rating to a neutral rating. Citigroup Inc. currently has $175.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $155.00.

Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a sell rating to a hold rating.

Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) was upgraded by analysts at Compass Point from a neutral rating to a buy rating. Compass Point currently has $80.00 target price on the stock.

HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) was upgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating.

Laboratory Co. of America (NYSE:LH) was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a neutral rating to a buy rating. Citigroup Inc. currently has $300.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $250.00.

Lloyds Banking Group (NYSE:LYG) was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating.

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a neutral rating to a buy rating. The firm currently has $107.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $92.00.

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) was upgraded by analysts at KeyCorp from a sector weight rating to an overweight rating. The firm currently has $260.00 price target on the stock.

Nelnet (NYSE:NNI) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a hold rating to a buy rating.

Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA) was upgraded by analysts at Mizuho from a neutral rating to an outperform rating. The firm currently has $127.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $110.00.

Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA) was upgraded by analysts at DA Davidson from a neutral rating to a buy rating. The firm currently has $125.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $90.00.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating.

Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) was upgraded by analysts at Moffett Nathanson from a sell rating to a neutral rating. The firm currently has $70.00 price target on the stock.

Sabre (NASDAQ:SABR) was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from a neutral rating to a buy rating. The firm currently has $6.10 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $4.50.

Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) was upgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a hold rating to a buy rating. Stifel Nicolaus currently has $70.00 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $78.00.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from a neutral rating to a buy rating. The firm currently has $152.00 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $164.00.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a hold rating to a buy rating.