Stock Analysts’ Upgrades for December 19th (AFRM, AGCO, AM, AMRK, ARES, BBW, BCS, BFH, BFST, CADE)

Stock Analysts’ upgrades for Thursday, December 19th:

Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) was upgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a hold rating to a buy rating. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. currently has $82.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $70.00.

AGCO (NYSE:AGCO) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a sell rating to a hold rating.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a hold rating to a buy rating.

A-Mark Precious Metals (NASDAQ:AMRK) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a sell rating to a hold rating.

Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a sell rating to a hold rating.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a hold rating to a buy rating.

Barclays (NYSE:BCS) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating.

Bread Financial (NYSE:BFH) was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an underweight rating to an overweight rating. They currently have $76.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $35.00.

Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James from a market perform rating to an outperform rating. Raymond James currently has $30.00 price target on the stock.

Cadence Bank (NYSE:CADE) was upgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating. They currently have $44.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $41.00.

CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a sell rating to a hold rating.

C4 Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CCCC) was upgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating. They currently have $12.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $8.00.

Cognition Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CGTX) was upgraded by analysts at B. Riley from a neutral rating to a buy rating. They currently have $1.50 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $1.00.

Cheetah Mobile (NYSE:CMCM) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a hold rating to a buy rating.

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

DT Midstream (NYSE:DTM) was upgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a hold rating to a buy rating. Stifel Nicolaus currently has $106.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $89.00.

Farmers National Banc (NASDAQ:FMNB) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a sell rating to a hold rating.

Fortinet (NASDAQ:FTNT) was upgraded by analysts at KeyCorp from a sector weight rating to an overweight rating. KeyCorp currently has $115.00 target price on the stock.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) was upgraded by analysts at BNP Paribas from a neutral rating to an outperform rating. The firm currently has $105.00 target price on the stock.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a hold rating to a buy rating. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft currently has $25.00 price target on the stock.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) was upgraded by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from a sector perform rating to an outperform rating. The firm currently has $74.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $68.00.

LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) was upgraded by analysts at TD Cowen from a hold rating to a buy rating. The firm currently has $413.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $277.00.

MannKind (NASDAQ:MNKD) was upgraded by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from a sector perform rating to an outperform rating. They currently have $10.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $7.00.

Monroe Capital (NASDAQ:MRCC) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a hold rating to a buy rating.

NBT Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBTB) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a sell rating to a hold rating.

NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) was upgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an underweight rating to an overweight rating. The firm currently has $56.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $53.00.

Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA) was upgraded by analysts at KeyCorp from a sector weight rating to an overweight rating. The firm currently has $115.00 price target on the stock.

Pinnacle Financial Partners (NASDAQ:PNFP) was upgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating. The firm currently has $135.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $120.00.

RH (NYSE:RH) was upgraded by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from a market perform rating to an outperform rating. They currently have $500.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $485.00.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) was upgraded by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from a sector perform rating to an outperform rating. They currently have $140.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $130.00.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) was upgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a hold rating to a buy rating. They currently have $30.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $27.00.

Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a hold rating to a buy rating.

Block (NYSE:SQ) was upgraded by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from a market perform rating to an outperform rating. The firm currently has $115.00 target price on the stock.

State Street (NYSE:STT) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a hold rating to a buy rating.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) was upgraded by analysts at Mizuho from a neutral rating to an outperform rating. They currently have $110.00 target price on the stock.

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an underweight rating to an overweight rating. They currently have $82.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $40.00.

TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a sell rating to a hold rating.

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD) (TSE:TD) was upgraded by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from a market perform rating to an outperform rating.

TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) was upgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating. They currently have $23.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $21.00.

First Financial (NASDAQ:THFF) was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James from a market perform rating to an outperform rating. They currently have $54.00 target price on the stock.

Tapestry (NYSE:TPR) was upgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a hold rating to a buy rating. They currently have $80.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $50.00.

United Community Banks (NASDAQ:UCB) was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James from a market perform rating to an outperform rating. Raymond James currently has $35.00 target price on the stock.

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James from a market perform rating to an outperform rating. Raymond James currently has $57.00 price target on the stock.

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ:ZM) was upgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a hold rating to a buy rating. The firm currently has $100.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $85.00.