Notable Upgrades: SolarCity (SCTY), Capnia, Inc. (CAPN), Sarepta (SRPT), Electronic Arts (EA), Herbalife (HLF)

SolarCity Corporation (SCTY) was reiterated a ‘Outperform’ by Credit Suisse (CS) analysts on Wednesday. The broker also raised its price target on the stock to $99 from $97. SCTY was also lifted this morning to $68 from $65 at Northland Capital, and reiterated ‘Buy’ with $98 price target at Roth Capital.

SCTY shares recently gained $0.44 to $59.72. In the past 52 weeks, shares of San Mateo, California-based solar systems manufacturer have traded between a low of $45.79 and a high of $79.40. Shares are up 6.87% year-over-year and 10.85% year-to-date.

In a report published Wednesday, Dawson James analysts initiated coverage on Capnia, Inc. (CAPN) with a ‘Buy‘ rating and $12.70 price target – implying 158% expected upside.

On valuation measures, Capnia Inc. shares currently have a forward P/E ratio of 98.60. Book value for most recent quarter is (1.53) while EPS is ($10.93). CAPN has a median Wall Street price target of $9.00 with a high target of $9.00.

In the past 52 weeks, shares of Redwood City, California-based company have traded between a low of $1.02 and a high of $9.90 and are now at $4.92. Shares are up 245% year-to-date.

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (SRPT) was raised to ‘Outperform‘ from ‘Neutral‘ and it was given a $20 from $16 price target at Robert W. Baird on Wednesday.

SRPT is up $1.29 at $14.54 on heavy volume. Midway through trading Wednesday, 2.03 million shares of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. have exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 826K shares. The stock ranged in a price between $13.53-$14.85 after having opened the day at $13.97 as compared to the previous trading day’s close of $13.25.

In the past 52 weeks, shares of Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biopharmaceutical company have traded between a low of $11.33 and a high of $35.82. Shares are down 63.82% year-over-year and 8.43% year-to-date.

Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) are up $1.59 to $60.75 in mid-day trading after UBS reiterated its ‘Neutral’ rating and increased its 12-month base case estimate on the name by 5 points to $65 a share.

EA shares recently gained $1.71 to $60.87. The stock is up more than 105% year-over-year and has gained roughly 26% year-to-date. In the past 52 weeks, shares of Charlotte, North Carolina-based company have traded between a low of $31.77 and a high of $63.25.

Electronic Arts Inc. closed Tuesday at $59.16. The name has a current market cap of about $19 billion.

Shares of Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) are up $8.57 at $48.66, after Canaccord Genuity this morning raised its price target on the shares to $50 from $42, and reiterated a ‘Buy’ rating.

In the past 52 weeks, shares of the nutrition company have traded between a low of $27.60 and a high of $69.69. Shares are down about 34% year-over-year and 6.34% year-to-date.

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