Fly Intel: Top five analyst upgrades - InvestingChannel

Fly Intel: Top five analyst upgrades

Catch up on today’s top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Viacom (VIA, VIAB) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Pivotal Research with analyst Brian Wieser citing valuation. 2. Citi (C) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital with analyst James Fotheringham saying the bank’s Q4 earnings and outlook were “just fine,” but the stock trades “as if tragedy were nigh” at a 2-year forward multiple of 6.3-times earnings relative to the average historical valuation of 9.5-times. 3. Grainger (GWW) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie. 4. Helmerich & Payne (HP) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan with analyst Sean Meakim saying while Helmerich is not immune from lower exploration and production spending, there is too much pessimism on the company’s ability to sustain EBITDA in such an environment. 5. Akamai (AKAM) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley with analyst Keith Weiss citing his increased confidence in durable high single digit revenue growth and margins improving. This list is just a portion of The Fly’s full analyst coverage. To see The Fly’s full Street Research coverage, (click here.):(http://thefly.com/streetResearch.php)