Payment processor Vantiv Inc VNTV notched an upgrade and price target increase Thursday from Jefferies. The Analyst Jefferies analyst Ramsey El-Assal upgraded Vantiv from Hold to Buy and increased the price target from $72 to $94. The Thesis The WORLDPAY GRP PLC WPYGY acquisition brings Vantiv a better business mix and dilutes some existing problematic concentrations, analyst El-Assal said in a note. Source